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Data last updated: Sep 28, 2026
Snapshot (as of Sep 28, 2026): Vanguard PRIMECAP Core Fund (VPCCX) pays a $6.39 annual dividend, yielding 13.50% at $47.34/share. Next ex-dividend date 2025-12-17. Source: Yahoo Finance, aggregated by MerryDiv.
Dividend Yield: 13.50%
Annual Dividend: $6.39 per share
Ex-Dividend Date: 2025-12-17
Dividend Frequency: annually
Sector: Financial Services
Years of Dividend History: 21
The Vanguard PRIMECAP Core Fund dividend targets companies with both value and growth characteristics, setting it apart from pure growth-focused peers. VPCCX currently pays $6.3889 per share annually, with the next ex-dividend date on December 17, 2025. The fund pays once per year, reflecting its long-term, low-turnover investment philosophy. At a 13.8% yield, this fund appeals to dividend investors who want meaningful income from a portfolio concentrated in sectors like technology and healthcare.
Vanguard PRIMECAP Core Fund pays out dividends as a fund, making the payout ratio not applicable (fund/ETF). Vanguard PRIMECAP Core Fund dividend safety is shaped by the underlying portfolio rather than a traditional earnings-based payout ratio, meaning distributions depend on realized gains and income generated by holdings in sectors like technology and healthcare. The most significant pressure point is concentration risk: heavy weighting in a few sectors means a downturn in technology or healthcare can directly reduce the capital gains available to distribute.
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 window (2026 data is partial and excluded from this calculation). The largest annual increase in the window was 223.3% in 2012, and the data also contains at least one year-over-year decline exceeding 5%, reflecting the fund's dependence on realized portfolio gains rather than a fixed earnings stream.
| 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 can accept year-to-year payment variability in exchange for a high current yield. At high (above 4%), the 13.8% yield stands well above the fund's own 5-year average of 6.57%, which signals that recent distributions have been unusually large rather than a new baseline. The fund's balanced approach to value and growth stocks, combined with concentrated sector exposure, means income can spike in strong market years and compress in weak ones. The trade-off is straightforward: elevated income potential paired with distributions that are not predictable from one year to the next.
| 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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