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Data last updated: Sep 06, 2026
Snapshot (as of Sep 06, 2026): Vanguard Wellington Fund Admiral Shares (VWENX) pays a $8.90 annual dividend, yielding 10.88% at $81.79/share. Next ex-dividend date 2026-06-18. Source: Yahoo Finance, aggregated by MerryDiv.
Dividend Yield: 10.88%
Annual Dividend: $8.90 per share
Ex-Dividend Date: 2026-06-18
Sector: Financial Services
Years of Dividend History: 26
The Vanguard Wellington Fund Admiral Shares dividend comes from one of the oldest balanced funds in the United States, tracing its origins to 1929. VWENX allocates roughly two-thirds of its assets to equities and one-third to fixed-income securities, spreading exposure across a broad range of economic sectors. The fund currently yields 10.88%, with a trailing annual dividend rate of $8.9015 per share. With a beta of 0.89, VWENX moves slightly less than the broader market, which suits income-focused investors who want meaningful yield without full market volatility.
Vanguard Wellington Fund Admiral Shares pays out dividends as a balanced fund, making a traditional payout ratio not applicable (fund/ETF). Vanguard Wellington Fund Admiral Shares dividend safety rests on the fund's structure: income is drawn from both equity dividends and bond interest across a diversified portfolio spanning multiple economic sectors, so no single holding dominates the payout. The most significant pressure point is that distributions from a balanced fund fluctuate with market conditions, and the history table shows at least one year-over-year decline exceeding 5% within the available window.
Vanguard Wellington Fund Admiral Shares dividend history shows a CAGR of 4.1% per year from 2006 to 2025. Per-share payments grew from $4.1820 to $8.9123 over that period (2026 data is partial and excluded from this calculation). The largest annual increase in the window was 75.7% in 2013, and the data also contains at least one year-over-year decline exceeding 5%, reflecting the variable nature of distributions from a fund that holds both equities and bonds.
| Period | CAGR | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-Year | +17.5% | $5.49 (2022) | $8.91 (2025) |
| 5-Year | +8.2% | $6.01 (2020) | $8.91 (2025) |
| 10-Year | +7.9% | $4.18 (2015) | $8.91 (2025) |
VWENX fits income-focused investors who want a high-yielding, broadly diversified fund with nearly a century of operating history behind it. The current yield of 10.88% is classified as high (above 4%), and it sits well above the fund's own 5-year average yield of 8.33%, which means today's income rate is elevated relative to recent norms. The trade-off is growth: at 4.1% CAGR over 19 years, dividend growth is slow, and distributions have declined in some years. An investor in this fund gets meaningful current income from a two-thirds equity, one-third bond structure, but accepts year-to-year variability in the payout rather than a steadily rising income stream.
| Payment Date | Amount per Share |
|---|---|
| 2026-06-18 | $0.4432 |
| 2026-03-20 | $0.4218 |
| 2025-12-23 | $7.6403 |
| 2025-09-19 | $0.3962 |
| 2025-06-20 | $0.4528 |
| 2025-03-21 | $0.4230 |
| 2024-12-30 | $6.7489 |
| 2024-09-20 | $0.4225 |
| 2024-06-21 | $0.4571 |
| 2024-03-15 | $0.3926 |
| Year | Total Dividends |
|---|---|
| 2026 | $0.8650 |
| 2025 | $8.9123 |
| 2024 | $8.0211 |
| 2023 | $4.3431 |
| 2022 | $5.4900 |
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