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Data last updated: Jun 29, 2026
Snapshot (as of Jun 29, 2026): Vanguard Wellesley Income Fund Admiral Shares (VWIAX) pays a $4.91 annual dividend ($0.41 monthly), yielding 7.82% at $62.81/share. Next ex-dividend date 2026-06-18. Source: Yahoo Finance, aggregated by MerryDiv.
Dividend Yield: 7.82%
Annual Dividend: $4.91 per share
Ex-Dividend Date: 2026-06-18
Dividend Frequency: monthly
Sector: Financial Services
Years of Dividend History: 26
The Vanguard Wellesley Income Fund Admiral Shares dividend comes from a fund that splits its assets between investment-grade bonds (60-65%) and dividend-paying common stocks (35-40%), actively managed rather than indexed. It currently pays a 7.82% yield, with a trailing annual rate of $4.9136 per share paid monthly, and the next ex-dividend date is June 18, 2026. VWIAX carries a beta of 0.71, which means it moves less than the broader market, making it a fit for income-focused investors who want yield with lower price volatility.
Vanguard Wellesley Income Fund Admiral Shares pays out dividends as a fund, so a traditional payout ratio is not applicable (fund/ETF). Vanguard Wellesley Income Fund Admiral Shares dividend safety rests on the fund's underlying holdings: investment-grade fixed income securities and common stocks selected for above-average or growing dividends, both of which generate the income passed through to shareholders. The primary pressure point is interest rate sensitivity, since 60-65% of assets sit in bonds whose income and valuations shift with rate changes.
Vanguard Wellesley Income Fund Admiral Shares dividend history shows a CAGR of 1.2% per year from 2006 to 2025. Per-share payments grew from $3.91 to $4.8885 over that window (2026 is a partial year and excluded from the growth calculation). The history also contains at least one year-over-year decline exceeding 5%, so growth has not been linear, and the largest single-year swing was a 70.6% jump in 2018.
| Period | CAGR | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-Year | +2.1% | $4.59 (2022) | $4.89 (2025) |
| 5-Year | +10.3% | $3.00 (2020) | $4.89 (2025) |
| 10-Year | +3.8% | $3.37 (2015) | $4.89 (2025) |
VWIAX fits income-focused investors who want a high monthly payout from a fund that blends bonds and dividend stocks. The yield is classified as high (above 4%), and at 7.82% it sits well above the fund's own 5-year average of 6.58%, which means current buyers are locking in an above-average income rate relative to recent history. Growth is slow at 1.2% annually, and the history includes declines, so this is not a compounding-growth story. The trade-off is clear: high current income from a lower-volatility fund (beta 0.71), in exchange for modest long-term dividend growth.
| Payment Date | Amount per Share |
|---|---|
| 2026-06-18 | $0.5611 |
| 2026-03-20 | $0.5848 |
| 2025-12-17 | $3.2140 |
| 2025-09-19 | $0.5537 |
| 2025-06-20 | $0.5520 |
| 2025-03-21 | $0.5688 |
| 2024-12-18 | $2.3157 |
| 2024-09-20 | $0.5653 |
| 2024-06-21 | $0.6112 |
| 2024-03-15 | $0.5196 |
| Year | Total Dividends |
|---|---|
| 2026 | $1.1459 |
| 2025 | $4.8885 |
| 2024 | $4.0118 |
| 2023 | $2.9015 |
| 2022 | $4.5915 |
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