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Data last updated: Mar 23, 2026
Snapshot (as of Mar 23, 2026): Vanguard Real Estate Index Investor (VGSIX) pays a $3.33 annual dividend ($0.83 quarterly), yielding 3.49%. Source: Yahoo Finance, aggregated by MerryDiv.
Dividend Yield: 3.49%
Annual Dividend: $3.33 per share
Dividend Frequency: quarterly
Years of Dividend History: 30
Vanguard Real Estate Index Investor dividend comes from a fund that holds real estate stocks in proportion to their index weightings, giving investors broad exposure to the sector through a single position. The current yield is 3.49%, with trailing annual payments of $3.3340 per share over the past twelve months. VGSIX pays quarterly, and the last dividend amount was $1.1110 per share. Income-focused investors are the natural audience here, given the fund's real estate index mandate and its 30-year dividend history.
Vanguard Real Estate Index Investor dividend safety depends on the aggregate distributions from the underlying real estate stocks the fund holds, not on a single company's earnings or payout ratio. Payout ratio is not applicable (fund/ETF), since the fund passes through what its holdings generate. The history table shows multiple year-over-year declines, including a drop from $1.2920 in 2014 to $1.1270 in 2017 and from $1.0680 in 2020 to $0.9380 in 2021, which reflects the fund's direct exposure to whatever its underlying holdings distribute in any given year.
Vanguard Real Estate Index Investor dividend history shows a CAGR of 4.2% per year from 2010 to 2025. Per-share annual dividends grew from $0.6030 to $1.1120 over that period (2026 data is partial and excluded from the CAGR calculation). The largest annual increase in the window was 44.5% in 2014, but the history also contains at least one year-over-year decline exceeding 5%, so growth has not been linear.
| Period | CAGR | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-Year | +2.7% | $1.03 (2022) | $1.11 (2025) |
| 5-Year | +0.8% | $1.07 (2020) | $1.11 (2025) |
| 10-Year | +1.1% | $1.00 (2015) | $1.11 (2025) |
VGSIX fits income-focused investors who want real estate sector exposure through an index-tracking fund rather than individual stock selection. The current yield of 3.49% falls in the moderate (2–4%) range, which delivers meaningful income without reaching into higher-risk territory. The 4.2% annualized dividend growth over 15 years adds a modest inflation offset, though year-over-year payments have moved up and down depending on what the underlying holdings distribute. The trade-off is straightforward: the fund offers broad real estate index coverage and a multi-decade payment history, but income in any single year is not predictable.
| Payment Date | Amount per Share |
|---|---|
| 2025-12-22 | $0.2560 |
| 2025-09-24 | $0.2790 |
| 2025-06-26 | $0.2780 |
| 2025-03-25 | $0.2990 |
| 2024-12-23 | $0.2740 |
| 2024-09-27 | $0.2590 |
| 2024-06-28 | $0.3320 |
| 2024-03-22 | $0.2320 |
| 2023-12-20 | $0.3470 |
| 2023-09-27 | $0.2310 |
| Year | Total Dividends |
|---|---|
| 2025 | $1.1120 |
| 2024 | $1.0970 |
| 2023 | $1.1210 |
| 2022 | $1.0280 |
| 2021 | $0.9380 |
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