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Data last updated: Jul 17, 2026
Snapshot (as of Jul 17, 2026): Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF (VYMI) pays a $3.60 annual dividend ($0.90 quarterly), yielding 3.59% at $100.30/share. Next ex-dividend date 2026-06-18. Source: Yahoo Finance, aggregated by MerryDiv.
Dividend Yield: 3.59%
Annual Dividend: $3.60 per share
Ex-Dividend Date: 2026-06-18
Dividend Frequency: quarterly
Sector: Financial Services
Years of Dividend History: 11
The Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF dividend is built around non-U.S. stocks projected to deliver above-average income, tracking the FTSE All-World ex US High Dividend Yield Index through a passive, sampling-based approach. VYMI currently yields 3.63%, with a trailing annual dividend rate of $3.6035 per share paid quarterly. The next ex-dividend date is June 18, 2026. A beta of 0.74 means the fund moves less than the broader market, which suits income investors who want international dividend exposure without extreme price swings.
Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF pays out dividends sourced directly from the underlying holdings in its index, making a traditional payout ratio not applicable (fund/ETF). Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF dividend safety rests on the income generated by the fund's portfolio of international high-dividend stocks, not on a single company's earnings. The primary pressure point is that dividend income from international equities can fluctuate with currency movements and the payout decisions of foreign companies, neither of which VYMI controls.
Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF dividend history shows a CAGR of 10.4% per year from 2016 to 2025. Per-share payments grew from $1.3560 to $3.3150 over that window (2026 is a partial year and excluded from the growth calculation). The largest annual increase in the window was 58.4% in 2017, while 2022 saw a modest year-over-year dip from $2.8860 to $2.8030, the only decline in the full-year data.
| Period | CAGR | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3-Year | +5.8% | $2.80 (2022) | $3.31 (2025) |
| 5-Year | +11.1% | $1.96 (2020) | $3.31 (2025) |
VYMI fits dividend investors who want international equity income at a yield that runs above its own historical average. The current yield of 3.63% sits above the 5-year average of 3.09%, placing it in the moderate (2–4%) range but at the higher end of that band. Three consecutive years of dividend increases back the recent upward trend, and the 10.4% CAGR over the full history is strong for a passive index fund. The trade-off is that payouts depend on the dividend decisions of foreign companies, so year-to-year income is less predictable than a single-issuer domestic payer.
| Payment Date | Amount per Share |
|---|---|
| 2026-06-18 | $1.2569 |
| 2026-03-20 | $0.7080 |
| 2025-12-19 | $0.9390 |
| 2025-09-19 | $0.7000 |
| 2025-06-20 | $1.0760 |
| 2025-03-21 | $0.6000 |
| 2024-12-20 | $0.9650 |
| 2024-09-20 | $0.6970 |
| 2024-06-21 | $1.0090 |
| 2024-03-15 | $0.6160 |
| Year | Total Dividends |
|---|---|
| 2026 | $1.9649 |
| 2025 | $3.3150 |
| 2024 | $3.2870 |
| 2023 | $3.0480 |
| 2022 | $2.8030 |
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