VGSH Dividend History
NASDAQ: VGSHVanguardShort GovernmentETFUSD
57.57+0.02 (+0.03%)
At close: Oct 8, 4:00 PM ET · Delayed 15 min
- Dividend yield
- 3.80%
- Trailing 12-month
- $2.18
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Last ex-date
- Oct 1, 2026
VGSH distribution summary
Vanguard Short-Term Treasury ETF pays a monthly dividend of $0.183 per share ($2.20 annualized), a 3.81% yield at the current price. It last raised its per-share payment in October 2026, from $0.168 to $0.183. Over the past five full years, annual dividends per share have grown at a 16.9% compound annual rate.
VGSH has 201 recorded dividend payments since 2009, totaling $2.18 per share over the last 12 months.
Summary generated from market data by MetaCap's automated system. Methodology
VGSH distribution history
| Ex-dividend date | Cash amount | Change | Pay date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | $0.183 | +8.9% | — |
| Sep 1, 2026 | $0.168 | -7.7% | — |
| Aug 3, 2026 | $0.182 | +2.2% | — |
| Jul 1, 2026 | $0.178 | -3.8% | — |
| Jun 1, 2026 | $0.185 | +3.4% | — |
| May 1, 2026 | $0.179 | -3.8% | — |
| Apr 1, 2026 | $0.186 | +9.4% | — |
| Mar 2, 2026 | $0.17 | -8.1% | — |
| Feb 2, 2026 | $0.185 | -2.6% | — |
| Dec 18, 2025 | $0.19 | +2.7% | — |
| Dec 1, 2025 | $0.185 | -2.1% | — |
| Nov 3, 2025 | $0.189 | -0.5% | — |
| Oct 1, 2025 | $0.19 | -4.5% | — |
| Sep 2, 2025 | $0.199 | -0.5% | — |
| Aug 1, 2025 | $0.20 | +3.1% | — |
| Jul 1, 2025 | $0.194 | -5.4% | — |
| Jun 2, 2025 | $0.205 | +3.5% | — |
| May 1, 2025 | $0.198 | -3.9% | — |
| Apr 1, 2025 | $0.206 | +10.2% | — |
| Mar 3, 2025 | $0.187 | -10.1% | — |
| Feb 3, 2025 | $0.208 | +3.5% | — |
| Dec 24, 2024 | $0.201 | +0.5% | — |
| Dec 2, 2024 | $0.20 | -7.0% | — |
| Nov 1, 2024 | $0.215 | +6.4% | — |
| Oct 1, 2024 | $0.202 | -3.8% | — |
| Sep 3, 2024 | $0.21 | — | — |
| Aug 1, 2024 | $0.21 | +4.0% | — |
| Jul 1, 2024 | $0.202 | -1.9% | — |
| Jun 3, 2024 | $0.206 | +4.6% | — |
| May 1, 2024 | $0.197 | -2.5% | — |
| Apr 1, 2024 | $0.202 | +4.7% | — |
| Mar 1, 2024 | $0.193 | -2.5% | — |
| Feb 1, 2024 | $0.198 | +1.5% | — |
| Dec 22, 2023 | $0.195 | +4.8% | — |
| Dec 1, 2023 | $0.186 | +0.5% | — |
| Nov 1, 2023 | $0.185 | +3.4% | — |
| Oct 2, 2023 | $0.179 | +2.9% | — |
| Sep 1, 2023 | $0.174 | +1.8% | — |
| Aug 1, 2023 | $0.171 | +7.5% | — |
| Jul 3, 2023 | $0.159 | +4.6% | — |
| Jun 1, 2023 | $0.152 | +5.6% | — |
| May 1, 2023 | $0.144 | +0.7% | — |
| Apr 3, 2023 | $0.143 | +18.2% | — |
| Mar 1, 2023 | $0.121 | -3.2% | — |
| Feb 1, 2023 | $0.125 | +8.7% | — |
| Dec 23, 2022 | $0.115 | +17.3% | — |
| Dec 1, 2022 | $0.098 | +11.4% | — |
| Nov 1, 2022 | $0.088 | +23.9% | — |
| Oct 3, 2022 | $0.071 | +18.3% | — |
| Sep 1, 2022 | $0.06 | +7.1% | — |
| Aug 1, 2022 | $0.056 | +14.3% | — |
| Jul 1, 2022 | $0.049 | +22.5% | — |
| Jun 1, 2022 | $0.04 | +37.9% | — |
| May 2, 2022 | $0.029 | +20.8% | — |
| Apr 1, 2022 | $0.024 | +33.3% | — |
| Mar 1, 2022 | $0.018 | +5.9% | — |
| Feb 1, 2022 | $0.017 | -91.7% | — |
| Dec 23, 2021 | $0.204 | +1260.0% | — |
| Dec 1, 2021 | $0.015 | — | — |
| Nov 1, 2021 | $0.015 | — | — |
| Oct 1, 2021 | $0.015 | -11.8% | — |
| Sep 1, 2021 | $0.017 | -5.6% | — |
| Aug 2, 2021 | $0.018 | +5.9% | — |
| Jul 1, 2021 | $0.017 | -5.6% | — |
| Jun 1, 2021 | $0.018 | — | — |
| May 3, 2021 | $0.018 | -14.3% | — |
| Apr 1, 2021 | $0.021 | — | — |
| Mar 1, 2021 | $0.021 | -16.0% | — |
| Feb 1, 2021 | $0.025 | -93.8% | — |
| Dec 23, 2020 | $0.402 | +1118.2% | — |
| Dec 1, 2020 | $0.033 | -13.2% | — |
| Nov 2, 2020 | $0.038 | -5.0% | — |
| Oct 1, 2020 | $0.04 | -13.0% | — |
| Sep 1, 2020 | $0.046 | -9.8% | — |
| Aug 3, 2020 | $0.051 | -5.6% | — |
| Jul 1, 2020 | $0.054 | -12.9% | — |
| Jun 1, 2020 | $0.062 | -12.7% | — |
| May 1, 2020 | $0.071 | -11.3% | — |
| Apr 1, 2020 | $0.08 | -17.5% | — |
| Mar 2, 2020 | $0.097 | -4.9% | — |
| Feb 3, 2020 | $0.102 | -3.8% | — |
| Dec 23, 2019 | $0.106 | +3.9% | — |
| Dec 2, 2019 | $0.102 | -8.1% | — |
| Nov 1, 2019 | $0.111 | -0.9% | — |
| Oct 1, 2019 | $0.112 | -1.8% | — |
| Sep 3, 2019 | $0.114 | -6.6% | — |
| Aug 1, 2019 | $0.122 | +5.2% | — |
| Jul 1, 2019 | $0.116 | -6.5% | — |
| Jun 3, 2019 | $0.124 | +4.2% | — |
| May 1, 2019 | $0.119 | -5.6% | — |
| Apr 1, 2019 | $0.126 | +13.5% | — |
| Mar 1, 2019 | $0.111 | -11.2% | — |
| Feb 1, 2019 | $0.125 | +12.6% | — |
| Dec 24, 2018 | $0.111 | +6.7% | — |
| Dec 3, 2018 | $0.104 | -1.9% | — |
| Nov 1, 2018 | $0.106 | +3.9% | — |
| Oct 1, 2018 | $0.102 | +2.0% | — |
| Sep 4, 2018 | $0.10 | +6.4% | — |
| Aug 1, 2018 | $0.094 | +5.6% | — |
| Jul 2, 2018 | $0.089 | +3.5% | — |
| Jun 1, 2018 | $0.086 | +7.5% | — |
| May 1, 2018 | $0.08 | +2.6% | — |
| Apr 2, 2018 | $0.078 | +18.2% | — |
| Mar 1, 2018 | $0.066 | +4.8% | — |
| Feb 1, 2018 | $0.063 | -17.1% | — |
| Dec 26, 2017 | $0.076 | +18.7% | — |
| Dec 1, 2017 | $0.064 | +6.7% | — |
| Nov 1, 2017 | $0.06 | -4.8% | — |
| Oct 2, 2017 | $0.063 | +14.5% | — |
| Sep 1, 2017 | $0.055 | +1.9% | — |
| Aug 1, 2017 | $0.054 | -1.8% | — |
| Jul 3, 2017 | $0.055 | +1.9% | — |
| Jun 1, 2017 | $0.054 | +3.8% | — |
| May 1, 2017 | $0.052 | +8.3% | — |
| Apr 3, 2017 | $0.048 | -2.0% | — |
| Mar 1, 2017 | $0.049 | +53.1% | — |
| Feb 1, 2017 | $0.032 | -51.5% | — |
| Dec 22, 2016 | $0.066 | +46.7% | — |
| Dec 1, 2016 | $0.045 | +12.5% | — |
| Nov 1, 2016 | $0.04 | -7.0% | — |
| Oct 3, 2016 | $0.043 | -4.4% | — |
| Sep 1, 2016 | $0.045 | +7.1% | — |
| Aug 1, 2016 | $0.042 | -8.7% | — |
| Jul 1, 2016 | $0.046 | +12.2% | — |
| Jun 1, 2016 | $0.041 | +2.5% | — |
| May 2, 2016 | $0.04 | +5.3% | — |
| Apr 1, 2016 | $0.038 | — | — |
| Mar 1, 2016 | $0.038 | +46.2% | — |
| Feb 1, 2016 | $0.026 | -67.5% | — |
| Dec 23, 2015 | $0.08 | +142.4% | — |
| Dec 1, 2015 | $0.033 | -17.5% | — |
| Oct 1, 2015 | $0.04 | +48.1% | — |
| Sep 1, 2015 | $0.027 | -18.2% | — |
| Aug 3, 2015 | $0.033 | — | — |
| Jul 1, 2015 | $0.033 | — | — |
| Jun 1, 2015 | $0.033 | +6.5% | — |
| May 1, 2015 | $0.031 | +3.3% | — |
| Apr 1, 2015 | $0.03 | — | — |
| Mar 2, 2015 | $0.03 | +20.0% | — |
| Feb 2, 2015 | $0.025 | -61.5% | — |
| Dec 23, 2014 | $0.065 | +160.0% | — |
| Dec 1, 2014 | $0.025 | +4.2% | — |
| Nov 3, 2014 | $0.024 | — | — |
| Oct 1, 2014 | $0.024 | +20.0% | — |
| Sep 2, 2014 | $0.02 | +5.3% | — |
| Aug 1, 2014 | $0.019 | -9.5% | — |
| Jul 1, 2014 | $0.021 | +5.0% | — |
| Jun 2, 2014 | $0.02 | +25.0% | — |
| May 1, 2014 | $0.016 | +14.3% | — |
| Apr 1, 2014 | $0.014 | -17.6% | — |
| Mar 3, 2014 | $0.017 | +21.4% | — |
| Feb 3, 2014 | $0.014 | -78.1% | — |
| Dec 24, 2013 | $0.064 | +357.1% | — |
| Nov 29, 2013 | $0.014 | +16.7% | — |
| Oct 31, 2013 | $0.012 | -14.3% | — |
| Sep 30, 2013 | $0.014 | +7.7% | — |
| Aug 30, 2013 | $0.013 | +18.2% | — |
| Jul 31, 2013 | $0.011 | -15.4% | — |
| Jun 28, 2013 | $0.013 | +18.2% | — |
| May 31, 2013 | $0.011 | -15.4% | — |
| Apr 30, 2013 | $0.013 | +8.3% | — |
| Mar 28, 2013 | $0.012 | -7.7% | — |
| Feb 28, 2013 | $0.013 | -13.3% | — |
| Jan 31, 2013 | $0.015 | -86.1% | — |
| Dec 24, 2012 | $0.108 | +620.0% | — |
| Nov 30, 2012 | $0.015 | — | — |
| Nov 2, 2012 | $0.015 | — | — |
| Sep 28, 2012 | $0.015 | -21.1% | — |
| Aug 31, 2012 | $0.019 | -5.0% | — |
| Jul 31, 2012 | $0.02 | +5.3% | — |
| Jun 29, 2012 | $0.019 | -13.6% | — |
| May 31, 2012 | $0.022 | — | — |
| Apr 30, 2012 | $0.022 | +4.8% | — |
| Mar 30, 2012 | $0.021 | +5.0% | — |
| Feb 29, 2012 | $0.02 | -13.0% | — |
| Jan 31, 2012 | $0.023 | -82.0% | — |
| Dec 23, 2011 | $0.128 | +392.3% | — |
| Nov 30, 2011 | $0.026 | +4.0% | — |
| Oct 31, 2011 | $0.025 | -7.4% | — |
| Sep 30, 2011 | $0.027 | -12.9% | — |
| Aug 31, 2011 | $0.031 | -6.1% | — |
| Jul 29, 2011 | $0.033 | +13.8% | — |
| Jun 30, 2011 | $0.029 | -14.7% | — |
| May 31, 2011 | $0.034 | — | — |
| Apr 29, 2011 | $0.034 | -2.9% | — |
| Mar 31, 2011 | $0.035 | +16.7% | — |
| Feb 28, 2011 | $0.03 | -9.1% | — |
| Jan 31, 2011 | $0.033 | -42.1% | — |
| Dec 27, 2010 | $0.057 | +54.1% | — |
| Nov 30, 2010 | $0.037 | -2.6% | — |
| Oct 29, 2010 | $0.038 | — | — |
| Sep 30, 2010 | $0.038 | +2.7% | — |
| Aug 31, 2010 | $0.037 | -15.9% | — |
| Jul 30, 2010 | $0.044 | +2.3% | — |
| Jun 30, 2010 | $0.043 | +13.2% | — |
| May 28, 2010 | $0.038 | -7.3% | — |
| Apr 30, 2010 | $0.041 | +2.5% | — |
| Mar 31, 2010 | $0.04 | +21.2% | — |
| Feb 26, 2010 | $0.033 | +22.2% | — |
| Jan 29, 2010 | $0.027 | -41.3% | — |
| Dec 24, 2009 | $0.046 | — | — |
Distributions by year
| Year | Total per share | Payments | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $1.62 | 9 | -31.3% |
| 2025 | $2.35 | 12 | -3.5% |
| 2024 | $2.44 | 12 | +26.0% |
| 2023 | $1.93 | 12 | +190.8% |
| 2022 | $0.665 | 12 | +64.6% |
| 2021 | $0.404 | 12 | -62.5% |
| 2020 | $1.08 | 12 | -22.5% |
| 2019 | $1.39 | 12 | +28.6% |
| 2018 | $1.08 | 12 | +63.0% |
| 2017 | $0.662 | 12 | +29.8% |
| 2016 | $0.51 | 12 | +29.1% |
| 2015 | $0.395 | 11 | +41.6% |
| 2014 | $0.279 | 12 | +36.1% |
| 2013 | $0.205 | 12 | -35.7% |
| 2012 | $0.319 | 12 | -31.4% |