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Data last updated: Sep 06, 2026
Snapshot (as of Sep 06, 2026): Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF (VPL) pays a $3.03 annual dividend, yielding 2.55% at $118.42/share. Next ex-dividend date 2025-12-19. Source: Yahoo Finance, aggregated by MerryDiv.
Dividend Yield: 2.55%
Annual Dividend: $3.03 per share
Ex-Dividend Date: 2025-12-19
Sector: Financial Services
Years of Dividend History: 21
The Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF dividend comes from a passively managed fund tracking the FTSE Developed Asia Pacific All Cap Index, with Japan as its largest country weight, followed by Australia, Hong Kong, New Zealand, and Singapore. The current yield stands at 2.55%, with a trailing annual dividend rate of $3.0254 per share. The next ex-dividend date is December 19, 2025. VPL suits dividend investors who want broad Pacific-region equity exposure and can accept year-to-year payment variability tied to underlying holdings.
Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF pays out dividends as a pass-through of income generated by its underlying holdings, making a traditional payout ratio not applicable (fund/ETF). Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF dividend safety depends entirely on the dividend income produced by equities across Japan, Australia, Hong Kong, New Zealand, and Singapore, which fluctuates with corporate earnings and currency movements across those markets. The most significant pressure factor is that the fund's distributions have declined in multiple years, reflecting the variable nature of income from international equity holdings.
Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF dividend history shows a CAGR of 7.5% per year from 2013 to 2025. Per-share payments grew from $1.5290 to $3.6276 over that window (2026 data is partial and excluded from the CAGR calculation). The largest annual increase in the window was 62.3% in 2025, while the history also contains at least one year-over-year decline exceeding 5%, reflecting the uneven nature of income distributions from international equity markets.
| Period | CAGR | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-Year | +27.0% | $1.77 (2022) | $3.63 (2025) |
| 5-Year | +20.3% | $1.44 (2020) | $3.63 (2025) |
| 10-Year | +10.2% | $1.38 (2015) | $3.63 (2025) |
VPL fits dividend investors who prioritize geographic diversification across developed Pacific markets over predictable, steadily rising income. The yield is classified as moderate (2–4%), and at 2.55% today it sits above the 5-year average of 2.09%, which means current income is running ahead of recent norms. The trade-off is real: distributions have declined in multiple years, and the 2-year streak of consecutive increases is short. What an investor gets is exposure to Pacific-region corporate income with a historically growing payout; what they accept is meaningful year-to-year variability in the actual payment amount.
| Payment Date | Amount per Share |
|---|---|
| 2025-12-19 | $2.4191 |
| 2025-09-19 | $0.6063 |
| 2025-06-20 | $0.1844 |
| 2025-03-21 | $0.4178 |
| 2024-12-20 | $1.2379 |
| 2024-09-20 | $0.5072 |
| 2024-06-21 | $0.2035 |
| 2024-03-15 | $0.2868 |
| 2023-12-18 | $1.2995 |
| 2023-09-18 | $0.2784 |
| Year | Total Dividends |
|---|---|
| 2025 | $3.6276 |
| 2024 | $2.2354 |
| 2023 | $2.2451 |
| 2022 | $1.7720 |
| 2021 | $2.4860 |
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