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Data last updated: Oct 19, 2026
Snapshot (as of Oct 19, 2026): Vanguard Health Care Index Admiral (VHCIX) pays a $2.85 annual dividend ($0.71 quarterly), yielding 1.41% at $163.59/share. 5 consecutive years of dividend growth. Source: Yahoo Finance, aggregated by MerryDiv.
Dividend Yield: 1.41%
Annual Dividend: $2.85 per share
Dividend Frequency: quarterly
Years of Dividend History: 23
The Vanguard Health Care Index Admiral dividend comes from a fund that tracks a broad index of large, mid-size, and small U.S. health care companies, holding each stock in roughly the same proportion as its index weighting. The current yield is 1.46%, with trailing twelve-month payments totaling $2.8460 per share. VHCIX pays quarterly, with the last dividend amount at $1.4753 per share. That low yield makes this fund a better fit for investors prioritizing sector exposure and dividend growth over immediate income, given the 7.4% annual growth rate in distributions since 2009.
Vanguard Health Care Index Admiral dividend safety is not determined by a single company's earnings or payout ratio — the dividend level reflects the aggregate distributions from the underlying U.S. health care stocks the fund holds, as defined by the GICS classification. Payout ratio is not applicable (fund/ETF). The history table does show at least one year-over-year decline exceeding 5%, which means the distribution is not immune to drops when the underlying holdings collectively pay less.
Vanguard Health Care Index Admiral dividend history shows a CAGR of 7.4% per year from 2009 to 2025. Per-share payments grew from $0.7370 to $2.3222 over that window (2026 is a partial year and excluded from the growth calculation). The largest single-year jump in the window was 62.9% in 2019, though the history also includes at least one annual decline exceeding 5%, so growth has not been linear.
| Period | CAGR | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-Year | +12.1% | $1.65 (2022) | $2.32 (2025) |
| 5-Year | +11.3% | $1.36 (2020) | $2.32 (2025) |
| 10-Year | +11.1% | $0.81 (2015) | $2.32 (2025) |
VHCIX fits dividend investors who want exposure to the U.S. health care sector and are willing to accept a low (below 2%) yield in exchange for above-average distribution growth. The 7.4% annual CAGR from 2009 to 2025 is the fund's strongest argument for income-oriented holders, but the current 1.46% yield delivers limited immediate cash flow. Five consecutive years of dividend increases point to a recent upward trend, though the history includes at least one meaningful decline, so the income stream is not unconditional. The trade-off is straightforward: growth potential in distributions, but modest current income.
| Payment Date | Amount per Share |
|---|---|
| 2026-09-23 | $0.4845 |
| 2026-06-24 | $0.4936 |
| 2026-03-24 | $0.4972 |
| 2025-12-17 | $0.8328 |
| 2025-09-24 | $0.5385 |
| 2025-06-26 | $0.4809 |
| 2025-03-25 | $0.4700 |
| 2024-12-18 | $0.4595 |
| 2024-09-27 | $0.5833 |
| 2024-06-28 | $0.4831 |
| Year | Total Dividends |
|---|---|
| 2026 | $1.4753 |
| 2025 | $2.3222 |
| 2024 | $1.9353 |
| 2023 | $1.7049 |
| 2022 | $1.6485 |
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