DEW vs VYMI: Grades, Fees and Holdings Compared

WisdomTree Global High Dividend Fund

DEWCNYSE Arca

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF

VYMIANasdaq

Overlap

29.5%by weight

Expense ratio

VYMI −0.51pt a year

DEW0.58%VYMI0.07%

Avg volume · 30D

VYMI 98.5×the volume

DEW8.63KVYMI849K

10Y return · a year

VYMI +0.8pt

DEW+9.8%VYMI+10.6%

DEW vs VYMI Performance

Oct 29, 2021 – Oct 30, 2026

+82.6%DEW+86.9%VYMI

Expense ratio: DEW 0.58%; VYMI 0.07%, better
Fund size: DEW $170M; VYMI $22.3B
1Y total return: DEW +25.6%, better; VYMI +23.7%
Yield (12M): DEW 3.03%; VYMI 3.67%, better
Holdings: DEW 745; VYMI 1532
Avg volume (30D): DEW 8.63K sh; VYMI 849K sh, better
NAV per share: DEW $72.15; VYMI $101.09
52W range

ETF.net Grade

Pillar letters and Scores for DEW, VYMI, with each pillar’s weight
Pillar	DEW	VYMI
Cost30% weight	F16	A97Higher
Mission25% weight	B67	A100Higher
Risk15% weight	A86Higher	B59
Tradability15% weight	D33	B61Higher
Holdings10% weight	A79	A81Higher
Durability5% weight	C40	A89Higher

Rank among International Dividend Index funds

How we build Categories ›

Same Category. DEW and VYMI are both graded against the same 34 International Dividend Index funds, so their Grades compare head to head.

International Dividend Index⁠

Category · 34 funds

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VYMI ranks 1st and DEW 26th of 34 funds in the International Dividend Index Category.

Rank 1AVYMIVanguard International High Dividend Yield ETFScore 84
Rank 2ADIVIFranklin International Core Dividend Tilt Index ETFScore 78
Rank 24CEFASGlobal X MSCI SuperDividend EAFE ETFScore 51
Rank 26CDEWWisdomTree Global High Dividend FundScore 49
Rank 27CIDOGALPS International Sector Dividend Dogs ETFScore 48

Our read on each fund

ETF.net Research

DEWCWisdomTree Global High Dividend Fund

VYMIAVanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF

In short

DEW Most high-dividend funds in this corner of the market stop at the US border. DEW doesn't: one ticket buys the top-yielding slice of US, developed and emerging markets, weighted by the dividend dollars companies actually pay.

VYMI Most 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

DEW The fund seeks to track high-dividend-yielding companies across U.S., developed international, and emerging equity markets.

VYMI 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

DEW One ticket spans US, developed international and emerging high-yielders. The cohort's cheapest leaders (VYMI, SCHY, IGRO) are ex-US only, making DEW the rarer whole-world version.wisdomtree.com
Weights companies by the cash dividends they pay rather than market cap, spread across roughly 700 stocks, so no single payer dominates the income stream.wisdomtree.com
Listed in 2006, one of the longer-running global dividend ETFs, and it pays quarterly.

VYMI 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

DEW At 0.58% it charges more than the cohort median of 0.50%, and several times the cheapest ex-US dividend peers, VYMI and SCHY, which sit near 0.07%.
Thinly traded with a modest asset base, so bid-ask spreads and order type matter more here than in the category's giants.
History before June 2009 reflects a European equity income mandate; the global high-dividend strategy dates from then.wisdomtree.com

VYMI 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.

Full DEW profile⁠

Full VYMI profile⁠

DEW vs VYMI Holdings

How DEW and VYMI differ

Overlap by weight

29.5%

Shared holdings make up 42.5% of VYMI and 34.2% of DEW.

Level by level

Holdings341 in both29.5%
Countryby domicile38.7%
Sector11 Sectors71.1%
Asset classEquity100%

Sector

Sector weights in DEW and VYMI, widest gap first
Sector	More in DEWMore in VYMI	DEW	VYMI
Financials	VYMI +18.2 points	26.1%	44.4%
Real Estate	DEW +9.5 points	10.6%	1.1%
Energy	DEW +7.5 points	16.5%	9.0%
Utilities	DEW +5.2 points	10.3%	5.0%
Health Care	DEW +4.3 points	10.7%	6.3%
Materials	VYMI +3.8 points	2.6%	6.4%
Technology	VYMI +2.9 points	2.6%	5.5%
Consumer Discretionary	VYMI +2.4 points	3.4%	5.8%
Consumer Staples	DEW +1.9 points	8.3%	6.4%
Industrials	VYMI +1.6 points	4.7%	6.3%
Communication	DEW +0.3 points	4.0%	3.7%

Country, concentration and asset class

Country by domicile

Country weights in DEW and VYMI, widest gap first
Country	More in DEWMore in VYMI	DEW	VYMI
United States	DEW +61.0 points	61.0%	0.0%
Japan	VYMI +11.0 points	1.6%	12.6%
Canada	VYMI +7.3 points	1.5%	8.8%
United Kingdom	VYMI +7.1 points	3.9%	11.0%
Switzerland	VYMI +5.0 points	2.0%	7.0%
Australia	VYMI +4.7 points	2.4%	7.1%
Taiwan	VYMI +4.6 points	1.4%	6.0%
South Africa	VYMI +3.2 points	1.4%	4.6%
Other countries (30)	VYMI +18.1 points	24.8%	42.9%

Outside the US: DEW 70% developed, 30% emerging. VYMI 74% developed, 26% emerging.

Concentration

Weight in the 10 largest Holdings

DEW14.1%
VYMI13.8%

Securities held

DEW714
VYMI1,496

Asset class

DEW: Equity
VYMI: Equity

Holdings

Only in DEW373
In both341
Only in VYMI1,155

Only in DEW

373 securities, 65.7% of DEW by weight

Philip Morris International Inc1.94%
Chevron Corp1.85%
Altria Group Inc1.53%
Verizon Communications Inc1.52%
Pfizer Inc1.36%
Home Depot Inc1.36%
PepsiCo Inc/NC1.18%
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co1.14%
International Business Machines Corp1.05%
AT&T Inc0.98%
ProLogis Inc0.94%
United Parcel Service Inc0.88%
Nextera Energy0.84%
Accenture Plc-Cl A0.76%
Public Storage0.67%
PNC Financial Services Group Inc0.67%
US Bancorp0.66%
Medtronic Inc0.65%
Southern Co/The0.64%
Duke Energy Corp0.63%
American Tower Corp0.63%
Blackstone Inc0.61%
CVS Health Corp0.61%
Simon Property Group Inc0.60%
Oneok Inc0.57%
Williams Cos Inc/The0.55%
Kraft Foods Inc0.54%
Kinder Morgan Inc/DE0.52%
Dominion Energy Inc0.52%
Ford Motor Co0.50%
EOG Resources Inc0.49%
Equity Residential0.49%
American Electric Power Co Inc0.46%
Digital Realty Trust Inc0.46%
Exelon Corp0.45%
Paychex Inc0.44%
Kimberly-Clark Corp0.44%
Extra Space Storage Inc0.44%
Kenvue Inc0.43%
WEC Energy Group Inc0.40%
Public Service Enterprise Gp0.40%
Consolidated Edison Inc0.39%
Truist Financial Corp0.39%
Petroleo Brasileiro SA0.38%
Eversource Energy0.38%
Dow Inc0.38%
Iron Mountain Inc0.37%
Smurfit Westrock Plc0.37%
FirstEnergy Corp0.36%
Hewlett-Packard Co0.35%

Only in VYMI

1,155 securities, 57.2% of VYMI by weight

Roche Holding AG1.56%
Shell PLC1.48%
Royal Bank of Canada1.47%
Novartis AG1.42%
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc1.35%
MediaTek Inc1.21%
Banco Santander SA1.07%
Toronto-Dominion Bank/The1.04%
Toyota Motor Corp1.03%
Commonwealth Bank of Australia0.93%
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc0.85%
UBS Group AG0.79%
Mizuho Financial Group Inc0.70%
Unilever PLC0.68%
SLBBH11420.68%
Bank of Montreal0.63%
Enbridge Inc0.55%
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce0.54%
Hon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd0.51%
Tokio Marine Holdings Inc0.50%
National Australia Bank Ltd0.45%
Barclays PLC0.44%
Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp Ltd0.43%
Suncor Energy Inc0.43%
Glencore PLC0.40%
Manulife Financial Corp0.38%
Industria de Diseno Textil SA0.36%
ASE Technology Holding Co Ltd0.36%
Nordea Bank Abp0.34%
Deutsche Bank AG0.33%
CSL Ltd0.33%
Wesfarmers Ltd0.32%
Macquarie Group Ltd0.32%
Dhl AG0.32%
United Microelectronics Corp0.30%
National Bank of Canada0.29%
Societe Generale SA0.28%
KDDI Corp0.28%
Basf SE0.27%
Volvo AB0.27%
Al Rajhi Bank0.27%
Vale SA0.26%
Diageo PLC0.26%
Anglogold Ashanti Plc0.25%
Itau Unibanco Holding S-Pref0.24%
Sumitomo Corp0.24%
Petrobras - Petroleo Bras-Pr0.23%
KB Financial Group Inc0.23%
Komatsu Ltd0.23%
E.on SE0.23%

Weight gaps

The 100 widest of 341 Holdings in both funds.

Holding weights in DEW and VYMI, widest gap first
Holding	More in DEWMore in VYMI	DEW	VYMI
HSBC Holdings PLCHSBA.L	VYMI +0.82 points	0.99%	1.81%
Nestle SA	VYMI +0.37 points	0.88%	1.25%
ING Groep NV	VYMI +0.36 points	0.19%	0.55%
Lloyds Banking Group PLCLLOY.L	VYMI +0.29 points	0.15%	0.44%
GSK PlcGSK.L	VYMI +0.28 points	0.23%	0.51%
Westpac Banking Corp	VYMI +0.27 points	0.17%	0.44%
Intesa Sanpaolo SpA	DEW +0.26 points	0.87%	0.61%
Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd	VYMI +0.26 points	0.17%	0.43%
Bank of Nova Scotia	VYMI +0.26 points	0.34%	0.60%
Muenchener Rueckver Ag-Reg	VYMI +0.25 points	0.13%	0.38%
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA	VYMI +0.24 points	0.60%	0.84%
Bp PLCBP.L	VYMI +0.20 points	0.41%	0.61%
National Grid PLCNG.L	VYMI +0.21 points	0.20%	0.41%
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Ltd	VYMI +0.20 points	0.11%	0.31%
TC Energy Corp	VYMI +0.20 points	0.12%	0.32%
Iberdrola SA	VYMI +0.19 points	0.65%	0.84%
UniCredit SpA	VYMI +0.18 points	0.53%	0.71%
Novo Nordisk A/S-B	VYMI +0.18 points	0.47%	0.65%
Rio Tinto PlcRIO.L	VYMI +0.17 points	0.35%	0.52%
Swiss Reinsurance	VYMI +0.17 points	0.09%	0.26%
Axa Sa	DEW +0.16 points	0.58%	0.42%
Takeda Pharmaceutical Co Ltd	VYMI +0.16 points	0.15%	0.31%
Woodside Energy Group Ltd	VYMI +0.13 points	0.09%	0.22%
Grupo Financiero Banorte-O	DEW +0.14 points	0.28%	0.14%
Reckitt Benckiser Group PlcRKT.L	VYMI +0.14 points	0.09%	0.23%
Dai-ichi Life Holdings Inc	VYMI +0.13 points	0.09%	0.22%
Natwest Group PlcNWG.L	VYMI +0.14 points	0.25%	0.39%
Sun Life Financial Inc	VYMI +0.13 points	0.10%	0.23%
Engie	DEW +0.13 points	0.26%	0.13%
Vinci SA	VYMI +0.12 points	0.19%	0.31%
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken	VYMI +0.13 points	0.06%	0.18%
Deutsche Telekom AG	VYMI +0.12 points	0.42%	0.54%
Bank Leumi Le-Israel BM	VYMI +0.12 points	0.07%	0.19%
Honda Motor Co Ltd	VYMI +0.11 points	0.10%	0.21%
Industrial & Commercial Bank of China-H	VYMI +0.12 points	0.30%	0.42%
Repsol SA	VYMI +0.12 points	0.08%	0.20%
Rio Tinto Ltd	VYMI +0.12 points	0.11%	0.23%
Bank Hapoalim BM	VYMI +0.11 points	0.06%	0.17%
United Overseas Bank Ltd	VYMI +0.11 points	0.11%	0.21%
Koninklijke Ahold NV	VYMI +0.11 points	0.06%	0.17%
Equinor ASA	DEW +0.11 points	0.24%	0.13%
Swiss Life Holding Ag-Reg	VYMI +0.10 points	0.06%	0.16%
BNP Paribas	VYMI +0.10 points	0.46%	0.56%
Emaar Properties PJSC	DEW +0.09 points	0.20%	0.10%
China Merchants Bank Co Ltd	VYMI +0.09 points	0.04%	0.13%
Softbank Corp	VYMI +0.09 points	0.14%	0.23%
Japan Tobacco Inc	DEW +0.09 points	0.35%	0.26%
FirstRand Ltd	VYMI +0.10 points	0.06%	0.16%
Assicurazioni Generali SpA	VYMI +0.10 points	0.15%	0.25%
Sampo Oyj-A Shs	VYMI +0.09 points	0.04%	0.13%
Fortis Inc/Canada	VYMI +0.09 points	0.05%	0.14%
Standard Bank Group Ltd	VYMI +0.08 points	0.04%	0.12%
Danske Bank A/S	VYMI +0.09 points	0.10%	0.19%
Nomura Holdings Inc	VYMI +0.09 points	0.06%	0.15%
Orange SA	VYMI +0.08 points	0.09%	0.17%
Transurban Group	VYMI +0.08 points	0.07%	0.15%
Orlen SA	DEW +0.08 points	0.20%	0.12%
Bank of China Ltd	VYMI +0.08 points	0.20%	0.28%
QBE Insurance Group Ltd	VYMI +0.08 points	0.05%	0.13%
Publicis Groupe	VYMI +0.08 points	0.05%	0.13%
Aviva PlcAV.L	VYMI +0.08 points	0.07%	0.15%
B3 Sa-Brasil Bolsa Balcao	VYMI +0.08 points	0.02%	0.10%
Michelin (Cgde)	VYMI +0.08 points	0.05%	0.13%
PetroChina Co Ltd	DEW +0.07 points	0.21%	0.14%
Zurich Insurance Group Ag	DEW +0.08 points	0.61%	0.53%
Banco Bradesco S.A. Rts	VYMI +0.08 points	<0.01%	0.08%
Brookfield Asset Mgmt-A	DEW +0.07 points	0.16%	0.09%
China Life Insurance Co Ltd	VYMI +0.07 points	0.07%	0.14%
Swedbank AB	VYMI +0.08 points	0.10%	0.18%
Pembina Pipeline Corp	VYMI +0.07 points	0.07%	0.14%
CTBC Financial Holding Co Ltd	VYMI +0.07 points	0.13%	0.20%
Restaurant Brands International Inc	VYMI +0.07 points	0.06%	0.13%
Astellas Pharma Inc	VYMI +0.07 points	0.07%	0.14%
Agricultural Bank of China Ltd	VYMI +0.07 points	0.03%	0.10%
Svenska Handelsbanken-A Shs	VYMI +0.06 points	0.04%	0.10%
Malayan Banking Bhd	VYMI +0.07 points	0.03%	0.10%
NN Group NV	VYMI +0.06 points	0.06%	0.12%
Endesa SA	DEW +0.06 points	0.14%	0.08%
Veolia Environment	VYMI +0.07 points	0.05%	0.12%
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd	VYMI +0.06 points	0.45%	0.51%
Cheung Kong Holdings Ltd	VYMI +0.06 points	0.06%	0.12%
KBC Groep NV	VYMI +0.06 points	0.11%	0.17%
TotalEnergies	VYMI +0.06 points	0.86%	0.92%
Allianz SE	VYMI +0.06 points	0.90%	0.96%
Public Bank BHD	VYMI +0.06 points	0.03%	0.09%
Qatar National Bank SAQ	VYMI +0.06 points	0.04%	0.10%
Mobile Telecommunications Co	DEW +0.06 points	0.08%	0.02%
Emera Inc	VYMI +0.06 points	0.02%	0.08%
Santos Ltd	VYMI +0.05 points	0.05%	0.10%
BPER Banco Spa	VYMI +0.06 points	0.07%	0.13%
Kuwaiti Dinar	DEW +0.06 points	0.06%	<0.01%
Nippon Steel Corp	VYMI +0.05 points	0.06%	0.11%
FinecoBank Banca Fineco SpA	VYMI +0.05 points	0.03%	0.08%
Bawag Group Ag	VYMI +0.05 points	0.03%	0.08%
CIMB Group Holdings BHD	VYMI +0.06 points	0.03%	0.09%
Enel SpA	DEW +0.05 points	0.45%	0.40%
Qatar Electricity & Water Co	DEW +0.05 points	0.06%	<0.01%
PICC Property & Casualty Co Lt	VYMI +0.06 points	0.02%	0.08%
ENI SpA	VYMI +0.06 points	0.21%	0.27%
Wolters Kluwer	VYMI +0.05 points	0.04%	0.09%

All 729 DEW holdings⁠All 1,561 VYMI holdings⁠

How we measure overlap

Each holding counts at its smaller weight in the two funds, summed over the full Holdings. Sector, country and asset class use the same rule on each fund’s split. Cash, FX and derivative lines stay out of the counts. Two bond funds get no overlap figure.

DEW vs VYMI Cost

Overpaying DEW vs VYMI

$9,973

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

DEW 0.58%
$11,453
VYMI 0.07%
$1,480

Amount$10,000

Years30 years

Cost over time

DEW 0.58%
VYMI 0.07%
Overpaying

Year by year

Year	DEW	VYMI	Overpaying
10	$1,041	$128	$913
20	$3,986	$503	$3,483
30	$11,453	$1,480	$9,973

Expense ratio

0.58%DEW
0.07%VYMI, cheaper

VYMI0.07%DEW0.58%

0.07%0.60%

Middle half of International Dividend Index funds
Median 0.49%

VYMI cheapest of 34 funds

DEW 26th cheapest of 34 funds

DEW vs VYMI Dividends

Last 12 months to Oct 30, 2026

Yield (12M): DEW 3.03%; VYMI 3.67%, better
Payout (12M): DEW $2.19; VYMI $3.72
Last payment: DEW $0.48; VYMI $0.82
Ex-dividend: DEW Sep 25, 2026; VYMI Sep 18, 2026
Paid on: DEW Sep 29, 2026; VYMI Sep 22, 2026
Frequency: DEW Quarterly; VYMI Quarterly

Distribution history

Per share, 2017 to 2026, same scale for both

DEWQuarterly · 39 paymentsAll DEW payments⁠

VYMIQuarterly · 39 paymentsAll VYMI payments⁠

DEW vs VYMI Risk

Fall from peak · 5 years

DEW
VYMI

Risk facts

VolatilityStd dev, 3 years: DEW 10.6%VYMI 10.5%, better
Return per unit of riskSharpe ratio, 3 years: DEW 1.57VYMI 1.71, better
Worst fallMax drawdown, 5 years: DEW −18.9%, betterVYMI −24.1%
Market sensitivityBeta, 5 years: DEW 0.61VYMI 0.74; Market = 1

DEW and VYMI in the news

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DEW vs VYMI

In short

Stated mandate

Why people hold it

Worth knowing

How DEW and VYMI differ

Level by level

Sector

Country, concentration and asset class

Country by domicile

Concentration

Asset class

Holdings

Only in DEW

Only in VYMI

Weight gaps

Cost over time

Year by year

Distribution history

Fall from peak · 5 years

Risk facts

Schwab's dividend ETF returned 22.8% in a year. Its income rate still trails a one-month bill.

How DEW and VYMI differ

Level by level

Sector

Country, concentration and asset class

Country by domicile

Concentration

Asset class

Holdings

Only in DEW

Only in VYMI

Weight gaps