VPU Dividend History

VPU Dividend History shows the dividend history, ex-dividend date, dividend yield, payout ratio, and dividend growth rate for Vanguard Utilities ETF. VPU pays a dividend of $1.36 per share quarterly or annual dividend of $5.44 per share. VPU's annual dividend yield is 2.69% with next dividend date (payout date) set for December 19, 2025 and ex-dividend date of December 17, 2025. VPU began paying dividends in 2004.

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VPU Dividend Yield

Company	Vanguard Utilities ETF
Stock Symbol	VPU - AMEX
VPU Stock Price	$187.28
VPU Ex-Dividend Date	December 17, 2025
VPU Dividend Payout Date	December 19, 2025
VPU Dividend Record Date	December 17, 2025
VPU Dividend Declaration Date	April 3, 2025
VPU Dividend Period	Quarterly
VPU Dividend Payout	$1.36 Per Share
VPU Annual Dividend	$5.04 Per Share
VPU Dividend Payout Ratio	59.79%
VPU Dividend Yield	2.69%

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VPU Ex-dividend Date

Following is a table that shows the VPU dividend history, calendar, next dividend date (VPU Ex dividend Date), dividend payment date, dividend period, VPU dividend per share, and VPU dividend growth rate for each dividend period.

VPU Ex Dividend Date	Declaration Date	Record Date	Payout Date	Period	Dividend	Unadjusted	Change
12/17/2025	04/03/2025	12/17/2025	12/19/2025	Quarterly	$1.36300	$1.36300
09/24/2025	01/20/2025	09/24/2025	09/26/2025	Quarterly	$1.22700	$1.22700
06/26/2025	01/20/2025	06/26/2025	06/30/2025	Quarterly	$1.22600	$1.22600	-0.10%
03/25/2025	01/20/2025	03/25/2025	03/27/2025	Quarterly	$1.22800	$1.22800	-3.76%
12/18/2024	03/05/2024	12/18/2024	12/20/2024	Quarterly	$1.27500	$1.27500	-2.77%
09/27/2024	03/05/2024	09/27/2024	10/01/2024	Quarterly	$1.31200	$1.31200	+5.37%
06/28/2024	03/05/2024	06/28/2024	07/02/2024	Quarterly	$1.24500	$1.24500	+13.58%
03/22/2024	03/05/2024	03/25/2024	03/27/2024	Quarterly	$1.09600	$1.09600	-16.33%
12/19/2023	03/16/2023	12/20/2023	12/22/2023	Quarterly	$1.31000	$1.31000	+7.88%
09/28/2023	03/16/2023	09/29/2023	10/03/2023	Quarterly	$1.21400	$1.21400	+9.25%
06/29/2023	03/16/2023	06/30/2023	07/05/2023	Quarterly	$1.11200	$1.11200	-2.80%
03/24/2023	03/16/2023	03/27/2023	03/29/2023	Quarterly	$1.14400	$1.14400	-4.33%
12/15/2022	12/13/2022	12/16/2022	12/20/2022	Quarterly	$1.19500	$1.19500	-6.83%
09/28/2022	09/26/2022	09/29/2022	10/03/2022	Quarterly	$1.28300	$1.28300	+18.01%
06/23/2022	06/21/2022	06/24/2022	06/28/2022	Quarterly	$1.08700	$1.08700	+7.42%
03/24/2022	03/22/2022	03/25/2022	03/29/2022	Quarterly	$1.01200	$1.01200	-4.84%
12/16/2021	12/14/2021	12/17/2021	12/21/2021	Quarterly	$1.06400	$1.06400	-10.46%
09/29/2021	09/28/2021	09/30/2021	10/04/2021	Quarterly	$1.18800	$1.18800	+17.14%
06/21/2021	06/17/2021	06/22/2021	06/24/2021	Quarterly	$1.01400	$1.01400	+5.83%
03/26/2021	03/24/2021	03/29/2021	03/31/2021	Quarterly	$0.95800	$0.95800	-27.94%
12/17/2020	12/16/2020	12/18/2020	12/22/2020	Quarterly	$1.33000	$1.33000	+49.95%
09/11/2020	09/09/2020	09/14/2020	09/16/2020	Quarterly	$0.88700	$0.88700	-29.51%
06/22/2020	06/19/2020	06/23/2020	06/25/2020	Quarterly	$1.25800	$1.25800	+43.77%
03/10/2020	03/06/2020	03/11/2020	03/13/2020	Quarterly	$0.87500	$0.87500	-14.42%
12/16/2019	12/13/2019	12/17/2019	12/19/2019	Quarterly	$1.02200	$1.02200	-6.08%

09/26/2019	09/24/2019	09/27/2019	10/01/2019	Quarterly	$1.08900	$1.08900	+10.95%
06/21/2019	06/19/2019	06/24/2019	06/26/2019	Quarterly	$0.98100	$0.98100	+3.78%
03/21/2019	03/19/2019	03/22/2019	03/26/2019	Quarterly	$0.94500	$0.94500	-7.12%
12/13/2018	12/11/2018	12/14/2018	12/18/2018	Quarterly	$1.01800	$1.01800	+8.95%
09/24/2018	09/20/2018	09/25/2018	09/27/2018	Quarterly	$0.93400	$0.93400	-8.01%
06/28/2018	06/26/2018	06/29/2018	07/03/2018	Quarterly	$1.01600	$1.01600	+21.06%
03/16/2018	03/14/2018	03/19/2018	03/21/2018	Quarterly	$0.83900	$0.83900	-10.32%
12/14/2017	12/12/2017	12/15/2017	12/19/2017	Quarterly	$0.93500	$0.93500	-2.87%
09/27/2017	09/25/2017	09/28/2017	10/02/2017	Quarterly	$0.96300	$0.96300	+9.93%
06/28/2017	06/26/2017	06/30/2017	07/05/2017	Quarterly	$0.87600	$0.87600	-6.11%
03/24/2017	03/22/2017	03/28/2017	03/30/2017	Quarterly	$0.93300	$0.93300	-1.06%
12/14/2016	12/12/2016	12/16/2016	12/20/2016	Quarterly	$0.94300	$0.94300	+2.61%
09/20/2016	09/16/2016	09/22/2016	09/26/2016	Quarterly	$0.91900	$0.91900	+10.19%
06/21/2016	06/17/2016	06/23/2016	06/27/2016	Quarterly	$0.83400	$0.83400	+16.32%
03/21/2016	03/17/2016	03/23/2016	03/28/2016	Quarterly	$0.71700	$0.71700	-18.34%
12/17/2015	12/15/2015	12/21/2015	12/23/2015	Quarterly	$0.87800	$0.87800	+0.34%
09/25/2015	09/23/2015	09/29/2015	10/01/2015	Quarterly	$0.87500	$0.87500	+4.42%
06/26/2015	06/24/2015	06/30/2015	07/02/2015	Quarterly	$0.83800	$0.83800	+1.82%
03/23/2015	03/19/2015	03/25/2015	03/27/2015	Quarterly	$0.82300	$0.82300	-0.12%
12/18/2014	12/16/2014	12/22/2014	12/24/2014	Quarterly	$0.82400	$0.82400	+4.17%
09/22/2014	09/18/2014	09/24/2014	09/26/2014	Quarterly	$0.79100	$0.79100	+6.46%
06/23/2014	06/19/2014	06/25/2014	06/27/2014	Quarterly	$0.74300	$0.74300	+1.64%
03/24/2014	03/20/2014	03/26/2014	03/28/2014	Quarterly	$0.73100	$0.73100	-11.29%
12/20/2013	12/18/2013	12/24/2013	12/27/2013	Quarterly	$0.82400	$0.82400	+3.00%
09/23/2013	09/19/2013	09/25/2013	09/27/2013	Quarterly	$0.80000	$0.80000	+2.04%
06/24/2013	06/20/2013	06/26/2013	06/28/2013	Quarterly	$0.78400	$0.78400	+8.29%
03/22/2013	03/20/2013	03/26/2013	03/28/2013	Quarterly	$0.72400	$0.72400	-9.27%
12/20/2012	12/18/2012	12/24/2012	12/27/2012	Quarterly	$0.79800	$0.79800	+2.05%
09/24/2012		09/26/2012	09/28/2012	Quarterly	$0.78200	$0.78200	+10.14%
06/25/2012		06/27/2012	06/29/2012	Quarterly	$0.71000	$0.71000	+0.42%
03/26/2012		03/28/2012	03/30/2012	Quarterly	$0.70700	$0.70700	+2.46%
12/21/2011		12/23/2011	12/28/2011	Quarterly	$0.69000	$0.69000	+1.02%
09/23/2011		09/27/2011	09/29/2011	Quarterly	$0.68300	$0.68300	+2.86%
06/24/2011		06/28/2011	06/30/2011	Quarterly	$0.66400	$0.66400	+6.75%
03/25/2011		03/29/2011	03/31/2011	Quarterly	$0.62200	$0.62200	-13.25%
12/22/2010		12/27/2010	12/29/2010	Quarterly	$0.71700	$0.71700	+12.74%
09/24/2010		09/28/2010	09/30/2010	Quarterly	$0.63600	$0.63600	+3.25%
06/24/2010		06/28/2010	06/30/2010	Quarterly	$0.61600	$0.61600	+7.88%
03/25/2010		03/29/2010	03/31/2010	Quarterly	$0.57100	$0.57100	-7.75%
12/22/2009		12/24/2009	12/29/2009	Quarterly	$0.61900	$0.61900	+1.81%
09/24/2009		09/28/2009	09/30/2009	Quarterly	$0.60800	$0.60800	-1.62%
06/25/2009		06/26/2009	06/30/2009	Quarterly	$0.61800	$0.61800	-1.12%
03/25/2009		03/27/2009	03/31/2009	Quarterly	$0.62500	$0.62500	-3.70%
12/22/2008		12/24/2008	12/29/2008	Quarterly	$0.64900	$0.64900	+4.34%
09/24/2008		09/26/2008	09/30/2008	Quarterly	$0.62200	$0.62200	+18.25%
06/24/2008		06/26/2008	06/30/2008	Quarterly	$0.52600	$0.52600	-7.07%
03/25/2008		03/27/2008	03/31/2008	Quarterly	$0.56600	$0.56600	-6.75%
12/14/2007		12/18/2007	12/20/2007	Quarterly	$0.60700	$0.60700	+2.71%
09/24/2007		09/26/2007	09/28/2007	Quarterly	$0.59100	$0.59100	+16.80%
06/25/2007		06/27/2007	06/29/2007	Quarterly	$0.50600	$0.50600	+4.76%
03/26/2007		03/28/2007	03/30/2007	Quarterly	$0.48300	$0.48300	-14.36%
12/18/2006		12/20/2006	12/22/2006	Quarterly	$0.56400	$0.56400	+3.87%
09/25/2006		09/27/2006	09/29/2006	Quarterly	$0.54300	$0.54300	-9.50%
06/26/2006		06/28/2006	06/30/2006	Quarterly	$0.60000	$0.60000	+24.22%
03/20/2006		03/22/2006	03/29/2006	Quarterly	$0.48300	$0.48300	-13.13%
12/22/2005		12/27/2005	01/05/2006	Quarterly	$0.55600	$0.55600	+39.35%
09/26/2005		09/28/2005	10/06/2005	Quarterly	$0.39900	$0.39900	-24.72%
06/27/2005		06/29/2005	07/08/2005	Quarterly	$0.53000	$0.53000	+27.71%
03/24/2005		03/29/2005	04/06/2005	Quarterly	$0.41500	$0.41500	-73.16%
12/22/2004		12/27/2004	01/04/2005	Other	$1.54600	$1.54600

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