VDY Vanguard FTSE Canadian High Dividend Yield Index ETF
Last close $78.44 on Nov 3, 2026
Vanguard Dividend equity Monthly
Official fund page on Vanguard's siteIncome Durability Score
#8 of 38 dividend equity funds
Yield
2.4%
1-year return
+33.5%
Fee (MER)
0.22%
Worst drop
-21.2%
Liquidity
Very high
195.2K units a day
About $15,307,728 traded
Distribution cuts
2
in the last 3 years
What drives the score
- Income 48
- Capital 100
- Risk 98
- Costs 100
- Diversification 47
Each bar is out of 100. How the score is built.
VDY dividend calculator
$100 a month, $1,200 a year before tax, assuming the price and payout stay as they are
VDY yields 2.4% at today's price. Yields move with the unit price and the distribution, and payouts do get cut: try a cut above to see the effect.
VDY distribution history
Pays monthly. Last paid $0.160 a unit on Oct 16, 2026. $2.20 a unit in cash over the 12 months to then.
| Pay date | Per unit |
|---|---|
| Oct 16, 2026 | $0.160 |
| Sep 18, 2026 | $0.186 |
| Aug 21, 2026 | $0.211 |
| Jul 17, 2026 | $0.177 |
| Jun 19, 2026 | $0.180 |
| May 15, 2026 | $0.209 |
| Apr 17, 2026 | $0.190 |
| Mar 20, 2026 | $0.175 |
| Feb 20, 2026 | $0.200 |
| Jan 16, 2026 | $0.171 |
| Dec 30, 2025 | $0.167 |
| Dec 1, 2025 | $0.169 |
VDY top 10 holdings
As at Sep 30, 2026, as Vanguard published them.
| Holding | Weight |
|---|---|
| Royal Bank of Canada | 15.8% |
| Toronto-Dominion Bank/The | 11.1% |
| Bank of Montreal | 6.8% |
| Bank of Nova Scotia/The | 6.4% |
| Enbridge Inc | 5.9% |
| Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce | 5.8% |
| Canadian Natural Resources Ltd | 5.5% |
| Suncor Energy Inc | 4.6% |
| Manulife Financial Corp | 4.1% |
| TC Energy Corp | 3.5% |
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Data as of Nov 3, 2026. VDY is shown for information only: this is not a recommendation to buy or sell it.