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VLEIX Mutual Fund — Value Line Small Cap Opportunities Fund Institutional Class
Value Line Small Cap Opportunities Fund Institutional Class (VLEIX)
Updated October 16, 2026.
Verdict as of October 16, 2026
VLEIX's distribution is rated generally safe by the Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ (68/100, low confidence). It pays annual and its distribution rate is 0.08%. The latest total cash payment per current share, $3.80 with an ex-date of December 17, 2025, was 6929.6% higher than the previous $0.054. These payments are unclassified; this does not establish a base-dividend change.
Sources: Value Line, Section 19a-1 notices, scoring methodology.
VLEIX is a Mutual Fund. its distribution rate is 0.08%, its trailing-12-month yield is 5.90%, its expense ratio is 0.64%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 68/100 (Generally safe). Total return is 639.1% over the past 11 years, 305.1 points ahead of SPY at 334.0%.
Value Line Small Cap Opportunities Fund Institutional Class is a mutual fund that invests at least eighty percent of its assets in stocks of small-capitalization U.S. companies, with a portion potentially allocated to mid-cap stocks. The fund carries a modest current distribution rate and makes annual distributions, though the latest payout was special and may not recur; it charges an expense ratio of 0.64%. The fund appeals to equity investors seeking exposure to smaller U.S. companies.
VLEIX dividend yield and income
Price as of 2026-10-16.
Trailing-12-month yield (5.90%) is the last year of cash distributions by ex-date divided by the current price. The dividend amount is $3.796. The ex-dividend date is 12/17/2025.
| Ex-date | Amount | Change from previous payment |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-17 | $3.796 | 6929.6% Unclassified cash |
| 2024-12-18 | $0.054 | -87.4% Unclassified cash |
| 2023-12-13 | $0.427 | -64.0% Unclassified cash |
| 2022-12-14 | $1.186 | -63.8% Unclassified cash |
| 2021-12-14 | $3.275 | -18.8% Unclassified cash |
| 2020-12-10 | $4.032 | -60.3% Unclassified cash |
| 2019-12-12 | $10.158 | 50.6% Unclassified cash |
| 2018-12-19 | $6.745 | 258.4% Unclassified cash |
| 2017-12-28 | $1.882 | -23.6% Unclassified cash |
| 2016-12-21 | $2.463 | -59.7% Unclassified cash |
| 2015-12-22 | $6.113 | — |
| 2015 total | $6.113 | — |
| 2016 total | $2.463 | -59.7% |
| 2017 total | $1.882 | -23.6% |
| 2018 total | $6.745 | 258.4% |
| 2019 total | $10.158 | 50.6% |
| 2020 total | $4.032 | -60.3% |
| 2021 total | $3.275 | -18.8% |
| 2022 total | $1.186 | -63.8% |
| 2023 total | $0.427 | -64.0% |
| 2024 total | $0.054 | -87.4% |
| 2025 total | $3.796 | 6929.6% |
VLEIX dividend growth
Trailing-12-month distributions versus the preceding 12 months changed +6929.6%. The 1Y row below uses this same adjacent TTM cash-window comparison. The deepest trailing-12-month payout decline in the past five years is -89.44%.
| Window | Change |
|---|---|
| 1Y | +6929.6% |
| 3Y | 220.1% |
| 5Y | -5.9% |
VLEIX holdings and sector exposure
Holdings are not available for this snapshot.
VLEIX performance versus SPY
Price and return data through 2026-10-16.
Total return is 639.1% over the past 11 years, 305.1 points ahead of SPY at 334.0%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 14.7%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 10.6%.
| Window | Total return | CAGR |
|---|---|---|
| 1M | -0.7% | — |
| 3M | -5.0% | — |
| 6M | -2.1% | — |
| YTD | 4.5% | — |
| 1Y | 14.7% | — |
| 2Y CAGR | — | 6.50% |
| 3Y CAGR | — | 15.40% |
| 5Y CAGR | — | 8.70% |
| 10Y CAGR | — | 19.90% |
| Since inception (11 years) | 639.1% | 20.00% |
VLEIX key facts
- Distribution Safety Score™
- 68 · Generally safe
- Safety-Adjusted Yield
- 0.05%
- Issuer
- Value Line
- Asset type
- Mutual Fund
- Asset class
- Equity
- Inception date
- 06/23/1993
- Expense ratio
- 0.64%
- Distribution rate
- 0.08%
- Distribution frequency
- Annual
- Trailing yield
- 5.90%
- Last close
- $64.30 (as of 2026-10-16)
- NAV
- $64.73 as of 2026-09-30; source eodhd (stale)
- Premium / discount
- N/A (price 2026-10-16, NAV 2026-09-30) (NAV stale)
- AUM
- $713,920,000
- Average volume
- 0.0
- Dividend
- $3.796
- Ex-dividend date
- 12/17/2025
- Beta
- 0.87
How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns
Distribution rate (0.08%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (5.90%) 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: Value Line; 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.
VLEIX risks and drawbacks
VLEIX'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 10.6%.
Who may consider VLEIX — and who may not
It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (VLEIX 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 VLEIX pay monthly?
No. VLEIX currently pays annual, not monthly.
What is VLEIX's expense ratio?
VLEIX's expense ratio is 0.64%.
How has VLEIX's dividend grown?
Trailing-12-month distributions versus the preceding 12 months changed +6929.6%. That is the same adjacent TTM cash-window comparison used in the dividend-history table.
When does VLEIX pay a dividend?
VLEIX pays annual. The dividend amount is $3.796. The ex-dividend date is 12/17/2025.
How has VLEIX performed?
Total return is 639.1% over the past 11 years, 305.1 points ahead of SPY at 334.0%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 14.7%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 10.6%.
Is VLEIX a good investment?
VLEIX's Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score is 68 (Generally safe). That is a risk signal, not investment advice. Its distribution rate is 0.08% (calculation basis unavailable). Compare peers below rather than treating any single figure as a buy or sell.
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