VGZ Stock — Vista Gold Corporation

Vista Gold Corporation (VGZ)

Updated October 16, 2026.

VGZ is a Stock. Total return is -97.3% over the past 40.3 years.

Vista Gold Corporation is a development-stage gold mining company focused on advancing its flagship Mt Todd gold project in Australia's Northern Territory. The company does not currently distribute dividends. Vista Gold appeals to investors seeking exposure to gold mining development rather than current income generation.

VGZ performance

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is -97.3% over the past 40.3 years. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 25.4%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 49.5%.

VGZ key facts

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

06/18/1986

Distribution frequency

None

Last close

$2.72 (as of 2026-10-16)

Market cap

$397,042,061

Average volume

2157255.0

Beta

1.296

Payout ratio

0.0%

Forward P/E

6.7476

EPS

$-0.06

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (the posted rate) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield 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: 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.

VGZ risks and drawbacks

The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 49.5%.

Who may consider VGZ — and who may not

It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (VGZ does not currently distribute). This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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