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Data last updated: Oct 16, 2026
Snapshot (as of Oct 16, 2026): Vanguard Energy Index Fund ETF Shares (VDE) pays a $2.47 annual dividend ($0.62 quarterly), yielding 2.16% at $188.88/share. Source: Yahoo Finance, aggregated by MerryDiv.
Dividend Yield: 2.16%
Annual Dividend: $2.47 per share
Dividend Frequency: quarterly
Years of Dividend History: 23
Vanguard Energy ETF dividend investors get exposure to U.S. energy sector equities through a fund that tracks the MSCI US Investable Market Index (IMI)/Energy 25/50 using full replication. The current yield is 2.23%, with a trailing annual dividend rate of $4.0291 per share paid quarterly. The next ex-dividend date is June 24, 2026. VDE's beta of -0.01 makes it nearly uncorrelated with the broader market, which appeals to income investors seeking energy sector exposure without amplifying overall portfolio swings.
Vanguard Energy ETF pays out dividends as a pass-through of income from its underlying holdings, with a payout ratio classified as not applicable (fund/ETF). The fund's distributions reflect the aggregate dividend income generated by its U.S. energy sector equity holdings, so Vanguard Energy ETF dividend safety is directly tied to the earnings and payout decisions of those underlying companies. The most significant pressure point is energy price volatility: the annual dividend history shows year-over-year declines in multiple years, including a drop from $4.4260 in 2022 to $3.9169 in 2023, which reflects how commodity cycles flow through to fund distributions.
Vanguard Energy ETF dividend history shows a CAGR of 6.5% per year from 2011 to 2025. Per-share payments grew from $1.6180 to $3.9101 over that period (2026 data is partial and excluded from this calculation). The largest annual increase in the window was 38.0% in 2022, but the data also contains at least one year-over-year decline exceeding 5%, which means growth has been uneven rather than linear.
| 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 payment swings driven by commodity cycles. The yield sits in the moderate (2–4%) range at 2.23%, slightly above its 5-year average of 2.15%, so current income is marginally better than the recent norm. Growth over 14 years has averaged 6.5% annually, but that headline number masks real volatility: payments have both surged and fallen within the same decade. The trade-off is clear: VDE offers a growing long-run income stream from U.S. energy equities, but investors accept distribution variability that does not exist in more predictable dividend payers.
| Payment Date | Amount per Share |
|---|---|
| 2026-09-23 | $1.0519 |
| 2026-06-24 | $1.0321 |
| 2026-03-24 | $0.9689 |
| 2025-12-17 | $1.0279 |
| 2025-09-24 | $1.0002 |
| 2025-06-26 | $0.9333 |
| 2025-03-25 | $0.9487 |
| 2024-12-18 | $0.9660 |
| 2024-09-27 | $1.0522 |
| 2024-06-28 | $0.9484 |
| Year | Total Dividends |
|---|---|
| 2026 | $3.0529 |
| 2025 | $3.9101 |
| 2024 | $3.9225 |
| 2023 | $3.9169 |
| 2022 | $4.4260 |
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