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Data last updated: Sep 06, 2026
Snapshot (as of Sep 06, 2026): Vanguard International Growth Fund Admiral Shares (VWILX) pays a $7.86 annual dividend, yielding 6.20% at $126.81/share. Next ex-dividend date 2025-12-17. Source: Yahoo Finance, aggregated by MerryDiv.
Dividend Yield: 6.20%
Annual Dividend: $7.86 per share
Ex-Dividend Date: 2025-12-17
Sector: Financial Services
Years of Dividend History: 25
The Vanguard International Growth Fund Admiral Shares dividend comes from a fund that targets non-U.S. companies with strong growth potential, spanning both developed and emerging markets since 1981. The current yield stands at 6.2%, with a trailing annual dividend rate of $7.8565 per share. The next ex-dividend date is December 17, 2025. With a beta of 1.081, VWILX carries slightly more volatility than the broader market, making it a fit for dividend investors who can tolerate price swings in exchange for a high yield.
Vanguard International Growth Fund Admiral Shares pays out dividends with a payout ratio classified as not applicable (fund/ETF), as the standard earnings-based payout metric does not apply to fund structures. Vanguard International Growth Fund Admiral Shares dividend safety is therefore assessed differently than for individual stocks: distributions reflect the income and realized gains generated by the underlying international equity holdings, not a fixed corporate payout commitment. The most significant pressure point is the fund's exposure to international equities across both mature and nascent markets, which introduces currency risk and market volatility that can cause distributions to fluctuate year to year.
Vanguard International Growth Fund Admiral Shares dividend history shows a CAGR of 13.1% per year from 2003 to 2024. Per-share payments grew from $0.75 in 2003 to $9.9677 in 2024 (2025 is a partial year and excluded from this calculation). The largest single-year increase in the window was 410.9% in 2021, but the history also contains at least one year-over-year decline exceeding 5%, which reflects the volatile nature of distributions tied to international equity performance.
| Period | CAGR | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-Year | +7.3% | $6.36 (2022) | $7.86 (2025) |
| 5-Year | +15.5% | $3.82 (2020) | $7.86 (2025) |
| 10-Year | +22.5% | $1.03 (2015) | $7.86 (2025) |
VWILX fits dividend investors who want international equity exposure paired with a high current yield. At 6.2%, the yield is classified as high (above 4%), though it sits below the fund's own 5-year average of 7.2%, meaning the current payout is on the lower end of its recent range. The 13.1% CAGR over two decades is impressive on paper, but the year-to-year swings in distribution size are wide, and the fund carries only one consecutive year of dividend increases. What an investor gets here is meaningful income from a globally diversified growth portfolio; what they accept is real distribution volatility and no guarantee of a steady upward path.
| Payment Date | Amount per Share |
|---|---|
| 2025-12-17 | $7.8565 |
| 2024-12-18 | $9.9677 |
| 2023-12-15 | $1.9571 |
| 2022-12-14 | $6.3583 |
| 2021-12-15 | $19.5308 |
| 2020-12-16 | $3.8227 |
| 2019-12-13 | $1.3380 |
| 2018-12-18 | $4.3730 |
| 2017-12-18 | $0.8070 |
| 2016-12-23 | $0.9560 |
| Year | Total Dividends |
|---|---|
| 2025 | $7.8565 |
| 2024 | $9.9677 |
| 2023 | $1.9571 |
| 2022 | $6.3583 |
| 2021 | $19.5308 |
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