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VEA ETF — Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF
Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF (VEA)
Updated October 16, 2026.
Verdict as of October 19, 2026
VEA's distribution is rated generally safe by the Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ (70/100, high confidence). It pays quarterly and its distribution rate is 1.02%. The latest total cash payment per current share, $0.178 with an ex-date of September 18, 2026, was 52.8% lower than the previous $0.377. It is not yet confirmed whether this is a cut to the regular payout or a one-off difference.
Sources: Vanguard page for VEA, Section 19a-1 notices, scoring methodology.
VEA is a low-cost ETF that tracks the FTSE Developed All Cap ex US Index. its distribution rate is 1.02%, its trailing-12-month yield is 2.45%, its expense ratio is 0.03%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 70/100 (Generally safe). Total return is 158.6% over the past 19.2 years, 474.5 points behind SPY at 633.1%.
Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF is an ETF that tracks the FTSE Developed All Cap ex US Index, holding a market-capitalization-weighted portfolio of approximately 3,957 stocks from large-, mid-, and small-cap companies in Canada, Europe, and the Pacific region. The fund offers a modest current distribution rate with quarterly distributions and carries an expense ratio of 0.03%. It appeals to investors seeking broad international equity exposure with low costs and a passive indexing approach.
VEA dividend yield and income
Price as of 2026-10-16.
The distribution rate (1.02%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Trailing-12-month yield (2.45%) is the last year of cash distributions by ex-date divided by the current price. The dividend amount is $0.178. The ex-dividend date is 09/18/2026. The payment date is 09/22/2026.
| Ex-date | Amount | Change from previous payment |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-18 | $0.178 | -52.8% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2026-06-18 | $0.377 | 245.9% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2026-03-20 | $0.109 | -89.5% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2025-12-19 | $1.04 | 262.4% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2025-09-19 | $0.287 | -34.9% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2025-06-20 | $0.441 | 82.2% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2025-03-21 | $0.242 | -66.1% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2024-12-20 | $0.713 | 395.1% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2024-09-20 | $0.144 | -68.8% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2024-06-21 | $0.461 | 60.6% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2024-03-15 | $0.287 | -53.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2023-12-18 | $0.61 | 96.8% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2023-09-18 | $0.31 | -28.2% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2023-06-20 | $0.432 | 170.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2023-03-20 | $0.16 | -67.3% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2022-12-19 | $0.49 | 308.3% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2022-09-19 | $0.12 | -77.4% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2022-06-21 | $0.53 | 538.6% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2022-03-21 | $0.083 | -89.2% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2021-12-20 | $0.769 | 284.5% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2021-09-20 | $0.2 | -51.7% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2021-06-21 | $0.414 | 79.2% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2021-03-22 | $0.231 | -44.3% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2020-12-21 | $0.415 | 87.8% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2020-09-21 | $0.221 | 11.6% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2020-06-22 | $0.198 | 51.1% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2020-03-23 | $0.131 | -70.2% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2019-12-23 | $0.44 | 60.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2019-09-24 | $0.275 | -38.9% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2019-06-17 | $0.45 | 157.1% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2019-03-28 | $0.175 | -54.4% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2018-12-24 | $0.384 | 143.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2018-09-26 | $0.158 | -70.7% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2018-06-22 | $0.54 | 233.3% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2018-03-26 | $0.162 | -62.5% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2017-12-21 | $0.432 | 141.3% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2017-09-20 | $0.179 | -62.9% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2017-06-21 | $0.482 | 221.3% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2017-03-24 | $0.15 | -50.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2016-12-22 | $0.3 | 71.4% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2016-09-13 | $0.175 | -63.7% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2016-06-14 | $0.482 | 207.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2016-03-15 | $0.157 | -29.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2015-12-21 | $0.221 | 41.7% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2015-09-25 | $0.156 | -69.6% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2015-06-26 | $0.513 | 183.4% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2015-03-25 | $0.181 | -24.6% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2014-12-22 | $0.24 | 13.2% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2014-09-24 | $0.212 | -58.7% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2014-06-24 | $0.513 | 19.6% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2014-03-25 | $0.429 | 101.4% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2013-12-20 | $0.213 | 29.9% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2013-09-23 | $0.164 | -69.9% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2013-06-24 | $0.545 | 238.5% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2013-03-22 | $0.161 | -53.5% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2012-12-20 | $0.346 | -49.8% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2012-09-24 | $0.689 | 6163.6% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2012-03-22 | $0.011 | -98.9% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2011-12-21 | $1.046 | 8616.7% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2011-03-23 | $0.012 | -98.6% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2010-12-22 | $0.886 | 7954.5% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2010-03-23 | $0.011 | -98.6% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2009-12-24 | $0.797 | 4094.7% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2009-03-23 | $0.019 | -97.9% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2008-12-24 | $0.914 | 5612.5% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2008-03-12 | $0.016 | -98.5% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2007-12-24 | $1.055 | — |
| 2007 total (partial launch year) | $1.055 | — |
| 2008 total | $0.93 | — |
| 2009 total | $0.816 | -12.3% |
| 2010 total | $0.897 | 9.9% |
| 2011 total | $1.058 | 17.9% |
| 2012 total | $1.046 | -1.1% |
| 2013 total | $1.083 | 3.5% |
| 2014 total | $1.394 | 28.7% |
| 2015 total | $1.071 | -23.2% |
| 2016 total | $1.114 | 4.0% |
| 2017 total | $1.243 | 11.6% |
| 2018 total | $1.244 | 0.1% |
| 2019 total | $1.34 | 7.7% |
| 2020 total | $0.965 | -28.0% |
| 2021 total | $1.614 | 67.3% |
| 2022 total | $1.223 | -24.2% |
| 2023 total | $1.512 | 23.6% |
| 2024 total | $1.605 | 6.2% |
| 2025 total | $2.01 | 25.2% |
| 2026 YTD total | $0.664 | -31.5% vs prior-year YTD |
VEA dividend growth
Trailing-12-month distributions versus the preceding 12 months changed +1.2%. The 1Y row below uses this same adjacent TTM cash-window comparison. The deepest trailing-12-month payout decline in the past five years is -18.90%.
| Window | Change |
|---|---|
| 1Y | +1.2% |
| 3Y | 22.4% |
| 5Y | 35.2% |
| 10Y | 64.6% |
VEA holdings and sector exposure
Holdings are not available for this snapshot.
VEA performance versus SPY
Price and return data through 2026-10-16.
Total return is 158.6% over the past 19.2 years, 474.5 points behind SPY at 633.1%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 17.6%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 11.6%.
| Window | Total return | CAGR |
|---|---|---|
| 1M | -2.2% | — |
| 3M | -0.5% | — |
| 6M | 2.0% | — |
| YTD | 12.3% | — |
| 1Y | 17.6% | — |
| 2Y CAGR | — | 19.60% |
| 3Y CAGR | — | 20.30% |
| 5Y CAGR | — | 9.30% |
| 10Y CAGR | — | 9.80% |
| Since inception (19.2 years) | 158.6% | 5.10% |
VEA key facts
- Distribution Safety Score™
- 70 · Generally safe
- Safety-Adjusted Yield
- 0.71%
- Issuer
- Vanguard
- Asset type
- ETF
- Asset class
- Equity
- Inception date
- 07/20/2007
- Expense ratio
- 0.03%
- Distribution rate
- 1.02%
- Distribution frequency
- Quarterly
- Trailing yield
- 2.45%
- Last close
- $69.49 (as of 2026-10-16)
- AUM
- $227,707,552,309
- Average volume
- 8331500.0
- Dividend
- $0.178
- Ex-dividend date
- 09/18/2026
- Payment date
- 09/22/2026
- Beta
- 0.98
How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns
Distribution rate (1.02%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (2.45%) is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.
Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology
Sources and review
Primary sources: Vanguard or company page; Index: FTSE Developed All Cap ex US Index; prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.
Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.
VEA risks and drawbacks
VEA's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are quarterly, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 11.6%.
Who may consider VEA — and who may not
VEA may suit someone looking for low-cost broad dividend exposure. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (VEA pays quarterly); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields; investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.
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Frequently asked questions
Does VEA pay monthly?
No. VEA currently pays quarterly, not monthly.
What index does VEA track?
VEA tracks the FTSE Developed All Cap ex US Index.
What is VEA's expense ratio?
VEA's expense ratio is 0.03%.
What is VEA's dividend yield?
VEA's distribution rate is 1.02%, paid quarterly, with a 0.03% expense ratio — calculation basis unavailable.
How has VEA's dividend grown?
Trailing-12-month distributions versus the preceding 12 months changed +1.2%. That is the same adjacent TTM cash-window comparison used in the dividend-history table.
When does VEA pay a dividend?
VEA pays quarterly. The dividend amount is $0.178. The ex-dividend date is 09/18/2026. The payment date is 09/22/2026.
How has VEA performed?
Total return is 158.6% over the past 19.2 years, 474.5 points behind SPY at 633.1%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is 17.6%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 11.6%.
Is VEA a good investment?
VEA's Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score is 70 (Generally safe). That is a risk signal, not investment advice. Its distribution rate is 1.02% (calculation basis unavailable). Compare peers below rather than treating any single figure as a buy or sell.
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