VOO Distribution History & Yield

Vanguard S&P 500 ETF · NYSEArca

ETF Large Blend Quarterly payer
$704.09
-0.55% today
as of Sep 8, 2026
TTM yield
1.04%
$7.345/share over the last 12 months
Forward yield
1.11%
$7.848/share indicated annual rate
Annual distribution
$7.848
per share, forward
Per payment
$1.962
per share, every quarter
Frequency
Quarterly
4 payments a year
Next ex-distribution date
Sep 25, 2026 Estimated
in 17 days
Next pay date
Oct 9, 2026
in 31 days
Last ex-distribution date
Jun 26, 2026
$1.962 per share
Expense ratio
0.03%
AUM 1.7T
Consistency
93/100
very stable payouts
5y distribution CAGR
+6.8%
annualised, regular payments
Growth streak
1 yr
consecutive annual raises
Years paying
16.0
since Sep 24, 2010
1y total return
+20.0%
price +18.7% + distributions 1.2%

Upcoming distribution payments

Ex-datePay datePer sharePer 100 sharesStatus
Fri, Sep 25, 2026 (in 17 days) Oct 9, 2026 $1.962 $196.20 Estimated
Fri, Dec 25, 2026 (in 108 days) Jan 8, 2027 $1.962 $196.20 Estimated
Fri, Mar 26, 2027 (in 199 days) Apr 9, 2027 $1.962 $196.20 Estimated
Fri, Jun 25, 2027 (in 290 days) Jul 9, 2027 $1.962 $196.20 Estimated

Estimated dates and amounts are projected from VOO's recent payment pattern and will be replaced by declared figures when the fund announces them. Total over the next 12 months: about $7.848 per share.

Distribution payment history

Last 40 payments per share. RegularSpecial

Last 40 payments per share from Sep 13, 2016 to Jun 26, 2026; most recent $1.962$0.00$1.25$2.50Sep 13, 2016: $0.883Sep '16Dec 22, 2016: $1.296Mar 22, 2017: $0.998Jun 23, 2017: $1.01Sep 20, 2017: $1.176Dec 26, 2017: $1.184Dec '17Mar 26, 2018: $1.084Jun 28, 2018: $1.157Sep 26, 2018: $1.207Dec 17, 2018: $1.289Mar 21, 2019: $1.455Mar '19Jun 27, 2019: $1.386Sep 26, 2019: $1.301Dec 23, 2019: $1.429Mar 10, 2020: $1.178Jun 29, 2020: $1.433Jun '20Sep 29, 2020: $1.309Dec 22, 2020: $1.383Mar 26, 2021: $1.263Jun 29, 2021: $1.333Sep 29, 2021: $1.308Sep '21Dec 21, 2021: $1.533Mar 24, 2022: $1.374Jun 29, 2022: $1.432Sep 28, 2022: $1.469Dec 20, 2022: $1.672Dec '22Mar 24, 2023: $1.487Jun 29, 2023: $1.576Sep 28, 2023: $1.493Dec 20, 2023: $1.801Mar 22, 2024: $1.543Mar '24Jun 28, 2024: $1.784Sep 27, 2024: $1.639Dec 23, 2024: $1.739Mar 27, 2025: $1.812Jun 30, 2025: $1.745Jun '25Sep 29, 2025: $1.74Dec 22, 2025: $1.771Mar 27, 2026: $1.872Jun 26, 2026: $1.962

Annual distributions per share

Annual dividend per share by calendar year, 2017 to 2026 (year to date)$0.00$4.00$8.002017: $4.368$4.36820172018: $4.737$4.73720182019: $5.571$5.57120192020: $5.303$5.30320202021: $5.437$5.43720212022: $5.947$5.94720222023: $6.357$6.35720232024: $6.705$6.70520242025: $7.068$7.06820252026 (YTD): $3.834$3.8342026 YTD

How much VOO do you need for monthly income?

Target incomeShares neededCapital at today's pricePer year
$100 / month153$107,659$1,200
$500 / month765$538,295$6,000
$1,000 / month1,530$1,076,590$12,000

Based on the forward yield of 1.11%. $10,000 in VOO would currently pay about $111 a year ($9 a month on average). Model reinvestment and growth →

VOO distribution history

Show all 63 payments
Ex-datePay dateAmountChange
Jun 26, 2026 $1.962 +4.8%
Mar 27, 2026 $1.872 +5.7%
Dec 22, 2025 $1.771 +1.8%
Sep 29, 2025 $1.74 -0.3%
Jun 30, 2025 $1.745 -3.7%
Mar 27, 2025 $1.812 +4.2%
Dec 23, 2024 $1.739 +6.1%
Sep 27, 2024 $1.639 -8.1%
Jun 28, 2024 $1.784 +15.6%
Mar 22, 2024 $1.543 -14.3%
Dec 20, 2023 $1.801 +20.6%
Sep 28, 2023 $1.493 -5.3%
Jun 29, 2023 $1.576 +6.0%
Mar 24, 2023 $1.487 -11.1%
Dec 20, 2022 $1.672 +13.8%
Sep 28, 2022 $1.469 +2.6%
Jun 29, 2022 $1.432 +4.2%
Mar 24, 2022 $1.374 -10.4%
Dec 21, 2021 $1.533 +17.2%
Sep 29, 2021 $1.308 -1.9%
Jun 29, 2021 $1.333 +5.5%
Mar 26, 2021 $1.263 -8.7%
Dec 22, 2020 $1.383 +5.7%
Sep 29, 2020 $1.309 -8.7%

Payout risk check

Distribution stabilityLow risk

VOO's last 12 distributions were very stable (consistency score 93/100).

Its share price moved +18.7% over the past year.

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About Vanguard S&P 500 ETF

The fund manager employs an indexing investment approach designed to track the performance of the Standard & Poor's 500 Index, a widely recognized benchmark of U.S. stock market performance that is dominated by the stocks of large U.S. companies. The advisor attempts to replicate the target index by investing all, or substantially all, of its assets in the stocks that make up the index, holding each stock in approximately the same proportion as its weighting in the index. The fund is non-diversified.

Fund family: Vanguard. Category: Large Blend. First distribution on our records: Sep 24, 2010. 63 payments tracked.

VOO distribution FAQ

When is VOO's next ex-distribution date?

VOO's next ex-distribution date is Sep 25, 2026 (in 17 days, estimated from its quarterly schedule). You must own the shares before that date to receive the payment of about $1.962 per share, expected on Oct 9, 2026.

How often does VOO pay distributions?

VOO pays distributions every quarter, 4 times a year. The most recent payment was $1.962 per share with an ex-date of Jun 26, 2026.

What is VOO's distribution yield?

VOO's trailing 12-month distribution yield is 1.04%, based on $7.345 per share paid over the last year and a share price of $704.09. The forward yield, using the indicated annual rate of $7.848 per share, is 1.11%.

How much does VOO pay per share?

VOO pays about $1.962 per share each quarter, which works out to roughly $7.848 per share a year. 100 shares would collect about $784.80 a year.

Has VOO grown or cut its distribution?

VOO has raised its annual distribution for 1 consecutive year. Over the last 5 years the regular payout has grown at 6.8% a year (+5.9% over the last year). There has been no cut to a regular payment in the last 5 years.

How many shares of VOO do I need to earn $100 a month?

At the current forward yield of 1.11%, you would need about 153 shares of VOO (roughly $107,659 invested at today's price) to collect $1,200 a year, or $100 a month on average, before taxes. Payments arrive every quarter, so the monthly figure is an average.

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