VIS ETF — Vanguard Industrials ETF

Vanguard Industrials ETF (VIS)

Updated October 16, 2026.

VIS is a low-cost ETF that tracks the MSCI US Investable Market Industrials 25/50 Index. its distribution rate is 0.88%, its trailing-12-month yield is 0.96%, its expense ratio is 0.09%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 99/100 (Safe). Total return is 814.4% over the past 22 years, 107.3 points behind SPY at 921.7%.

Vanguard Industrials ETF tracks the MSCI US Investable Market Industrials 25/50 Index, holding a broad range of large, mid-size, and small U.S. companies in the industrials sector weighted to match the index. The fund carries a low expense ratio of 0.09% and distributes quarterly with a modest current yield. It appeals to investors seeking broad exposure to U.S. industrial companies with minimal fees and a passive indexing approach.

VIS performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 814.4% over the past 22 years, 107.3 points behind SPY at 921.7%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 10.2%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 12.3%.

VIS key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

99 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

0.87%

Issuer

Vanguard

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

09/23/2004

Expense ratio

0.09%

Distribution rate

0.88%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

0.96%

Last close

$320.51 (stale; as of 2026-10-16)

AUM

$8,019,052,946

Market cap

$8,212,682,240

Average volume

1434300.0

Dividend

$0.702

Ex-dividend date

09/23/2026

Payment date

09/25/2026

Beta

1.12

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (0.88%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (0.96%) 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 or company page; Index: MSCI US Investable Market Industrials 25/50 Index; 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.

VIS risks and drawbacks

VIS's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are quarterly, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 12.3%.

Who may consider VIS — and who may not

VIS may suit someone looking for low-cost broad dividend exposure, a high Distribution Safety Score. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (VIS pays quarterly); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields; investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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