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Data last updated: Jul 06, 2026
Dividend Yield: 13.31%
Annual Dividend: $6.39 per share
Ex-Dividend Date: 2025-12-17
Dividend Frequency: quarterly
Sector: Financial Services
Years of Dividend History: 21
Vanguard PRIMECAP Core Fund dividend investors are looking at a fund that blends value and growth stocks, with a long-term, low-turnover approach concentrated in sectors like technology and healthcare. The current yield stands at 13.31%, well above what income investors typically encounter from diversified equity funds. VPCCX pays quarterly, with a trailing annual rate of $6.3889 per share and an ex-dividend date of December 17, 2025. That elevated yield, paired with a beta of 1.07, makes this fund a fit for dividend investors who can tolerate near-market-level price swings.
Vanguard PRIMECAP Core Fund pays out dividends as a fund, so a traditional payout ratio is not applicable (fund/ETF). Vanguard PRIMECAP Core Fund dividend safety is therefore assessed differently than for individual stocks: distributions reflect realized capital gains and income generated by the underlying portfolio, not a fixed percentage of corporate earnings. The most significant pressure point is the fund's concentrated exposure to technology and healthcare, sectors that can swing sharply, meaning distributions in any given year depend heavily on how those holdings perform.
Vanguard PRIMECAP Core Fund dividend history shows a CAGR of 17.1% per year from 2007 to 2025. Per-share payments grew from $0.3700 to $6.3889 over that span (2026 is a partial year and not included in the CAGR calculation). The largest single-year jump in the window was 223.3% in 2012, though the data also contains at least one year-over-year decline exceeding 5%, which reflects the variable nature of fund distributions tied to portfolio gains.
| Period | CAGR | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-Year | +40.9% | $2.28 (2022) | $6.39 (2025) |
| 5-Year | +22.8% | $2.29 (2020) | $6.39 (2025) |
| 10-Year | +20.0% | $1.03 (2015) | $6.39 (2025) |
VPCCX fits dividend investors who prioritize current income and can accept year-to-year variability in distribution size. The yield is classified as high (above 4%), and at 13.31% it sits nearly double the fund's own 5-year average of 6.34%, which signals the current payout is elevated relative to its own history. Because distributions are driven by realized gains from a concentrated technology and healthcare portfolio, the income stream is not as predictable as a corporate dividend. The trade-off is clear: investors get an unusually high yield from a long-horizon, low-turnover fund, but they accept meaningful distribution volatility in exchange.
| Payment Date | Amount per Share |
|---|---|
| 2025-12-17 | $6.3889 |
| 2024-12-18 | $2.3981 |
| 2023-12-19 | $1.8173 |
| 2022-12-19 | $2.2830 |
| 2021-12-20 | $2.3178 |
| 2020-12-21 | $2.2880 |
| 2019-12-17 | $1.9510 |
| 2018-12-18 | $2.2110 |
| 2017-12-18 | $1.1030 |
| 2016-12-23 | $1.2250 |
| Year | Total Dividends |
|---|---|
| 2025 | $6.3889 |
| 2024 | $2.3981 |
| 2023 | $1.8173 |
| 2022 | $2.2830 |
| 2021 | $2.3178 |
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