Dividends

Upcoming ex-dividend dates, recent cuts and initiations across 10+ years of US dividend history.
Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (VYM) — Dividend Profile
11y payment streak3y growth streakActiveQuarterly
Forward Yield
2.14%
@ $161.17
TTM Yield
2.18%
Forward Annual
$3.45
Quarterly
Market Cap
—
Payout (FCF)
—
Payout (Earnings)
—
Latest Amount
$0.8617
Ex 2026-03-20
3y CAGR
-37.2%
5y CAGR
-22.6%
10y CAGR
-6.7%
Next Ex-Date
—
Last recorded cut on or near 2026-03-20.
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: +12.3%
✓ 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 24 settled events.
Median Ex-Date Drop
-0.76%
Pre-close → ex-close. Clean ex-dates drop by ~the dividend amount.
Recovery Rate
100%
24 of 24 events recovered within 90 days
Median Recovery Time
8 days
3 – 21 days IQR
Avg Capture Yield
0.76%
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 (37)
Ex-Date▼AmountFrequencyPay DateType
2026-03-20$0.8617Quarterly2026-03-24recurring
2025-12-19$0.9474Quarterly2025-12-23recurring
2025-09-19$0.8417Quarterly2025-09-23recurring
2025-06-20$0.8617Quarterly2025-06-24recurring
2025-03-21$0.8500Quarterly2025-03-25recurring
2024-12-20$0.9642Quarterly2024-12-24recurring
2024-09-20$0.8511Quarterly2024-09-24recurring
2024-06-21$1.0237Quarterly2024-06-25recurring
2024-03-15$0.6555Quarterly2024-03-20recurring
2023-12-18$1.0995Quarterly2023-12-21recurring
2023-09-18$0.7846Quarterly2023-09-21recurring
2023-06-20$0.8767Quarterly2023-06-23recurring
2023-03-20$0.7172Quarterly2023-03-23recurring
2022-12-19$0.9745Quarterly2022-12-22recurring
2022-09-19$0.7672Quarterly2022-09-22recurring
2022-06-21$0.8479Quarterly2022-06-24recurring
2021-12-20$0.9386Quarterly2021-12-23recurring
2021-09-20$0.7488Quarterly2021-09-23recurring
2021-06-21$0.7523Quarterly2021-06-24recurring
2021-03-22$0.6564Quarterly2021-03-25recurring
2020-12-21$0.8096Quarterly2020-12-24recurring
2020-09-21$0.7053Quarterly2020-09-24recurring
2020-06-22$0.8368Quarterly2020-06-25recurring
2020-03-10$0.5544Quarterly2020-03-13recurring
2019-12-23$0.7791Quarterly2019-12-27recurring
2019-09-24$0.7864Quarterly2019-09-27recurring
2019-06-17$0.6247—2019-06-20unknown
2019-03-25$0.6516Quarterly2019-03-28recurring
2018-09-26$0.6718Quarterly2018-10-01recurring
2018-06-22$0.6302Quarterly2018-06-27recurring
2018-03-26$0.6084Quarterly2018-03-29recurring
2017-12-21$0.6431Quarterly2017-12-27recurring
2017-09-20$0.6020Quarterly2017-09-25recurring
2017-06-23$0.5960—2017-06-29unknown
2016-12-22$0.6670Quarterly2016-12-29recurring
2016-09-13$0.4830Quarterly2016-09-19recurring
2016-06-21$0.5780Quarterly2016-06-27recurring
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