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VPU Dividend

Vanguard Utilities ETF

AMEXFinancial ServicesETFData as of
Dividend yield
2.74%
Annual dividend
$5.17
Payout ratio
—
Frequency
Quarterly
Share price
$188.87
Market cap
$10.6B

Is VPU a good dividend stock?

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

  • Yield is below the market median2.74% against a median of 2.78%. A lower yield is common among companies that reinvest more of their earnings or whose shares have risen.
  • Payout ratio does not applyThis is a fund. It distributes income received from its holdings rather than paying out of its own earnings, so a payout ratio is not a meaningful measure.
  • Dividend has been cut 4 timesAcross 22 complete years, the annual total fell in 2014, 2021, 2025 and earlier. The most recent reduction was in 2025.
  • Raised for 4 consecutive yearsDerived from split-adjusted payment history and approximate; treat it as a relative signal rather than a certified record.

VPU dividend history

Annual dividend per share, 2004 to 2025.

2004200820122016202020242025
Peak $5.04 in 2024Year the total fellTypical payment × payments that year, split-adjusted, excluding special and one-off distributions. Robust to duplicate records in the source data. The current year is omitted while incomplete.

Recent dividend payments

The last 40 dividend payments for VPU, most recent first.
Ex-dividend datePay dateAmountType
$1.3009Quarterly
$1.2769Quarterly
$1.3633Quarterly
$1.2267Quarterly
$1.2263Quarterly
$1.2275Quarterly
$1.2754Quarterly
$1.3117Quarterly
$1.2449Quarterly
$1.0961Quarterly
$1.3100Quarterly
$1.2143Quarterly
$1.1115Quarterly
$1.1435Quarterly
$1.1950Quarterly
$1.2830Quarterly
$1.0870Quarterly
$1.0120Quarterly
$1.0640Quarterly
$1.1880Quarterly
$1.0140Quarterly
$0.9580Quarterly
$1.3300Quarterly
$0.8870Quarterly
$1.2580Quarterly
$0.8750Quarterly
$1.0220Quarterly
$1.0890Quarterly
$0.9810Quarterly
$0.9450Quarterly
$1.0180Quarterly
$0.9340Quarterly
$1.0160Quarterly
$0.8390Quarterly
$0.9350Quarterly
$0.9630Quarterly
$0.8760Quarterly
$0.9330Quarterly
$0.9430Quarterly
$0.9190Quarterly

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Frequently asked questions

Does VPU pay a dividend?
Yes. Vanguard Utilities ETF pays a quarterly dividend, currently yielding 2.74% based on trailing twelve-month payments of $5.17 per share.
How much does VPU pay in dividends?
$5.17 per share over the last twelve months, paid quarterly. Special and one-off distributions are excluded from that figure because they do not recur.
When is the next VPU ex-dividend date?
No upcoming ex-dividend date is currently on record for VPU. Dates appear here once the company declares them.