The Annual
One envelope, every December.
VEQT pays once a year, in late December. It's grown every year since inception. Here's the rhythm — and what your stake pays.
The Ledger
Paid since 2019
$4.22/ unit
7 confirmed payments, no missed years.
Growth per year
11.1%
Compound annual growth, 2019 → present.
Total growth
+88%
Per-unit payment vs. 2019, end-to-end.
The Window
What's next and what just landed
Next expected
Late December 2026
Avg. of last three: $0.7218 per unit · YoY +6.6%
Estimated from the historical pattern. Vanguard announces actual dates in early November.
Latest confirmed
$0.7602per unit
Ex-dividend Dec 30, 2025 · Paid Jan 7, 2026
Trailing yield ~1.30% at today's price
The Chronicle
The check, year by year
Each bar is one annual payment. Light blue is next December's estimate.
The Books
Every payment on record
| Year | Ex-dividend | Payment | Per unit |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026Est. | Dec 30, 2026 | Jan 7, 2027 | $0.8100 |
| 2025 | Dec 30, 2025 | Jan 7, 2026 | $0.7602 |
| 2024 | Dec 30, 2024 | Jan 7, 2025 | $0.7130 |
| 2023 | Dec 28, 2023 | Jan 8, 2024 | $0.6923 |
| 2022 | Dec 29, 2022 | Jan 9, 2023 | $0.6725 |
| 2021 | Dec 30, 2021 | Jan 10, 2022 | $0.5140 |
| 2020 | Dec 30, 2020 | Jan 8, 2021 | $0.4616 |
| 2019 | Dec 30, 2019 | Jan 8, 2020 | $0.4038 |
The Stake
What your stake pays
Based on trailing twelve months. Future distributions are not guaranteed.
A worked example
On a $100,000 VEQT position…
Approx. units
1713
Yearly income
$1,302
Monthly average
$109
Reminder: VEQT pays the full year at once, in late December — not in twelve monthly checks. The monthly figure is the annual divided by twelve, for comparison only.
Income Estimator
Holdings value: $5,838.00
Est. Annual Income
$76.02
Est. Monthly
$6.33
Effective Yield
1.30%
Based on trailing 12-month distributions. Future distributions are not guaranteed and may vary.
The Fine Print
What a distribution actually is
A distribution is a payment from the fund to its holders. VEQT's payment is mostly dividends — earned by the ~13,700 stocks the fund holds through its underlying ETFs. When Apple, Royal Bank, and Nestlé pay their shareholders, that income flows through to you.
Yield is not return. A fund with a 2% distribution yield and 8% price appreciation beats a fund with a 4% yield and 4% appreciation. Distribution size, on its own, says nothing about whether the fund is winning.
Most long-term holders DRIP — Dividend Reinvestment Plan — through their brokerage. The December payment buys more units automatically, no fees, no decisions, the compounding does its quiet work.
Source: Vanguard Canada · Distribution data updated periodically