Virtus Global Multi-Sector Income Fund · VGI · NYSE
Distribution report · updated Nov 11, 2026
$6.93 -0.43% on the day, -$0.03
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Yearly payout / yield
$0.96·13.85%
$0.08 monthly x 12 ⓘ
Next payment
$0.08/mo
pays Nov 27 ⓘ
Next ex-date
Nov 12
ex tomorrow ⓘ
Paying since
2012
176 payments on file
Pays
Monthly
12 payments a year
Yield vs history ⓘ
82
Well above its usual yield
VGI share price & total return
Daily closing price, adjusted for stock splits.
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Last 20 payments
VGI Dividend Growth (CAGR)
1Y 0.0%3Y 0.0%5Y 0.0%10Y -6.5%
Per-share amount, by the date it paid (~ = about, from its usual pay gap). Light bar = declared, not yet paid. The enlarge button shows all 176 payments since 2012.
Annual dividends and growth
Total paid per share in each calendar year. 2026: the solid bar is paid so far; the dashed box on top is expected (1 declared and not yet paid; 1 estimated from the current $0.08 rate), not a promise.

How Many VGI Shares for $500 or $1,000 a Month?

At $0.96 a share a year, $500 a month takes about 6,250 VGI shares, about $43,313 at the Nov 11, 2026 close of $6.93. $1,000 a month takes about 12,500 shares, about $86,625. Before taxes, and only while the rate holds.

Virtus Global Multi-Sector Income Fund (VGI) pays $0.08 a share monthly, $0.96 a year, a 13.85% run-rate yield at the Nov 11, 2026 close of $6.93. It has made 176 distribution payments since 2012.

At today’s rate of $0.08 monthly and the last close of $6.93, this is what VGI pays before taxes, if the rate stays where it is:

You holdEach paymentPer month (avg)Per year
1 share$0.08$0.08$0.96
100 shares$8.00$8.00$96.00
$10,000 invested (1,443.0 shares)$115.44$115.44$1,385.28
6,250 shares ($500/mo)$500.00$500.00$6,000.00
12,500 shares ($1,000/mo)$1,000.00$1,000.00$12,000.00

With DRIP on, every payment buys more shares instead of landing as cash. 100 VGI shares reinvest into 1.15 new shares each payment, about 14.8 new shares a year at today’s price and rate, and each new share collects the next payment too. To DRIP one whole new share every payment you need about 87 shares. A rising payout speeds that up; a falling share price buys more shares per payment, but each is worth less. See the snowball over 10 to 30 years with VGI’s own history in the VGI DRIP calculator.

The payout is not the return. In the 12 months to Nov 11, 2026, VGI paid $0.96 a share while its share price fell from $7.90 to $6.93. Total return was -$0.01 a share, so every dollar paid above was your own money coming back, and the share value fell $0.01 more on top.

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  • NAV trend: is the fund’s share price holding up report
  • Distribution funded by NAV: is it paying you with your own money report
  • Distribution stability: how much the payout jumps around history
  • Distribution trend: is the payout growing or shrinking history
  • Crash test: how the fund held up in market drops history
  • Yield sanity: is the yield too high to be believable rating

VGI Dividend Yield Today vs Its 5-Year Range

82/100Well above its usual yieldvs its 10-yr history
  • VGI yields 13.85% today, at the Nov 11, 2026 close of $6.93.
  • Its own 10-year median is 12.09%, so today’s yield is well above its usual level.
Last 5 years: lowest to highest month-end yield
8.30% low14.29% high
Blue mark = today, grey = its 10-year median. A higher yield than usual means a lower price against the payout.

Where today ranks in its own history is in the paid report

How it works. Each month-end over the last 10 years gives one yield: the regular payment then, times payments a year, over that day’s close. Specials are left out. 50 means today’s yield sits right at its usual level. A lower score means the yield is below its usual level, so the price is high against the payout. A higher score means the yield is above its usual level. On price alone a payer stays between 15 and 85. Steady raisers get a few points back. It reads the past, not the future.

When Is VGI’s Next Distribution? November 2026 Ex-Date and Pay Date

VGI’s next distribution is $0.08 a share, declared, with the ex-date on Nov 12, 2026. Own VGI by the close on Nov 11, 2026 to collect it; shares bought on the ex-date or later do not get it. It pays on Nov 27, 2026. The latest one, $0.08 a share, went ex on Oct 13, 2026 and paid around October 2026.

  • Ex-dates: about every 30 days (monthly)
  • Payment: usually about 18 days after the ex-date

Every payer going ex-dividend this week is on the dividend calendar.

How Often Does VGI Pay?

VGI pays monthly, 12 times a year. The ex-date comes about every 30 days, and the cash usually lands about 18 days later.

Paid in the 12 months to Nov 11, 2026
$0.96 a share, in 12 payments.
+0.0% against the 12 months before ($0.96 in 12 payments).
By ex-date, the same 12 months the NAV check on this page reads. The yield up top uses today’s rate instead, so a raise or a cut shows there first.
Payout months
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Pays every month.

VGI vs Similar Dividend Funds (HMSFX, GLV...)

Against the 10 dividend funds in Asset Management closest to VGI in fund size, VGI’s 13.85% run-rate yield is above the group’s middle yield of 5.95%. A higher yield than the group is not a bonus by itself: in income funds it often comes with a faster-falling share price, so read it next to the NAV trend and the rating.

Ticker Dividend ⓘ Yield Safety Rating
VGI $6.93Virtus Global Multi-Sector Income Fund $0.08/mo$0.96/yr fwd 13.85% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only
HMSFX $12.58Hennessy Midstream Fund Investor Class $0.258/qtr$1.03/yr fwd 8.20% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only
GLV $5.90Clough Global Dividend and Income Fund $0.057/mo$0.68/yr fwd 11.59% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only
EEA $10.50European Equity Fund $0.165/half-yr$0.33/yr fwd 3.14% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only
RMI $13.75RiverNorth Opportunistic Municipal Income Fund $0.0889/mo$1.07/yr fwd 7.76% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only
MADFX $41.89Matrix Advisors Dividend Fund $0.18/qtr$0.72/yr fwd 1.72% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only
GDL $8.27GDL Fund $0.12/qtr$0.48/yr fwd 5.80% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only
RIGS $22.22RiverFront Strategic Income Fund $0.113/mo$1.36/yr fwd 6.10% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only
PLBBX $39.57Plumb Balanced Fund $0.494/yr 1.25% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only
FCAEX $16.74Fidelity Climate Action Fund $0.004/yr 0.02% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only
DMA $6.98Destra Multi-Alternative Fund $0.115/mo$1.38/yr fwd 19.77% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only

VGI Dividend History: Every Payment Since 2012

Ex-datePay dateAmountFrequencyType
Nov 12, 2026Nov 27, 2026$0.08MonthlyDeclared
Oct 13, 2026Oct 15, 2026$0.08MonthlyRegular
Sep 14, 2026Sep 16, 2026$0.08MonthlyRegular
Aug 13, 2026Aug 17, 2026$0.08MonthlyRegular
Jul 13, 2026Jul 15, 2026$0.08MonthlyRegular
Jun 15, 2026Jun 17, 2026$0.08MonthlyRegular
May 11, 2026May 13, 2026$0.08MonthlyRegular
Apr 13, 2026Apr 15, 2026$0.08MonthlyRegular
Mar 16, 2026Mar 18, 2026$0.08MonthlyRegular
Feb 12, 2026Feb 16, 2026$0.08MonthlyRegular
The other 166 VGI payments come with a paid plan.
Show all 176 payments »
Newest first. Amounts are per share as paid, restated for splits; frequency is the schedule on file for that payment; a payment over 2.5x its neighbours is marked special.
From reported payments, prices and filings — data, not investment advice.

What the Dividend Safety Rating Means for VGI

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VGI Dividend Questions

How often does VGI pay distributions?

VGI pays monthly, 12 times a year. The ex-date comes about every 30 days, and the cash usually lands about 18 days later.

Does VGI pay distributions monthly?

Yes. VGI pays monthly, 12 times a year.

When is the next VGI distribution?

VGI’s next distribution is $0.08 a share, declared, with the ex-date on Nov 12, 2026. Own VGI by the close on Nov 11, 2026 to collect it; shares bought on the ex-date or later do not get it. It pays on Nov 27, 2026. The latest one, $0.08 a share, went ex on Oct 13, 2026 and paid around October 2026. The current rate is $0.08 per share, $0.96 a year.

Does VGI pay a distribution in November 2026?

Yes. VGI declared $0.08 a share with the ex-date on Nov 12, 2026, paying on Nov 27, 2026. Own VGI by the close on Nov 11, 2026 to collect it; shares bought on the ex-date or later do not get it.

How much does VGI pay per share?

VGI pays $0.08 a share monthly, $0.96 a year. At the Nov 11, 2026 close of $6.93 that is a 13.85% run-rate yield, well above its usual level: its own 10-year median is 12.09%.

Does VGI’s payout grow?

Its last 12 payments (about a year) averaged $0.08, +0.0% against $0.08 for the 12 before. Its payout floats with the income the fund earns each period, so there is no fixed rate to raise. Measured over a full year, the payout rate changed +0.0%.

Is VGI’s distribution safe?

No rating can promise a future payment, but the record on file says a lot. In the 12 months to Nov 11, 2026 it paid $0.96 a share while its share price went from $7.90 to $6.93. This is data, not investment advice. The full 6-check rating comes with a plan.

How do I track my VGI distributions?

Add VGI to a free DRIPCalc portfolio once, with your buy date and share count. Every payout since fills in, dated and in dollars; with DRIP on, the new shares each payment buys are counted for you, so there is no spreadsheet to update and no broker login. To project the snowball, run VGI in the DRIP calculator.

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How this page is built: the rate is the latest regular distribution per share; run-rate yield = rate × payments per year ÷ last close (Nov 11, 2026), never a trailing 12-month total, which lags after a raise and hides a cut. Specials and one-off payments never count in the rate; a payer whose regular payments differ in size is annualized over its last full cycle of regular payments. Raise streak = consecutive calendar years with a higher amount per payment than the year before; years without a cut = years in which the amount per payment held within 1%. The Dividend Safety Rating reads 6 visible lines: coverage, streak, raise pace and yield range for dividend stocks; NAV trend, NAV funding and payout stability for income funds. Similar payers = the same sector or fund group, nearest in market value or fund size. Payments, prices and filings come from DRIPCALC’s price and dividend database. History is not a forecast. This is data, not investment advice.