Vanguard Short-Term Bond ETFDividends
Dividends
Next ex-date
Oct 1, 2026
estimated · in 28 days
Annual dividend
$3.13
per share
Dividend yield
4.06%
Schedule
Monthly
12 payments a year
Raised for 4 straight years — most recently to $0.2684 from $0.2661 in Sep 2026. To collect a payout, hold shares through the close before the ex-date.
History
| Ex-date | Record | Paid | Amount | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | ||||
| Sep 1 | Sep 1 | Sep 3 | $0.2684 | raised from $0.2661 |
| Aug 3 | Aug 3 | Aug 5 | $0.2661 | raised from $0.2614 |
| Jul 1 | Jul 1 | Jul 6 | $0.2614 | cut from $0.2673 |
| Jun 1 | Jun 1 | Jun 3 | $0.2673 | raised from $0.2593 |
| May 1 | May 1 | May 5 | $0.2593 | cut from $0.2666 |
| Apr 1 | Apr 1 | Apr 6 | $0.2666 | raised from $0.2415 |
| Mar 2 | Mar 2 | Mar 4 | $0.2415 | cut from $0.2658 |
| Feb 2 | Feb 2 | Feb 4 | $0.2658 | cut from $0.2666 |
| 2025 | ||||
| Dec 18 | Dec 18 | Dec 22 | $0.2666 | raised from $0.25 |
| Dec 1 | Dec 1 | Dec 3 | $0.25 | cut from $0.2655 |
| Nov 3 | Nov 3 | Nov 5 | $0.2655 | raised from $0.2533 |
| Oct 1 | Oct 1 | Oct 3 | $0.2533 | cut from $0.2602 |
| Sep 2 | Sep 2 | Sep 4 | $0.2602 | raised from $0.2592 |
| Aug 1 | Aug 1 | Aug 5 | $0.2592 | raised from $0.2508 |
| Jul 1 | Jul 1 | Jul 3 | $0.2508 | cut from $0.2583 |
| Jun 2 | Jun 2 | Jun 4 | $0.2583 | raised from $0.2361 |
| May 1 | May 1 | May 5 | $0.2361 | cut from $0.2496 |
| Apr 1 | Apr 1 | Apr 3 | $0.2496 | raised from $0.2239 |
| Mar 3 | Mar 3 | Mar 5 | $0.2239 | cut from $0.2474 |
| Feb 3 | Feb 3 | Feb 5 | $0.2474 | raised from $0.2404 |
| 2024 | ||||
| Dec 24 | Dec 24 | Dec 27 | $0.2404 | raised from $0.2314 |
| Dec 2 | Dec 2 | Dec 4 | $0.2314 | cut from $0.2341 |
| Nov 1 | Nov 1 | Nov 5 | $0.2341 | raised from $0.2227 |
| Oct 1 | Oct 1 | Oct 3 | $0.2227 | cut from $0.2293 |
| Sep 3 | Sep 3 | Sep 5 | $0.2293 | raised from $0.2266 |
| Aug 1 | Aug 1 | Aug 5 | $0.2266 | raised from $0.2166 |
| Jul 1 | Jul 1 | Jul 3 | $0.2166 | cut from $0.2203 |
| Jun 3 | Jun 3 | Jun 5 | $0.2203 | raised from $0.2022 |
| May 1 | May 2 | May 6 | $0.2022 | cut from $0.2043 |
| Apr 1 | Apr 2 | Apr 4 | $0.2043 | raised from $0.1883 |
| Mar 1 | Mar 4 | Mar 6 | $0.1883 | cut from $0.1976 |
| Feb 1 | Feb 2 | Feb 6 | $0.1976 | raised from $0.195 |
| 2023 | ||||
| Dec 22 | Dec 26 | Dec 28 | $0.195 | raised from $0.1853 |
| Dec 1 | Dec 4 | Dec 6 | $0.1853 | cut from $0.1861 |
| Nov 1 | Nov 2 | Nov 6 | $0.1861 | raised from $0.1718 |
| Oct 2 | Oct 3 | Oct 5 | $0.1718 | raised from $0.1706 |
| Sep 1 | Sep 5 | Sep 7 | $0.1706 | raised from $0.1673 |
| Aug 1 | Aug 2 | Aug 4 | $0.1673 | raised from $0.1474 |
| Jul 3 | Jul 5 | Jul 7 | $0.1474 | raised from $0.1463 |
| Jun 1 | Jun 2 | Jun 6 | $0.1463 | raised from $0.1384 |
| May 1 | May 2 | May 4 | $0.1384 | |
| Apr 3 | Apr 4 | Apr 6 | $0.1384 | raised from $0.1181 |
| Mar 1 | Mar 2 | Mar 6 | $0.1181 | cut from $0.128 |
| Feb 1 | Feb 2 | Feb 6 | $0.128 | raised from $0.1212 |
| 2022 | ||||
| Dec 23 | Dec 27 | Dec 29 | $0.1212 | raised from $0.113 |
| Dec 1 | Dec 2 | Dec 6 | $0.113 | raised from $0.112 |
| Nov 1 | Nov 2 | Nov 4 | $0.112 | raised from $0.10 |
| Oct 3 | Oct 4 | Oct 6 | $0.10 | raised from $0.098 |
| Sep 1 | Sep 2 | Sep 7 | $0.098 | raised from $0.094 |
| Aug 1 | Aug 2 | Aug 4 | $0.094 | raised from $0.092 |
| Jul 1 | Jul 5 | Jul 7 | $0.092 | raised from $0.082 |
| Jun 1 | Jun 2 | Jun 6 | $0.082 | raised from $0.075 |
| May 2 | May 3 | May 5 | $0.075 | cut from $0.099 |
| Apr 1 | Apr 4 | Apr 6 | $0.099 | raised from $0.066 |
| Mar 1 | Mar 2 | Mar 4 | $0.066 | cut from $0.074 |
| Feb 1 | Feb 2 | Feb 4 | $0.074 | cut from $0.294 |
| 2021 | ||||
| Dec 23 | Dec 27 | Dec 29 | $0.294 | raised from $0.072 |
| Dec 1 | Dec 2 | Dec 6 | $0.072 | cut from $0.073 |
| Nov 1 | Nov 2 | Nov 4 | $0.073 | |
| Oct 1 | Oct 4 | Oct 6 | $0.073 | |
60 payments since Oct 2021.