Dividends

Upcoming ex-dividend dates, recent cuts and initiations across 10+ years of US dividend history.
Vanguard Short-Term Corporate Bond ETF (VCSH) — Dividend Profile
11y payment streak4y growth streakActiveMonthly
Forward Yield
4.51%
@ $78.85
TTM Yield
4.45%
Forward Annual
$3.56
Monthly
Market Cap
—
Payout (FCF)
—
Payout (Earnings)
—
Latest Amount
$0.2965
Ex 2026-06-01
3y CAGR
-13.1%
5y CAGR
-0.3%
10y CAGR
0.2%
Next Ex-Date
—
Last recorded cut on or near 2026-03-02.
Dividend Safety Forensics
Composite of six quantitative scores plus a 5-point yield-trap framework. Each axis contributes independently; the overall label is the aggregate.
Forensics: CleanYield Trap: Green0 of 6 red flags · 0 of 5 trap signals
Score breakdown
Altman Z (bankruptcy)
Distance from bankruptcy. Safe > 2.99, Distress < 1.81.
No coverage
Ohlson O (default prob)
Estimated 1-year probability of financial distress.
No coverage
Piotroski F-Score
Fundamental quality (9 binary criteria). 7+ strong, 3- weak.
No coverage
Beneish M (manipulation)
Detects accounting manipulation signals in earnings.
No coverage
Dividend Safety (EQ)
Composite from payout ratio, FCF coverage, accrual quality.
No coverage
FCF Coverage
Free cash flow divided by dividends. 2.0× = strong cushion.
No coverage
Yield-trap signals (5-point Benzinga framework)
Payout > 100%
Paying out more than it earns over TTM.
✓ OK
FCF coverage < 1.0×
Free cash flow doesn't fully cover the dividend.
✓ OK
Yield > 2× sector median
Yield well above peers — often a sign of price collapse, not premium income.
✓ OK
High leverage (D/E > 2)
Debt-to-equity above 2× — limits flexibility if cash flow dips.
✓ OK
6m return < -25%
Current 6m return: -1.1%
✓ OK
Dividend Capture Stats
Measures how this stock has historically behaved around its ex-dividend dates over the last 10 years. Pre-tax, pre-commission, before-slippage. Based on 73 settled events.
Median Ex-Date Drop
-0.19%
Pre-close → ex-close. Clean ex-dates drop by ~the dividend amount.
Recovery Rate
78%
57 of 73 events recovered within 90 days
Median Recovery Time
8 days
2 – 21 days IQR
Avg Capture Yield
0.26%
Per-cycle return when capture succeeds
Disclaimer: Historical capture statistics are descriptive, not predictive. Past recovery patterns don’t guarantee future ones. The "naive capture" math also ignores taxes (qualified-dividend treatment vs. short-term gains can swing outcomes significantly).
Annual dividends per share
Sum of recurring per-share payments per calendar year. Current year is partial.
Cumulative per-share payments
Full dividend history (118)
Ex-Date▼AmountFrequencyPay DateType
2026-06-01$0.2965Monthly2026-06-03recurring
2026-05-01$0.2906Monthly2026-05-05recurring
2026-04-01$0.2970Monthly2026-04-06recurring
2026-03-02$0.2703Monthly2026-03-04recurring
2026-02-02$0.2972Monthly2026-02-04recurring
2025-12-18$0.3005Monthly2025-12-22recurring
2025-12-01$0.2911Monthly2025-12-03recurring
2025-11-03$0.2974Monthly2025-11-05recurring
2025-10-01$0.2904Monthly2025-10-03recurring
2025-09-02$0.2901Monthly2025-09-04recurring
2025-08-01$0.2972Monthly2025-08-05recurring
2025-07-01$0.2903Monthly2025-07-03recurring
2025-05-01$0.2824Monthly2025-05-05recurring
2025-04-01$0.2890Monthly2025-04-03recurring
2025-03-03$0.2588Monthly2025-03-05recurring
2025-02-03$0.2813Monthly2025-02-05recurring
2024-12-24$0.2798Monthly2024-12-27recurring
2024-12-02$0.2729Monthly2024-12-04recurring
2024-11-01$0.2741Monthly2024-11-05recurring
2024-10-01$0.2605Monthly2024-10-03recurring
2024-09-03$0.2627Monthly2024-09-05recurring
2024-08-01$0.2669Monthly2024-08-05recurring
2024-07-01$0.2559Monthly2024-07-03recurring
2024-05-01$0.2492Monthly2024-05-06recurring
2024-04-01$0.2479Monthly2024-04-04recurring
2024-03-01$0.2290Monthly2024-03-06recurring
2024-02-01$0.2340Monthly2024-02-06recurring
2023-12-22$0.2312Monthly2023-12-28recurring
2023-12-01$0.2164Monthly2023-12-06recurring
2023-11-01$0.2267Monthly2023-11-06recurring
2023-10-02$0.2147Monthly2023-10-05recurring
2023-09-01$0.2095Monthly2023-09-07recurring
2023-08-01$0.1983Monthly2023-08-04recurring
2023-07-03$0.1923Monthly2023-07-07recurring
2023-06-01$0.1952Monthly2023-06-06recurring
2023-04-03$0.1908Monthly2023-04-06recurring
2023-03-01$0.1639Monthly2023-03-06recurring
2023-02-01$0.1723Monthly2023-02-06recurring
2022-12-23$0.1693Monthly2022-12-29recurring
2022-12-01$0.1496Monthly2022-12-06recurring
2022-11-01$0.1481Monthly2022-11-04recurring
2022-10-03$0.1443Monthly2022-10-06recurring
2022-09-01$0.1362Monthly2022-09-07recurring
2022-08-01$0.1272Monthly2022-08-04recurring
2022-07-01$0.1179Monthly2022-07-07recurring
2022-06-01$0.1159Monthly2022-06-06recurring
2022-05-02$0.1078Monthly2022-05-05recurring
2022-04-01$0.1064Monthly2022-04-06recurring
2022-03-01$0.0923Monthly2022-03-04recurring
2022-02-01$0.0990Monthly2022-02-04recurring
2021-12-23$0.2816Monthly2021-12-29recurring
2021-12-01$0.0988Monthly2021-12-06recurring
2021-11-01$0.1009Monthly2021-11-04recurring
2021-10-01$0.1078Monthly2021-10-06recurring
2021-09-01$0.1058Monthly2021-09-07recurring
2021-08-02$0.1082Monthly2021-08-05recurring
2021-07-01$0.1031Monthly2021-07-07recurring
2021-06-01$0.1098Monthly2021-06-04recurring
2021-05-03$0.1073Monthly2021-05-06recurring
2021-04-01$0.1162Monthly2021-04-07recurring
2021-03-01$0.1085Monthly2021-03-04recurring
2021-02-01$0.1245Monthly2021-02-04recurring
2020-12-23$0.1309Monthly2020-12-29recurring
2020-12-01$0.1290Monthly2020-12-04recurring
2020-11-02$0.1398Monthly2020-11-05recurring
2020-10-01$0.1410Monthly2020-10-06recurring
2020-09-01$0.1443Monthly2020-09-04recurring
2020-08-03$0.1578Monthly2020-08-06recurring
2020-07-01$0.1516Monthly2020-07-07recurring
2020-06-01$0.1738Monthly2020-06-04recurring
2020-05-01$0.1691Monthly2020-05-06recurring
2020-04-01$0.2020Monthly2020-04-06recurring
2020-03-02$0.1623Monthly2020-03-05recurring
2020-02-03$0.1855Monthly2020-02-06recurring
2019-12-23$0.2025Monthly2019-12-27recurring
2019-12-02$0.1832Monthly2019-12-05recurring
2019-11-01$0.2000Monthly2019-11-06recurring
2019-09-03$0.1959Monthly2019-09-06recurring
2019-08-01$0.2071Monthly2019-08-06recurring
2019-07-01$0.1923Monthly2019-07-05recurring
2019-06-03$0.2074Monthly2019-06-06recurring
2019-05-01$0.1908Monthly2019-05-06recurring
2019-04-01$0.2146Monthly2019-04-04recurring
2019-03-01$0.1743Monthly2019-03-06recurring
2019-02-01$0.1691Monthly2019-02-06recurring
2018-12-03$0.1784Monthly2018-12-06recurring
2018-11-01$0.1904Monthly2018-11-06recurring
2018-10-01$0.1742Monthly2018-10-04recurring
2018-09-04$0.1737Monthly2018-09-07recurring
2018-08-01$0.1799Monthly2018-08-06recurring
2018-07-02$0.1645Monthly2018-07-06recurring
2018-06-01$0.1741Monthly2018-06-06recurring
2018-05-01$0.1581Monthly2018-05-04recurring
2018-04-02$0.1832Monthly2018-04-05recurring
2018-03-01$0.1422Monthly2018-03-06recurring
2018-02-01$0.1429Monthly2018-02-06recurring
2017-12-26$0.1733Monthly2017-12-29recurring
2017-12-01$0.1530Monthly2017-12-06recurring
2017-11-01$0.1530Monthly2017-11-06recurring
2017-10-02$0.1520Monthly2017-10-05recurring
2017-09-01$0.1510Monthly2017-09-08recurring
2017-08-01$0.1510Monthly2017-08-07recurring
2017-07-03$0.1490Monthly2017-07-10recurring
2017-06-01$0.1500Monthly2017-06-07recurring
2017-05-01$0.1470Monthly2017-05-05recurring
2017-04-03$0.1500Monthly2017-04-07recurring
2017-03-01$0.1400Monthly2017-03-07recurring
2017-02-01$0.1190Monthly2017-02-07recurring
2016-12-22$0.1620Monthly2016-12-29recurring
2016-12-01$0.1360Monthly2016-12-07recurring
2016-11-01$0.1370Monthly2016-11-07recurring
2016-10-03$0.1400Monthly2016-10-07recurring
2016-09-01$0.1400Monthly2016-09-08recurring
2016-08-01$0.1430Monthly2016-08-05recurring
2016-07-01$0.1440Monthly2016-07-08recurring
2016-06-01$0.1440Monthly2016-06-07recurring
2016-05-02$0.1370Monthly2016-05-06recurring
2016-04-01$0.1400Monthly2016-04-07recurring
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