Vanguard Consumer Staples Index Fund ETF Shares (VDC) Dividend History
DivTrkr holds 55 recorded VDC dividend payments, running from December 22, 2004 to June 24, 2026 — 23 calendar years. Together those payments total $66.20 per share. VDC has most often paid annually.
VDC's payment rate did not increase in the most recent complete year, so its growth streak currently stands at zero.
Over the last five complete years the VDC payment rate compounded at +2.1% a year. That is what the payments actually did; it is not a forecast.
VDC's payment rate fell in 2013, 2025. The steepest drop was -6.3%.
VDC dividends by year
| Year | Total paid per share | Payments | Median payment | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $4.77 | 4 (timing) | $1.20 | -5.1% |
| 2024 | $4.93 | 4 (timing) | $1.26 | +4.4% |
| 2023 | $5.05 | 4 (timing) | $1.21 | +2.6% |
| 2022 | $4.54 | 4 (timing) | $1.18 | +14.2% |
| 2021 | $4.28 | 4 (timing) | $1.03 | -4.4% |
| 2020 | $4.35 | 4 (timing) | $1.08 | +2.8% |
| 2019 | $3.94 | 4 (timing) | $1.05 | +12.7% |
| 2018 | $3.65 | 4 (timing) | $0.932 | -0.3% |
| 2017 | $3.68 | 4 (timing) | $0.935 | +16.4% |
| 2016 | $3.21 | 4 (timing) | $0.803 | — |
| 2015 | $3.29 | 2 (timing) | $1.65 | — |
| 2014 | $2.42 | 1 | $2.42 | -0.5% |
| 2013 | $2.43 | 1 | $2.43 | -6.3% |
| 2012 | $2.59 | 1 | $2.59 | +36.8% |
| 2011 | $1.89 | 1 | $1.89 | -0.6% |
| 2010 | $1.91 | 1 | $1.91 | +9.7% |
| 2009 | $1.74 | 1 | $1.74 | +48.2% |
| 2008 | $1.17 | 1 | $1.17 | +1.2% |
| 2007 | $1.16 | 1 | $1.16 | +20.7% |
| 2006 | $0.960 | 1 | $0.960 | +36.6% |
| 2005 | $0.703 | 1 | $0.703 | -35.7% |
| 2004 | $1.09 | 1 | $1.09 | — |
How this growth is measured
Year-over-year growth here compares each year's median payment with the year before, not the calendar-year total. Ex-dividend dates drift, so a quarterly payer can book five ex-dates in one calendar year and four in the next. Comparing raw yearly totals would show a phantom cut of around 25% in a year where the company did nothing but pay slightly earlier. Using the median payment removes that distortion, and also ignores one-off special dividends.
Years marked “timing” booked a different number of payments than VDC's usual cadence, so their total is not directly comparable with neighbouring years.
Recent VDC dividend payments
| Ex-dividend date | Amount per share |
|---|---|
| June 24, 2026 | $1.22 |
| March 24, 2026 | $1.22 |
| December 17, 2025 | $1.23 |
| September 24, 2025 | $1.13 |
| June 26, 2025 | $1.24 |
| March 25, 2025 | $1.17 |
| December 18, 2024 | $1.21 |
| September 27, 2024 | $1.32 |
| June 28, 2024 | $1.54 |
| March 22, 2024 | $0.862 |
| December 19, 2023 | $1.79 |
| September 28, 2023 | $1.03 |
| June 29, 2023 | $1.39 |
| March 24, 2023 | $0.842 |
| December 15, 2022 | $1.44 |
| September 28, 2022 | $1.15 |
| June 23, 2022 | $1.21 |
| March 24, 2022 | $0.739 |
| December 16, 2021 | $1.25 |
| September 29, 2021 | $1.04 |
| June 21, 2021 | $1.02 |
| March 26, 2021 | $0.960 |
| December 17, 2020 | $1.57 |
| September 11, 2020 | $0.871 |
| June 22, 2020 | $1.29 |
| March 10, 2020 | $0.618 |
| December 16, 2019 | $1.06 |
| September 26, 2019 | $1.09 |
| June 21, 2019 | $1.04 |
| March 21, 2019 | $0.748 |
| December 13, 2018 | $1.04 |
| September 24, 2018 | $0.821 |
| June 28, 2018 | $1.25 |
| March 16, 2018 | $0.536 |
| December 14, 2017 | $1.04 |
| September 27, 2017 | $0.771 |
| June 28, 2017 | $1.04 |
| March 24, 2017 | $0.834 |
| December 14, 2016 | $0.968 |
| September 20, 2016 | $0.844 |
| June 21, 2016 | $0.763 |
| March 21, 2016 | $0.634 |
| December 23, 2015 | $0.898 |
| September 23, 2015 | $2.40 |
| December 18, 2014 | $2.42 |
| December 20, 2013 | $2.43 |
| December 20, 2012 | $2.59 |
| December 21, 2011 | $1.89 |
| December 22, 2010 | $1.91 |
| December 22, 2009 | $1.74 |
| December 22, 2008 | $1.17 |
| December 14, 2007 | $1.16 |
| December 18, 2006 | $0.960 |
| December 22, 2005 | $0.703 |
| December 22, 2004 | $1.09 |
VDC dividend history questions
How many dividends has VDC paid?
DivTrkr has 55 recorded VDC dividend payments between December 22, 2004 and June 24, 2026, totalling $66.20 per share across 23 calendar years.
Has VDC ever cut its dividend?
Yes. The VDC per-payment rate fell in 2013, 2025, the steepest being -6.3%.
How fast is the VDC dividend growing?
The VDC payment rate compounded at +2.1% a year over the last five complete years.
How often does VDC pay a dividend?
VDC has most often paid annually — 1 payments a year. Individual years can show a different count when an ex-date drifts across a year boundary.
See the current VDC dividend yield and next ex-dividend date, or track VDC free with DivTrkr to see what this history pays on your own share count.