Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Fund Investor Shares · VUSTX · NASDAQ
Distribution report · updated Nov 10, 2026
$7.39 -1.34% on the day, -$0.10
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Yearly payout / yield
$0.37·5.03%
$0.031 monthly x 12 ⓘ
Next payment
~$0.031/mo
pays ~Dec 3 (est.) ⓘ
Next ex-date
Nov 30est.
ex in 19 days ⓘ
Paying since
1993
152 payments on file
Pays
Monthly
12 payments a year
Yield vs history ⓘ
84
Well above its usual yield
VUSTX share price & total return
Daily closing price, adjusted for stock splits.
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Last 20 payments
VUSTX Dividend Growth (CAGR)
1Y +9.9%3Y +7.5%5Y +9.2%10Y +12.0%
Per-share amount, by the date it paid (~ = about, from its usual pay gap). Orange = special or irregular payment. The enlarge button shows all 152 payments since 1993.
Annual dividends and growth
Total paid per share in each calendar year; 2026 YTD is paid so far, the amounts vary too much to estimate the rest. Years with an extra or a missing payment (dates sliding across New Year) are compared per payment. Totals include specials; the growth line leaves them out.

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

At $0.37 a share a year, $500 a month takes about 16,130 VUSTX shares, about $119,201 at the Nov 10, 2026 close of $7.39. $1,000 a month takes about 32,259 shares, about $238,394. Before taxes, and only while the rate holds.

Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Fund Investor Shares (VUSTX) pays $0.031 a share monthly, $0.37 a year, a 5.03% run-rate yield at the Nov 10, 2026 close of $7.39. It has made 152 distribution payments since 1993.

At today’s rate of $0.031 monthly and the last close of $7.39, this is what VUSTX pays before taxes, if the rate stays where it is:

You holdEach paymentPer month (avg)Per year
1 share$0.031$0.03$0.37
100 shares$3.10$3.10$37.20
$10,000 invested (1,353.2 shares)$41.95$41.95$503.38
16,130 shares ($500/mo)$500.03$500.03$6,000.36
32,259 shares ($1,000/mo)$1,000.03$1,000.03$12,000.35

With DRIP on, every payment buys more shares instead of landing as cash. 100 VUSTX shares reinvest into 0.42 new shares each payment, about 5.2 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 239 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 VUSTX’s own history in the VUSTX DRIP calculator.

The payout is not the return. In the 12 months to Nov 10, 2026, VUSTX paid $0.36 a share while its share price fell from $8.12 to $7.39. Total return was -$0.37 a share, so every dollar paid above was your own money coming back, and the share value fell $0.37 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

VUSTX Dividend Yield Today vs Its 5-Year Range

84/100Well above its usual yieldvs its 10-yr history
  • VUSTX yields 5.03% today, at the Nov 10, 2026 close of $7.39.
  • Its own 10-year median is 2.86%, so today’s yield is well above its usual level.
Last 5 years: lowest to highest month-end yield
1.84% low5.05% 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 VUSTX’s Next Distribution? Ex-Date and Pay Date After November 2026

VUSTX has not declared its next distribution yet. By its usual rhythm of about 31 days between ex-dates, the next ex-date falls around Nov 30, 2026, with the cash around Dec 3, 2026. An estimate, not a promise: only the declaration makes it final. The latest one, $0.031 a share, went ex on Oct 30, 2026 and paid Nov 2, 2026.

  • Ex-dates: about every 31 days (monthly)
  • Payment: usually about 3 days after the ex-date

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

How Often Does VUSTX Pay?

VUSTX pays monthly, 12 times a year. The ex-date comes about every 31 days, and the cash usually lands about 3 days later.

Paid in the 12 months to Nov 10, 2026
$0.36 a share, in 12 payments.
+5.1% against the 12 months before ($0.34 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.

VUSTX vs Similar Dividend Funds (VDEQX, VMGRX...)

Against the 10 dividend funds in Asset Management closest to VUSTX in fund size, VUSTX’s 5.03% run-rate yield is above the group’s middle yield of 1.44%. 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
VUSTX $7.39Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Fund Investor Shares $0.031/mo$0.37/yr fwd 5.03% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only
VDEQX $57.90Vanguard Diversified Equity Fund $0.475/yr 0.82% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only
VMGRX $23.88Vanguard Mid-Cap Growth Fund $0.091/yr 0.38% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only
EKBAX $18.73Allspring Diversified Capital Builder Fund Class A $0.016/qtr$0.06/yr fwd 0.34% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only
VUSUX $7.39Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Fund Admiral Shares $0.032/mo$0.38/yr fwd 5.20% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only
INUTX $46.72Columbia Dividend Opportunity Fund Class A $0.257/qtr$1.03/yr fwd 2.20% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only
FTGC $28.88First Trust Global Tactical Commodity Strategy Fund $0.1317/qtr$0.53/yr fwd 1.82% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only
VNJTX $11.08Vanguard New Jersey Long-Term Tax-Exempt Fund Investor Shares $0.035/mo$0.42/yr fwd 3.79% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only
LCGNX $26.49William Blair Large Cap Growth N $0.00/yr 0.00% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only
VCMDX $31.08Vanguard Commodity Strategy Fund Admiral Shares $3.956/yr 12.73% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only
FZIPX $17.73Fidelity ZERO Extended Market Index Fund $0.188/yr 1.06% Dividend Safety Rating: paid plans only

VUSTX Dividend History: Every Payment Since 1993

Ex-datePay dateAmountFrequencyType
Oct 30, 2026Nov 2, 2026$0.031MonthlyRegular
Sep 30, 2026Oct 2, 2026$0.03MonthlyRegular
Aug 31, 2026Sep 2, 2026$0.031MonthlyRegular
Jul 31, 2026Aug 3, 2026$0.031MonthlyRegular
Jun 30, 2026Jul 2, 2026$0.03MonthlyRegular
May 29, 2026Jun 1, 2026$0.031MonthlyRegular
Apr 30, 2026May 4, 2026$0.029MonthlyRegular
Mar 31, 2026Apr 2, 2026$0.03MonthlyRegular
Feb 27, 2026Mar 2, 2026$0.027MonthlyRegular
Jan 30, 2026Feb 2, 2026$0.029MonthlyRegular
The other 142 VUSTX payments come with a paid plan.
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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 VUSTX

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VUSTX Dividend Questions

How often does VUSTX pay distributions?

VUSTX pays monthly, 12 times a year. The ex-date comes about every 31 days, and the cash usually lands about 3 days later.

Does VUSTX pay distributions monthly?

Yes. VUSTX pays monthly, 12 times a year.

When is the next VUSTX distribution?

VUSTX has not declared its next distribution yet. By its usual rhythm of about 31 days between ex-dates, the next ex-date falls around Nov 30, 2026, with the cash around Dec 3, 2026. An estimate, not a promise: only the declaration makes it final. The latest one, $0.031 a share, went ex on Oct 30, 2026 and paid Nov 2, 2026. The current rate is $0.031 per share, $0.37 a year.

Does VUSTX pay a distribution in December 2026?

Not declared yet. By its usual rhythm the next ex-date falls around Nov 30, 2026, with the cash around Dec 3, 2026, so a payment in December 2026 is likely. Only the company’s declaration makes it final.

How much does VUSTX pay per share?

VUSTX pays $0.031 a share monthly, $0.37 a year. At the Nov 10, 2026 close of $7.39 that is a 5.03% run-rate yield, well above its usual level: its own 10-year median is 2.86%.

Does VUSTX’s payout grow?

Its last 12 payments (about a year) averaged $0.0297, +5.1% against $0.0282 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 +9.9%.

Is VUSTX’s distribution safe?

No rating can promise a future payment, but the record on file says a lot. In the 12 months to Nov 10, 2026 it paid $0.36 a share while its share price went from $8.12 to $7.39. This is data, not investment advice. The full 6-check rating comes with a plan.

How do I track my VUSTX distributions?

Add VUSTX 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 VUSTX 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 10, 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.