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Data last updated: Oct 06, 2026
Snapshot (as of Oct 06, 2026): Vivmark Residential (VMRK) pays a $2.80 annual dividend ($0.70 quarterly), yielding 4.64% at $60.34/share. Next ex-dividend date 2026-10-05. Source: Yahoo Finance, aggregated by MerryDiv.
Dividend Yield: 4.64%
Annual Dividend: $2.80 per share
Payout Ratio: 120.3%
Ex-Dividend Date: 2026-10-05
Dividend Frequency: quarterly
Sector: Real Estate
Years of Dividend History: 34
Vivmark Residential is a residential REIT formed through the 2026 merger of Equity Residential and AvalonBay Communities, owning and managing over 184,000 apartment homes across major coastal cities and high-growth U.S. metros. The Vivmark Residential dividend currently yields 4.56%, paid quarterly at $0.7025 per share, with the next ex-dividend date on June 29, 2026. Trailing annual payments total $2.79 per share. At a beta of 0.75, VMRK stock carries below-average price volatility, which suits income-focused investors who prioritize steadier returns over aggressive capital appreciation.
Vivmark Residential pays out 120.3% of earnings as dividends, a payout ratio classified as high (above 75%). That figure exceeds 100%, meaning the dividend is not fully covered by reported earnings, though REITs commonly distribute more than GAAP earnings due to non-cash depreciation charges on their property portfolios. Vivmark Residential dividend safety faces pressure from that coverage gap, and the dividend history shows at least one year-over-year decline exceeding 5% in the available data window, which means income investors cannot treat the payout as unconditionally protected.
Vivmark Residential dividend history shows a CAGR of 2.1% per year from 2008 to 2025. Per-share payments grew from $1.93 to $2.7525 over that period (2026 is a partial year and excluded from the growth calculation). The largest annual increase in the window was 489.1% in 2016, which reflects an anomalous year rather than a sustained acceleration in the payout trend.
| Period | CAGR | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-Year | +3.3% | $2.50 (2022) | $2.75 (2025) |
| 5-Year | +2.7% | $2.41 (2020) | $2.75 (2025) |
| 10-Year | +2.2% | $2.21 (2015) | $2.75 (2025) |
VMRK stock fits income-focused investors who want exposure to large-scale residential real estate across premier U.S. markets and are comfortable accepting an elevated payout ratio in exchange for a high yield. At 4.56%, the current yield sits above the 5-year average of 4.03%, a high (above 4%) classification that makes the income component meaningful in absolute terms. Growth has been slow at 2.1% annually, so the total return case rests heavily on the yield itself rather than dividend expansion. The trade-off is straightforward: investors get above-average current income from a geographically diversified apartment portfolio, but the payout ratio above 100% leaves little room for error if earnings come under pressure.
| Payment Date | Amount per Share |
|---|---|
| 2026-10-05 | $0.7025 |
| 2026-06-29 | $0.7025 |
| 2026-03-30 | $0.7025 |
| 2026-01-02 | $0.6925 |
| 2025-09-25 | $0.6925 |
| 2025-06-24 | $0.6925 |
| 2025-03-31 | $0.6925 |
| 2025-01-02 | $0.6750 |
| 2024-09-24 | $0.6750 |
| 2024-07-01 | $0.6750 |
| Year | Total Dividends |
|---|---|
| 2026 | $2.8000 |
| 2025 | $2.7525 |
| 2024 | $2.0250 |
| 2023 | $2.6500 |
| 2022 | $2.5000 |
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