ETFs / VEA
What If You Had Invested in VEA 10 Years Ago?
Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF (VEA) with real monthly prices, dividends reinvested, through November 2026.
VEA $68.19 ▼ -3.71% last close, Nov 05, 2026
If you had invested $1,000 in VEA in November 2016, today it would be worth
$2,544
Same $1,000 in the S&P 500 (SPY): $3,895
If you had put $500 a month into VEA since November 2016, your $60,500 would be worth today
$104,249
Same plan in the S&P 500 (SPY): $128,888
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VEA returns by period
| Period | Total return | Per year | $1,000 became | SPY per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 18, 2026 | $0.1780 | -52.8% | ||
| Jun 18, 2026 | $0.3770 | +245.9% | ||
| Mar 20, 2026 | $0.1090 | -89.5% | ||
| Dec 19, 2025 | $1.0400 | +262.4% | ||
| Sep 19, 2025 | $0.2870 | -34.9% | ||
| Jun 20, 2025 | $0.4410 | +82.2% | ||
| Mar 21, 2025 | $0.2420 | -66.1% | ||
| Dec 20, 2024 | $0.7130 | +395.1% | ||
| Sep 20, 2024 | $0.1440 | -68.8% | ||
| Jun 21, 2024 | $0.4610 | +60.6% | ||
| Mar 15, 2024 | $0.2870 | -53.0% | ||
| Dec 18, 2023 | $0.6100 | — |
VEA year by year
Best full year: 2025 (+35.2%). Worst: 2008 (-40.6%).
| Year | VEA | SPY | What happened |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 (so far) | +10.2% | +8.3% | |
| 2025 | +35.2% | +17.7% | |
| 2024 | +3.1% | +24.9% | |
| 2023 | +17.9% | +26.2% | |
| 2022 | -15.3% | -18.2% | A strong U.S. dollar and the war in Ukraine added to the losses from rising rates. |
| 2021 | +11.7% | +28.7% | |
| 2020 | +9.7% | +18.3% | |
| 2019 | +22.6% | +31.2% | |
| 2018 | -14.7% | -4.6% | |
| 2017 | +26.4% | +21.7% | |
| 2016 | +2.6% | +12.0% | |
| 2015 | -0.4% | +1.2% | |
| 2014 | -6.0% | +13.5% | |
| 2013 | +21.8% | +32.3% | |
| 2012 | +18.6% | +16.0% | |
| 2011 | -12.3% | +1.9% | |
| 2010 | +8.4% | +15.1% | |
| 2009 | +27.5% | +26.4% | |
| 2008 | -40.6% | -36.8% | The global financial crisis. Bank failures and a deep recession made this one of the worst years for stocks since the 1930s. |
VEA: all at once or every month?
Take $12,000: all of it on day one, or $1,000 a month for a year. Across every starting month since 2007 (221 of them), the lump sum was ahead after 12 months in 141 (64%). The lump sum won more often than not, but not by much: big swings meant the start month mattered a lot. The best case for monthly investing was a start in May 2008, when it finished the year 56% ahead.
Worst drop
VEA's worst fall in this history was -57.1%, a loss of more than half, from October 2007 to February 2009. Getting back to the old high took until May 2014: 63 months from the bottom and 6.6 years from the peak. $1,000 invested at that peak shrank to about $429 at the low.
VEA dividends
VEA paid $1.70 per share over the last 12 months, quarterly. At $68.19 that is 2.50%, a moderate yield. From 2020 to 2025 the yearly payout grew +15.8% a year, well ahead of inflation. The yearly total fell in 2020, 2022.
| Year | Dividends / share | Change | Yield |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $2.01 | +25.2% | 3.22% |
| 2024 | $1.60 | +6.2% | 3.36% |
| 2023 | $1.51 | +23.6% | 3.16% |
| 2022 | $1.22 | -24.2% | 2.91% |
| 2021 | $1.61 | +67.3% | 3.16% |
| 2020 | $0.97 | -28.0% | 2.04% |
| 2019 | $1.34 | +7.7% | 3.04% |
| 2018 | $1.24 | +0.1% | 3.35% |
| 2017 | $1.24 | +11.6% | 2.77% |
| 2016 | $1.11 | +4.0% | 3.05% |
Yield = each year’s dividends divided by the price at the end of the year.
VEA dividend history: last 12 payments
| Ex-dividend date | Amount | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 18, 2026 | $0.1780 | -52.8% |
| Jun 18, 2026 | $0.3770 | +245.9% |
| Mar 20, 2026 | $0.1090 | -89.5% |
| Dec 19, 2025 | $1.0400 | +262.4% |
| Sep 19, 2025 | $0.2870 | -34.9% |
| Jun 20, 2025 | $0.4410 | +82.2% |
| Mar 21, 2025 | $0.2420 | -66.1% |
| Dec 20, 2024 | $0.7130 | +395.1% |
| Sep 20, 2024 | $0.1440 | -68.8% |
| Jun 21, 2024 | $0.4610 | +60.6% |
| Mar 15, 2024 | $0.2870 | -53.0% |
| Dec 18, 2023 | $0.6100 | — |
About VEA
| Issuer | Vanguard |
| Launched | July 2007 |
| Tracks | FTSE Developed All Cap ex US |
| Expense ratio | 0.03% |
| Holdings | About 4,000 companies in Europe, Japan, Canada and other developed markets |
Fund details as of 2025. Check the issuer for the current expense ratio and holdings.
VEA holds companies in developed markets outside the U.S.: Europe, Japan, the U.K., Canada and Australia. It leaves out emerging markets, which VWO covers.
European and Japanese stocks pay higher dividends than U.S. stocks on average but have grown more slowly, which shows up in VEA's higher yield and lower long-term return.
Questions about VEA
How much would $10,000 invested in VEA 15 years ago be worth today?
About $33,747 with dividends reinvested, invested at the November 2011 close: 237.5% in total, or 8.4% a year.
When does VEA pay dividends?
In the last 12 months the payments went out in March, June, September and December, $1.70 per share in total.
Did VEA beat the S&P 500?
No. Over the last 10 years it trailed by 4.8 percentage points a year: +9.8% a year for VEA against +14.6% for SPY, dividends reinvested. It also fell harder at its worst (-57.1% against -50.8% for SPY over the same history).