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Data last updated: Jul 04, 2026
Dividend Yield: 3.54%
Annual Dividend: $3.47 per share
Ex-Dividend Date: 2026-06-24
Dividend Frequency: quarterly
Sector: Financial Services
Years of Dividend History: 23
The Vanguard Real Estate ETF dividend comes from a fund that holds equity in REITs owning and managing income-producing real estate, including commercial properties like office buildings and hotels. VNQ currently yields 3.52%, with a trailing annual dividend rate of $3.4732 per share paid quarterly. The next ex-dividend date is June 24, 2026, with the most recent quarterly payment at $0.8554 per share. With a beta of 1.02, VNQ carries market-level price volatility, making it a fit for income-focused investors who can tolerate share price swings in exchange for real estate exposure.
Vanguard Real Estate ETF pays out dividends sourced from the income generated by its underlying REIT holdings, with a payout ratio classified as not applicable (fund/ETF). Vanguard Real Estate ETF dividend safety rests on the income-producing capacity of those REITs, which own and manage commercial real estate portfolios designed to generate recurring rental and property income. The primary pressure point is that VNQ's share price exhibits greater volatility than bond-focused funds, and REIT income can fluctuate with property market conditions, which has historically produced year-over-year variation in the per-share dividend amount.
Vanguard Real Estate ETF dividend history shows a CAGR of 3.8% per year from 2011 to 2025. Per-share payments grew from $2.0500 to $3.4730 over that window (2026 data is a partial year and excluded from this calculation). The largest annual increase in the window was 27.3% in 2016. Growth is uneven: the data also contains at least one year-over-year decline exceeding 5%, so the 3.8% CAGR reflects an average across a bumpy path, not a straight line upward.
| Period | CAGR | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-Year | +2.5% | $3.23 (2022) | $3.47 (2025) |
| 5-Year | +0.8% | $3.33 (2020) | $3.47 (2025) |
| 10-Year | +1.1% | $3.12 (2015) | $3.47 (2025) |
VNQ fits income-focused investors who want real estate exposure through a diversified REIT portfolio without picking individual properties or companies. The yield sits in the moderate (2-4%) range at 3.52%, running slightly above its 5-year average of 3.36%, which means current buyers are getting a marginally better entry yield than the recent norm. Growth has averaged 3.8% annually since 2011, but the path has included meaningful dips, and VNQ has only four consecutive years of increases. The trade-off is clear: real estate income at a moderate yield, with dividend variability and market-level price swings as the cost of admission.
| Payment Date | Amount per Share |
|---|---|
| 2026-06-24 | $0.8554 |
| 2026-03-24 | $0.9460 |
| 2025-12-22 | $0.8010 |
| 2025-09-24 | $0.8720 |
| 2025-06-26 | $0.8680 |
| 2025-03-25 | $0.9320 |
| 2024-12-23 | $0.8560 |
| 2024-09-27 | $0.8130 |
| 2024-06-28 | $1.0330 |
| 2024-03-22 | $0.7320 |
| Year | Total Dividends |
|---|---|
| 2026 | $1.8014 |
| 2025 | $3.4730 |
| 2024 | $3.4340 |
| 2023 | $3.4930 |
| 2022 | $3.2270 |
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