Vanguard Utilities Index Fund ETF Shares (VPU) Dividend History
DivTrkr holds 86 recorded VPU dividend payments, running from December 22, 2004 to June 24, 2026 — 23 calendar years. Together those payments total $75.11 per share. VPU has most often paid quarterly.
VPU'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 VPU payment rate compounded at +2.7% a year, and +3.7% a year over the last ten. That is what the payments actually did; it is not a forecast.
Across 23 years of recorded history, VPU's payment rate has never fallen materially from one complete year to the next.
VPU dividends by year
| Year | Total paid per share | Payments | Median payment | Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $5.04 | 4 | $1.23 | -2.6% |
| 2024 | $4.93 | 4 | $1.26 | +6.9% |
| 2023 | $4.78 | 4 | $1.18 | +3.3% |
| 2022 | $4.58 | 4 | $1.14 | +9.8% |
| 2021 | $4.22 | 4 | $1.04 | -3.1% |
| 2020 | $4.35 | 4 | $1.07 | +7.1% |
| 2019 | $4.04 | 4 | $1.00 | +2.7% |
| 2018 | $3.81 | 4 | $0.975 | +4.4% |
| 2017 | $3.71 | 4 | $0.934 | +6.6% |
| 2016 | $3.41 | 4 | $0.877 | +2.3% |
| 2015 | $3.41 | 4 | $0.857 | — |
| 2014 | $2.27 | 3 (timing) | $0.743 | — |
| 2013 | $3.13 | 4 | $0.792 | +6.2% |
| 2012 | $3.00 | 4 | $0.746 | +10.8% |
| 2011 | $2.66 | 4 | $0.673 | +7.6% |
| 2010 | $2.54 | 4 | $0.626 | +1.2% |
| 2009 | $2.47 | 4 | $0.619 | +4.1% |
| 2008 | $2.36 | 4 | $0.594 | +8.3% |
| 2007 | $2.19 | 4 | $0.548 | -0.9% |
| 2006 | $2.19 | 4 | $0.553 | +17.1% |
| 2005 | $1.90 | 4 | $0.473 | — |
| 2004 | $1.55 | 1 (timing) | $1.55 | — |
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 VPU's usual cadence, so their total is not directly comparable with neighbouring years.
Recent VPU dividend payments
| Ex-dividend date | Amount per share |
|---|---|
| June 24, 2026 | $1.30 |
| March 24, 2026 | $1.28 |
| December 17, 2025 | $1.36 |
| September 24, 2025 | $1.23 |
| June 26, 2025 | $1.23 |
| March 25, 2025 | $1.23 |
| December 18, 2024 | $1.27 |
| September 27, 2024 | $1.31 |
| June 28, 2024 | $1.25 |
| March 22, 2024 | $1.10 |
| December 19, 2023 | $1.31 |
| September 28, 2023 | $1.21 |
| June 29, 2023 | $1.11 |
| March 24, 2023 | $1.14 |
| December 15, 2022 | $1.20 |
| September 28, 2022 | $1.28 |
| June 23, 2022 | $1.09 |
| March 24, 2022 | $1.01 |
| December 16, 2021 | $1.06 |
| September 29, 2021 | $1.19 |
| June 21, 2021 | $1.01 |
| March 26, 2021 | $0.958 |
| December 17, 2020 | $1.33 |
| September 11, 2020 | $0.887 |
| June 22, 2020 | $1.26 |
| March 10, 2020 | $0.875 |
| December 16, 2019 | $1.02 |
| September 26, 2019 | $1.09 |
| June 21, 2019 | $0.981 |
| March 21, 2019 | $0.945 |
| December 13, 2018 | $1.02 |
| September 24, 2018 | $0.934 |
| June 28, 2018 | $1.02 |
| March 16, 2018 | $0.839 |
| December 14, 2017 | $0.935 |
| September 27, 2017 | $0.963 |
| June 28, 2017 | $0.876 |
| March 24, 2017 | $0.933 |
| December 14, 2016 | $0.943 |
| September 20, 2016 | $0.919 |
| June 21, 2016 | $0.834 |
| March 21, 2016 | $0.717 |
| December 17, 2015 | $0.878 |
| September 25, 2015 | $0.875 |
| June 26, 2015 | $0.838 |
| March 23, 2015 | $0.823 |
| September 22, 2014 | $0.791 |
| June 23, 2014 | $0.743 |
| March 24, 2014 | $0.731 |
| December 20, 2013 | $0.824 |
| September 23, 2013 | $0.800 |
| June 24, 2013 | $0.784 |
| March 22, 2013 | $0.724 |
| December 20, 2012 | $0.798 |
| September 24, 2012 | $0.782 |
| June 25, 2012 | $0.710 |
| March 26, 2012 | $0.707 |
| December 21, 2011 | $0.690 |
| September 23, 2011 | $0.683 |
| June 24, 2011 | $0.664 |
Showing the 60 most recent of 86 recorded payments. The full log is on the page.
VPU dividend history questions
How many dividends has VPU paid?
DivTrkr has 86 recorded VPU dividend payments between December 22, 2004 and June 24, 2026, totalling $75.11 per share across 23 calendar years.
Has VPU ever cut its dividend?
Not in the history DivTrkr holds. Across 23 years of recorded payments the per-payment rate has never fallen by a material amount from one complete year to the next.
How fast is the VPU dividend growing?
The VPU payment rate compounded at +2.7% a year over the last five complete years and +3.7% a year over the last ten.
How often does VPU pay a dividend?
VPU 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.
See the current VPU dividend yield and next ex-dividend date, or track VPU free with DivTrkr to see what this history pays on your own share count.