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Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF

VYMINasdaqVanguardA

$101.54+0.14 (+0.14%)

At close: Nov 2, 2026, 4:00 PM ET

A84/ 100

Rank 1 of 35 in International Dividend Index

A84/100Rank 1 of 35inInternational Dividend Index
Intraday session: up, 79 prints from 101.40 to 101.54. Range 101.45 to 102.01. Use the arrow keys to read each point.101.70101.80101.90102.0010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.07%
Fund size · all share classes
$22.3B
1Y total return
+23.8%
Yield · Last 12 months
3.66%
Holdings
1554
Avg volume · 30D
849K sh
52W range
low $84.59high $107.29
Launched
Filings
SEC EDGAR

The ETF.net VYMI Grade

A

Score 84 out of 100

Category
International Dividend Index⁠
Rank
1 of 35
Six-pillar profile for VYMI. Scores out of 100: Cost 97, Risk 60, Mission 100, Tradability 61, Holdings 81, Durability 89. Strongest: Mission (100). Weakest: Risk (60). Leans toward Mission and Cost.

Score 84 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.
    A97 out of 100
    Rank 1 of 35

  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    A100 out of 100
    Rank 1 of 30

  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    B60 out of 100
    Rank 12 of 35

  • 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 13 of 35

  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    A81 out of 100
    Rank 4 of 33

  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    A89 out of 100
    Rank 1 of 35

Our read on VYMI

ETF.net Research

In short

AMost international dividend funds hold a hundred-odd developed-market names. VYMI casts a far wider net: roughly 1,600 high-yielders across developed and emerging markets outside the US, at seven basis points.

Stated mandate

VYMI seeks to track the FTSE All-World ex US High Dividend Yield Index through passive sampling, targeting international stocks forecast to have above-average dividend yields.

Why people hold it

  • 0.07% a year, a fraction of the typical international dividend fund's fee and a shade under screened rivals like SCHY (0.08%) and IGRO (0.15%).
  • Roughly 1,600 stocks across developed and emerging markets ex-US, so no single name, sector or country carries the income load.vanguard.com
  • Samples the FTSE All-World ex US High Dividend Yield Index and has stayed unusually close to it, among the tightest trackers in its peer group.
  • Live since 2016, now a multi-billion-dollar fund that trades actively, and it pays out quarterly.

Worth knowing

  • No currency hedge. Dividends and prices arrive in foreign currencies, and exchange-rate swings show up in dollar results either way.vanguard.com
  • The emerging-market sleeve adds political, liquidity and currency risk that developed-only dividend funds sidestep.vanguard.com
  • Screening on forecast yield tilts toward value and cyclical names, a different ride than dividend-growth peers like VIGI and IGRO.

VYMI Performance

Launched Feb 25, 2016

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

VYMI$12,384
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,146
Oct 31, 2025 to Nov 2, 2026. VYMI $12,384. SPY $11,146. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$10,000$11,000$12,000$13,000Oct 2025May 2026Nov 2026

Oct 31, 2025 – Nov 2, 2026

Returns run to the Nov 2, 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 VYMI. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodVYMI
Year to date+16.1%
1 month+1.0%
3 months−1.2%
1 year+23.8%
3 yearsper year+23.3%
5 yearsper year+13.3%
10 yearsper year+10.8%

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 VYMI
YearReturn barVYMI
2026 YTD+16.1%
2025+38.1%
2024+7.1%
2023+17.1%
2022−7.1%
2021+15.4%
2020−1.0%

VYMI in the news

VYMI 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 2, 2026.
3.66%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$3.72Last 12 months
Last payment
$0.82 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 $0.37; Jun 28, 2017 $0.83; Sep 22, 2017 $0.48; Dec 19, 2017 $0.47; Mar 26, 2018 $0.38; Jun 22, 2018 $0.95; Sep 26, 2018 $0.58; Dec 24, 2018 $0.51; Mar 25, 2019 $0.44; Jun 17, 2019 $1.02; Sep 24, 2019 $0.66; Dec 23, 2019 $0.56; Mar 23, 2020 $0.28; Jun 22, 2020 $0.52; Sep 21, 2020 $0.58; Dec 21, 2020 $0.59; Mar 22, 2021 $0.36; Jun 21, 2021 $0.83; Sep 20, 2021 $0.73; Dec 20, 2021 $0.96; Mar 21, 2022 $0.31; Jun 21, 2022 $1.12; Sep 19, 2022 $0.71; Dec 19, 2022 $0.67; Mar 20, 2023 $0.31; Jun 20, 2023 $1.19; Sep 18, 2023 $0.68; Dec 18, 2023 $0.86; Mar 15, 2024 $0.62; Jun 21, 2024 $1.01; Sep 20, 2024 $0.70; Dec 20, 2024 $0.96; Mar 21, 2025 $0.60; Jun 20, 2025 $1.08; Sep 19, 2025 $0.70; Dec 19, 2025 $0.94; Mar 20, 2026 $0.71; Jun 18, 2026 $1.26; Sep 18, 2026 $0.82. Use the arrow keys to read each point.2017201820192020202120222023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Sep 18, 2026Sep 22, 2026$0.82
Jun 18, 2026Jun 23, 2026$1.26
Mar 20, 2026Mar 24, 2026$0.71
Dec 19, 2025Dec 23, 2025$0.94
Sep 19, 2025Sep 23, 2025$0.70
Jun 20, 2025Jun 24, 2025$1.08
Mar 21, 2025Mar 25, 2025$0.60
Dec 20, 2024Dec 24, 2024$0.96
Sep 20, 2024Sep 24, 2024$0.70
Jun 21, 2024Jun 25, 2024$1.01
Mar 15, 2024Mar 20, 2024$0.62
Dec 18, 2023Dec 21, 2023$0.86

See all 43 payments⁠

$10,000 in VYMI 10 years ago paid $5,073 in dividends.⁠

VYMI Risk

Risk pillarB60 out of 100Rank 12 of 35 in International Dividend Index
How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
10.5%
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.
1.71
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.
−24.1%
Trough Oct 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.

VYMI Cost

Tied cheapest in International Dividend Index

$1,480

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

  • VYMI 0.07%

    $1,480

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • VYMI 0.07%
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$500$1K$1.5K051015202530VYMI $1,480

Year by year

YearVYMI
10$128
20$503
30$1,480

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