VDC dividend history (2026)
Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (VDC) paid $4.88 a share over its last year of payments, quarterly, a yield of 2.05% at the last close. The payment has risen for 1 consecutive years and has grown -4.8% 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 $4.88 a share a year, shares priced at the last close ($237.43). Before tax; the rate can change at any payment.
| Holding | Shares | Per year |
|---|---|---|
| 100 shares | 100 | $488 |
| 500 shares | 500 | $2,441 |
| 1,000 shares | 1,000 | $4,882 |
| $10,000 at the last close | 42.1 | $206 |
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 | $3.65 | — |
| 2025 | $4.77 | -3.2% |
| 2024 | $4.93 | -2.5% |
| 2023 | $5.05 | +11.4% |
| 2022 | $4.54 | +6.1% |
| 2021 | $4.28 | -1.7% |
| 2020 | $4.35 | +10.4% |
| 2019 | $3.94 | +8.0% |
| 2018 | $3.65 | -0.8% |
| 2017 | $3.68 | +14.6% |
| 2016 | $3.21 | -2.6% |
| 2015 | $3.29 | +36.3% |
| 2014 | $2.42 | -0.5% |
| 2013 | $2.43 | -6.3% |
| 2012 | $2.59 | +36.8% |
| 2011 | $1.89 | -0.6% |
| 2010 | $1.91 | +9.7% |
| 2009 | $1.74 | +48.2% |
| 2008 | $1.17 | +1.2% |
| 2007 | $1.16 | +20.7% |
| 2006 | $0.96 | +36.6% |
| 2005 | $0.70 | -17.6% |
| 2004 | $0.85 | — |
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 | $1.21 |
| Jun 24, 2026 | $1.22 |
| Mar 24, 2026 | $1.22 |
| Dec 17, 2025 | $1.23 |
| Sep 24, 2025 | $1.13 |
| Jun 26, 2025 | $1.24 |
| Mar 25, 2025 | $1.17 |
| Dec 18, 2024 | $1.21 |
| Sep 27, 2024 | $1.32 |
| Jun 28, 2024 | $1.54 |
| Mar 22, 2024 | $0.86 |
| Dec 19, 2023 | $1.79 |
| Sep 28, 2023 | $1.03 |
| Jun 29, 2023 | $1.39 |
| Mar 24, 2023 | $0.84 |
| Dec 15, 2022 | $1.44 |
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 VDC pay in dividends?
- VDC paid $4.88 a share over its last year of payments, which vary in size, a dividend yield of 2.05% at the last close.
- How often does VDC pay dividends?
- Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF pays quarterly (4 payments a year); the most recent ex-dividend date was Sep 23, 2026.
- How many years has VDC raised its dividend?
- VDC has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years, counting complete calendar years in which the regular payment rose over the prior year's.
- Can I see VDC'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.