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Data last updated: Sep 28, 2026
Snapshot (as of Sep 28, 2026): Vanguard Strategic Equity Fund (VSEQX) pays a $4.19 annual dividend, yielding 9.52% at $43.97/share. Next ex-dividend date 2025-12-17. Source: Yahoo Finance, aggregated by MerryDiv.
Dividend Yield: 9.52%
Annual Dividend: $4.19 per share
Ex-Dividend Date: 2025-12-17
Dividend Frequency: annually
Sector: Financial Services
Years of Dividend History: 31
The Vanguard Strategic Equity Fund dividend comes from an actively managed fund targeting mid- and small-cap equities selected through a quantitative process. The current yield is 9.54%, with an annual dividend rate of $4.1850 per share paid once a year. The next ex-dividend date is December 17, 2025. VSEQX suits income investors comfortable with the volatility that comes with smaller-company exposure, reflected in a beta of 1.064.
Vanguard Strategic Equity Fund pays out dividends as a fund, making the payout ratio not applicable (fund/ETF). Vanguard Strategic Equity Fund dividend safety rests on the fund's ability to generate realized gains and income from its portfolio of mid- and small-cap equities, which by nature carry more price volatility than large-cap holdings. The most significant pressure on the dividend is that annual distributions from VSEQX are directly tied to portfolio performance, meaning a down year for smaller-company equities can reduce the payout materially.
Vanguard Strategic Equity Fund dividend history shows a CAGR of 16.3% per year from 2002 to 2025. Per-share payments grew from $0.1300 to $4.1850 over that span. The largest annual increase in the window was 746.2%, recorded in 2004. The fund has only one consecutive year of dividend increases, which reflects how variable annual distributions from an equity fund can be.
| Period | CAGR | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-Year | +5.2% | $3.60 (2022) | $4.18 (2025) |
| 5-Year | +45.5% | $0.64 (2020) | $4.18 (2025) |
| 10-Year | +1.9% | $3.47 (2015) | $4.18 (2025) |
VSEQX fits dividend investors who want high current income from a fund with meaningful equity market exposure. The yield is classified as high (above 4%), currently at 9.54%, which sits below the 5-year average of 10.15%, so the current payout is slightly off its recent peak. The long-term growth rate of 16.3% per year is impressive on paper, but the single consecutive year of increases and the history of year-to-year swings make this a high-yield, high-variability proposition. An investor gets a large annual distribution anchored to mid- and small-cap equity performance, and accepts that the dollar amount of that distribution can shift substantially from one year to the next.
| Payment Date | Amount per Share |
|---|---|
| 2025-12-17 | $4.1850 |
| 2024-12-18 | $4.1053 |
| 2023-12-19 | $2.1009 |
| 2022-12-16 | $3.5997 |
| 2021-12-17 | $8.2809 |
| 2020-12-18 | $0.6419 |
| 2019-12-17 | $0.9780 |
| 2018-12-18 | $2.8100 |
| 2017-12-18 | $2.8500 |
| 2016-12-23 | $1.0100 |
| Year | Total Dividends |
|---|---|
| 2025 | $4.1850 |
| 2024 | $4.1053 |
| 2023 | $2.1009 |
| 2022 | $3.5997 |
| 2021 | $8.2809 |
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