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Data last updated: Oct 04, 2026
Snapshot (as of Oct 04, 2026): Vanguard Capital Opportunity Fund Admiral Shares (VHCAX) pays a $21.06 annual dividend, yielding 7.70% at $273.66/share. Next ex-dividend date 2025-12-17. Source: Yahoo Finance, aggregated by MerryDiv.
Dividend Yield: 7.70%
Annual Dividend: $21.06 per share
Ex-Dividend Date: 2025-12-17
Dividend Frequency: annually
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 7.88%, well above what most equity funds offer. VHCAX pays annually, with the last dividend of $21.0647 per share and an ex-dividend date of December 17, 2025. That high yield, paired with a beta of 1.05, makes this fund a fit for dividend investors who can tolerate market-level volatility in exchange for outsized income.
Vanguard Capital Opportunity Fund Admiral Shares pays out dividends with a payout ratio classified as not applicable (fund/ETF), since distributions reflect realized gains and income from underlying holdings rather than a fixed earnings obligation. Vanguard Capital Opportunity Fund Admiral Shares dividend safety is therefore tied to the performance of its underlying U.S. equity portfolio, which targets stocks with strong earnings growth prospects identified through fundamental research. The most significant pressure point is that annual distributions have varied sharply year to year, ranging from $3.83 per share in 2011 to $21.07 in 2025, meaning income is not predictable from one year to the next.
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 across two decades. The largest single-year jump in the window was 1,088.2% in 2011, which reflects how dramatically distributions can swing based on the fund's realized gains rather than a steady, managed growth policy.
| 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 yield over predictability. The current yield of 7.88% is classified as high (above 4%), and it sits well above the fund's own 5-year average yield of 5.62%, meaning today's income level is elevated relative to recent norms. The fund's growth-oriented mandate, targeting rapid-earnings-growth U.S. stocks, means distributions are driven by capital gains realizations, not a stable income stream. What an investor gets is a high headline yield and a strong long-term growth rate of 18.5% per year. The trade-off is year-to-year income that can swing dramatically, with no payout ratio floor to anchor expectations.
| 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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