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Data last updated: Aug 10, 2026
Snapshot (as of Aug 10, 2026): Vanguard Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund Admiral Shares (VEMAX) pays a $1.13 annual dividend ($0.09 monthly), yielding 2.26% at $50.02/share. Next ex-dividend date 2026-06-18. Source: Yahoo Finance, aggregated by MerryDiv.
Dividend Yield: 2.26%
Annual Dividend: $1.13 per share
Ex-Dividend Date: 2026-06-18
Dividend Frequency: monthly
Sector: Financial Services
Years of Dividend History: 21
Vanguard Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund Admiral Shares dividend gives investors exposure to equity markets across developing nations, paid monthly at a trailing annual rate of $1.1281 per share. The current yield sits at 2.26%, with the next ex-dividend date on June 18, 2026. VEMAX tracks stocks in economies where price swings tend to run wider than in developed markets, which shapes both the income profile and the risk picture. That volatility makes this fund a better fit for patient investors with a higher risk tolerance than for those seeking predictable, low-drama income.
Vanguard Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund Admiral Shares pays out dividends as a pass-through of income generated by its underlying equity holdings, making a traditional payout ratio not applicable (fund/ETF). Vanguard Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund Admiral Shares dividend safety is therefore tied directly to the dividend income produced by the emerging market stocks the fund holds, not to a corporate earnings buffer. The most significant pressure point is currency risk: exchange rate instability in developing economies can erode the value of dividends before they reach shareholders, and the fund's own description flags this as an inherent structural risk.
Vanguard Emerging Markets Stock Index Fund Admiral Shares dividend history shows a CAGR of 2.2% per year from 2013 to 2025. Per-share payments moved from $0.9370 in 2013 to $1.2207 in 2025 (2026 is a partial year and excluded from this calculation). The largest annual increase in the window was 30.4% in 2019, but the history also contains at least one year-over-year decline exceeding 5%, so growth has been far from linear. At 2.2% annually, the pace is slow, and that limits how much the income stream compounds over time.
| 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 emerging market equity exposure alongside a moderate income stream, and who can absorb meaningful year-to-year swings in distributions. The current yield of 2.26% falls in the moderate (2–4%) range and sits just below the fund's own 5-year average of 2.37%, so income is not running ahead of its historical norm. Growth has averaged 2.2% per year over twelve years, which barely keeps pace with inflation in most environments. What an investor gets here is geographic diversification into developing economies with a modest income component. The trade-off is volatility: both the share price and the dividend itself have moved sharply in either direction across the available history.
| Payment Date | Amount per Share |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| 2023-12-15 | $0.7140 |
| Year | Total Dividends |
|---|---|
| 2026 | $0.0502 |
| 2025 | $1.2207 |
| 2024 | $1.1495 |
| 2023 | $1.1830 |
| 2022 | $1.3120 |
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