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Data last updated: Oct 17, 2026
Snapshot (as of Oct 17, 2026): Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets Index Fund ETF Shares (VWO) pays a $1.12 annual dividend, yielding 2.10% at $58.03/share. Source: Yahoo Finance, aggregated by MerryDiv.
Dividend Yield: 2.10%
Annual Dividend: $1.12 per share
Dividend Frequency: annually
Years of Dividend History: 22
Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets Index Fund ETF Shares dividend comes from a broad, index-tracking portfolio of stocks issued by companies in emerging market countries. The fund tracks the FTSE Emerging Markets All Cap China A Inclusion Index, holding a diversified collection of securities that approximates the index in key characteristics. VWO currently yields 2.05%, with a trailing annual dividend rate of $1.1220 per share paid on an annual basis. That yield profile suits dividend investors who want emerging market equity exposure alongside a moderate income stream.
Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets Index Fund ETF Shares dividend safety is not governed by a corporate payout ratio — payout ratio is not applicable (fund/ETF) — and instead depends on the aggregate distributions generated by the underlying emerging market stocks tracked by the FTSE Emerging Markets All Cap China A Inclusion Index. The most significant data-supported pressure point is the fund's history of year-over-year dividend declines: the annual payment dropped from $1.4385 in 2019 to $0.9546 in 2020, a fall of more than 33%, which shows that VWO's income stream can contract sharply when underlying holdings reduce their own distributions.
Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets Index Fund ETF Shares dividend history shows a CAGR of 2.4% per year from 2013 to 2025. Per-share payments grew from $1.1250 to $1.4973 over that window (2026 is a partial year and excluded from this calculation). The largest annual increase in the window was 31.2% in 2019, but the data also contains at least one year-over-year decline exceeding 5%, which means growth has been uneven rather than linear. At 2.4% annually, growth is slow and barely keeps pace with typical inflation.
| Period | CAGR | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-Year | -2.3% | $1.60 (2022) | $1.50 (2025) |
| 5-Year | +9.4% | $0.95 (2020) | $1.50 (2025) |
| 10-Year | +3.5% | $1.07 (2015) | $1.50 (2025) |
VWO fits dividend investors who want exposure to emerging market equities and can accept an income stream that fluctuates year to year. The current yield of 2.05% falls in the moderate (2–4%) range, which provides real income but not a high-income payout. The fund's annual payment has ranged from under $1.00 to over $1.60 in the available history, so income predictability is limited. What an investor gets is broad diversification across emerging market stocks through a single annual payment; what they accept is meaningful dividend volatility tied directly to the distributions of those underlying holdings.
| Payment Date | Amount per Share |
|---|---|
| 2026-09-18 | $0.1137 |
| 2026-06-18 | $0.0710 |
| 2026-03-19 | $0.2624 |
| 2025-12-19 | $1.0325 |
| 2025-09-19 | $0.2795 |
| 2025-06-20 | $0.1385 |
| 2025-03-21 | $0.0468 |
| 2024-12-20 | $1.0656 |
| 2024-09-20 | $0.1344 |
| 2024-06-21 | $0.1704 |
| Year | Total Dividends |
|---|---|
| 2026 | $0.4471 |
| 2025 | $1.4973 |
| 2024 | $1.4089 |
| 2023 | $1.4472 |
| 2022 | $1.6037 |
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