Dividends

Upcoming ex-dividend dates, recent cuts and initiations across 10+ years of US dividend history.
Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF (VWO) — Dividend Profile
10y payment streak1y growth streakDelayedQuarterly
Forward Yield
6.75%
@ $61.19
TTM Yield
2.37%
Forward Annual
$4.13
Quarterly
Market Cap
Payout (FCF)
Payout (Earnings)
Latest Amount
$1.0325
Ex 2025-12-19
3y CAGR
0.6%
5y CAGR
9.4%
10y CAGR
Next Ex-Date
Last recorded cut on or near 2025-03-21.
Dividend Safety Forensics
Composite of six quantitative scores plus a 5-point yield-trap framework. Each axis contributes independently; the overall label is the aggregate.
Forensics: CleanYield Trap: Green0 of 6 red flags · 0 of 5 trap signals
Score breakdown
Altman Z (bankruptcy)
Distance from bankruptcy. Safe > 2.99, Distress < 1.81.
No coverage
Ohlson O (default prob)
Estimated 1-year probability of financial distress.
No coverage
Piotroski F-Score
Fundamental quality (9 binary criteria). 7+ strong, 3- weak.
No coverage
Beneish M (manipulation)
Detects accounting manipulation signals in earnings.
No coverage
Dividend Safety (EQ)
Composite from payout ratio, FCF coverage, accrual quality.
No coverage
FCF Coverage
Free cash flow divided by dividends. 2.0× = strong cushion.
No coverage
Yield-trap signals (5-point Benzinga framework)
Payout > 100%
Paying out more than it earns over TTM.
✓ OK
FCF coverage < 1.0×
Free cash flow doesn't fully cover the dividend.
✓ OK
Yield > 2× sector median
Yield well above peers — often a sign of price collapse, not premium income.
✓ OK
High leverage (D/E > 2)
Debt-to-equity above 2× — limits flexibility if cash flow dips.
✓ OK
6m return < -25%
Current 6m return: +13.0%
✓ OK
Dividend Capture Stats
Measures how this stock has historically behaved around its ex-dividend dates over the last 10 years. Pre-tax, pre-commission, before-slippage. Based on 23 settled events.
Median Ex-Date Drop
-0.93%
Pre-close → ex-close. Clean ex-dates drop by ~the dividend amount.
Recovery Rate
100%
23 of 23 events recovered within 90 days
Median Recovery Time
11 days
3 – 20 days IQR
Avg Capture Yield
0.78%
Per-cycle return when capture succeeds
Disclaimer: Historical capture statistics are descriptive, not predictive. Past recovery patterns don’t guarantee future ones. The "naive capture" math also ignores taxes (qualified-dividend treatment vs. short-term gains can swing outcomes significantly).
Annual dividends per share
Sum of recurring per-share payments per calendar year. Current year is partial.
Cumulative per-share payments
Full dividend history (36)
Ex-DateAmountFrequencyPay DateType
2025-12-19$1.0325Quarterly2025-12-23recurring
2025-09-19$0.2795Quarterly2025-09-23recurring
2025-06-20$0.1385Quarterly2025-06-24recurring
2025-03-21$0.0468Quarterly2025-03-25recurring
2024-12-20$1.0656Quarterly2024-12-24recurring
2024-09-20$0.1344Quarterly2024-09-24recurring
2024-06-21$0.1704Quarterly2024-06-25recurring
2024-03-15$0.0385Quarterly2024-03-20recurring
2023-12-18$0.8649Quarterly2023-12-21recurring
2023-09-18$0.3275Quarterly2023-09-21recurring
2023-06-20$0.2267Quarterly2023-06-23recurring
2023-03-20$0.0281Quarterly2023-03-23recurring
2022-12-19$0.6347Quarterly2022-12-22recurring
2022-09-19$0.5294Quarterly2022-09-22recurring
2022-06-21$0.3057Quarterly2022-06-24recurring
2021-12-20$0.4780Quarterly2021-12-23recurring
2021-09-20$0.4727Quarterly2021-09-23recurring
2021-06-21$0.2803Quarterly2021-06-24recurring
2021-03-22$0.0684Quarterly2021-03-25recurring
2020-12-21$0.3009Quarterly2020-12-24recurring
2020-09-21$0.4256Quarterly2020-09-24recurring
2020-06-22$0.1700Quarterly2020-06-25recurring
2020-03-23$0.0581Quarterly2020-03-26recurring
2019-12-23$0.5591Quarterly2019-12-27recurring
2019-09-24$0.5186Quarterly2019-09-27recurring
2019-06-17$0.2792Quarterly2019-06-20recurring
2019-03-25$0.0816Quarterly2019-03-28recurring
2018-09-26$0.4746Quarterly2018-10-01recurring
2018-06-22$0.2745Quarterly2018-06-27recurring
2018-03-26$0.0886Quarterly2018-03-29recurring
2017-12-21$0.2121Quarterly2017-12-27recurring
2017-09-20$0.5220Quarterly2017-09-25recurring
2017-06-21$0.2530Quarterly2017-06-27recurring
2016-12-20$0.1700Quarterly2016-12-27recurring
2016-09-13$0.4500Quarterly2016-09-19recurring
2016-06-14$0.2230Quarterly2016-06-20recurring