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Vanguard Retirement Income ETF Portfolio (VRIF.TO) has paid dividends for 3+ years

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Dividend history

Vanguard Retirement Income ETF Portfolio

VRIF.TO

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$0.000$0.044$0.0872025-04-01: $0.08302025-05-01: $0.08302025-06-02: $0.08302025-07-02: $0.08302025-08-01: $0.08302025-09-02: $0.08302025-10-01: $0.08302025-11-03: $0.08302025-12-01: $0.08302025-12-30: $0.08302026-03-02: $0.08702026-05-01: $0.08702026-08-04: $0.08702026-09-01: $0.08722026-10-01: $0.08702026-11-02: $0.0872Apr 25Dec 25Nov 26

Recent payments

$0.0872CAD

Ex: Nov 2, 2026

Pay: Nov 9

Monthly

$0.0870CAD

Ex: Oct 1, 2026

Pay: Oct 8

Monthly

$0.0872CAD

Ex: Sep 1, 2026

Pay: Sep 9

Monthly

$0.0870CAD

Ex: Aug 4, 2026

Pay: Aug 11

Monthly

$0.0870CAD

Ex: May 1, 2026

$0.0870CAD

Ex: Mar 2, 2026

$0.0830CAD

Ex: Dec 30, 2025

$0.0830CAD

Ex: Dec 1, 2025

$0.0830CAD

Ex: Nov 3, 2025

$0.0830CAD

Ex: Oct 1, 2025

Vanguard Retirement Income ETF Portfolio (VRIF.TO) has a record of 36 monthly distributions over about 3.3 years, with four increases detected. This history describes past payments only. It doesn’t guarantee future distributions or their amounts. See the VRIF.TO stock page for more information about the fund.

Distribution history

The latest listed distribution is CA$0.0872 per unit, up from CA$0.087. The supplied trailing yield is 400.20%, an unusually high figure. Check how it was calculated and compare it with the fund’s current information before relying on it.

Vanguard Retirement Income ETF Portfolio

VRIF.TO

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VRIF.TO

Vanguard Retirement Income ETF Portfolio

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↓ $0.21 (-0.78%)
120 day period
$26.64$27.06$27.48May 12Aug 7Nov 2

Market cap

$371.39M

Div. yield

400.20%

52W high

$27.09

52W low

$25.22

Beta

1.11

Latest distribution dates

The distribution was declared on October 28, 2026. The ex-dividend and record dates were November 2, 2026, and the payment date is November 9, 2026. As of November 3 in Toronto, the ex-dividend date has passed and payment is still upcoming. These dates apply to this distribution only; they don’t establish future payment dates or amounts.

A multi-year payment record can help Canadian investors understand an income-oriented ETF’s past distributions. But payments can change, and past distributions don’t predict future income. For more details, visit the Vanguard Retirement Income ETF Portfolio page.

Dividend calendar

TickerVRIF.TO
AmountCA$0.0872
Ex-dividend2026-11-02
Record2026-11-02
Payment2026-11-09
Declared2026-10-28
Trailing yield400.20%
Stock pageVRIF.TO dividend history
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Published: November 3, 2026
Last Updated: November 3, 2026

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