# Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund Admiral Shares (VTSAX): Mutual Fund Facts & Distributions > Markdown mirror of https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/vtsax for AI agents. Same live data as the HTML page, regenerated on the same refresh cycle. Not investment advice. - Issuer: Vanguard · Asset class: Large Cap Equity - Strategy: Passive Index · Inception: 2000-11-13 Launched in 1992, the Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund is engineered to give investors comprehensive access to the entire U.S. stock market, spanning small, mid, and large-capitalization companies across both growth and value styles. Its defining characteristics are its remarkably low costs, extensive diversification, and potential for tax efficiency. This fund is well-suited for investors seeking an affordable and broad entry into the American equity market who are comfortable with the inherent volatility of stock investments, and it can function as a core equity holding or even as t... ## Key Facts | Metric | Value | |---|---| | Price | $176.16 | | Expense Ratio | 0.04% | | AUM (All Share Classes) | $480.60B | | NAV | $176.16 (2026-11-06 close) | | Holdings Count | 3519 | | Distribution Yield (TTM) | 1.08% | | Annual Distribution (TTM) | $1.90 /share | | Distribution Frequency | Quarterly | | 52-Week Range | $151.72 – $187.05 | | Beta | 1.02 | ## Latest Distribution - Amount: $0.4605 /share - Ex-date: 2026-09-28 - Pay date: 2026-09-29 ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What does VTSAX invest in? Launched in 1992, the Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund is engineered to give investors comprehensive access to the entire U.S. stock market, spanning small, mid, and large-capitalization companies across both growth and value styles. Its defining characteristics are its remarkably low costs, extensive diversification, and potential for tax efficiency. This fund is well-suited for investors seeking an affordable and broad entry into the American equity market who are comfortable with the inherent volatility of stock investments, and it can function as a core equity holding or even as their sole domestic stock fund. For 75% of its total assets, the fund operates under specific investment guidelines: it may not acquire more than 10% of any single company's outstanding voting securities, nor may it invest in an issuer if doing so would cause its total allocation to that issuer's securities to exceed 5% of the fund's assets. These restrictions can be bypassed only if necessary to closely match the structure of its benchmark index. Importantly, these limitations do not apply to obligations issued by the U.S. government or its related agencies and instrumentalities. ### What is the expense ratio of VTSAX? Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund Admiral Shares (VTSAX) charges an expense ratio of 0.04%. This is the annual fee deducted from fund assets to cover management and operations. ### How big is VTSAX? Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund Admiral Shares (VTSAX) is one share class of a fund that manages $480.60B across all of its share classes (VITSX, VSMPX, VTI report the same total). Our data does not carry the assets of this share class alone. AUM determines bid-ask liquidity and the fund's vulnerability to closure. Funds below ~$50M are at higher risk of liquidation. ### Is VTSAX actively managed or an index fund? VTSAX is a passive index fund. It tracks a published benchmark by holding the constituents in their published weights. Index funds typically charge low expense ratios (VTSAX's is 0.04%) because there's no security selection cost. ### When was VTSAX launched? Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund Admiral Shares (VTSAX) launched in November 2000 and is managed by Vanguard. ### How has VTSAX performed? VTSAX's total return (price change plus reinvested distributions) is charted at the top of this page. Switch the price chart to Total Return and pick a 1-year, 3-year, 5-year, or 10-year window to read the compound annual growth rate (CAGR) over each horizon. ### Does VTSAX pay a dividend? Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund Admiral Shares (VTSAX) currently distributes little or no income. Trailing-twelve-month yield is 1.08%. Investors looking for income should consider income-focused alternatives. See the Peers tab. ### How often does VTSAX pay dividends? Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund Admiral Shares pays dividends Quarterly. Each ex-dividend date, record date, and payment date is listed in the dividend history table on this page. ### What is VTSAX's dividend yield? VTSAX's trailing-twelve-month yield is 1.08%, calculated from the sum of dividends over the past year divided by the current price. ### When is VTSAX's next ex-dividend date? The most recently announced ex-dividend date for VTSAX was 2026-09-28. The next ex-date typically follows Quarterly; once announced it appears at the top of the dividend history table on this page. ### How much will VTSAX's expense ratio cost me over 30 years? On a $10,000 investment compounding at 7% gross return, a 0.04% expense ratio quietly compounds against your balance every year. The Fee Compounding Forecast card above projects the dollar drag for any holding period and assumption you pick. The typical result for a 1.0% expense ratio on a 30-year hold is roughly 25% of the final balance lost to fees. ### How does VTSAX charge its expense ratio? The expense ratio is deducted in tiny daily slices from VTSAX's net asset value (NAV). You never see a bill. The price quoted on every exchange is already net of fees. There's no "fee day" to avoid; the cost is continuous and built into the trading price. ### Why does VTSAX cost more than a fund like VOO? VTSAX is a passive index fund (current expense ratio 0.04%). Differences from broad-market ETFs like VOO usually come from index licensing fees, asset class (bond funds typically run cheaper than equity), or fund scale (smaller funds spread fixed operating costs across less AUM). ### Are there cheaper alternatives to VTSAX? The Lower-Fee Alternatives card above lists mutual funds following the same investment strategy as VTSAX (0.04%) but at a lower expense ratio. Each row shows the fee gap, the peer's AUM as a liquidity sanity-check, and a direct link to that fund's analysis page. Cheaper price doesn't automatically mean better. Verify the peer holds what you actually want. ## More on Dividend Data - Overview (HTML): https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/vtsax - Distribution history: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/vtsax/dividend - Holdings & diversification: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/vtsax/diversification - Fees & cheaper alternatives: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/vtsax/expenses - Peer comparison: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/vtsax/peers Data sourced from primary filings and market data providers; see https://www.dividenddata.com/methodology.