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Data last updated: Nov 08, 2026
Snapshot (as of Nov 08, 2026): Vanguard Emerging Mkts Stock Idx Adm (VEMAX) pays a $1.12 annual dividend, yielding 2.15% at $46.03/share. Source: Yahoo Finance, aggregated by MerryDiv.
Dividend Yield: 2.15%
Annual Dividend: $1.12 per share
Years of Dividend History: 21
Vanguard Emerging Mkts Stock Idx Adm dividend reflects the aggregate distributions from a broadly diversified collection of stocks issued by companies in emerging market countries. The fund tracks the FTSE Emerging Markets All Cap China A Inclusion Index, sampling a wide range of securities to approximate the index's key characteristics. VEMAX currently yields 2.0%, with trailing twelve-month payments totaling $1.1220 per share. That yield profile suits dividend investors who want emerging market equity exposure alongside a moderate income stream.
Vanguard Emerging Mkts Stock Idx Adm dividend safety is determined by the aggregate distributions paid by the underlying emerging market companies held in the fund, not by a corporate payout ratio. A payout ratio is not applicable (fund/ETF). The most data-supported pressure point is volatility in those underlying distributions: the annual dividend per share dropped from $1.1800 in 2019 to $0.7790 in a partial-year period, and from $1.3120 in 2022 to $1.1830 in 2023, showing that payouts from emerging market holdings can swing materially year to year.
Vanguard Emerging Mkts Stock Idx Adm dividend history shows a CAGR of 2.2% per year from 2013 to 2025. Per-share payments grew from $0.9370 to $1.2207 over that window (2026 is a partial year and excluded from the growth calculation). The largest single-year jump in the window was 30.4% in 2019, but the history also contains at least one year-over-year decline exceeding 5%, which means growth has been anything but linear.
| Period | CAGR | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-Year | -2.4% | $1.31 (2022) | $1.22 (2025) |
| 5-Year | +9.4% | $0.78 (2020) | $1.22 (2025) |
| 10-Year | +3.2% | $0.89 (2015) | $1.22 (2025) |
VEMAX fits dividend investors who want broad exposure to emerging market equities and can accept year-to-year income variability. The yield sits in the moderate (2–4%) range at 2.0%, and the 12-year CAGR of 2.2% means real purchasing-power growth from the dividend alone is thin. The fund's index-sampling approach across emerging market stocks means the income stream is diversified across many countries and companies, but that same structure ties payouts directly to what those underlying holdings distribute. The trade-off is clear: geographic diversification across emerging markets in exchange for an income stream that has historically moved up and down with those markets.
| Payment Date | Amount per Share |
|---|---|
| 2026-09-18 | $0.0859 |
| 2026-06-18 | $0.0502 |
| 2025-12-19 | $0.8518 |
| 2025-09-19 | $0.2261 |
| 2025-06-20 | $0.1095 |
| 2025-03-21 | $0.0333 |
| 2024-12-20 | $0.8802 |
| 2024-09-20 | $0.1063 |
| 2024-06-21 | $0.1360 |
| 2024-03-15 | $0.0270 |
| Year | Total Dividends |
|---|---|
| 2026 | $0.1361 |
| 2025 | $1.2207 |
| 2024 | $1.1495 |
| 2023 | $1.1830 |
| 2022 | $1.3120 |
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