Dividends

Upcoming ex-dividend dates, recent cuts and initiations across 10+ years of US dividend history.
Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF (VGSH) — Dividend Profile
11y payment streakActiveMonthly
Forward Yield
3.49%
@ $57.69
TTM Yield
3.79%
Forward Annual
$2.01
Monthly
Market Cap
Payout (FCF)
Payout (Earnings)
Latest Amount
$0.1678
Ex 2026-09-01
3y CAGR
-4.9%
5y CAGR
28.8%
10y CAGR
14.2%
Next Ex-Date
Last recorded cut on or near 2026-09-01.
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: -1.4%
✓ 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 75 settled events.
Median Ex-Date Drop
-0.22%
Pre-close → ex-close. Clean ex-dates drop by ~the dividend amount.
Recovery Rate
71%
53 of 75 events recovered within 90 days
Median Recovery Time
9 days
2 – 21 days IQR
Avg Capture Yield
0.21%
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 (120)
Ex-DateAmountFrequencyPay DateType
2026-09-01$0.1678Monthly2026-09-03recurring
2026-08-03$0.1823Monthly2026-08-05recurring
2026-07-01$0.1779Monthly2026-07-06recurring
2026-06-01$0.1845Monthly2026-06-03recurring
2026-05-01$0.1789Monthly2026-05-05recurring
2026-04-01$0.1855Monthly2026-04-06recurring
2026-03-02$0.1696Monthly2026-03-04recurring
2026-02-02$0.1854Monthly2026-02-04recurring
2025-12-18$0.1903Monthly2025-12-22recurring
2025-12-01$0.1854Monthly2025-12-03recurring
2025-11-03$0.1888Monthly2025-11-05recurring
2025-10-01$0.1897Monthly2025-10-03recurring
2025-09-02$0.1986Monthly2025-09-04recurring
2025-08-01$0.2003Monthly2025-08-05recurring
2025-07-01$0.1944Monthly2025-07-03recurring
2025-05-01$0.1983Monthly2025-05-05recurring
2025-04-01$0.2060Monthly2025-04-03recurring
2025-03-03$0.1873Monthly2025-03-05recurring
2025-02-03$0.2075Monthly2025-02-05recurring
2024-12-24$0.2006Monthly2024-12-27recurring
2024-12-02$0.2000Monthly2024-12-04recurring
2024-11-01$0.2145Monthly2024-11-05recurring
2024-10-01$0.2023Monthly2024-10-03recurring
2024-09-03$0.2101Monthly2024-09-05recurring
2024-08-01$0.2096Monthly2024-08-05recurring
2024-07-01$0.2016Monthly2024-07-03recurring
2024-05-01$0.1969Monthly2024-05-06recurring
2024-04-01$0.2019Monthly2024-04-04recurring
2024-03-01$0.1927Monthly2024-03-06recurring
2024-02-01$0.1976Monthly2024-02-06recurring
2023-12-22$0.1949Monthly2023-12-28recurring
2023-12-01$0.1862Monthly2023-12-06recurring
2023-11-01$0.1853Monthly2023-11-06recurring
2023-10-02$0.1788Monthly2023-10-05recurring
2023-09-01$0.1740Monthly2023-09-07recurring
2023-08-01$0.1709Monthly2023-08-04recurring
2023-07-03$0.1586Monthly2023-07-07recurring
2023-06-01$0.1523Monthly2023-06-06recurring
2023-04-03$0.1427Monthly2023-04-06recurring
2023-03-01$0.1206Monthly2023-03-06recurring
2022-12-23$0.1145Monthly2022-12-29recurring
2022-12-01$0.0983Monthly2022-12-06recurring
2022-11-01$0.0881Monthly2022-11-04recurring
2022-10-03$0.0709Monthly2022-10-06recurring
2022-09-01$0.0603Monthly2022-09-07recurring
2022-08-01$0.0556Monthly2022-08-04recurring
2022-07-01$0.0492Monthly2022-07-07recurring
2022-06-01$0.0402Monthly2022-06-06recurring
2022-05-02$0.0285Monthly2022-05-05recurring
2022-04-01$0.0243Monthly2022-04-06recurring
2022-03-01$0.0177Monthly2022-03-04recurring
2022-02-01$0.0168Monthly2022-02-04recurring
2021-12-23$0.2039Monthly2021-12-29recurring
2021-12-01$0.0148Monthly2021-12-06recurring
2021-11-01$0.0148Monthly2021-11-04recurring
2021-10-01$0.0147Monthly2021-10-06recurring
2021-09-01$0.0173Monthly2021-09-07recurring
2021-08-02$0.0180Monthly2021-08-05recurring
2021-07-01$0.0167Monthly2021-07-07recurring
2021-06-01$0.0184Monthly2021-06-04recurring
2021-05-03$0.0179Monthly2021-05-06recurring
2021-04-01$0.0213Monthly2021-04-07recurring
2021-03-01$0.0211Monthly2021-03-04recurring
2021-02-01$0.0252Monthly2021-02-04recurring
2020-12-23$0.4015Monthly2020-12-29recurring
2020-12-01$0.0332Monthly2020-12-04recurring
2020-11-02$0.0379Monthly2020-11-05recurring
2020-10-01$0.0403Monthly2020-10-06recurring
2020-09-01$0.0458Monthly2020-09-04recurring
2020-08-03$0.0511Monthly2020-08-06recurring
2020-07-01$0.0538Monthly2020-07-07recurring
2020-06-01$0.0616Monthly2020-06-04recurring
2020-05-01$0.0705Monthly2020-05-06recurring
2020-04-01$0.0797Monthly2020-04-06recurring
2020-03-02$0.0972Monthly2020-03-05recurring
2020-02-03$0.1016Monthly2020-02-06recurring
2019-12-23$0.1062Monthly2019-12-27recurring
2019-12-02$0.1022Monthly2019-12-05recurring
2019-11-01$0.1108Monthly2019-11-06recurring
2019-10-01$0.1122Monthly2019-10-04recurring
2019-09-03$0.1140Monthly2019-09-06recurring
2019-08-01$0.1218Monthly2019-08-06recurring
2019-07-01$0.1156Monthly2019-07-05recurring
2019-06-03$0.1244Monthly2019-06-06recurring
2019-05-01$0.1188Monthly2019-05-06recurring
2019-04-01$0.1256Monthly2019-04-04recurring
2019-03-01$0.1105Monthly2019-03-06recurring
2019-02-01$0.1246Monthly2019-02-06recurring
2018-12-03$0.1037Monthly2018-12-06recurring
2018-11-01$0.1061Monthly2018-11-06recurring
2018-10-01$0.1022Monthly2018-10-04recurring
2018-09-04$0.1000Monthly2018-09-07recurring
2018-08-01$0.0941Monthly2018-08-06recurring
2018-07-02$0.0885Monthly2018-07-06recurring
2018-06-01$0.0857Monthly2018-06-06recurring
2018-05-01$0.0802Monthly2018-05-04recurring
2018-04-02$0.0782Monthly2018-04-05recurring
2018-03-01$0.0659Monthly2018-03-06recurring
2018-02-01$0.0627Monthly2018-02-06recurring
2017-12-26$0.0760Monthly2017-12-29recurring
2017-12-01$0.0640Monthly2017-12-06recurring
2017-11-01$0.0600Monthly2017-11-06recurring
2017-10-02$0.0630Monthly2017-10-05recurring
2017-09-01$0.0550Monthly2017-09-08recurring
2017-08-01$0.0540Monthly2017-08-07recurring
2017-06-01$0.0540Monthly2017-06-07recurring
2017-05-01$0.0520Monthly2017-05-05recurring
2017-04-03$0.0480Monthly2017-04-07recurring
2017-03-01$0.0490Monthly2017-03-07recurring
2017-02-01$0.0320Monthly2017-02-07recurring
2016-12-22$0.00152016-12-29unknown
2016-12-01$0.0450Monthly2016-12-07recurring
2016-11-01$0.0400Monthly2016-11-07recurring
2016-10-03$0.0430Monthly2016-10-07recurring
2016-09-01$0.0450Monthly2016-09-08recurring
2016-08-01$0.0420Monthly2016-08-05recurring
2016-07-01$0.0460Monthly2016-07-08recurring
2016-06-01$0.0410Monthly2016-06-07recurring
2016-05-02$0.0400Monthly2016-05-06recurring
2016-04-01$0.0380Monthly2016-04-07recurring