VPU Dividend History, Yield & Ex-Dividend Dates

Dividend Data

Last Ex-Dividend Date: Sep 23, 2026
Dividend Amount Per Share: $1.26
Dividend Yield: 2.77%
Dividend Growth (TTM): +4.9%
Next Ex-Dividend Date (est.): Dec 16, 2026

Dividend Amount Per Share

VPU dividend amount per share, one row per ex-date
Ex-Date	Amount
Dec 19, 2023	$1.31
Mar 22, 2024	$1.0961
Jun 28, 2024	$1.2449
Sep 27, 2024	$1.3117
Dec 18, 2024	$1.2754
Mar 25, 2025	$1.2275
Jun 26, 2025	$1.2263
Sep 24, 2025	$1.2267
Dec 17, 2025	$1.3633
Mar 24, 2026	$1.2769
Jun 24, 2026	$1.3009
Sep 23, 2026	$1.258

Dividend Growth (TTM YoY)

VPU dividend growth, trailing twelve months year over year, one row per ex-date
Ex-Date	Growth (TTM YoY)
Mar 22, 2024	+0.5%
Jun 28, 2024	+2.8%
Sep 27, 2024	+6.4%
Dec 18, 2024	+3.1%
Mar 25, 2025	+6.9%
Jun 26, 2025	+3.6%
Sep 24, 2025	-0.1%
Dec 17, 2025	+2.3%
Mar 24, 2026	+0.7%
Jun 24, 2026	+2.5%
Sep 23, 2026	+4.9%

VPU Dividend History

VPU dividend history
Ex-Date	Record Date	Payment Date	Frequency	Amount
Sep 23, 2026	Sep 23, 2026	Sep 25, 2026	Quarterly	$1.26
Jun 24, 2026	Jun 24, 2026	Jun 26, 2026	Quarterly	$1.30
Mar 24, 2026	Mar 24, 2026	Mar 26, 2026	Quarterly	$1.28
Dec 17, 2025	Dec 17, 2025	Dec 19, 2025	Quarterly	$1.36
Sep 24, 2025	Sep 24, 2025	Sep 26, 2025	Quarterly	$1.23
Jun 26, 2025	Jun 26, 2025	Jun 30, 2025	Quarterly	$1.23
Mar 25, 2025	Mar 25, 2025	Mar 27, 2025	Quarterly	$1.23
Dec 18, 2024	Dec 18, 2024	Dec 20, 2024	Quarterly	$1.28
Sep 27, 2024	Sep 27, 2024	Oct 01, 2024	Quarterly	$1.31
Jun 28, 2024	Jun 28, 2024	Jul 02, 2024	Quarterly	$1.24
Mar 22, 2024	Mar 25, 2024	Mar 27, 2024	Quarterly	$1.10
Dec 19, 2023	Dec 20, 2023	Dec 22, 2023	Quarterly	$1.31
Sep 28, 2023	Sep 29, 2023	Oct 03, 2023	Quarterly	$1.21
Jun 29, 2023	Jun 30, 2023	Jul 05, 2023	Quarterly	$1.11
Mar 24, 2023	Mar 27, 2023	Mar 29, 2023	Quarterly	$1.14
Dec 15, 2022	Dec 16, 2022	Dec 20, 2022	Quarterly	$1.20
Sep 28, 2022	Sep 29, 2022	Oct 03, 2022	Quarterly	$1.28
Jun 23, 2022	Jun 24, 2022	Jun 28, 2022	Quarterly	$1.09
Mar 24, 2022	Mar 25, 2022	Mar 29, 2022	Quarterly	$1.01
Dec 16, 2021	Dec 17, 2021	Dec 21, 2021	Quarterly	$1.06
Sep 29, 2021	Sep 30, 2021	Oct 04, 2021	Quarterly	$1.19
Jun 21, 2021	Jun 22, 2021	Jun 24, 2021	Quarterly	$1.01
Mar 26, 2021	Mar 29, 2021	Mar 31, 2021	Quarterly	$0.96
Dec 17, 2020	Dec 18, 2020	Dec 22, 2020	Quarterly	$1.33
Sep 11, 2020	Sep 14, 2020	Sep 16, 2020	Quarterly	$0.89
Jun 22, 2020	Jun 23, 2020	Jun 25, 2020	Quarterly	$1.26
Mar 10, 2020	Mar 11, 2020	Mar 13, 2020	Quarterly	$0.87
Dec 16, 2019	Dec 17, 2019	Dec 19, 2019	Quarterly	$1.02
Sep 26, 2019	Sep 27, 2019	Oct 01, 2019	Quarterly	$1.09
Jun 21, 2019	Jun 24, 2019	Jun 26, 2019	Quarterly	$0.98
Mar 21, 2019	Mar 22, 2019	Mar 26, 2019	Quarterly	$0.95
Dec 13, 2018	Dec 14, 2018	Dec 18, 2018	Quarterly	$1.02
Sep 24, 2018	Sep 25, 2018	Sep 27, 2018	Quarterly	$0.93
Jun 28, 2018	Jun 29, 2018	Jul 03, 2018	Quarterly	$1.02
Mar 16, 2018	Mar 19, 2018	Mar 21, 2018	Quarterly	$0.84
Dec 14, 2017	Dec 15, 2017	Dec 19, 2017	Quarterly	$0.94
Sep 27, 2017	Sep 28, 2017	Oct 02, 2017	Quarterly	$0.96
Jun 28, 2017	Jun 30, 2017	Jul 05, 2017	Quarterly	$0.88
Mar 24, 2017	Mar 28, 2017	Mar 30, 2017	Quarterly	$0.93
Dec 14, 2016	Dec 16, 2016	Dec 20, 2016	Quarterly	$0.94
Sep 20, 2016	Sep 22, 2016	Sep 26, 2016	Quarterly	$0.92
Jun 21, 2016	Jun 23, 2016	Jun 27, 2016	Quarterly	$0.83
Mar 21, 2016	Mar 23, 2016	Mar 28, 2016	Quarterly	$0.72
Dec 17, 2015	Dec 21, 2015	Dec 23, 2015	Quarterly	$0.88
Sep 25, 2015	Sep 29, 2015	Oct 01, 2015	Quarterly	$0.88
Jun 26, 2015	Jun 30, 2015	Jul 02, 2015	Quarterly	$0.84
Mar 23, 2015	Mar 25, 2015	Mar 27, 2015	Semi Annually	$0.82
Dec 18, 2014	Dec 22, 2014	Dec 24, 2014	Quarterly	$0.82
Sep 22, 2014	Sep 24, 2014	Sep 26, 2014	Quarterly	$0.79
Jun 23, 2014	Jun 25, 2014	Jun 27, 2014	Quarterly	$0.74
Mar 24, 2014	Mar 26, 2014	Mar 28, 2014	Quarterly	$0.73
Dec 20, 2013			Quarterly	$0.82
Sep 23, 2013			Quarterly	$0.80
Jun 24, 2013	Jun 26, 2013	Jun 28, 2013	Quarterly	$0.78
Mar 22, 2013			Quarterly	$0.72
Dec 20, 2012			Quarterly	$0.80
Sep 24, 2012			Quarterly	$0.78
Jun 25, 2012			Quarterly	$0.71
Mar 26, 2012			Quarterly	$0.71
Dec 21, 2011			Quarterly	$0.69
Sep 23, 2011			Quarterly	$0.68
Jun 24, 2011			Quarterly	$0.66
Mar 25, 2011			Quarterly	$0.62
Dec 22, 2010			Quarterly	$0.72
Sep 24, 2010			Quarterly	$0.64
Jun 24, 2010			Quarterly	$0.62
Mar 25, 2010			Quarterly	$0.57
Dec 22, 2009			Quarterly	$0.62
Sep 24, 2009			Quarterly	$0.61
Jun 24, 2009			Quarterly	$0.62
Mar 25, 2009			Quarterly	$0.63

VPU dividend history
Ex-Date	Amount	Payment Date	Record Date	Frequency
Sep 23, 2026	$1.26	Sep 25, 2026	Sep 23, 2026	Quarterly
Jun 24, 2026	$1.30	Jun 26, 2026	Jun 24, 2026	Quarterly
Mar 24, 2026	$1.28	Mar 26, 2026	Mar 24, 2026	Quarterly
Dec 17, 2025	$1.36	Dec 19, 2025	Dec 17, 2025	Quarterly
Sep 24, 2025	$1.23	Sep 26, 2025	Sep 24, 2025	Quarterly
Jun 26, 2025	$1.23	Jun 30, 2025	Jun 26, 2025	Quarterly
Mar 25, 2025	$1.23	Mar 27, 2025	Mar 25, 2025	Quarterly
Dec 18, 2024	$1.28	Dec 20, 2024	Dec 18, 2024	Quarterly
Sep 27, 2024	$1.31	Oct 01, 2024	Sep 27, 2024	Quarterly
Jun 28, 2024	$1.24	Jul 02, 2024	Jun 28, 2024	Quarterly
Mar 22, 2024	$1.10	Mar 27, 2024	Mar 25, 2024	Quarterly
Dec 19, 2023	$1.31	Dec 22, 2023	Dec 20, 2023	Quarterly
Sep 28, 2023	$1.21	Oct 03, 2023	Sep 29, 2023	Quarterly
Jun 29, 2023	$1.11	Jul 05, 2023	Jun 30, 2023	Quarterly
Mar 24, 2023	$1.14	Mar 29, 2023	Mar 27, 2023	Quarterly
Dec 15, 2022	$1.20	Dec 20, 2022	Dec 16, 2022	Quarterly
Sep 28, 2022	$1.28	Oct 03, 2022	Sep 29, 2022	Quarterly
Jun 23, 2022	$1.09	Jun 28, 2022	Jun 24, 2022	Quarterly
Mar 24, 2022	$1.01	Mar 29, 2022	Mar 25, 2022	Quarterly
Dec 16, 2021	$1.06	Dec 21, 2021	Dec 17, 2021	Quarterly
Sep 29, 2021	$1.19	Oct 04, 2021	Sep 30, 2021	Quarterly
Jun 21, 2021	$1.01	Jun 24, 2021	Jun 22, 2021	Quarterly
Mar 26, 2021	$0.96	Mar 31, 2021	Mar 29, 2021	Quarterly
Dec 17, 2020	$1.33	Dec 22, 2020	Dec 18, 2020	Quarterly
Sep 11, 2020	$0.89	Sep 16, 2020	Sep 14, 2020	Quarterly
Jun 22, 2020	$1.26	Jun 25, 2020	Jun 23, 2020	Quarterly
Mar 10, 2020	$0.87	Mar 13, 2020	Mar 11, 2020	Quarterly
Dec 16, 2019	$1.02	Dec 19, 2019	Dec 17, 2019	Quarterly
Sep 26, 2019	$1.09	Oct 01, 2019	Sep 27, 2019	Quarterly
Jun 21, 2019	$0.98	Jun 26, 2019	Jun 24, 2019	Quarterly
Mar 21, 2019	$0.95	Mar 26, 2019	Mar 22, 2019	Quarterly
Dec 13, 2018	$1.02	Dec 18, 2018	Dec 14, 2018	Quarterly
Sep 24, 2018	$0.93	Sep 27, 2018	Sep 25, 2018	Quarterly
Jun 28, 2018	$1.02	Jul 03, 2018	Jun 29, 2018	Quarterly
Mar 16, 2018	$0.84	Mar 21, 2018	Mar 19, 2018	Quarterly
Dec 14, 2017	$0.94	Dec 19, 2017	Dec 15, 2017	Quarterly
Sep 27, 2017	$0.96	Oct 02, 2017	Sep 28, 2017	Quarterly
Jun 28, 2017	$0.88	Jul 05, 2017	Jun 30, 2017	Quarterly
Mar 24, 2017	$0.93	Mar 30, 2017	Mar 28, 2017	Quarterly
Dec 14, 2016	$0.94	Dec 20, 2016	Dec 16, 2016	Quarterly
Sep 20, 2016	$0.92	Sep 26, 2016	Sep 22, 2016	Quarterly
Jun 21, 2016	$0.83	Jun 27, 2016	Jun 23, 2016	Quarterly
Mar 21, 2016	$0.72	Mar 28, 2016	Mar 23, 2016	Quarterly
Dec 17, 2015	$0.88	Dec 23, 2015	Dec 21, 2015	Quarterly
Sep 25, 2015	$0.88	Oct 01, 2015	Sep 29, 2015	Quarterly
Jun 26, 2015	$0.84	Jul 02, 2015	Jun 30, 2015	Quarterly
Mar 23, 2015	$0.82	Mar 27, 2015	Mar 25, 2015	Semi Annually
Dec 18, 2014	$0.82	Dec 24, 2014	Dec 22, 2014	Quarterly
Sep 22, 2014	$0.79	Sep 26, 2014	Sep 24, 2014	Quarterly
Jun 23, 2014	$0.74	Jun 27, 2014	Jun 25, 2014	Quarterly
Mar 24, 2014	$0.73	Mar 28, 2014	Mar 26, 2014	Quarterly
Dec 20, 2013	$0.82			Quarterly
Sep 23, 2013	$0.80			Quarterly
Jun 24, 2013	$0.78	Jun 28, 2013	Jun 26, 2013	Quarterly
Mar 22, 2013	$0.72			Quarterly
Dec 20, 2012	$0.80			Quarterly
Sep 24, 2012	$0.78			Quarterly
Jun 25, 2012	$0.71			Quarterly
Mar 26, 2012	$0.71			Quarterly
Dec 21, 2011	$0.69			Quarterly
Sep 23, 2011	$0.68			Quarterly
Jun 24, 2011	$0.66			Quarterly
Mar 25, 2011	$0.62			Quarterly
Dec 22, 2010	$0.72			Quarterly
Sep 24, 2010	$0.64			Quarterly
Jun 24, 2010	$0.62			Quarterly
Mar 25, 2010	$0.57			Quarterly
Dec 22, 2009	$0.62			Quarterly
Sep 24, 2009	$0.61			Quarterly
Jun 24, 2009	$0.62			Quarterly
Mar 25, 2009	$0.63			Quarterly

The table shows Vanguard Utilities ETF’s dividend history, including amount per share, payout frequency, record and payment dates.

VPU Annual Dividend Totals

VPU annual dividend totals
Year	Payouts	Total Per Share
2026	3	$3.8358
2025	4	$5.0438
2024	4	$4.9281
2023	4	$4.7793
2022	4	$4.5773
2021	4	$4.2234
2020	4	$4.3488
2019	4	$4.0373
2018	4	$3.8067
2017	4	$3.7074
2016	4	$3.413
2015	4	$3.414
2014	4	$3.089
2013	4	$3.132
2012	4	$2.997
2011	4	$2.659
2010	4	$2.54
2009	4	$2.47

Dividends per share by ex-dividend year, summed from every payout in the history above. The current year counts the payouts made so far.

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FAQ

Does Vanguard Utilities ETF pay dividends?

Yes, VPU has paid a dividend within the past 12 months. VPU pays dividends quarterly.

How much is Vanguard Utilities ETF's dividend?

VPU’s most recent dividend was $1.26 per share. VPU’s annual dividend yield is 2.77%.

When is Vanguard Utilities ETF ex-dividend date?

Vanguard Utilities ETF’s last ex-dividend date was Sep 23, 2026. Shareholders who own VPU ETF shares before this date received a dividend of $1.26 per share on Sep 25, 2026. VPU’s next ex-dividend date has not been announced yet.

When is Vanguard Utilities ETF dividend payment date?

Vanguard Utilities ETF’s last dividend payment date was Sep 25, 2026. Shareholders who own VPU ETF shares before Sep 23, 2026 received $1.26 per share.