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Data last updated: Jul 18, 2026
Snapshot (as of Jul 18, 2026): Vanguard Financials ETF (VFH) pays a $2.32 annual dividend ($0.58 quarterly), yielding 1.69% at $137.94/share. Next ex-dividend date 2026-06-24. Source: Yahoo Finance, aggregated by MerryDiv.
Dividend Yield: 1.69%
Annual Dividend: $2.32 per share
Ex-Dividend Date: 2026-06-24
Dividend Frequency: quarterly
Sector: Financial Services
Years of Dividend History: 23
The Vanguard Financials ETF dividend comes from a passively managed fund that holds shares of companies providing financial services, tracking a reference index through full replication where practical. VFH currently pays a 1.71% yield, with a trailing annual dividend rate of $2.3245 per share paid quarterly. The next ex-dividend date is June 24, 2026, with the most recent quarterly payment of $0.8519 per share. A beta of 0.87 means VFH moves somewhat less than the broader market, which suits growth-and-income investors who want financial sector exposure without the full swing of a single stock.
Vanguard Financials ETF pays out dividends as a pass-through of income generated by its underlying holdings, making a traditional payout ratio not applicable (fund/ETF). Vanguard Financials ETF dividend safety rests on the collective income produced by the financial services companies in the portfolio, since the fund distributes what it receives rather than retaining earnings. The primary pressure point is that dividend income from underlying holdings can fluctuate with sector-wide earnings, meaning a broad downturn in financial services firms would directly reduce what VFH passes through to shareholders.
Vanguard Financials ETF dividend history shows a CAGR of 9.8% per year from 2011 to 2025. Per-share payments grew from $0.5580 to $2.0756 over that window (2026 is a partial year and excluded from the growth calculation). The smallest annual increase in the window was 0.1% in 2016, when the dividend moved from $0.9680 to $0.9690, showing that growth has not always been uniform. The largest single-year jump was 29.9% in 2012, which pulled the long-run average higher than the fund's more recent, steadier pace.
| Period | CAGR | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-Year | +2.8% | $1.91 (2022) | $2.08 (2025) |
| 5-Year | +5.2% | $1.61 (2020) | $2.08 (2025) |
| 10-Year | +7.9% | $0.97 (2015) | $2.08 (2025) |
VFH fits growth-and-income investors who want rising dividend income from financial services equities and are willing to accept a low current yield in exchange for a strong growth rate. The yield sits at low (below 2%), which is below the fund's own 5-year average of 1.44%, so the current yield is actually above its recent norm. That said, 1.71% is still modest in absolute terms, and income-focused investors who need high current payouts will find it falls short. What VFH offers instead is a 9.8% annualized dividend growth rate over 14 years and five consecutive years of increases. The trade-off is clear: less income today, more income potential over time.
| Payment Date | Amount per Share |
|---|---|
| 2026-06-24 | $0.8519 |
| 2026-03-24 | $0.3793 |
| 2025-12-17 | $0.6748 |
| 2025-09-24 | $0.4185 |
| 2025-06-26 | $0.4717 |
| 2025-03-25 | $0.5106 |
| 2024-12-18 | $0.6569 |
| 2024-09-27 | $0.5526 |
| 2024-06-28 | $0.4608 |
| 2024-03-22 | $0.3997 |
| Year | Total Dividends |
|---|---|
| 2026 | $1.2312 |
| 2025 | $2.0756 |
| 2024 | $2.0700 |
| 2023 | $1.9199 |
| 2022 | $1.9080 |
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