Vanguard will pay final distributions (dividends) for its ASX exchange-traded funds (ETFs) today.
Here is a summary of the final distributions that investors will receive on Thursday.
The Vanguard Australian Shares Index ETF (ASX: VAS) will pay a dividend of 48.83 cents per unit.
Vanguard Australian Shares High Yield ETF (ASX: VHY) will pay 40.65 cents per unit.
The Vanguard MSCI Australian Small Companies Index ETF (ASX: VSO) will pay 219.69 cents per unit.
Vanguard Australian Fixed Interest Index ETF (ASX: VAF) will pay a dividend of 53.37 cents per unit.
The Vanguard Australian Property Securities Index ETF (ASX: VAP) will pay 147.02 cents per unit.
Vanguard Ethically Conscious Australian Shares ETF (ASX: VETH) will pay 34.38 cents per unit.
Vanguard MSCI Australian Large Companies Index ETF (ASX: VLC) will pay a dividend of 26.66 cents per unit.
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What about ETFs holding international shares?
Vanguard MSCI Index International Shares ETF (ASX: VGS) will pay 81.54 cents per unit in dividends.
The currency-hedged version of VGS, Vanguard MSCI Index International Shares (Hedged) ETF (ASX: VGAD), will pay 293.51 cents per unit.
The Vanguard MSCI International Small Companies Index ETF (ASX: VISM) will pay 322.63 cents per unit.
Vanguard S&P 500 US Shares Index ETF (ASX: V500) will pay 11.45 cents per unit.
Vanguard FTSE Europe Shares ETF (ASX: VEQ) will pay 97.49 cents per unit.
The Vanguard Diversified High Growth Index ETF (ASX: VDHG) will pay 121.56 cents per unit.
Vanguard Ethically Conscious International Shares Index ETF (ASX: VESG) will pay 64.40 cents per unit.
Mega dividends
The two biggest payers on Vanguard's mid-year schedule of dividends are as follows.
Vanguard Global Minimum Volatility Active ETF (ASX: VMIN) is an actively managed ETF invested in about 200 international shares.
The ETF aims to deliver lower volatility than the FTSE Global All Cap Index (AUD Hedged), before fees.
VMIN ETF will pay a monster dividend of 377.42 cents per unit.
This is a quarterly distribution.
When Vanguard announced its estimated distributions on 26 June, VMIN closed at $64.32 per unit.
So, this mega dividend amounts to an impressive 5.9% dividend yield for the quarter.
VMIN's unit price has since dropped by the dividend amount, as usual, after going ex-dividend on 1 July.
Vanguard Global Value Equity Active ETF (ASX: VVLU) is also actively managed.
VVLU targets global value stocks drawn mainly from the FTSE Developed All Cap Index and the Russell 3000 Index.
VVLU ETF will pay the largest dollar-amount dividend on Vanguard's schedule at 619.93 cents per unit.
This is also a quarterly distribution.
On 26 June, VVLU ETF closed at $83.19 per unit.
That means today's distribution provides an even more impressive dividend yield of 7.5%.
