Vanguard Equity-Income Fund Investor Shares (VEIPX)

NASDAQ · Mutual Fund · Delayed Price · Currency is USD
48.45
+0.10 (0.21%)
At close: Dec 5, 2025
3.28%
Fund Assets 61.67B
Expense Ratio 0.27%
Min. Investment $3,000
Turnover 42.00%
Dividend (ttm) 4.00
Dividend Yield 8.28%
Dividend Growth 23.31%
Payout Frequency Quarterly
Ex-Dividend Date Sep 19, 2025
Previous Close 48.35
YTD Return 17.19%
1-Year Return 13.04%
5-Year Return 82.27%
52-Week Low 37.97
52-Week High 48.45
Beta (5Y) 0.78
Holdings 202
Inception Date Mar 21, 1988

About VEIPX

The fund invests mainly in common stocks of mid-size and large companies whose stocks typically pay above-average levels of dividend income and are, in the opinion of the purchasing advisor, undervalued relative to similar stocks. In addition, the advisors generally look for companies that they believe are committed to paying dividends consistently. Under normal circumstances, it will invest at least 80% of its assets in equity securities. The fund uses multiple investment advisors.

Fund Family Vanguard
Category Large Value
Performance Rating Above Average
Risk Rating Below Average
Stock Exchange NASDAQ
Ticker Symbol VEIPX
Share Class Investor Shares
Index FTSE High Dividend Yield TR USD

Performance

VEIPX had a total return of 13.04% in the past year. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 17.24%, including dividends.

Other Share Classes

These are alternative share classes of the same fund, from the same provider.

Symbol Share Class Expense Ratio
VEIRX Admiral Shares 0.18%

Top 10 Holdings

24.76% of assets
Name Symbol Weight
Broadcom Inc. AVGO 5.24%
JPMorgan Chase & Co. JPM 3.36%
Bank of America Corporation BAC 2.92%
Johnson & Johnson JNJ 2.59%
Merck & Co., Inc. MRK 2.27%
UnitedHealth Group Incorporated UNH 2.14%
ConocoPhillips COP 1.80%
Cisco Systems, Inc. CSCO 1.75%
Gilead Sciences, Inc. GILD 1.38%
American International Group, Inc. AIG 1.31%
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Dividend History

Ex-Dividend Amount Pay Date
Sep 19, 2025 $0.2515 Sep 22, 2025
Jun 20, 2025 $0.2549 Jun 23, 2025
Mar 21, 2025 $0.2759 Mar 24, 2025
Dec 18, 2024 $3.2225 Dec 19, 2024
Sep 20, 2024 $0.2851 Sep 23, 2024
Jun 21, 2024 $0.3538 Jun 24, 2024
Full Dividend History