VEA

VEA Dividend Yield

Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets Index Fund ETF Shares · Foreign Large Blend · Vanguard · ETF · quarterly payer

$69.28

As of Nov 5, 2026, VEA (Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets Index Fund ETF Shares) yields 2.46%, paying $1.70 a share a year in quarterly distributions at its $69.28 price. It costs 0.03% a year and manages $310.2B. Over the last 5 years it returned 9.2% a year with distributions reinvested, against 12.0% for the S&P 500.

Dividend yield

2.46%

Paid a Year

$1.70

Expense Ratio

0.03%

Assets

$310.2B

5-Yr Return

9.2%/yr

Frequency

Quarterly

Key facts about VEA

Data as of Nov 5, 2026 · Source: SmarterDividends data

As of Nov 5, 2026, VEA yields 2.46% and pays about $1.70 a share a year, quarterly.
VEA paid $1.7040 a share in distributions over the 12 months to Nov 5, 2026, in 4 payments.
VEA's expense ratio is 0.03% a year, or $3.00 on $10,000.
VEA is an ETF from Vanguard with $310.2B in assets, started Jul 20, 2007.
In the 5 years to Oct 2026, VEA returned 9.2% a year with distributions reinvested (5.9% a year from price alone), against 12.0% for the S&P 500.
In the 10 years to Oct 2026, VEA returned 9.8% a year with distributions reinvested (6.6% a year from price alone), against 15.3% for the S&P 500.
Since Dec 2007, VEA's share price is up 45%, and with distributions reinvested it returned 153%.
VEA's three largest holdings are Samsung Electronics Co Ltd (2.8%), SK hynix Inc (2.3%), ASML Holding NV (2.1%).

Cite this page

SmarterDividends, "VEA Dividend Yield, Expense Ratio and Total Return," updated Nov 5, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/VEA

What $10,000 in VEA became

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From Dec 2007 to Oct 2026, month-end values

Payouts reinvested

$25,251

Payouts taken as cash

$19,361

$4,871 of it cash

S&P 500 (SPY)

$72,756

Since Dec 2007, VEA's share price is up 45%, and with distributions reinvested it returned 153%. Its payouts haven't come at the expense of the share price, so there is no NAV erosion over this period.

VEA total return

A year, through Oct 2026. Total return counts every payout, reinvested; price return doesn't.

Period	Total return	Price return	S&P 500
1 year	+16.9%	+13.9%	+12.0%
3 years	+21.6%	+18.0%	+23.3%
5 years	+9.2%	+5.9%	+12.0%
10 years	+9.8%	+6.6%	+15.3%
Since Dec 2007	+5.0%	+2.0%	+11.1%

VEA distributions

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Paid per share, by year

Ex-date	Paid	Per share	vs a year earlier
Sep 18, 2026	—	$0.1780	−38.0%
Jun 18, 2026	—	$0.3770	−14.5%
Mar 20, 2026	—	$0.1090	−55.0%
Dec 19, 2025	—	$1.04	+45.9%
Sep 19, 2025	—	$0.2870	+99.3%
Jun 20, 2025	—	$0.4410	−4.3%
Mar 21, 2025	—	$0.2420	−15.7%
Dec 20, 2024	—	$0.7130	+16.9%
Sep 20, 2024	—	$0.1440	−53.5%
Jun 21, 2024	—	$0.4610	+6.7%
Mar 15, 2024	—	$0.2870	+79.4%
Dec 18, 2023	—	$0.61	+24.5%

What VEA holds

Top ten holdings and sector weights as the fund reports them.

Samsung Electronics Co Ltd2.8%
SK hynix Inc2.3%
ASML.AS ASML Holding NV2.1%
HSBA.L HSBC Holdings PLC1.0%
ROP.SW Roche Holding AG Ordinary Shares new0.9%
SHEL.L Shell PLC0.9%
RY Royal Bank of Canada0.9%
NOVN.SW Novartis AG Registered Shares0.8%
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc0.8%
AZN.L AstraZeneca PLC0.7%

Financials24.4%
Industrials17.7%
Technology16.7%
Healthcare7.8%
Materials7.3%
Consumer cyclical7.0%
Consumer defensive5.2%
Energy5.1%
Communication3.5%
Utilities3.0%
Real estate2.3%

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VEA questions

What is VEA's dividend yield?

As of Nov 5, 2026, VEA yields 2.46%. Over the last 12 months it paid $1.7040 a share in 4 payments, against a $69.28 share price.

How often does VEA pay dividends?

VEA pays quarterly, 4 times a year.

How much does 100 shares of VEA pay?

At about $1.7040 a share a year, 100 shares of VEA pay about $170.40 a year, $42.60 each quarter, before tax.

What is VEA's expense ratio?

VEA's expense ratio is 0.03% a year: $3.00 on every $10,000 invested, taken from the fund's assets rather than billed to you.

What is VEA's total return?

In the 5 years to Oct 2026, VEA returned 9.2% a year with distributions reinvested, of which 5.9% a year came from the share price. The S&P 500 returned 12.0% a year.

Does VEA have NAV erosion?

What does VEA hold?

VEA's largest holdings are Samsung Electronics Co Ltd (2.8%), SK hynix Inc (2.3%), ASML Holding NV (2.1%). Its top ten make up 13% of the fund.

Fund facts

Type: ETF
Issuer: Vanguard
Category: Foreign Large Blend
Started: Jul 20, 2007
Expense ratio: 0.03%
Assets: $310.2B
Dividend yield: 2.46%
Paid in the last year: $1.7040 (4 payments)
Last payment: $0.1780 · ex Sep 18, 2026
Beta (3 years): 0.98

Income Calculator

At $1.70 / yr per share

Shares owned

Per payment (quarterly)$42.60

Annual$170.40

Monthly avg$14.20

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VEA total return calculatorAny start year, with or without reinvesting VEA dividend calculator100 shares pay $170.40 a year, $42.60 each quarter

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Fund facts from the fund's own reports via Yahoo Finance; payments and returns from SmarterDividends records. For information only, not investment advice.