Vanguard Mortgage-Backed Securities Index Fund ETF Shares
Vanguard · Exchange-traded fund
$45.35
TTM yield4.34%Trailing twelve months
Indicated yield4.32%Latest payment, annualized
12-month dividends$1.9712 payments per share
Last dividend$0.1632Ex-date Oct 1, 2026
1Y total return-0.20%Reinvested at ex-date close
NAV erosion gradeBPrice −4.3% a year
Performance
Growth of VMBS. Add up to 9 tickers to compare.
VMBS
VMBS
Total Return (%) · dividends reinvested · Oct 27, 2025 – Oct 27, 2026
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Returns
What $10,000 invested in VMBS became, with dividends reinvested at the ex-date closing price. Broker DRIP results can differ.
1 month$10,155
+1.55%
- Price change
- +1.18%
- Dividends
- $36
3 months$9,907
−0.93%
- Price change
- -2.01%
- Dividends
- $108
6 months$9,853
−1.47%
- Price change
- -3.55%
- Dividends
- $210
1 year$9,980
−0.20%
- Price change
- -4.32%
- Dividends
- $415
2 years$10,735
+7.35%
- Price change
- -1.33%
- Dividends
- $850
5 years$10,136
+1.36%
- Price change
- -14.69%
- Dividends
- $1,504
Dividend history Payout growing +3%
Total paid per share each month, last 36 months.
Recent payments
Change versus the prior payment.
- Oct 1, 2026$0.1632−2.04%
- Sep 1, 2026$0.1666−0.83%
- Aug 3, 2026$0.168+2.13%
- Jul 1, 2026$0.1645+0.67%
- Jun 1, 2026$0.1634+1.55%
- May 1, 2026$0.1609−0.49%
- Apr 1, 2026$0.1617+0.50%
- Mar 2, 2026$0.1609—
Payments by month
Total dividends per share paid in each calendar month.
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | — | $0.1645 | $0.1609 | $0.1617 | $0.1609 | $0.1634 | $0.1645 | $0.168 | $0.1666 | $0.1632 | — | — | $1.47 |
| 2025 | — | $0.1598 | $0.1588 | $0.164 | $0.1977 | $0.1607 | $0.1627 | $0.1635 | $0.1652 | $0.1533 | $0.172 | $0.3214 | $1.98 |
| 2024 | — | $0.1434 | $0.1453 | $0.1462 | $0.1479 | $0.1498 | $0.1506 | $0.1506 | $0.1542 | $0.1451 | $0.1529 | $0.3026 | $1.79 |
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