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Historical Dividend Data

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Ex-Date Record Date Pay Date Declared Date Type Amount
Dec 16, 2025 Dec 15, 2025 Dec 16, 2025 -- Non-qualified 0.8273
Dec 18, 2024 Dec 17, 2024 Dec 18, 2024 -- Non-qualified 0.4732
Dec 18, 2024 Dec 17, 2024 Dec 18, 2024 -- Qualified 0.2778
Dec 20, 2023 Dec 19, 2023 Dec 20, 2023 -- Qualified 0.2205
Dec 20, 2023 Dec 19, 2023 Dec 20, 2023 -- Non-qualified 0.0314
Dec 20, 2023 Dec 19, 2023 Dec 20, 2023 -- Qualified 0.3219
Dec 21, 2022 Dec 20, 2022 Dec 21, 2022 -- Qualified 0.1918
Dec 22, 2021 Dec 21, 2021 Dec 22, 2021 -- Non-qualified 0.4658
Dec 22, 2021 Dec 21, 2021 Dec 22, 2021 -- Long Term Capital Gains 0.6622
Dec 22, 2021 Dec 21, 2021 Dec 22, 2021 -- Short Term Capital Gains 0.0331
Dec 20, 2019 Dec 19, 2019 Dec 20, 2019 -- Short Term Capital Gains 0.0024
Dec 20, 2019 Dec 19, 2019 Dec 20, 2019 -- Long Term Capital Gains 0.7732
Dec 20, 2019 Dec 19, 2019 Dec 20, 2019 -- Non-qualified 1.295
Dec 17, 2018 Dec 14, 2018 Dec 17, 2018 -- Non-qualified 0.3349
Dec 17, 2018 Dec 14, 2018 Dec 17, 2018 -- Long Term Capital Gains 0.0101
Dec 17, 2018 Dec 14, 2018 Dec 17, 2018 -- Qualified 0.1003
Dec 20, 2017 Dec 19, 2017 Dec 20, 2017 -- Qualified 0.1233
Dec 20, 2017 Dec 19, 2017 Dec 20, 2017 -- Non-qualified 0.2767
Dec 20, 2017 Dec 19, 2017 Dec 20, 2017 -- Short Term Capital Gains 0.0125
Dec 20, 2017 Dec 19, 2017 Dec 20, 2017 -- Short Term Capital Gains 0.0055
Dec 20, 2017 Dec 19, 2017 Dec 20, 2017 -- Long Term Capital Gains 0.037
Jun 22, 2017 Jun 21, 2017 Jun 22, 2017 -- Non-qualified 0.1031
Jun 22, 2017 Jun 21, 2017 Jun 22, 2017 -- Qualified 0.0459
Dec 21, 2016 Dec 20, 2016 Dec 21, 2016 -- Non-qualified 0.4326
Dec 21, 2016 Dec 20, 2016 Dec 21, 2016 -- Short Term Capital Gains 0.0304

Dividend Definition

Dividends are payments per share reported as of the ex-dividend date. Profits can be allocated to retained earnings or paid to shareholders as dividends or stock buybacks. Shareholders receive dividends proportional to their shares. Dividends vary by company growth stage; rapidly growing companies often reinvest profits rather than pay dividends, while steady growth companies typically offer small, consistent dividends. Dividends can be qualified or non-qualified. Qualified dividends are taxed at the lower capital gains rate, while non-qualified dividends are taxed as regular income.

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Dividend Range, Past 5 Years

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Dividend Excel Add-In Codes

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Metric Code: dividend
Latest Data Point: =YCP("M:VGSAX", "dividend")
Last 5 Data Points: =YCS("M:VGSAX", "dividend", -4)
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