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Data last updated: Jul 18, 2026
Snapshot (as of Jul 18, 2026): Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF (VGK) pays a $2.57 annual dividend ($0.64 quarterly), yielding 2.90% at $88.59/share. Next ex-dividend date 2026-06-18. Source: Yahoo Finance, aggregated by MerryDiv.
Dividend Yield: 2.90%
Annual Dividend: $2.57 per share
Ex-Dividend Date: 2026-06-18
Dividend Frequency: quarterly
Sector: Financial Services
Years of Dividend History: 22
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. The fund pays a 2.95% yield, with a trailing annual dividend rate of $2.5682 per share. VGK pays quarterly, with the next ex-dividend date on June 18, 2026. With a beta of 0.9, the fund moves slightly less than the broader market, which suits dividend investors who want European equity exposure with moderate price volatility.
Vanguard FTSE Europe 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 FTSE Europe ETF dividend safety depends on the income produced by equities across 16 European countries, meaning the payout level moves with the dividend distributions of those underlying companies rather than a single corporate earnings stream. The most significant pressure factor is currency and market exposure: the fund holds equities across multiple European economies, so dividend income in any given year reflects both local company payouts and exchange rate movements against the dollar.
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 $2.3890 over that window (2026 is a partial year and excluded from this 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 variable nature of pass-through income from a multi-country equity fund. Growth is real but uneven.
| Period | CAGR | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-Year | +9.8% | $1.80 (2022) | $2.39 (2025) |
| 5-Year | +7.7% | $1.65 (2020) | $2.39 (2025) |
| 10-Year | +3.9% | $1.62 (2015) | $2.39 (2025) |
VGK fits dividend investors who want broad European equity income without concentrating in a single country or sector. The current yield of 2.95% sits above the fund's 5-year average of 2.43%, placing it in the moderate (2–4%) range. That above-average yield is a meaningful data point, though the fund's history shows year-over-year swings that make the payout less predictable than a single-company dividend. Three consecutive years of dividend increases is a short streak. What an investor gets is diversified European income exposure with a yield currently running ahead of its own recent average. The trade-off is variability: the payout moves with the underlying holdings, not a fixed corporate commitment.
| Payment Date | Amount per Share |
|---|---|
| 2026-06-18 | $1.1991 |
| 2026-03-20 | $0.3820 |
| 2025-12-19 | $0.7790 |
| 2025-09-19 | $0.2090 |
| 2025-06-20 | $1.1070 |
| 2025-03-21 | $0.2940 |
| 2024-12-20 | $0.7190 |
| 2024-09-20 | $0.1710 |
| 2024-06-21 | $1.0320 |
| 2024-03-15 | $0.3700 |
| Year | Total Dividends |
|---|---|
| 2026 | $1.5811 |
| 2025 | $2.3890 |
| 2024 | $2.2920 |
| 2023 | $2.0300 |
| 2022 | $1.8030 |
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