How often does VPU pay dividends?

VPU pays quarterly. It made 4 payments in the 12 months to Oct 14, 2026 and 88 payments since Dec 22, 2004.

How much did VPU pay in dividends over the 12 months to Oct 14, 2026?

$5.1991 a share, in 4 payments, a 2.6% yield on its price of $198.99 on Oct 14, 2025, the first day of those 12 months.

When was VPU's last dividend?

The last payment was $1.258 a share, with an ex-date of Sep 23, 2026.

Dividend history · VPU

VPU Dividend History

VPU paid $5.1991 a share in the 12 months to Oct 14, 2026, in 4 payments. It pays quarterly. The last payment was $1.258, ex Sep 23, 2026.

$5.1991

Paid per share in the 12 months to Oct 14, 2026

2.6%

Yield on its price of $198.99 on Oct 14, 2025, the first day of those 12 months

$1.258

Last payment, ex-date Sep 23, 2026

quarterly

How often it pays, by the gaps between its last six payments

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Payments per shareThe latest 24

$1.3295

$0.9581

$1.014

$1.1878

$1.0635

$1.012

$1.0871

$1.2829

$1.1953

$1.1435

$1.1115

$1.2143

$1.31

$1.0961

$1.2449

$1.3117

$1.2754

$1.2275

$1.2263

$1.2267

$1.3633

$1.2769

$1.3009

$1.258

Dec 17, 2020Sep 23, 2026

24 distributions for VPU, $0.9581 to $1.3633 a share and $1.2265 in the middle, Dec 17, 2020 to Sep 23, 2026.

Paid

2026: VPU payments
Ex-date	Amount per share
Sep 23, 2026	$1.258
Jun 24, 2026	$1.3009
Mar 24, 2026	$1.2769

VPU payments with an ex-date in 2026. Source: ETFIQ from Tiingo end-of-day distributions.

2025: VPU payments
Ex-date	Amount per share
Dec 17, 2025	$1.3633
Sep 24, 2025	$1.2267
Jun 26, 2025	$1.2263
Mar 25, 2025	$1.2275

VPU payments with an ex-date in 2025. Source: ETFIQ from Tiingo end-of-day distributions.

2024: VPU payments
Ex-date	Amount per share
Dec 18, 2024	$1.2754
Sep 27, 2024	$1.3117
Jun 28, 2024	$1.2449
Mar 22, 2024	$1.0961

VPU payments with an ex-date in 2024. Source: ETFIQ from Tiingo end-of-day distributions.

2023: VPU payments
Ex-date	Amount per share
Dec 19, 2023	$1.31
Sep 28, 2023	$1.2143
Jun 29, 2023	$1.1115
Mar 24, 2023	$1.1435

VPU payments with an ex-date in 2023. Source: ETFIQ from Tiingo end-of-day distributions.

2022: VPU payments
Ex-date	Amount per share
Dec 15, 2022	$1.1953
Sep 28, 2022	$1.2829
Jun 23, 2022	$1.0871
Mar 24, 2022	$1.012

VPU payments with an ex-date in 2022. Source: ETFIQ from Tiingo end-of-day distributions.

2021: VPU payments
Ex-date	Amount per share
Dec 16, 2021	$1.0635
Sep 29, 2021	$1.1878
Jun 21, 2021	$1.014
Mar 26, 2021	$0.9581

VPU payments with an ex-date in 2021. Source: ETFIQ from Tiingo end-of-day distributions.

2020: VPU payments
Ex-date	Amount per share
Dec 17, 2020	$1.3295
Sep 11, 2020	$0.8866
Jun 22, 2020	$1.2578
Mar 10, 2020	$0.8749

VPU payments with an ex-date in 2020. Source: ETFIQ from Tiingo end-of-day distributions.

2019: VPU payments
Ex-date	Amount per share
Dec 16, 2019	$1.0223
Sep 26, 2019	$1.0885
Jun 21, 2019	$0.9811
Mar 21, 2019	$0.9454

VPU payments with an ex-date in 2019. Source: ETFIQ from Tiingo end-of-day distributions.

2018: VPU payments
Ex-date	Amount per share
Dec 13, 2018	$1.0179
Sep 24, 2018	$0.9343
Jun 28, 2018	$1.0156
Mar 16, 2018	$0.8389

VPU payments with an ex-date in 2018. Source: ETFIQ from Tiingo end-of-day distributions.

2017: VPU payments
Ex-date	Amount per share
Dec 14, 2017	$0.9354
Sep 27, 2017	$0.963
Jun 28, 2017	$0.876
Mar 24, 2017	$0.933

VPU payments with an ex-date in 2017. Source: ETFIQ from Tiingo end-of-day distributions.

2016: VPU payments
Ex-date	Amount per share
Dec 14, 2016	$0.943
Sep 20, 2016	$0.919
Jun 21, 2016	$0.834
Mar 21, 2016	$0.717

VPU payments with an ex-date in 2016. Source: ETFIQ from Tiingo end-of-day distributions.

2015: VPU payments
Ex-date	Amount per share
Dec 17, 2015	$0.878
Sep 25, 2015	$0.875
Jun 26, 2015	$0.838
Mar 23, 2015	$0.823

VPU payments with an ex-date in 2015. Source: ETFIQ from Tiingo end-of-day distributions.

2014: VPU payments
Ex-date	Amount per share
Dec 18, 2014	$0.824
Sep 22, 2014	$0.791
Jun 23, 2014	$0.743
Mar 24, 2014	$0.731

VPU payments with an ex-date in 2014. Source: ETFIQ from Tiingo end-of-day distributions.

2013: VPU payments
Ex-date	Amount per share
Dec 20, 2013	$0.824
Sep 23, 2013	$0.80
Jun 24, 2013	$0.784
Mar 22, 2013	$0.724

VPU payments with an ex-date in 2013. Source: ETFIQ from Tiingo end-of-day distributions.

2012: VPU payments
Ex-date	Amount per share
Dec 20, 2012	$0.798
Sep 24, 2012	$0.782
Jun 25, 2012	$0.71
Mar 26, 2012	$0.707

VPU payments with an ex-date in 2012. Source: ETFIQ from Tiingo end-of-day distributions.

2011: VPU payments
Ex-date	Amount per share
Dec 21, 2011	$0.69
Sep 23, 2011	$0.683
Jun 24, 2011	$0.664
Mar 25, 2011	$0.622

VPU payments with an ex-date in 2011. Source: ETFIQ from Tiingo end-of-day distributions.

2010: VPU payments
Ex-date	Amount per share
Dec 22, 2010	$0.717
Sep 24, 2010	$0.636
Jun 24, 2010	$0.616
Mar 25, 2010	$0.571

VPU payments with an ex-date in 2010. Source: ETFIQ from Tiingo end-of-day distributions.

2009: VPU payments
Ex-date	Amount per share
Dec 22, 2009	$0.619
Sep 24, 2009	$0.608
Jun 24, 2009	$0.618
Mar 25, 2009	$0.625

VPU payments with an ex-date in 2009. Source: ETFIQ from Tiingo end-of-day distributions.

2008: VPU payments
Ex-date	Amount per share
Dec 22, 2008	$0.649
Sep 24, 2008	$0.622
Jun 24, 2008	$0.526
Mar 25, 2008	$0.566

VPU payments with an ex-date in 2008. Source: ETFIQ from Tiingo end-of-day distributions.

2007: VPU payments
Ex-date	Amount per share
Dec 14, 2007	$0.607
Sep 24, 2007	$0.591
Jun 25, 2007	$0.506
Mar 26, 2007	$0.483

VPU payments with an ex-date in 2007. Source: ETFIQ from Tiingo end-of-day distributions.

2006: VPU payments
Ex-date	Amount per share
Dec 18, 2006	$0.564
Sep 25, 2006	$0.543
Jun 26, 2006	$0.60
Mar 20, 2006	$0.483

VPU payments with an ex-date in 2006. Source: ETFIQ from Tiingo end-of-day distributions.

2005: VPU payments
Ex-date	Amount per share
Dec 22, 2005	$0.556
Sep 26, 2005	$0.399
Jun 27, 2005	$0.53
Mar 24, 2005	$0.415

VPU payments with an ex-date in 2005. Source: ETFIQ from Tiingo end-of-day distributions.

2004: VPU payments
Ex-date	Amount per share
Dec 22, 2004	$1.546

VPU payments with an ex-date in 2004. Source: ETFIQ from Tiingo end-of-day distributions.

What the columns mean

Ex-date

The first day the fund trades without the payment. Buy on or after it and that payment is not yours.

Amount per share

Cash per share as paid on the ex-date, from Tiingo’s end-of-day distributions, with the issuer’s own table where the feed misses a payment.

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Questions people ask

How often does VPU pay dividends?: VPU pays quarterly. It made 4 payments in the 12 months to Oct 14, 2026 and 88 payments since Dec 22, 2004.
How much did VPU pay in dividends over the 12 months to Oct 14, 2026?: $5.1991 a share, in 4 payments, a 2.6% yield on its price of $198.99 on Oct 14, 2025, the first day of those 12 months.
When was VPU's last dividend?: The last payment was $1.258 a share, with an ex-date of Sep 23, 2026.

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