VAW dividend history (2026)
Vanguard Materials ETF (VAW) paid $3.18 a share over its last year of payments, quarterly, a yield of 1.41% at the last close. The payment has grown -0.3% a year compounded (CAGR) over the past five. The last ex-dividend date was Sep 23, 2026. Not investment advice.
Price and yield as of market close, Oct 16, 2026; the dividend record runs from 2004.
What a holding earns#
At the current rate of $3.18 a share a year, shares priced at the last close ($225.12). Before tax; the rate can change at any payment.
| Holding | Shares | Per year |
|---|---|---|
| 100 shares | 100 | $318 |
| 500 shares | 500 | $1,591 |
| 1,000 shares | 1,000 | $3,181 |
| $10,000 at the last close | 44.4 | $141 |
Dividends by year#
Regular payments that went ex in each calendar year, per share, newest first. A special dividend or a spin-off distribution is counted separately and left out of the total and the change.
| Year | Paid / share | vs prior yr |
|---|---|---|
| 2026YTD | $2.37 | — |
| 2025 | $3.23 | +1.0% |
| 2024 | $3.19 | -2.0% |
| 2023 | $3.26 | -3.1% |
| 2022 | $3.36 | +18.3% |
| 2021 | $2.84 | +8.3% |
| 2020 | $2.63 | +1.1% |
| 2019 | $2.60 | +15.7% |
| 2018 | $2.24 | +0.7% |
| 2017 | $2.23 | +18.6% |
| 2016 | $1.88 | -13.3% |
| 2015 | $2.17 | +14.6% |
| 2014 | $1.89 | -0.4% |
| 2013 | $1.90 | +20.9% |
| 2012 | $1.57 | -0.3% |
| 2011 | $1.58 | -12.6% |
| 2010 | $1.80 | +95.4% |
| 2009 | $0.92 | -42.3% |
| 2008 | $1.60 | +25.2% |
| 2007 | $1.28 | +12.4% |
| 2006 | $1.14 | +17.4% |
| 2005 | $0.97 | -0.7% |
| 2004 | $0.98 | — |
Recent payments#
The last 16 ex-dividend dates. Amounts are split-adjusted, as paid on today's share count.
| Ex-date | Per share |
|---|---|
| Sep 23, 2026 | $0.78 |
| Jun 24, 2026 | $0.80 |
| Mar 24, 2026 | $0.79 |
| Dec 17, 2025 | $0.81 |
| Sep 24, 2025 | $0.77 |
| Jun 26, 2025 | $0.82 |
| Mar 25, 2025 | $0.83 |
| Dec 18, 2024 | $0.86 |
| Sep 27, 2024 | $0.84 |
| Jun 28, 2024 | $0.82 |
| Mar 22, 2024 | $0.68 |
| Dec 19, 2023 | $0.89 |
| Sep 28, 2023 | $0.86 |
| Jun 29, 2023 | $0.83 |
| Mar 24, 2023 | $0.68 |
| Dec 15, 2022 | $0.95 |
About this data#
Payments come from ChartRow's own dividend record, one row per ex-date, split-adjusted. A payment more than 2.5 times the year's median is treated as a special dividend or a distribution and left out of the annual total, the run-rate and the streak. The annual dividend is the latest regular payment times the number of payments a year; the yield divides it by the last close. Years of raises counts consecutive complete calendar years in which that payment rose over the prior year's — a cut, a flat year or a gap ends the count, and the current year is not counted until it is over. Where the run reaches the start of our record (1995 for many long-lived payers) it is shown with a plus sign, because it may be longer. Not investment advice.
FAQ#
- How much does VAW pay in dividends?
- VAW paid $3.18 a share over its last year of payments, which vary in size, a dividend yield of 1.41% at the last close.
- How often does VAW pay dividends?
- Vanguard Materials ETF pays quarterly (4 payments a year); the most recent ex-dividend date was Sep 23, 2026.
- How many years has VAW raised its dividend?
- VAW has not raised its dividend in each of the last complete years on our record: the most recent complete year's payment was not above the year before's.
- Can I see VAW's dividends reinvested?
- Yes, as a total-return view: the Growth of $1,000 page for this ticker shows what an investment became with dividends reinvested against price only, from any starting month.