VCV Dividend

Is VCV a good dividend stock?

What the data shows. These are observations, not recommendations — see the disclaimer at the foot of the page.

• ✓Yield is above the market median8.48% against a median of 2.92% across US dividend payers.
• !Paying out more than it earnsA payout ratio of 1.57 means the dividend exceeds reported earnings. That can be sustained for a while from cash reserves or borrowing, but not indefinitely.
• !Dividend has been cut 14 timesAcross 33 complete years, the annual total fell in 2020, 2022, 2023 and earlier. The most recent reduction was in 2023.
• ·Pays monthlyPayments arrive twelve times a year rather than the usual four, which suits income being drawn rather than reinvested.

VCV dividend history

Annual dividend per share, 1993 to 2025.

Recent dividend payments

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