Vanguard Utilities ETF (VPU) Dividend History

Dividend History

Pay Date	Amount	Ex Dividend Date	Record Date
March 27, 2025	$1.23	03/25/2025	03/25/2025
December 20, 2024	$1.28	12/18/2024	12/18/2024
October 01, 2024	$1.31	09/27/2024	09/27/2024
July 02, 2024	$1.24	06/28/2024	06/28/2024
March 27, 2024	$1.10	03/22/2024	03/25/2024
December 22, 2023	$1.31	12/19/2023	12/20/2023
October 03, 2023	$1.21	09/28/2023	09/29/2023
July 05, 2023	$1.11	06/29/2023	06/30/2023
March 29, 2023	$1.14	03/24/2023	03/27/2023
December 20, 2022	$1.20	12/15/2022	12/16/2022
October 03, 2022	$1.28	09/28/2022	09/29/2022
June 28, 2022	$1.09	06/23/2022	06/24/2022
March 29, 2022	$1.01	03/24/2022	03/25/2022
December 21, 2021	$1.06	12/16/2021	12/17/2021
October 04, 2021	$1.19	09/29/2021	09/30/2021
June 24, 2021	$1.01	06/21/2021	06/22/2021
March 31, 2021	$0.96	03/26/2021	03/29/2021
December 22, 2020	$1.33	12/17/2020	12/18/2020
September 16, 2020	$0.89	09/11/2020	09/14/2020
June 25, 2020	$1.26	06/22/2020	06/23/2020
March 13, 2020	$0.87	03/10/2020	03/11/2020
December 19, 2019	$1.02	12/16/2019	12/17/2019
October 01, 2019	$1.09	09/26/2019	09/27/2019
June 26, 2019	$0.98	06/21/2019	06/24/2019
March 26, 2019	$0.95	03/21/2019	03/22/2019
December 18, 2018	$1.02	12/13/2018	12/14/2018
September 27, 2018	$0.93	09/24/2018	09/25/2018
July 03, 2018	$1.02	06/28/2018	06/29/2018
March 21, 2018	$0.84	03/16/2018	03/19/2018
December 19, 2017	$0.94	12/14/2017	12/15/2017
October 02, 2017	$0.96	09/27/2017	09/28/2017
July 05, 2017	$0.88	06/28/2017	06/30/2017
March 30, 2017	$0.93	03/24/2017	03/28/2017
December 20, 2016	$0.94	12/14/2016	12/16/2016
September 26, 2016	$0.92	09/20/2016	09/22/2016
June 27, 2016	$0.83	06/21/2016	06/23/2016
March 28, 2016	$0.72	03/21/2016	03/23/2016
December 23, 2015	$0.88	12/17/2015	12/21/2015
October 01, 2015	$0.88	09/25/2015	09/29/2015
July 02, 2015	$0.84	06/26/2015	06/30/2015
March 27, 2015	$0.82	03/23/2015	03/25/2015
December 24, 2014	$0.82	12/18/2014	12/22/2014
September 26, 2014	$0.79	09/22/2014	09/24/2014
June 27, 2014	$0.74	06/23/2014	06/25/2014
March 28, 2014	$0.73	03/24/2014	03/26/2014
December 27, 2013	$0.82	12/20/2013	12/24/2013
September 27, 2013	$0.80	09/23/2013	09/25/2013
June 28, 2013	$0.78	06/24/2013	06/26/2013
March 28, 2013	$0.72	03/22/2013	03/26/2013
December 27, 2012	$0.80	12/20/2012	12/24/2012
September 28, 2012	$0.78	09/24/2012	09/26/2012
June 29, 2012	$0.71	06/25/2012	06/27/2012
March 30, 2012	$0.71	03/26/2012	03/28/2012
December 28, 2011	$0.69	12/21/2011	12/23/2011
September 29, 2011	$0.68	09/23/2011	09/27/2011
June 30, 2011	$0.66	06/24/2011	06/28/2011
March 31, 2011	$0.62	03/25/2011	03/29/2011
December 29, 2010	$0.72	12/22/2010	12/27/2010
September 30, 2010	$0.64	09/24/2010	09/28/2010
June 30, 2010	$0.62	06/24/2010	06/28/2010
March 31, 2010	$0.57	03/25/2010	03/29/2010
December 29, 2009	$0.62	12/22/2009	12/24/2009
September 30, 2009	$0.61	09/24/2009	09/28/2009
March 31, 2009	$0.62	03/25/2009	03/27/2009
December 29, 2008	$0.65	12/22/2008	12/24/2008
September 30, 2008	$0.62	09/24/2008	09/26/2008
June 30, 2008	$0.53	06/24/2008	06/26/2008
March 31, 2008	$0.57	03/25/2008	03/27/2008
December 20, 2007	$0.61	12/14/2007	12/18/2007
September 28, 2007	$0.59	09/24/2007	09/26/2007
June 29, 2007	$0.51	06/25/2007	06/27/2007
March 30, 2007	$0.48	03/26/2007	03/28/2007

Dividends Summary

Vanguard Utilities ETF has issued 72 dividend payments over the past 18 years
The most recent dividend was paid 72 days ago, on March 27, 2025
The first recorded dividend was paid on March 30, 2007
The highest dividend payout was $1.33 per share
The average dividend over this 18 year span is $0.88 per share
Vanguard Utilities ETF has increased its dividend payments by 154.14% since 2007

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Dividend data last updated 06/07/2025 04:02:31 UTC