Annual Dividend (TTM)
$5.0440
5x/year
VPU
(NYSEARCA)Vanguard Utilities ETF
$200.14-- (--)
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VPU ETF Dividends: Vanguard Utilities ETF
Dividend yield, distribution history, ex-dividend dates, and payment schedule analysis. Track payout frequency, income trends, and dividend growth metrics.
Dividend Yield
2.54%
Last ex-date: Jun 30, 2026
5-Year CAGR
-21.89%
Compound annual growth rate
Dividend Growth
-0.32%
Year-over-year change
Vanguard Utilities ETF (VPU) Dividend Distribution Statistics
Comprehensive dividend metrics including income yield, payout ratio, CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate), and distribution frequency analysis
Payment Schedule & Details
Distribution frequency, ex-dividend dates, and cash payment information
Frequency5x/year
Last Payment$1.2260
Last Ex-DateJun 30, 2026
Last Payment DateJun 30, 2026
Dividend Growth Metrics
CAGR (Compound Annual Growth Rate), TTM (Trailing Twelve Months), and payout trends
TTM Growth (YoY)-0.32%
3-Year CAGR-36.43%
5-Year CAGR-21.89%
10-Year CAGR-9.72%
Historical Distribution Averages
Multi-year dividend payment averages and yield history analysis
5-Year Average$4.3668
10-Year Average$4.1959
First PaymentDec 22, 2004
Historical Dividend Distribution Trend Chart
Visualize dividend payout amounts, distribution growth trends, income yield patterns, and stock splits over time
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Vanguard Utilities ETF (VPU) Dividend Payment History & Calendar
Complete distribution history with ex-dividend dates, record dates, payment schedule, cash amounts, and payout frequency
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| Ex-Dividend Date | Record Date | Payment Date | Declaration Date | Amount | Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 30, 2026 | - | Jun 30, 2026 | - | $1.2260 | Quarterly |
| Mar 27, 2026 | - | Mar 27, 2026 | - | $1.2280 | Quarterly |
| Mar 24, 2026 | Mar 24, 2026 | Mar 26, 2026 | Jan 8, 2026 | $1.2770 | Quarterly |
| Dec 17, 2025 | Dec 17, 2025 | Dec 19, 2025 | Apr 3, 2025 | $1.3630 | Quarterly |
| Sep 24, 2025 | Sep 24, 2025 | Sep 26, 2025 | Jan 20, 2025 | $1.2270 | Quarterly |
| Jun 26, 2025 | Jun 26, 2025 | Jun 30, 2025 | Jan 20, 2025 | $1.2260 | Quarterly |
| Mar 25, 2025 | Mar 25, 2025 | Mar 27, 2025 | Jan 20, 2025 | $1.2280 | Quarterly |
| Dec 18, 2024 | Dec 18, 2024 | Dec 20, 2024 | Mar 5, 2024 | $1.2750 | Quarterly |
| Sep 27, 2024 | Sep 27, 2024 | Oct 1, 2024 | Mar 5, 2024 | $1.3120 | Quarterly |
| Jun 28, 2024 | Jun 28, 2024 | Jul 2, 2024 | Mar 5, 2024 | $1.2450 | Quarterly |
| Mar 22, 2024 | Mar 25, 2024 | Mar 27, 2024 | Mar 5, 2024 | $1.0960 | Quarterly |
| Dec 19, 2023 | Dec 20, 2023 | Dec 22, 2023 | Mar 16, 2023 | $1.3100 | Quarterly |
| Sep 28, 2023 | Sep 29, 2023 | Oct 3, 2023 | Mar 16, 2023 | $1.2140 | Quarterly |
| Jun 29, 2023 | Jun 30, 2023 | Jul 5, 2023 | Mar 16, 2023 | $1.1120 | Quarterly |
| Mar 24, 2023 | Mar 27, 2023 | Mar 29, 2023 | Mar 16, 2023 | $1.1440 | Quarterly |
| Dec 15, 2022 | Dec 16, 2022 | Dec 20, 2022 | Dec 13, 2022 | $1.1950 | Quarterly |
| Sep 28, 2022 | Sep 29, 2022 | Oct 3, 2022 | Sep 26, 2022 | $1.2830 | Quarterly |
| Jun 23, 2022 | Jun 24, 2022 | Jun 28, 2022 | Jun 21, 2022 | $1.0870 | Quarterly |
| Mar 24, 2022 | Mar 25, 2022 | Mar 29, 2022 | Mar 22, 2022 | $1.0120 | Quarterly |
| Dec 16, 2021 | Dec 17, 2021 | Dec 21, 2021 | Dec 14, 2021 | $1.0640 | Quarterly |
| Sep 29, 2021 | Sep 30, 2021 | Oct 4, 2021 | Sep 28, 2021 | $1.1880 | Quarterly |
| Jun 21, 2021 | Jun 22, 2021 | Jun 24, 2021 | Jun 17, 2021 | $1.0140 | Quarterly |
| Mar 26, 2021 | Mar 29, 2021 | Mar 31, 2021 | Mar 24, 2021 | $0.9580 | Quarterly |
| Dec 17, 2020 | Dec 18, 2020 | Dec 22, 2020 | Dec 16, 2020 | $1.3300 | Quarterly |
| Sep 11, 2020 | - | Sep 16, 2020 | Sep 9, 2020 | $0.8870 | Quarterly |
| Jun 22, 2020 | - | Jun 25, 2020 | Jun 19, 2020 | $1.2580 | Quarterly |
| Mar 10, 2020 | - | Mar 13, 2020 | Mar 6, 2020 | $0.8750 | Quarterly |
| Dec 16, 2019 | - | Dec 19, 2019 | Dec 13, 2019 | $1.0220 | Quarterly |
| Sep 26, 2019 | - | Oct 1, 2019 | Sep 24, 2019 | $1.0890 | Quarterly |
| Jun 21, 2019 | - | Jun 26, 2019 | Jun 19, 2019 | $0.9810 | Quarterly |
| Mar 21, 2019 | - | Mar 26, 2019 | Mar 19, 2019 | $0.9450 | Quarterly |
| Dec 13, 2018 | - | Dec 18, 2018 | Dec 11, 2018 | $1.0180 | Quarterly |
| Sep 24, 2018 | - | Sep 27, 2018 | Sep 20, 2018 | $0.9340 | Quarterly |
| Jun 28, 2018 | - | Jul 3, 2018 | Jun 26, 2018 | $1.0160 | Quarterly |
| Mar 16, 2018 | - | Mar 21, 2018 | Mar 14, 2018 | $0.8390 | Quarterly |
| Dec 14, 2017 | - | Dec 19, 2017 | Dec 12, 2017 | $0.9350 | Quarterly |
| Sep 27, 2017 | - | Oct 2, 2017 | Sep 25, 2017 | $0.9630 | Quarterly |
| Jun 28, 2017 | - | Jul 5, 2017 | Jun 26, 2017 | $0.8760 | Quarterly |
| Mar 24, 2017 | - | Mar 30, 2017 | Mar 22, 2017 | $0.9330 | Quarterly |
| Dec 14, 2016 | - | Dec 20, 2016 | Dec 12, 2016 | $0.9430 | Quarterly |
| Sep 20, 2016 | - | Sep 26, 2016 | Sep 16, 2016 | $0.9190 | Quarterly |
| Jun 21, 2016 | - | Jun 27, 2016 | Jun 17, 2016 | $0.8340 | Quarterly |
| Mar 21, 2016 | - | Mar 28, 2016 | Mar 17, 2016 | $0.7170 | Quarterly |
| Dec 17, 2015 | - | Dec 23, 2015 | Dec 15, 2015 | $0.8780 | Quarterly |
| Sep 25, 2015 | - | Oct 1, 2015 | Sep 23, 2015 | $0.8750 | Quarterly |
| Jun 26, 2015 | - | Jul 2, 2015 | Jun 24, 2015 | $0.8380 | Quarterly |
| Mar 23, 2015 | - | Mar 27, 2015 | Mar 19, 2015 | $0.8230 | Quarterly |
| Dec 18, 2014 | - | Dec 24, 2014 | Dec 16, 2014 | $0.8240 | Quarterly |
| Sep 22, 2014 | - | Sep 26, 2014 | Sep 18, 2014 | $0.7910 | Quarterly |
| Jun 23, 2014 | - | Jun 27, 2014 | Jun 19, 2014 | $0.7430 | Quarterly |
| Mar 24, 2014 | - | Mar 28, 2014 | Mar 20, 2014 | $0.7310 | Quarterly |
| Dec 20, 2013 | - | Dec 27, 2013 | Dec 18, 2013 | $0.8240 | Quarterly |
| Sep 23, 2013 | - | Sep 27, 2013 | Sep 19, 2013 | $0.8000 | Quarterly |
| Jun 24, 2013 | - | Jun 28, 2013 | Jun 20, 2013 | $0.7840 | Quarterly |
| Mar 22, 2013 | - | Mar 28, 2013 | Mar 20, 2013 | $0.7240 | Quarterly |
| Dec 20, 2012 | - | Dec 27, 2012 | Dec 18, 2012 | $0.7980 | Quarterly |
| Sep 24, 2012 | - | Sep 28, 2012 | - | $0.7820 | Quarterly |
| Jun 25, 2012 | - | Jun 29, 2012 | - | $0.7100 | Quarterly |
| Mar 26, 2012 | - | Mar 30, 2012 | - | $0.7070 | Quarterly |
| Dec 21, 2011 | - | Dec 28, 2011 | - | $0.6900 | Quarterly |
| Sep 23, 2011 | - | Sep 29, 2011 | - | $0.6830 | Quarterly |
| Jun 24, 2011 | - | Jun 30, 2011 | - | $0.6640 | Quarterly |
| Mar 25, 2011 | - | Mar 31, 2011 | - | $0.6220 | Quarterly |
| Dec 22, 2010 | - | Dec 29, 2010 | - | $0.7170 | Quarterly |
| Sep 24, 2010 | - | Sep 30, 2010 | - | $0.6360 | Quarterly |
| Jun 24, 2010 | - | Jun 30, 2010 | - | $0.6160 | Quarterly |
| Mar 25, 2010 | - | Mar 31, 2010 | - | $0.5710 | Quarterly |
| Dec 22, 2009 | - | Dec 29, 2009 | - | $0.6190 | Quarterly |
| Sep 24, 2009 | - | Sep 30, 2009 | - | $0.6080 | Quarterly |
| Jun 25, 2009 | - | Jun 30, 2009 | - | $0.6180 | Quarterly |
| Jun 24, 2009 | - | - | - | $0.6180 | - |
| Mar 25, 2009 | - | Mar 31, 2009 | - | $0.6250 | Quarterly |
| Dec 22, 2008 | - | Dec 29, 2008 | - | $0.6490 | Quarterly |
| Sep 24, 2008 | - | Sep 30, 2008 | - | $0.6220 | Quarterly |
| Jun 24, 2008 | - | Jun 30, 2008 | - | $0.5260 | Quarterly |
| Mar 25, 2008 | - | Mar 31, 2008 | - | $0.5660 | Quarterly |
| Dec 14, 2007 | - | Dec 20, 2007 | - | $0.6070 | Quarterly |
| Sep 24, 2007 | - | Sep 28, 2007 | - | $0.5910 | Quarterly |
| Jun 25, 2007 | - | Jun 29, 2007 | - | $0.5060 | Quarterly |
| Mar 26, 2007 | - | Mar 30, 2007 | - | $0.4830 | Quarterly |
| Dec 18, 2006 | - | Dec 22, 2006 | - | $0.5640 | Quarterly |
| Sep 25, 2006 | - | Sep 29, 2006 | - | $0.5430 | Quarterly |
| Jun 26, 2006 | - | Jun 30, 2006 | - | $0.6000 | Quarterly |
| Mar 20, 2006 | - | Mar 29, 2006 | - | $0.4830 | Quarterly |
| Dec 22, 2005 | - | Jan 5, 2006 | - | $0.5560 | Quarterly |
| Sep 26, 2005 | - | Oct 6, 2005 | - | $0.3990 | Quarterly |
| Jun 27, 2005 | - | Jul 8, 2005 | - | $0.5300 | Quarterly |
| Mar 24, 2005 | - | Apr 6, 2005 | - | $0.4150 | Quarterly |
| Dec 22, 2004 | - | Jan 4, 2005 | - | $1.5460 | - |
Frequently Asked Questions About Vanguard Utilities ETF Dividends
What is the dividend yield for VPU?
VPU has a dividend yield of 2.54% based on current price and annual dividend payments.
When does VPU pay dividends?
VPU pays dividends 5x/year. View the payment history table for specific ex-dividend and payment dates.
What is the ex-dividend date for VPU?
The most recent ex-dividend date for VPU is June 30, 2026. See the full history in the payment table below.
Has VPU increased its dividend?
Review the growth metrics section to analyze VPU's dividend growth trends and historical payout patterns.
How much dividend does VPU pay annually?
VPU pays an annual dividend of $5.04 per share based on recent distributions.