VPU dividend history (2026)
Vanguard Utilities ETF (VPU) paid $5.20 a share over its last year of payments, quarterly, a yield of 2.85% at the last close. The payment has risen for 1 consecutive years and has grown +0.5% 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 $5.20 a share a year, shares priced at the last close ($182.41). Before tax; the rate can change at any payment.
| Holding | Shares | Per year |
|---|---|---|
| 100 shares | 100 | $520 |
| 500 shares | 500 | $2,600 |
| 1,000 shares | 1,000 | $5,199 |
| $10,000 at the last close | 54.8 | $285 |
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 | $3.84 | — |
| 2025 | $5.04 | +2.3% |
| 2024 | $4.93 | +3.1% |
| 2023 | $4.78 | +4.4% |
| 2022 | $4.58 | +8.4% |
| 2021 | $4.22 | -2.9% |
| 2020 | $4.35 | +7.7% |
| 2019 | $4.04 | +6.1% |
| 2018 | $3.81 | +2.7% |
| 2017 | $3.71 | +8.6% |
| 2016 | $3.41 | -0.0% |
| 2015 | $3.41 | +10.5% |
| 2014 | $3.09 | -1.4% |
| 2013 | $3.13 | +4.5% |
| 2012 | $3.00 | +12.7% |
| 2011 | $2.66 | +4.7% |
| 2010 | $2.54 | +2.8% |
| 2009 | $2.47 | +4.5% |
| 2008 | $2.36 | +8.0% |
| 2007 | $2.19 | -0.1% |
| 2006 | $2.19 | +15.3% |
| 2005 | $1.90 | +22.9% |
| 2004 | $1.55 | — |
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 | $1.26 |
| Jun 24, 2026 | $1.30 |
| Mar 24, 2026 | $1.28 |
| Dec 17, 2025 | $1.36 |
| Sep 24, 2025 | $1.23 |
| Jun 26, 2025 | $1.23 |
| Mar 25, 2025 | $1.23 |
| Dec 18, 2024 | $1.28 |
| Sep 27, 2024 | $1.31 |
| Jun 28, 2024 | $1.24 |
| Mar 22, 2024 | $1.10 |
| Dec 19, 2023 | $1.31 |
| Sep 28, 2023 | $1.21 |
| Jun 29, 2023 | $1.11 |
| Mar 24, 2023 | $1.14 |
| Dec 15, 2022 | $1.20 |
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 VPU pay in dividends?
- VPU paid $5.20 a share over its last year of payments, which vary in size, a dividend yield of 2.85% at the last close.
- How often does VPU pay dividends?
- Vanguard Utilities ETF pays quarterly (4 payments a year); the most recent ex-dividend date was Sep 23, 2026.
- How many years has VPU raised its dividend?
- VPU 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 VPU'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.