# AdvisorShares STAR Global Buy-Write ETF (VEGA) — Dividends

VEGA · NYSE · Fund

Canonical page: https://www.lighthorse.io/tickers/vega/dividends

## Dividend summary

| Metric | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Frequency | annual |
| Trailing 12 months | $0.66 |
| Forward yield | 1.25% |
| Growth streak | 2 years |

AdvisorShares STAR Global Buy-Write ETF pays an annual distribution. Its most recent payment was $0.66 per share, with an [ex-date](/instructions/learning/ex-dividend-date) of December 22, 2025 and a pay date of December 29, 2025. Over the trailing twelve months, the fund paid $0.66 per share, a [yield](/instructions/learning/dividend-yield) of 1.24% at a share price of $53.12.

The table holds seven distributions, one each year from 2019 to 2025, all with ex-dates in the second half of December. Payment usually followed about a week later. The amount has varied from year to year: $0.15 in 2019, $0.10 in 2020, $0.23 in 2021, $0.65 in 2022, $0.44 in 2023, $0.45 in 2024 and $0.66 in 2025.

The 2025 distribution was about 47% larger than the 2024 one and the largest in the table, just above the 2022 amount. The source counts a growth streak of two years, covering the small rise in 2024 and the larger one in 2025. No distribution with a 2026 ex-date is listed yet. If the year-end pattern holds, the next distribution would go ex-distribution in late December 2026 and be paid about a week later.

## Payment history

| Ex-date | Pay date | Amount per share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Dec 22, 2025 | Dec 29, 2025 | $0.66 |
| Dec 23, 2024 | Dec 30, 2024 | $0.45 |
| Dec 26, 2023 | Dec 29, 2023 | $0.44 |
| Dec 23, 2022 | Dec 30, 2022 | $0.65 |
| Dec 23, 2021 | Dec 31, 2021 | $0.23 |
| Dec 24, 2020 | Dec 31, 2020 | $0.10 |
| Dec 27, 2019 | Dec 31, 2019 | $0.15 |

## Frequently Asked Questions

### Does AdvisorShares STAR Global Buy-Write ETF (VEGA) pay a distribution?

Yes. AdvisorShares STAR Global Buy-Write ETF pays a annual distribution; the most recent payment was $0.66 per share.

### What is VEGA's distribution yield?

AdvisorShares STAR Global Buy-Write ETF paid $0.66 per share over the trailing twelve months, a yield of 1.25% at the last price of $52.66. [Click here to learn more](https://www.lighthorse.io/instructions/learning/dividend-yield)

### When is VEGA's most recent ex-distribution date?

AdvisorShares STAR Global Buy-Write ETF's most recent ex-distribution date is Dec 22, 2025, payable on Dec 29, 2025.

### What is the difference between ex and payment dates?

An ex-date is the cutoff day for ownership, the payment date is when the distribution actually happens. [Click here to learn more](https://www.lighthorse.io/instructions/learning/ex-dividend-date)

### Has VEGA been raising its distribution?

Yes — AdvisorShares STAR Global Buy-Write ETF has increased its distribution for 2 consecutive calendar years.

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Dividend amounts and dates are supplied by third parties and may be revised. Declaring, raising, cutting or suspending a dividend is entirely at the issuer’s discretion, and scheduled dates are estimates until declared. A past record of payments does not mean future payments will be made. Nothing here suggests trading around a distribution.

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