I updated my tracking sheet for the Vanguard names this month.
This group is different from the high-income ETF snapshots I looked at earlier. The Dividend TTM numbers are much lower, but the price and total-return behavior is much cleaner across most of the table.
For this snapshot, I’m mainly reading the Vanguard names as a capital-growth and broad-exposure group rather than as a high-current-income group.
| Fund Ticker | Dividend TTM | Price CAGR | Total Return CAGR | Payout Support Risk | Stability | Dividend TTM (MoM) | Price Growth (MoM) | Total Return CAGR (MoM) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BND | 3.94% | 0.19% | 3.92% | Low | MID | 0.01pp | 0.45pp | 0.50pp |
| VIG | 1.47% | 15.26% | 17.34% | Low | Low | -0.04pp | 2.04pp | 2.07pp |
| VNQ | 3.64% | 6.16% | 10.49% | Low | Low | 0.02pp | 1.20pp | 1.24pp |
| VOO | 1.02% | 21.91% | 23.55% | Low | Low | -0.06pp | 1.89pp | 1.91pp |
| VT | 1.59% | 19.67% | 22.09% | Low | Low | -0.07pp | 2.25pp | 2.29pp |
| VTI | 1.01% | 21.60% | 23.24% | Low | Low | -0.05pp | 1.86pp | 1.88pp |
| VXUS | 2.66% | 16.61% | 20.44% | Low | Low | -0.09pp | 2.74pp | 2.82pp |
| VYM | 2.21% | 16.24% | 19.58% | Low | Low | -0.02pp | 2.50pp | 2.58pp |
| VYMI | 3.42% | 17.87% | 23.35% | Low | Low | -0.04pp | 2.34pp | 2.45pp |
What stood out
VOO shows only 1.02% Dividend TTM, but its 21.91% Price CAGR and 23.55% Total Return CAGR make the role clearer. This is not acting like an income fund in this snapshot; it is acting more like a capital-growth anchor.
VTI is very close to VOO on the visible metrics: 1.01% Dividend TTM, 21.60% Price CAGR, and 23.24% Total Return CAGR. For my own screening process, that makes the VOO versus VTI question less about headline performance here and more about the preferred exposure wrapper.
VT sits between U.S. and global exposure, with 1.59% Dividend TTM, 19.67% Price CAGR, and 22.09% Total Return CAGR. The income is still low, but the total-return profile remains strong in this snapshot.
VXUS has a higher Dividend TTM than VOO and VTI at 2.66%, while Price CAGR is lower at 16.61% and Total Return CAGR is 20.44%. That is a different tradeoff: more visible income than the U.S. core funds, but less price-growth strength in this table.
BND is the outlier by role. It has the highest Dividend TTM in this group at 3.94%, but Price CAGR is only 0.19% and Total Return CAGR is 3.92%. It is also the only fund marked MID stability, which makes it look more defensive than growth-oriented in this snapshot.
Practical summary
The main takeaway is that the Vanguard group is not built for high current income. The tradeoff is cleaner: lower Dividend TTM, stronger price behavior, and broad low-risk payout support readings across the table.
That is the opposite side of the income ETF conversation. Instead of asking which fund pays the most today, the more useful question is which role each fund is supposed to play: broad U.S. growth base, global equity exposure, dividend-tilted equity, real estate exposure, or bond allocation.
Note: Metrics are exported from Dividend Decoder as a partial snapshot; not investment advice.