The payout ledger · Annual distributions · Since 2019
Paid, on file.
VEQT pays once a year, in late December, and the money lands in early January. Every payment on record, the one that’s still coming, and what each one worked out to per unit.
The next one
Vanguard declares the date and amount in November
The one still coming.
Estimated from the annual pattern. Vanguard announces the actual date and amount in early November — until then this row is a projection, not a promise.
The ledger
Source: Vanguard Canada · Confirmed payments only
Every payment on record.
Yield is the payment divided by that day's closing price — the fund's full-year yield at the moment it paid. The 2026 row sits above, still an estimate.
The mechanics
Frequency: Annually · Ticker VEQT.TO
What the payment actually is.
A distribution is a payment from the fund to its holders. VEQT’s is mostly dividends — earned by the 13,743 stocks the fund holds through its 4 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, and the compounding does its quiet work.
Source: Vanguard Canada · Holdings as of the JUN 30, 2026 factsheet · Distribution data updated after each declaration
You’ve seen the ledger.
7 payments, no missed years, and the next one is a December away. The only decision left is whether it buys more units.