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Data last updated: Oct 19, 2026
Snapshot (as of Oct 19, 2026): Vanguard Wellington Admiral (VWENX) pays a $1.27 annual dividend ($0.32 quarterly), yielding 10.99% at $81.04/share. Source: Yahoo Finance, aggregated by MerryDiv.
Dividend Yield: 10.99%
Annual Dividend: $1.27 per share
Dividend Frequency: quarterly
Years of Dividend History: 26
Vanguard Wellington Admiral is a balanced fund that splits its portfolio between dividend-paying large-company stocks (60%-70%) and fixed income securities (30%-40%), producing a Vanguard Wellington Admiral dividend yield of 2.06% at current prices. VWENX pays quarterly, with the most recent dividend at $1.2687 per share. The dual-mandate structure, part equity income and part bond income, makes it distinct from a pure equity dividend fund. Income investors drawn to that blend will find 26 years of dividend history behind it.
Vanguard Wellington Admiral dividend safety is not applicable (fund/ETF) in the traditional payout ratio sense. What drives the dividend here is the aggregate income generated by the fund's underlying holdings: dividends from large-company stocks and coupon income from fixed income securities. The history table shows multiple years with year-over-year declines, which reflects how distributions from a balanced fund fluctuate with market conditions and portfolio income rather than a single company's earnings.
Vanguard Wellington Admiral dividend history shows a CAGR of 4.1% per year from 2006 to 2025. Per-share distributions grew from $4.1820 to $8.9123 over that window (2026 is a partial year and excluded from the rate calculation). The largest annual increase in the window was 75.7% in 2013, which illustrates how variable annual distributions can be for a fund of this structure. Growth is real over the long run, but the path is uneven.
| 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 dividend investors who want a single fund delivering both equity income and bond income without concentrating entirely in stocks. The current yield of 2.06% falls in the moderate (2-4%) range, and no 5-year average yield is available for direct comparison. The fund's 60%-70% allocation to dividend-paying large-company stocks anchors the income side, while the fixed income sleeve adds a second income stream. The trade-off is yield variability from year to year, as the history table makes clear. Investors get diversified income in one structure; they accept distributions that can move meaningfully up or down depending on what the underlying portfolio generates.
| Payment Date | Amount per Share |
|---|---|
| 2026-09-18 | $0.4037 |
| 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 |
| Year | Total Dividends |
|---|---|
| 2026 | $1.2687 |
| 2025 | $8.9123 |
| 2024 | $8.0211 |
| 2023 | $4.3431 |
| 2022 | $5.4898 |
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