VTSAX Mutual Fund — Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund Admiral Shares

Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund Admiral Shares (VTSAX)

VTSAX is a low-cost Mutual Fund linked to US Total Market. As of September 2, 2026, its distribution rate is 1.05%, its trailing-12-month yield is 1.03%, its expense ratio is 0.04%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 100/100 (Safe). Total return is 856.7% over the past 25.8 years, 62.5 points ahead of SPY at 794.2%.

At the current 1.05% distribution rate, a $10,000 investment would generate approximately $105 per year, or $8.75 per month on an equivalent basis. Actual quarterly payments vary.

Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund Admiral Shares is a mutual fund that tracks the CRSP US Total Market Index, providing broad exposure to the entire U.S. stock market across all market capitalizations. The fund carries a very low expense ratio of 0.04% and distributes quarterly with a modest current distribution rate. This fund appeals to long-term investors seeking low-cost, diversified equity exposure with minimal turnover.

VTSAX performance versus SPY

Data as of September 2, 2026.

Total return is 856.7% over the past 25.8 years, 62.5 points ahead of SPY at 794.2%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 8.9%.

VTSAX key facts

Data as of September 2, 2026.

Distribution Safety Score™

100 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

1.05%

Issuer

Vanguard

Asset type

Mutual Fund

Asset class

Equity

Expense ratio

0.04%

Distribution rate

1.05%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

1.03%

Last close

$183.44

NAV

$183.44 as of 2026-09-30

Premium / discount

0.00%

AUM

$999,999,999,999

Market cap

$1,453,151,748,096

Average volume

0.0

Last dividend

$0.504

Last ex-dividend date

06/26/2026

Last payment date

06/29/2026

Beta

1.02

P/E ratio

25.5615

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (1.05%) is the latest regular payout annualized by the fund's stated frequency, divided by the last close. Issuers often publish this as “Distribution Rate” on the fact sheet. Trailing-12-month yield (1.03%) is the sum of distributions paid in the last 12 months, split-adjusted, divided by the last close. It lags a recent raise or cut. We show a 30-day SEC yield when the fund publishes one. Schwab and other issuers may report a TTM distribution yield or SEC yield on a different date — all can be valid; they are not interchangeable. 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. Figures below use Dividend Vision data as of September 2, 2026.

Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology · SEC yield

Sources and review

Data as of September 2, 2026.

Primary sources: Vanguard or company page; Index: US Total Market; 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.

VTSAX risks and drawbacks

VTSAX'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. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 8.9%.

Who may consider VTSAX — and who may not

VTSAX 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 (VTSAX pays quarterly); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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