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Data last updated: Aug 19, 2026
Snapshot (as of Aug 19, 2026): Vanguard Capital Opportunity Fund Admiral Shares (VHCAX) pays a $21.06 annual dividend ($5.27 quarterly), yielding 7.72% at $272.68/share. Next ex-dividend date 2025-12-17. Source: Yahoo Finance, aggregated by MerryDiv.
Dividend Yield: 7.72%
Annual Dividend: $21.06 per share
Ex-Dividend Date: 2025-12-17
Dividend Frequency: quarterly
Sector: Financial Services
Years of Dividend History: 25
Vanguard Capital Opportunity Fund Admiral Shares dividend comes from a fund that invests primarily in U.S. stocks, targeting companies with rapid earnings growth potential across all market caps, with a tilt toward mid-cap names. The current yield stands at 7.59%, well above what most equity funds offer. VHCAX pays quarterly, with a trailing annual dividend rate of $21.0647 per share and an ex-dividend date of December 17, 2025. At a beta of 1.049, the fund moves roughly in line with the broader market, making it a fit for dividend investors who can accept equity-level volatility in exchange for a high current yield.
Vanguard Capital Opportunity Fund Admiral Shares pays out dividends as a fund, so the payout ratio is not applicable (fund/ETF). The dividend is driven by the realized gains and income generated from the underlying portfolio of U.S. growth-oriented stocks, not by a fixed earnings stream, which means Vanguard Capital Opportunity Fund Admiral Shares dividend safety is directly tied to portfolio performance in any given year. The history table shows meaningful year-over-year swings, including a drop from $16.15 in 2018 to $10.23 in 2019 and from $20.43 in 2021 to $13.66 in 2022, confirming that distributions can fall sharply when the portfolio produces fewer realized gains.
Vanguard Capital Opportunity Fund Admiral Shares dividend history shows a CAGR of 18.5% per year from 2005 to 2025. Per-share payments grew from $0.7070 to $21.0647 over that span, a nearly 30-fold increase. The largest annual increase in the window was 1,088.2% in 2011, which reflects the lumpy, gain-driven nature of the distributions rather than a steady compounding pattern. The data also contains at least one year-over-year decline exceeding 5%, so the growth rate is not linear.
| Period | CAGR | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-Year | +15.5% | $13.66 (2022) | $21.06 (2025) |
| 5-Year | +5.2% | $16.31 (2020) | $21.06 (2025) |
| 10-Year | +12.7% | $6.39 (2015) | $21.06 (2025) |
VHCAX fits dividend investors who prioritize a high current yield and can tolerate significant year-to-year variation in payment size. The yield is classified as high (above 4%), currently at 7.59%, which sits well above the fund's own 5-year average of 5.41%. That gap reflects a recent surge in distributions, not a structural shift in the fund's mandate, which remains focused on U.S. growth stocks selected for earnings potential and valuation. The trade-off is real: because distributions depend on realized portfolio gains rather than a predictable earnings stream, income can and does fluctuate materially from year to year. Investors gain exposure to a high-yield equity fund with a long distribution history; they accept unpredictable payment amounts in return.
| Payment Date | Amount per Share |
|---|---|
| 2025-12-17 | $21.0647 |
| 2024-12-18 | $15.6044 |
| 2023-12-19 | $4.2960 |
| 2022-12-19 | $13.6632 |
| 2021-12-20 | $20.4325 |
| 2020-12-21 | $16.3140 |
| 2019-12-17 | $10.2260 |
| 2018-12-18 | $16.1500 |
| 2017-12-18 | $6.9800 |
| 2016-12-23 | $7.1370 |
| Year | Total Dividends |
|---|---|
| 2025 | $21.0647 |
| 2024 | $15.6044 |
| 2023 | $4.2960 |
| 2022 | $13.6632 |
| 2021 | $20.4325 |
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