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. its distribution rate is 1.02%, its trailing-12-month yield is 1.01%, its expense ratio is 0.04%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 100/100 (Safe). Total return is 853.7% over the past 25.8 years, 61.4 points ahead of SPY at 792.3%.

At the current 1.02% distribution rate, a $10,000 investment would generate approximately $102 per year, or about $25.50 per quarter if the next payment matches the last regular one.

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

Price and return data through 2026-09-18.

Total return is 853.7% over the past 25.8 years, 61.4 points ahead of SPY at 792.3%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 16.1%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 8.9%.

VTSAX key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

100 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

1.02%

Issuer

Vanguard

Asset type

Mutual Fund

Asset class

Equity

Expense ratio

0.04%

Distribution rate

1.02%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

1.01%

Last close

$185.49 (stale; as of 2026-09-21)

NAV

$180.70

Premium / discount

2.65% premium

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 (as of 2026-06-26)

Last payment date

06/29/2026 (as of 2026-06-29)

Beta

1.02

P/E ratio

24.4763

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (1.02%) 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 (1.01%) 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. 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.

Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

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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