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Data last updated: Sep 01, 2026
Snapshot (as of Sep 01, 2026): Vanguard Energy ETF (VDE) pays a $4.03 annual dividend ($1.03 quarterly), yielding 2.21% at $182.01/share. Next ex-dividend date 2026-06-24. Source: Yahoo Finance, aggregated by MerryDiv.
Dividend Yield: 2.21%
Annual Dividend: $4.03 per share
Ex-Dividend Date: 2026-06-24
Dividend Frequency: quarterly
Sector: Financial Services
Years of Dividend History: 22
Vanguard Energy ETF dividend investors get exposure to U.S. energy sector equities through a fund managed by The Vanguard Group, tracking the MSCI US Investable Market Index (IMI)/Energy 25/50 via full replication. The current yield is 2.31%, with a trailing annual dividend rate of $4.0291 per share paid quarterly. The next ex-dividend date is June 24, 2026. VDE's near-zero beta of -0.01 means its price moves with almost no correlation to the broader market, which shapes the income profile for dividend investors focused on energy sector exposure.
Vanguard Energy ETF pays out dividends as a pass-through of income from its underlying energy equity holdings, making a traditional payout ratio not applicable (fund/ETF). Vanguard Energy ETF dividend safety depends on the income generated by the U.S. energy companies the fund holds, not on a fixed corporate earnings stream. The most significant pressure point is energy sector volatility: the dividend history shows year-over-year declines exceeding 5% in multiple years, which means payouts can fall when energy company earnings contract.
Vanguard Energy ETF dividend history shows a CAGR of 7.9% per year from 2010 to 2025. Per-share payments grew from $1.2470 to $3.9100 over that period (2026 data is a partial year and excluded from this calculation). The largest annual increase in the window was 38.0% in 2022, reflecting the sharp swing in energy sector income that year.
| Period | CAGR | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-Year | -4.0% | $4.43 (2022) | $3.91 (2025) |
| 5-Year | +9.6% | $2.47 (2020) | $3.91 (2025) |
| 10-Year | +4.0% | $2.64 (2015) | $3.91 (2025) |
VDE fits dividend investors who want energy sector income and can tolerate year-to-year payout swings. The yield sits in the moderate (2–4%) range at 2.31%, slightly above its 5-year average of 2.22%, so current income is marginally better than the recent norm. Growth over 15 years has been real, at 7.9% per year, but the path is uneven: the history includes both a 38.0% spike and multi-year declines. What an investor gets is energy-focused income with meaningful long-run growth. What they accept is a payout that moves with oil and gas earnings, not a predictable corporate dividend schedule.
| Payment Date | Amount per Share |
|---|---|
| 2026-06-24 | $1.0321 |
| 2026-03-24 | $0.9690 |
| 2025-12-17 | $1.0280 |
| 2025-09-24 | $1.0000 |
| 2025-06-26 | $0.9330 |
| 2025-03-25 | $0.9490 |
| 2024-12-18 | $0.9660 |
| 2024-09-27 | $1.0520 |
| 2024-06-28 | $0.9480 |
| 2024-03-22 | $0.9560 |
| Year | Total Dividends |
|---|---|
| 2026 | $2.0011 |
| 2025 | $3.9100 |
| 2024 | $3.9220 |
| 2023 | $3.9170 |
| 2022 | $4.4260 |
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