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Data last updated: Aug 31, 2026
Snapshot (as of Aug 31, 2026): Vanguard Real Estate Index Fund Admiral Shares (VGSLX) pays a $4.92 annual dividend ($1.21 quarterly), yielding 3.57% at $137.82/share. Next ex-dividend date 2026-06-24. Source: Yahoo Finance, aggregated by MerryDiv.
Dividend Yield: 3.57%
Annual Dividend: $4.92 per share
Ex-Dividend Date: 2026-06-24
Dividend Frequency: quarterly
Sector: Financial Services
Years of Dividend History: 25
The Vanguard Real Estate Index Fund Admiral Shares dividend comes from a fund that holds REITs owning properties like office buildings and hotels, giving investors direct exposure to real estate income without owning property. The current yield is 3.57%, with a trailing annual dividend rate of $4.9221 per share paid quarterly. The next ex-dividend date is June 24, 2026. With a beta of 0.989, VGSLX moves roughly in line with the broader market, making it a fit for income-focused investors who want real estate exposure alongside their existing stock and bond holdings.
Vanguard Real Estate Index Fund Admiral Shares pays out dividends sourced from REIT income, and the payout ratio is not applicable (fund/ETF) because the fund passes through distributions from its underlying holdings rather than retaining earnings. Vanguard Real Estate Index Fund Admiral Shares dividend safety rests on the income generated by the REITs it holds, which own physical properties like office buildings and hotels. The concentrated focus on a single sector is the clearest risk: a downturn in real estate markets hits the entire portfolio at once, with no exposure to other industries to cushion the blow.
Vanguard Real Estate Index Fund Admiral Shares dividend history shows a CAGR of 3.8% per year from 2011 to 2025. Per-share payments grew from $2.9050 to $4.9210 over that window (2026 data is a partial year and excluded from this calculation). The largest annual increase in the window was 27.2% in 2016, but the history also contains at least one year-over-year decline exceeding 5%, so growth has been uneven rather than linear.
| Period | CAGR | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-Year | +2.5% | $4.57 (2022) | $4.92 (2025) |
| 5-Year | +0.8% | $4.72 (2020) | $4.92 (2025) |
| 10-Year | +1.1% | $4.43 (2015) | $4.92 (2025) |
VGSLX fits income-focused investors who want real estate exposure and can accept sector concentration risk. The current yield of 3.57% is classified as moderate (2-4%), and it sits slightly above the fund's own 5-year average of 3.41%, meaning today's yield is marginally better than what investors have received on average over the past five years. Growth has averaged 3.8% per year since 2011, which is meaningful but not fast, and the history includes notable dips. What an investor gets here is real estate income diversification from a fund holding REITs across property types. The trade-off is a portfolio that can swing harder than a broad equity fund when real estate markets turn.
| Payment Date | Amount per Share |
|---|---|
| 2026-06-24 | $1.2124 |
| 2026-03-24 | $1.3401 |
| 2025-12-22 | $1.1350 |
| 2025-09-24 | $1.2350 |
| 2025-06-26 | $1.2300 |
| 2025-03-25 | $1.3210 |
| 2024-12-23 | $1.2130 |
| 2024-09-27 | $1.1510 |
| 2024-06-28 | $1.4640 |
| 2024-03-22 | $1.0370 |
| Year | Total Dividends |
|---|---|
| 2026 | $2.5525 |
| 2025 | $4.9210 |
| 2024 | $4.8650 |
| 2023 | $4.9510 |
| 2022 | $4.5730 |
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