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Data last updated: Sep 06, 2026
Snapshot (as of Sep 06, 2026): Vanguard PRIMECAP Fund Admiral Shares (VPMAX) pays a $30.43 annual dividend, yielding 13.17% at $230.98/share. Next ex-dividend date 2025-12-17. Source: Yahoo Finance, aggregated by MerryDiv.
Dividend Yield: 13.17%
Annual Dividend: $30.43 per share
Ex-Dividend Date: 2025-12-17
Sector: Financial Services
Years of Dividend History: 25
Vanguard PRIMECAP Fund Admiral Shares dividend comes from a large and mid-cap growth fund managed by PRIMECAP Management Company, which has run the fund since 1984 using a multi-manager structure where portfolio managers independently oversee separate sleeves. The current yield stands at 13.17%, with a trailing annual dividend rate of $30.4299 per share. The ex-dividend date is December 17, 2025. VPMAX carries a beta of 1.047, meaning it moves roughly in line with the broader market, which suits dividend investors comfortable with equity-level volatility in exchange for a high current yield.
Vanguard PRIMECAP Fund Admiral Shares pays out dividends as a fund, making the payout ratio not applicable (fund/ETF). Vanguard PRIMECAP Fund Admiral Shares dividend safety depends on the underlying portfolio's realized gains and income rather than a fixed earnings stream, which means distributions can vary materially from year to year. The fund's notable concentration in technology and health care sectors creates real exposure: sharp downturns in either industry can compress realized gains and directly reduce the size of future distributions.
Vanguard PRIMECAP Fund Admiral Shares dividend history shows a CAGR of 10.5% per year from 2007 to 2025. Per-share payments grew from $5.0670 to $30.4299 over that span. The largest annual increase in the window was 172.8% in 2025, which reflects how dramatically distributions can swing in a single year for a gain-distributing fund rather than a steady compounding pattern.
| Period | CAGR | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-Year | +32.8% | $13.01 (2022) | $30.43 (2025) |
| 5-Year | +15.0% | $15.11 (2020) | $30.43 (2025) |
| 10-Year | +17.3% | $6.19 (2015) | $30.43 (2025) |
VPMAX fits dividend investors who can accept year-to-year distribution swings in exchange for a high current yield. The yield is classified as high (above 4%), and at 13.17% it sits well above the fund's own 5-year average of 7.2%, driven largely by the outsized 2025 distribution. That gap is a feature of how the fund works: realized gains from a concentrated growth portfolio flow through as distributions, so the yield is not a fixed commitment. The trade-off is real: an investor gets a high current payout from a long-running, low-turnover growth strategy, but accepts that next year's distribution could be materially lower.
| Payment Date | Amount per Share |
|---|---|
| 2025-12-17 | $30.4299 |
| 2024-12-18 | $11.1562 |
| 2023-12-19 | $11.3126 |
| 2022-12-19 | $13.0073 |
| 2021-12-20 | $17.2448 |
| 2020-12-21 | $15.1090 |
| 2019-12-17 | $10.4200 |
| 2018-12-18 | $10.1940 |
| 2017-12-18 | $7.4900 |
| 2016-12-23 | $5.5790 |
| Year | Total Dividends |
|---|---|
| 2025 | $30.4299 |
| 2024 | $11.1562 |
| 2023 | $11.3126 |
| 2022 | $13.0073 |
| 2021 | $17.2448 |
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