Vanguard Health Care Index Fund ETF Shares
Vanguard · Exchange-traded fund
$333.16
TTM yield1.39%Trailing twelve months
Indicated yield1.16%Latest payment, annualized
12-month dividends$4.614 payments per share
Last dividend$0.9685Ex-date Sep 23, 2026
1Y total return+23.66%Reinvested at ex-date close
NAV erosion gradeAPrice +21.7% a year
Performance
Growth of VHT. Add up to 9 tickers to compare.
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Total Return (%) · dividends reinvested · Oct 27, 2025 – Oct 27, 2026
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Returns
What $10,000 invested in VHT became, with dividends reinvested at the ex-date closing price. Broker DRIP results can differ.
1 month$10,424
+4.24%
- Price change
- +4.24%
- Dividends
- —
3 months$10,897
+8.97%
- Price change
- +8.64%
- Dividends
- $32
6 months$12,476
+24.76%
- Price change
- +23.95%
- Dividends
- $73
1 year$12,366
+23.66%
- Price change
- +21.69%
- Dividends
- $169
2 years$12,608
+26.08%
- Price change
- +22.20%
- Dividends
- $312
5 years$14,125
+41.25%
- Price change
- +31.29%
- Dividends
- $748
Dividend history Payout steady −2%
Total paid per share each month, last 36 months.
Recent payments
Change versus the prior payment.
- Sep 23, 2026$0.9685−1.85%
- Jun 24, 2026$0.9868−0.72%
- Mar 24, 2026$0.994−40.31%
- Dec 17, 2025$1.67+54.71%
- Sep 24, 2025$1.08+11.91%
- Jun 26, 2025$0.9619+2.37%
- Mar 25, 2025$0.9396+2.26%
- Dec 18, 2024$0.9188—
Payments by month
Total dividends per share paid in each calendar month.
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | — | — | $0.994 | — | — | $0.9868 | — | — | $0.9685 | — | — | — | $2.95 |
| 2025 | — | — | $0.9396 | — | — | $0.9619 | — | — | $1.08 | — | — | $1.67 | $4.64 |
| 2024 | — | — | $0.8189 | — | — | $0.9656 | — | — | $1.17 | — | — | $0.9188 | $3.87 |
Distribution dates are reported ex-dividend dates. Read the full disclosure.