Vanguard Real Estate Index Fund ETF Shares (VNQ) Dividend History
DivTrkr holds 88 recorded VNQ dividend payments, running from December 22, 2004 to September 23, 2026 — 23 calendar years. Together those payments total $67.98 per share. VNQ has most often paid quarterly.
VNQ has increased its payment rate for 1 consecutive complete year.
Over the last five complete years the VNQ payment rate compounded at +4.3% a year, and +1.4% a year over the last ten. That is what the payments actually did; it is not a forecast.
VNQ's payment rate fell in 2009, 2019, 2020. The steepest drop was -38.7%.
VNQ dividends by year
| Year | Total paid per share | Payments | Median payment | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $3.47 | 4 | $0.870 | +4.3% |
| 2024 | $3.43 | 4 | $0.835 | -1.7% |
| 2023 | $3.49 | 4 | $0.849 | +13.7% |
| 2022 | $3.23 | 4 | $0.746 | +7.7% |
| 2021 | $2.96 | 4 | $0.693 | -1.5% |
| 2020 | $3.33 | 4 | $0.704 | -10.4% |
| 2019 | $3.14 | 4 | $0.785 | -6.5% |
| 2018 | $3.53 | 4 | $0.841 | +1.6% |
| 2017 | $3.51 | 4 | $0.828 | -1.7% |
| 2016 | $3.98 | 4 | $0.842 | +11.2% |
| 2015 | $3.12 | 4 | $0.757 | +11.1% |
| 2014 | $2.92 | 4 | $0.681 | +9.1% |
| 2013 | $2.79 | 4 | $0.625 | +19.6% |
| 2012 | $2.34 | 4 | $0.522 | +4.8% |
| 2011 | $2.05 | 4 | $0.498 | +7.7% |
| 2010 | $1.89 | 4 | $0.463 | -3.9% |
| 2009 | $1.96 | 4 | $0.481 | -38.7% |
| 2008 | $3.00 | 4 | $0.785 | -3.7% |
| 2007 | $3.11 | 4 | $0.815 | +20.2% |
| 2006 | $3.25 | 4 | $0.678 | +2.7% |
| 2005 | $3.56 | 4 | $0.660 | — |
| 2004 | $1.27 | 1 (timing) | $1.27 | — |
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 VNQ's usual cadence, so their total is not directly comparable with neighbouring years.
Recent VNQ dividend payments
| Ex-dividend date | Amount per share |
|---|---|
| September 23, 2026 | $0.805 |
| June 24, 2026 | $0.855 |
| March 24, 2026 | $0.946 |
| December 22, 2025 | $0.801 |
| September 24, 2025 | $0.872 |
| June 26, 2025 | $0.868 |
| March 25, 2025 | $0.932 |
| December 23, 2024 | $0.856 |
| September 27, 2024 | $0.813 |
| June 28, 2024 | $1.03 |
| March 22, 2024 | $0.732 |
| December 21, 2023 | $1.07 |
| September 28, 2023 | $0.727 |
| June 29, 2023 | $0.928 |
| March 24, 2023 | $0.770 |
| December 22, 2022 | $1.16 |
| September 23, 2022 | $0.916 |
| June 23, 2022 | $0.570 |
| March 23, 2022 | $0.577 |
| December 27, 2021 | $1.05 |
| September 24, 2021 | $0.657 |
| June 24, 2021 | $0.729 |
| March 25, 2021 | $0.526 |
| December 24, 2020 | $1.34 |
| September 25, 2020 | $0.590 |
| June 25, 2020 | $0.759 |
| March 10, 2020 | $0.648 |
| December 18, 2019 | $0.957 |
| September 24, 2019 | $0.744 |
| June 27, 2019 | $0.827 |
| March 28, 2019 | $0.616 |
| December 13, 2018 | $0.949 |
| September 24, 2018 | $1.14 |
| June 18, 2018 | $0.732 |
| March 26, 2018 | $0.706 |
| December 21, 2017 | $1.26 |
| September 22, 2017 | $0.854 |
| June 23, 2017 | $0.801 |
| March 22, 2017 | $0.595 |
| December 22, 2016 | $1.70 |
| September 13, 2016 | $0.598 |
| June 21, 2016 | $0.764 |
| March 21, 2016 | $0.919 |
| December 23, 2015 | $1.10 |
| September 23, 2015 | $0.752 |
| June 26, 2015 | $0.762 |
| March 25, 2015 | $0.512 |
| December 22, 2014 | $1.10 |
| September 24, 2014 | $0.668 |
| June 24, 2014 | $0.695 |
| March 25, 2014 | $0.453 |
| December 24, 2013 | $1.01 |
| September 23, 2013 | $0.618 |
| June 24, 2013 | $0.631 |
| March 22, 2013 | $0.534 |
| December 24, 2012 | $0.797 |
| September 24, 2012 | $0.525 |
| June 25, 2012 | $0.519 |
| March 26, 2012 | $0.502 |
| December 23, 2011 | $0.642 |
Showing the 60 most recent of 88 recorded payments. The full log is on the page.
VNQ dividend history questions
How many dividends has VNQ paid?
DivTrkr has 88 recorded VNQ dividend payments between December 22, 2004 and September 23, 2026, totalling $67.98 per share across 23 calendar years.
Has VNQ ever cut its dividend?
Yes. The VNQ per-payment rate fell in 2009, 2019, 2020, the steepest being -38.7%.
How fast is the VNQ dividend growing?
The VNQ payment rate compounded at +4.3% a year over the last five complete years and +1.4% a year over the last ten.
How often does VNQ pay a dividend?
VNQ has most often paid quarterly — 4 payments a year. Individual years can show a different count when an ex-date drifts across a year boundary.
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