VXF ETF — Vanguard Extended Market ETF

Vanguard Extended Market ETF (VXF)

VXF is a low-cost ETF that tracks the S&P Completion Index (U.S. stocks excluding the S&P 500). As of August 21, 2026, its distribution rate is 0.90%, its trailing-12-month yield is 1.00%, its expense ratio is 0.05%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 72/100 (Generally safe). Fund total return is 978.3% over the past 24.6 years, 63.1 points ahead of SPY at 915.2%.

At the current 0.90% distribution rate, a $10,000 investment would generate approximately $90 per year, or $7.50 per month on an equivalent basis. Actual quarterly payments vary.

Vanguard Extended Market ETF is an index-tracking fund that provides exposure to the S&P Completion Index, representing small and mid-size U.S. companies outside the S&P 500. The fund employs a sampling approach to hold a diversified collection of stocks that approximates the full index's characteristics, including industry weightings, market capitalization, and financial measures. It carries a modest current distribution rate with quarterly distributions and has a very low expense ratio of 0.05%, making it suitable for investors seeking broad small- and mid-cap equity exposure with minimal costs.

VXF performance versus SPY

Data as of August 21, 2026.

Fund total return is 978.3% over the past 24.6 years, 63.1 points ahead of SPY at 915.2%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 10.2%.

VXF key facts

Data as of August 21, 2026.

Distribution Safety Score™

72 · Generally safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

0.65%

Issuer

Vanguard

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

12/27/2001

Expense ratio

0.05%

Distribution rate

0.90%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

1.00%

Last close

$245.53

AUM

$31,930,177,766

Market cap

$38,659,067,904

Average volume

293700.0

Last dividend

$0.5550

Ex-dividend date

06/24/2026

Payment date

06/26/2026

Beta

1.23

P/E ratio

21.3554

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (0.90%) 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 (1.00%) 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. Fund total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is what the fund did, not your personal gain/loss. Figures below use Dividend Vision data as of August 21, 2026.

Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology · SEC yield

Sources and review

Data as of August 21, 2026.

Primary sources: Vanguard fund page; Index: S&P Completion Index (U.S. stocks excluding the S&P 500); 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.

VXF risks and drawbacks

VXF'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 10.2%.

Who may consider VXF — and who may not

VXF may suit someone looking for low-cost broad dividend exposure. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (VXF pays quarterly); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

Frequently asked questions

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