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Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF

VYMNYSE ArcaVanguardA

$165.04+1.77 (+1.09%)

As of Nov 4, 2026, 2:10 PM ET

A81/ 100

Rank 2 of 99 in US Multifactor

A81/100Rank 2 of 99inUS Multifactor
Intraday session: up, 57 prints from 163.27 to 165.04. Range 163.65 to 165.04. Use the arrow keys to read each point.163.50164.00164.5010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.04%
Fund size · all share classes
$78.9B
1Y total return
+19.7%
Yield · Last 12 months
2.25%
Holdings
610
Avg volume · 30D
1.14M sh
52W range
low $138.35high $167.61
Launched
Filings
SEC EDGAR

The ETF.net VYM Grade

A

Score 81 out of 100

Category
US Multifactor⁠
Rank
2 of 99
Six-pillar profile for VYM. Scores out of 100: Cost 99, Risk 84, Mission 79, Tradability 61, Holdings 53, Durability 95. Strongest: Cost (99). Weakest: Holdings (53). Leans toward Cost and Durability.

Score 81 of 100 falls in the A band. A is 70 or higher, B 55 to under 70, C 40 to under 55, D 25 to under 40, F under 25.

  • Cost

    The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.
    A99 out of 100
    Rank 1 of 99

  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    A79 out of 100
    Rank 47 of 87

  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    A84 out of 100
    Rank 7 of 99

  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    B61 out of 100
    Rank 30 of 99

  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    C53 out of 100
    Rank 55 of 98

  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    A95 out of 100
    Rank 1 of 99

Our read on VYM

ETF.net Research

In short

AThe no-frills dividend workhorse. VYM buys the higher-yielding end of the US market, roughly 600 names, for four basis points: no quality screen, no dividend-growth-streak test, just yield, at scale since 2006.

Stated mandate

The Fund seeks to track a benchmark index measuring the investment return of common stocks from companies characterized by high dividend yields.

Why people hold it

  • Four basis points a year, against a peer-group median near 0.32%. Cheaper than cohort neighbors VONV (0.06%) and FNDX (0.25%).
  • Running since 2006 and now a multi-billion-dollar fund that trades actively, so ordinary orders tend to fill at tight spreads.
  • Simple mandate: track the FTSE High Dividend Yield Index of US common stocks screened on yield. No manager discretion, no options overlay, plain 1940-Act fund.vanguard.com
  • Pays quarterly, and among 100-plus value and multifactor rivals it stands as one of the strongest overall packages in the group.

Worth knowing

  • The screen is yield, not payout growth or dividend quality, so a company can qualify simply because its share price fell.
  • This is a value slice by design, tilted to established payers, so it behaves differently from a total US market fund.
  • Roughly 600 holdings, but weight leans toward the largest payers, so the top of the roster does more of the work than the count suggests.

VYM Holdings

Holdings pillarC53 out of 100Rank 55 of 98 in US Multifactor
Asset class
Stocks
Holdings
610
Top-10 weight
26%
Largest holding
AVGO6.9%

Sectors

  • Financials20.9%
  • Technology17.5%
  • Health Care14.1%
  • Industrials11.6%
  • Energy10.2%
  • Consumer Staples8.2%
  • Consumer Discretionary6.0%
  • Utilities5.0%
  • Communication3.3%
  • Materials3.2%
  • Real Estate0.0%

Geography

  • United States100.00%
The fund’s holdings, weight-ordered — page 1 of 41.
#TickerCompanyWeight %SharesMarket valueHeld by ETFs
1AVGOBroadcom Inc6.93%18,924,660$6.65B748
2JPMJPMorgan Chase & Co3.75%10,877,559$3.6B487
3XOMExxonMobil Holdings Corp2.84%16,749,535$2.73B527
4JNJJohnson & Johnson2.71%9,801,312$2.59B528
5ABBVAbbVie Inc1.96%7,201,727$1.88B519
6CSCOCisco Systems Inc1.80%16,070,974$1.73B584
7CVXChevron Corp1.61%7,546,702$1.54B501
8CATCaterpillar Inc1.56%1,847,725$1.5B453
9MRKMerck & Co Inc1.52%10,063,262$1.46B509
10BACBank of America Corp1.50%26,389,696$1.44B434
11PGProcter & Gamble Co/The1.44%9,485,037$1.38B444
12KOCoca-Cola Co/The1.42%15,808,840$1.36B471
13UNHUnitedHealth Group Inc1.41%3,673,027$1.35B497
14PMPhilip Morris International Inc1.26%6,343,506$1.21B423
15HDHome Depot Inc/The1.20%4,057,430$1.15B454

Showing 1–15 of 610 holdings

VYM Performance

Launched Nov 10, 2006

Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.

VYM$11,971
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,158
Nov 3, 2025 to Nov 3, 2026. VYM $11,971. SPY $11,158. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$10,000$11,000$12,000Nov 2025May 2026Nov 2026

Nov 3, 2025 – Nov 3, 2026

Returns run to the Nov 3, 2026 close, with cash distributions reinvested. Each period starts on the same date that many months or years earlier. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.

Trailing total return for VYM. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodVYM
Year to date+15.8%
1 month+4.4%
3 months+0.9%
1 year+19.7%
3 yearsper year+19.5%
5 yearsper year+11.4%
10 yearsper year+12.2%

With distributions reinvested.

Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.

Annual total returns for VYM
YearReturn barVYM
2026 YTD+15.8%
2025+15.4%
2024+17.6%
2023+6.6%
2022−0.5%
2021+26.2%
2020+1.1%

VYM in the news

VYM Dividends

Adds up every distribution paid per share over the last 12 months, divided by the last completed close. Distributions are counted by ex-date. Data through Nov 3, 2026.
2.25%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$3.68Last 12 months
Last payment
$0.89 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Quarterly

Distribution history

2017–2026

One bar per payment. 39 payments from 2017 to 2026 YTD. Mar 22, 2017 $0.56; Jun 23, 2017 $0.60; Sep 20, 2017 $0.60; Dec 21, 2017 $0.64; Mar 26, 2018 $0.61; Jun 22, 2018 $0.63; Sep 26, 2018 $0.67; Dec 24, 2018 $0.74; Mar 25, 2019 $0.65; Jun 17, 2019 $0.62; Sep 24, 2019 $0.79; Dec 23, 2019 $0.78; Mar 10, 2020 $0.55; Jun 22, 2020 $0.84; Sep 21, 2020 $0.71; Dec 21, 2020 $0.81; Mar 22, 2021 $0.66; Jun 21, 2021 $0.75; Sep 20, 2021 $0.75; Dec 20, 2021 $0.94; Mar 21, 2022 $0.66; Jun 21, 2022 $0.85; Sep 19, 2022 $0.77; Dec 19, 2022 $0.97; Mar 20, 2023 $0.72; Jun 20, 2023 $0.88; Sep 18, 2023 $0.78; Dec 18, 2023 $1.10; Mar 15, 2024 $0.66; Jun 21, 2024 $1.02; Sep 20, 2024 $0.85; Dec 20, 2024 $0.96; Mar 21, 2025 $0.85; Jun 20, 2025 $0.86; Sep 19, 2025 $0.84; Dec 19, 2025 $0.95; Mar 20, 2026 $0.86; Jun 18, 2026 $0.98; Sep 18, 2026 $0.89. Use the arrow keys to read each point.2017201820192020202120222023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Sep 18, 2026Sep 22, 2026$0.89
Jun 18, 2026Jun 23, 2026$0.98
Mar 20, 2026Mar 24, 2026$0.86
Dec 19, 2025Dec 23, 2025$0.95
Sep 19, 2025Sep 23, 2025$0.84
Jun 20, 2025Jun 24, 2025$0.86
Mar 21, 2025Mar 25, 2025$0.85
Dec 20, 2024Dec 24, 2024$0.96
Sep 20, 2024Sep 24, 2024$0.85
Jun 21, 2024Jun 25, 2024$1.02
Mar 15, 2024Mar 20, 2024$0.66
Dec 18, 2023Dec 21, 2023$1.10

See all 80 payments⁠

$10,000 in VYM 10 years ago paid $4,433 in dividends.⁠

VYM Risk

Risk pillarA84 out of 100Rank 7 of 99 in US Multifactor
How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
11.1%
Annualised · 36 months to Oct 2026
How it’s calculated: standard deviation

The sample standard deviation of monthly total returns, multiplied by the square root of 12.

Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Total returns include reinvested distributions.

Return above 3-month US Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
1.38
vs 3-month T-bills · to Oct 2026
How it’s calculated: Sharpe ratio

Subtract each month’s Treasury-bill return from the fund’s monthly total return.

Divide the average of those excess returns by their sample standard deviation, then multiply by the square root of 12.

Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Each month uses the Treasury yield quoted at the end of the previous month.

The largest fall from a peak to the low that followed.
−15.9%
Trough Sep 2022
How it’s calculated: maximum drawdown

The largest percentage decline from an earlier peak, using total returns with reinvested distributions.

Uses up to five years through the last close, with at least 12 months required.

How strongly the fund’s returns move with its asset-class index.
0.74
vs its asset-class index
How it’s calculated: beta

The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.

FMP measures it over up to five years of monthly returns.

VYM Cost

Tied cheapest in US Multifactor

$849

On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.

  • VYM 0.04%

    $849

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • VYM 0.04%
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$200$400$600$800$1K051015202530VYM $849

Year by year

YearVYM
10$73
20$288
30$849

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