VTI Vanguard Morningstar Total Stock Market ETF
LEGACY ETF NOT a signal card · Live refresh 2026-09-11T13:34:44Z · Source: yfinance/Yahoo (soft-fail)
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Company — what it does
The fund manager employs an indexing investment approach designed to track the performance of the CRSP U.S. Total Market Index (the “Target Index”), which represents 100% of the investable U.S. stock market, as determined by the index provider. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests at least 80% of its net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes, in the stocks that make up the…
Plain trend vs 50 / 200
Uptrend bias (above 50D & 200D) — Price sits above both the 50-day and 200-day simple moving averages — a classic intermediate uptrend posture. Not a trade signal.
Dividend paycheck vs warning
A dividend is a share of earnings or pass-through cash — it is not a guaranteed paycheck. Cuts happen. High yield is often a warning light (risk priced in), not a safety badge.
Range, yield & payout streak
Based on Yahoo annual dividend totals through 2025 (excludes incomplete 2026).
BDC / cash pass-through vs ordinary dividend
ETF / fund — distributions depend on the underlying basket and fund policy. Yield is not a corporate “safety” rating.
Remember: high yield ≠ safer. Pass-through vehicles (BDC / REIT) can show high distributions by design while carrying credit, rate, or occupancy risk.
Dividend safety rating
High yield ≠ safer — elevated yield often prices higher risk or return-of-capital. Payout streak (non-decreasing annual totals): ~6 years.
Dividend history trend (recent payments)
| Ex-date (Yahoo) | Amount |
|---|---|
| 2023-09-21 | $0.7980 |
| 2023-12-21 | $1.0020 |
| 2024-03-22 | $0.9110 |
| 2024-06-28 | $0.9520 |
| 2024-09-27 | $0.8710 |
| 2024-12-23 | $0.9410 |
| 2025-03-27 | $0.9850 |
| 2025-06-30 | $0.9130 |
| 2025-09-29 | $0.9070 |
| 2025-12-22 | $0.9510 |
| 2026-03-27 | $0.9980 |
| 2026-06-26 | $1.0440 |
Sourced from Yahoo via yfinance. Gaps or missing rows = data unavailable, not zeroes we invented.
Pass-through / BDC mechanics (deeper)
ETF / fund — distributions depend on the underlying basket and fund policy. Yield is not a corporate “safety” rating.
Advanced frame: for ordinary payers, focus on earnings/FCF coverage and balance-sheet flexibility. For REITs, focus on AFFO/FFO trends, occupancy, and debt ladders. For BDCs, focus on NII vs distribution, non-accruals, leverage vs statutory limits, and NAV drift. This page still is not a Crystal Signals entry card — no Counsel fire / manage stamp here.
Full company blurb
The fund manager employs an indexing investment approach designed to track the performance of the CRSP U.S. Total Market Index (the “Target Index”), which represents 100% of the investable U.S. stock market, as determined by the index provider. Under normal circumstances, the fund invests at least 80% of its net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes, in the stocks that make up the target index.
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