Dividends

Upcoming ex-dividend dates, recent cuts and initiations across 10+ years of US dividend history.
Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF (VUSB) — Dividend Profile
6y payment streakActiveMonthly
Forward Yield
4.07%
@ $49.73
TTM Yield
4.38%
Forward Annual
$2.02
Monthly
Market Cap
Payout (FCF)
Payout (Earnings)
Latest Amount
$0.1686
Ex 2026-06-01
3y CAGR
-22.6%
5y CAGR
48.2%
10y CAGR
Next Ex-Date
Last recorded cut on or near 2026-06-01.
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: -0.1%
✓ 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 55 settled events.
Median Ex-Date Drop
-0.34%
Pre-close → ex-close. Clean ex-dates drop by ~the dividend amount.
Recovery Rate
75%
41 of 55 events recovered within 90 days
Median Recovery Time
21 days
12 – 30 days IQR
Avg Capture Yield
0.30%
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 (57)
Ex-DateAmountFrequencyPay DateType
2026-06-01$0.1686Monthly2026-06-03recurring
2026-05-01$0.1760Monthly2026-05-05recurring
2026-04-01$0.1781Monthly2026-04-06recurring
2026-03-02$0.1653Monthly2026-03-04recurring
2026-02-02$0.1821Monthly2026-02-04recurring
2025-12-18$0.1771Monthly2025-12-22recurring
2025-12-01$0.1804Monthly2025-12-03recurring
2025-11-03$0.1866Monthly2025-11-05recurring
2025-10-01$0.1884Monthly2025-10-03recurring
2025-09-02$0.1897Monthly2025-09-04recurring
2025-08-01$0.1938Monthly2025-08-05recurring
2025-07-01$0.1936Monthly2025-07-03recurring
2025-05-01$0.1944Monthly2025-05-05recurring
2025-04-01$0.2035Monthly2025-04-03recurring
2025-03-03$0.1866Monthly2025-03-05recurring
2025-02-03$0.2123Monthly2025-02-05recurring
2024-12-24$0.2095Monthly2024-12-27recurring
2024-12-02$0.2078Monthly2024-12-04recurring
2024-11-01$0.2084Monthly2024-11-05recurring
2024-10-01$0.2100Monthly2024-10-03recurring
2024-09-03$0.2097Monthly2024-09-05recurring
2024-08-01$0.2136Monthly2024-08-05recurring
2024-05-01$0.2189Monthly2024-05-06recurring
2024-04-01$0.2278Monthly2024-04-04recurring
2024-03-01$0.2033Monthly2024-03-06recurring
2024-02-01$0.2158Monthly2024-02-06recurring
2023-12-22$0.2150Monthly2023-12-28recurring
2023-12-01$0.2050Monthly2023-12-06recurring
2023-11-01$0.2032Monthly2023-11-06recurring
2023-10-02$0.1960Monthly2023-10-05recurring
2023-09-01$0.1948Monthly2023-09-07recurring
2023-08-01$0.1855Monthly2023-08-04recurring
2023-07-03$0.1849Monthly2023-07-07recurring
2023-06-01$0.1792Monthly2023-06-06recurring
2023-04-03$0.1580Monthly2023-04-06recurring
2023-03-01$0.1531Monthly2023-03-06recurring
2022-12-23$0.1286Monthly2022-12-29recurring
2022-12-01$0.1159Monthly2022-12-06recurring
2022-11-01$0.1029Monthly2022-11-04recurring
2022-10-03$0.0873Monthly2022-10-06recurring
2022-09-01$0.0765Monthly2022-09-07recurring
2022-08-01$0.0676Monthly2022-08-04recurring
2022-07-01$0.0528Monthly2022-07-07recurring
2022-06-01$0.0413Monthly2022-06-06recurring
2022-05-02$0.0285Monthly2022-05-05recurring
2022-04-01$0.0232Monthly2022-04-06recurring
2022-03-01$0.0238Monthly2022-03-04recurring
2022-02-01$0.0149Monthly2022-02-04recurring
2021-12-23$0.0219Monthly2021-12-29recurring
2021-12-01$0.0142Monthly2021-12-06recurring
2021-11-01$0.0142Monthly2021-11-04recurring
2021-10-01$0.0154Monthly2021-10-06recurring
2021-09-01$0.0126Monthly2021-09-07recurring
2021-08-02$0.0145Monthly2021-08-05recurring
2021-07-01$0.0140Monthly2021-07-07recurring
2021-06-01$0.0149Monthly2021-06-04recurring
2021-05-03$0.00932021-05-06unknown