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Data last updated: Oct 12, 2026
Dividend Yield: 2.98%
Dividend Frequency: semi-annually
Years of Dividend History: 22
The Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF dividend comes from a passively managed fund that tracks the FTSE Developed Europe All Cap Index, holding equities across 16 countries including the United Kingdom, France, Germany, and Switzerland. VGK currently yields 2.93%, with a trailing annual dividend rate of $2.5820 per share paid quarterly. The next ex-dividend date is September 18, 2026, and the last dividend paid was $0.2224 per share. With a beta of 0.851, VGK moves with less volatility than the broader market, which suits income investors who want European equity exposure with somewhat dampened price swings.
Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF pays out dividends sourced from the underlying equity holdings in its portfolio, and a traditional payout ratio is not applicable (fund/ETF). Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF dividend safety rests on the income generated by its full-replication strategy across 16 developed European markets, meaning the fund passes through whatever dividends its constituent companies pay. The most significant pressure point is that European corporate dividends are sensitive to currency movements and regional economic conditions, both of which have already produced year-over-year declines in the fund's history.
Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF dividend history shows a CAGR of 3.2% per year from 2013 to 2025. Per-share payments grew from $1.6290 to $2.3872 over that window (2026 is a partial year and excluded from the growth calculation). The largest annual increase in the window was 48.6% in 2014, but the data also contains at least one year-over-year decline exceeding 5%, which reflects the pass-through nature of the fund's distributions rather than a managed growth policy.
| Period | CAGR | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-Year | +9.8% | $1.80 (2022) | $2.39 (2025) |
| 5-Year | +7.6% | $1.65 (2020) | $2.39 (2025) |
| 10-Year | +3.9% | $1.62 (2015) | $2.39 (2025) |
VGK fits dividend investors who want broad exposure to developed European equities and can accept variable year-to-year payouts. The current yield of 2.93% is classified as moderate (2–4%), and it sits above the fund's own 5-year average yield of 2.4%, which means income buyers are getting a better entry yield than the recent norm. Growth has averaged 3.2% annually since 2013, but the path has not been linear. What an investor gains here is geographic diversification across 16 markets with a yield above its historical average. The trade-off is that distributions fluctuate with European corporate earnings and currency rates, not with a managed dividend policy.
| Payment Date | Amount per Share |
|---|---|
| 2026-09-18 | $0.2224 |
| 2026-06-18 | $1.1991 |
| 2026-03-20 | $0.3819 |
| 2025-12-19 | $0.7786 |
| 2025-09-19 | $0.2086 |
| 2025-06-20 | $1.1065 |
| 2025-03-21 | $0.2935 |
| 2024-12-20 | $0.7194 |
| 2024-09-20 | $0.1708 |
| 2024-06-21 | $1.0317 |
| Year | Total Dividends |
|---|---|
| 2026 | $1.8034 |
| 2025 | $2.3872 |
| 2024 | $2.2923 |
| 2023 | $2.0292 |
| 2022 | $1.8030 |
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