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VAGVX Mutual Fund — Vanguard Advice Select Global Value Fund
Vanguard Advice Select Global Value Fund (VAGVX)
Updated October 16, 2026.
Verdict as of October 16, 2026
VAGVX's distribution is rated unproven by the Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ (50/100, low confidence). It pays annual and its distribution rate is 1.53%. The latest total cash payment per current share, $2.28 with an ex-date of December 17, 2025, was 17.0% higher than the previous $1.95. These payments are unclassified; this does not establish a base-dividend change.
Sources: Vanguard, Section 19a-1 notices, scoring methodology.
VAGVX is a Mutual Fund. its distribution rate is 1.53%, its trailing-12-month yield is 6.71%, its expense ratio is 0.4173%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 50/100 (Unproven). Total return is 84.7% over the past 4.9 years, 10.1 points ahead of SPY at 74.6%.
Vanguard Advice Select Global Value Fund is an actively managed mutual fund that invests primarily in undervalued common stocks of companies across developed and emerging markets worldwide, spanning large-, mid-, and small-capitalization companies. The fund maintains at least 80% of its assets in value stocks. Distribution information for this fund is not currently available.
VAGVX dividend yield and income
Price as of 2026-10-16.
The distribution rate (1.53%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Trailing-12-month yield (6.71%) is the last year of cash distributions by ex-date divided by the current price. The dividend amount is $2.283. The ex-dividend date is 12/17/2025.
| Ex-date | Amount | Change from previous payment |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-17 | $2.283 | 17.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2024-12-18 | $1.951 | 201.1% Unclassified cash |
| 2023-12-19 | $0.648 | 329.1% Unclassified cash |
| 2022-12-19 | $0.151 | 387.1% Unclassified cash |
| 2021-12-20 | $0.031 | — |
| 2021 total (partial launch year) | $0.031 | — |
| 2022 total | $0.151 | — |
| 2023 total | $0.648 | 329.1% |
| 2024 total | $1.951 | 201.1% |
| 2025 total | $2.283 | 17.0% |
VAGVX dividend growth
Trailing-12-month distributions versus the preceding 12 months changed +17.0%. The 1Y row below uses this same adjacent TTM cash-window comparison.
| Window | Change |
|---|---|
| 1Y | +17.0% |
| 3Y | 1411.9% |
VAGVX holdings and sector exposure
Holdings are not available for this snapshot.
VAGVX performance versus SPY
Price and return data through 2026-10-16.
Total return is 84.7% over the past 4.9 years, 10.1 points ahead of SPY at 74.6%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 26.8%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 9.7%.
| Window | Total return | CAGR |
|---|---|---|
| 1M | 0.7% | — |
| 3M | 0.4% | — |
| 6M | 8.1% | — |
| YTD | 12.6% | — |
| 1Y | 26.8% | — |
| 2Y CAGR | — | 23.40% |
| 3Y CAGR | — | 23.40% |
| Since inception (4.9 years) | 84.7% | 13.20% |
VAGVX key facts
- Distribution Safety Score™
- 50 · Unproven
- Issuer
- Vanguard
- Asset type
- Mutual Fund
- Asset class
- Equity
- Inception date
- 11/09/2021
- Expense ratio
- 0.4173%
- Distribution rate
- 1.53%
- Distribution frequency
- Annual
- Trailing yield
- 6.71%
- Last close
- $34.00 (as of 2026-10-16)
- NAV
- $35.73 as of 2026-09-30; source eodhd (stale)
- Premium / discount
- N/A (price 2026-10-16, NAV 2026-09-30) (NAV stale)
- AUM
- $955,842,560
- Average volume
- 0.0
- Dividend
- $2.283
- Ex-dividend date
- 12/17/2025
- Beta
- 0.9
How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns
Distribution rate (1.53%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (6.71%) is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.
Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology
Sources and review
Primary sources: Vanguard; prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.
Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.
VAGVX risks and drawbacks
VAGVX's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are annual, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 9.7%.
Who may consider VAGVX — and who may not
It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (VAGVX pays annual); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.
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Frequently asked questions
Does VAGVX pay monthly?
No. VAGVX currently pays annual, not monthly.
What is VAGVX's expense ratio?
VAGVX's expense ratio is 0.4173%.
What is VAGVX's dividend yield?
VAGVX's distribution rate is 1.53%, paid annual, with a 0.4173% expense ratio — calculation basis unavailable.
How has VAGVX's dividend grown?
Trailing-12-month distributions versus the preceding 12 months changed +17.0%. That is the same adjacent TTM cash-window comparison used in the dividend-history table.
When does VAGVX pay a dividend?
VAGVX pays annual. The dividend amount is $2.283. The ex-dividend date is 12/17/2025.
How has VAGVX performed?
Total return is 84.7% over the past 4.9 years, 10.1 points ahead of SPY at 74.6%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 26.8%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 9.7%.
Is VAGVX a good investment?
VAGVX's Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score is 50 (Unproven). That is a risk signal, not investment advice. Its distribution rate is 1.53% (calculation basis unavailable). Compare peers below rather than treating any single figure as a buy or sell.
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