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Data last updated: Sep 06, 2026
Snapshot (as of Sep 06, 2026): Vanguard Health Care ETF (VHT) pays a $4.72 annual dividend ($0.99 quarterly), yielding 1.47% at $321.66/share. Next ex-dividend date 2026-06-24. Source: Yahoo Finance, aggregated by MerryDiv.
Dividend Yield: 1.47%
Annual Dividend: $4.72 per share
Ex-Dividend Date: 2026-06-24
Dividend Frequency: quarterly
Sector: Financial Services
Years of Dividend History: 23
Vanguard Health Care ETF dividend income comes from a passively managed fund that holds equities across companies providing medical goods, health services, technology, and equipment. The fund currently pays a 1.47% yield, with a trailing annual dividend rate of $4.7227 per share paid quarterly. The next ex-dividend date is June 24, 2026, with the last quarterly payment at $0.9868 per share. VHT's beta of 0.607 means it moves less than the broader market, which suits dividend investors who prioritize lower volatility over maximum yield.
Vanguard Health Care ETF pays out dividends as a pass-through of income from its underlying healthcare equity holdings, a payout ratio classified as not applicable (fund/ETF). The fund's passive, full-replication structure means distributions reflect what the portfolio's holdings actually generate, with no corporate earnings buffer or retained earnings to smooth payments. Vanguard Health Care ETF dividend safety depends on the income generated by its underlying holdings, and because the fund holds equities rather than bonds or income-focused assets, distributions can vary year to year as the portfolio's composition and holdings' payouts shift.
Vanguard Health Care ETF dividend history shows a CAGR of 7.4% per year from 2009 to 2025. Per-share payments grew from $1.4870 to $4.6434 over that window (2026 is a partial year and excluded from this calculation). The largest annual increase in the window was 62.9% in 2019, though the data also contains at least one year-over-year decline exceeding 5%, which reflects the variable nature of equity-based ETF distributions rather than a straight-line growth path.
| Period | CAGR | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-Year | +12.1% | $3.30 (2022) | $4.64 (2025) |
| 5-Year | +11.3% | $2.71 (2020) | $4.64 (2025) |
| 10-Year | +11.1% | $1.62 (2015) | $4.64 (2025) |
VHT fits dividend investors who want exposure to healthcare equities and accept a low (below 2%) yield in exchange for above-inflation dividend growth over time. At 1.47%, the current yield sits above the fund's own 5-year average of 1.14%, which means income buyers are getting a relatively better entry point on yield than the recent norm. The trade-off is clear: the 7.4% CAGR from 2009 to 2025 is meaningful, but annual distributions are variable and not guaranteed to rise each year. An investor gets healthcare sector income with a growth tilt, and accepts year-to-year payment variability as the cost.
| Payment Date | Amount per Share |
|---|---|
| 2026-06-24 | $0.9868 |
| 2026-03-24 | $0.9940 |
| 2025-12-17 | $1.6654 |
| 2025-09-24 | $1.0765 |
| 2025-06-26 | $0.9619 |
| 2025-03-25 | $0.9396 |
| 2024-12-18 | $0.9188 |
| 2024-09-27 | $1.1666 |
| 2024-06-28 | $0.9656 |
| 2024-03-22 | $0.8189 |
| Year | Total Dividends |
|---|---|
| 2026 | $1.9808 |
| 2025 | $4.6434 |
| 2024 | $3.8699 |
| 2023 | $3.4081 |
| 2022 | $3.2960 |
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