# Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF (VEA) — Dividends

VEA · NYSE · Fund

Canonical page: https://www.lighthorse.io/tickers/vea/dividends

## Dividend summary

| Metric | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Frequency | quarterly |
| Trailing 12 months | $1.70 |
| Forward yield | 2.45% |
| Growth streak | 3 years |

Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF is a fund that pays quarterly distributions. Its most recent distribution was $0.18 per share, with an ex-date of September 18, 2026 and a pay date of September 22, 2026. Over the trailing twelve months, it paid $1.70 per share, a yield of 2.39% at a share price of $71.43.

The amount varies widely from one quarter to the next. In the table, it ranged from $0.08 in March 2022 to $1.04 in December 2025. From 2023 through 2025, the December distribution was the largest of each calendar year. Distributions with ex-dates in each calendar year added up to $1.22 in 2022, $1.51 in 2023, $1.60 in 2024 and $2.01 in 2025. That is a rise of about 65% over three years. The source counts a growth streak of three consecutive calendar years. The three distributions in 2026 so far were $0.11 in March, $0.38 in June and $0.18 in September.

Ex-dates fall in mid to late March, June, September and December, and payment follows three to five days later. If the pattern holds, the next distribution would go ex-distribution around December 20, 2026 and be paid a few days later.

## Payment history

| Ex-date | Pay date | Amount per share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Sep 18, 2026 | Sep 22, 2026 | $0.18 |
| Jun 18, 2026 | Jun 23, 2026 | $0.38 |
| Mar 20, 2026 | Mar 24, 2026 | $0.11 |
| Dec 19, 2025 | Dec 23, 2025 | $1.04 |
| Sep 19, 2025 | Sep 23, 2025 | $0.29 |
| Jun 20, 2025 | Jun 24, 2025 | $0.44 |
| Mar 21, 2025 | Mar 25, 2025 | $0.24 |
| Dec 20, 2024 | Dec 24, 2024 | $0.71 |
| Sep 20, 2024 | Sep 24, 2024 | $0.14 |
| Jun 21, 2024 | Jun 25, 2024 | $0.46 |
| Mar 15, 2024 | Mar 20, 2024 | $0.29 |
| Dec 18, 2023 | Dec 21, 2023 | $0.61 |
| Sep 18, 2023 | Sep 21, 2023 | $0.31 |
| Jun 20, 2023 | Jun 23, 2023 | $0.43 |
| Mar 20, 2023 | Mar 23, 2023 | $0.16 |
| Dec 19, 2022 | Dec 22, 2022 | $0.49 |
| Sep 19, 2022 | Sep 22, 2022 | $0.12 |
| Jun 21, 2022 | Jun 24, 2022 | $0.53 |
| Mar 21, 2022 | Mar 24, 2022 | $0.08 |
| Dec 20, 2021 | Dec 23, 2021 | $0.77 |

## Frequently Asked Questions

### Does Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF (VEA) pay a distribution?

Yes. Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF pays a quarterly distribution; the most recent payment was $0.18 per share.

### What is VEA's distribution yield?

Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF paid $1.70 per share over the trailing twelve months, a yield of 2.45% at the last price of $69.66. [Click here to learn more](https://www.lighthorse.io/instructions/learning/dividend-yield)

### When is VEA's most recent ex-distribution date?

Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF's most recent ex-distribution date is Sep 18, 2026, payable on Sep 22, 2026.

### What is the difference between ex and payment dates?

An ex-date is the cutoff day for ownership, the payment date is when the distribution actually happens. [Click here to learn more](https://www.lighthorse.io/instructions/learning/ex-dividend-date)

### Has VEA been raising its distribution?

Yes — Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF has increased its distribution for 3 consecutive calendar years.

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Dividend amounts and dates are supplied by third parties and may be revised. Declaring, raising, cutting or suspending a dividend is entirely at the issuer’s discretion, and scheduled dates are estimates until declared. A past record of payments does not mean future payments will be made. Nothing here suggests trading around a distribution.

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