DIM vs VYMI: Grades, Fees and Holdings Compared

WisdomTree International MidCap Dividend Fund

DIMCNYSE Arca

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF

VYMIANasdaq

Overlap

8.4%by weight

Expense ratio

VYMI −0.51pt a year

DIM0.58%VYMI0.07%

Avg volume · 30D

VYMI 249.7×the volume

DIM3.4KVYMI849K

10Y return · a year

VYMI +2.5pt

DIM+8.1%VYMI+10.6%

DIM vs VYMI Performance

Oct 29, 2021 – Oct 30, 2026

+50.6%DIM+86.9%VYMI

Expense ratio: DIM 0.58%; VYMI 0.07%, better
Fund size: DIM $159M; VYMI $22.3B
1Y total return: DIM +14.6%; VYMI +23.7%, better
Yield (12M): DIM 3.10%; VYMI 3.67%, better
Holdings: DIM 644; VYMI 1532
Avg volume (30D): DIM 3.4K sh; VYMI 849K sh, better
NAV per share: DIM $86.16; VYMI $101.09
52W range

ETF.net Grade

Pillar letters and Scores for DIM, VYMI, with each pillar’s weight
Pillar	DIM	VYMI
Cost30% weight	F16	A97Higher
Mission25% weight	A99	A100Higher
Risk15% weight	C44	B59Higher
Tradability15% weight	F24	B61Higher
Holdings10% weight	A88Higher	A81
Durability5% weight	C50	A89Higher

Rank among International Dividend Index funds

How we build Categories ›

Same Category. DIM 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 DIM 24th 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 21CPIDInvesco International Dividend Achievers ETFScore 52
Rank 24CDIMWisdomTree International MidCap Dividend FundScore 51
Rank 24CEFASGlobal X MSCI SuperDividend EAFE ETFScore 51

Our read on each fund

ETF.net Research

DIMCWisdomTree International MidCap Dividend Fund

VYMIAVanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF

In short

DIM Most international dividend funds park you in mega-caps. DIM deletes the 300 biggest companies in developed markets outside the US and Canada, then weights what's left by the cash dividends those firms 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

DIM The fund is designed to mirror the performance of dividend-paying mid-cap equities from developed markets outside the United States and Canada.

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

DIM Mid-cap by design: the index strips out the 300 largest developed ex-US, ex-Canada names, then keeps the top 75% of the remaining market cap. A slice most dividend rivals skip.sec.gov wisdomtree.com
Weighted by cash dividends paid, not market value, and reset once a year. A stock's price run-up doesn't automatically earn it a bigger slot.sec.gov wisdomtree.com
Running since 2006, roughly 600 mid-cap payers across developed Europe, Asia and Australasia. Pays quarterly.
Rules-based throughout: the portfolio hews closely to its declared WisdomTree index, with no manager hunches in the mix.wisdomtree.com

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

DIM At 0.58% a year it sits above the median for international dividend screens, and far above large-cap options like VYMI (0.07%) and SCHY (0.08%).
A smaller, thinly traded fund, so bid-ask spreads can run wider than in the category giants. Limit orders are the usual answer.
Foreign mid-caps tend to move harder than the mega-cap payers most peers hold, so the ride can be bumpier.

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 DIM profile⁠

Full VYMI profile⁠

DIM vs VYMI Holdings

How DIM and VYMI differ

Overlap by weight

8.4%

Shared holdings make up 50.9% of DIM and 8.5% of VYMI.

Level by level

Holdings215 in both8.4%
Countryby domicile61.9%
Sector11 Sectors73.8%
Asset classEquity100%

Sector

Sector weights in DIM and VYMI, widest gap first
Sector	More in DIMMore in VYMI	DIM	VYMI
Financials	VYMI +16.9 points	27.5%	44.4%
Industrials	DIM +15.0 points	21.3%	6.3%
Real Estate	DIM +5.8 points	6.9%	1.1%
Energy	VYMI +4.0 points	5.0%	9.0%
Health Care	VYMI +2.6 points	3.8%	6.3%
Utilities	DIM +2.1 points	7.2%	5.0%
Consumer Discretionary	DIM +2.1 points	7.8%	5.8%
Technology	VYMI +1.4 points	4.0%	5.5%
Communication	DIM +1.3 points	5.0%	3.7%
Materials	VYMI +0.9 points	5.5%	6.4%
Consumer Staples	VYMI +0.4 points	6.0%	6.4%

Country, concentration and asset class

Country by domicile

Country weights in DIM and VYMI, widest gap first
Country	More in DIMMore in VYMI	DIM	VYMI
Japan	DIM +11.9 points	24.5%	12.6%
Canada	VYMI +8.8 points	0.0%	8.8%
Taiwan	VYMI +6.0 points	0.0%	6.0%
China	VYMI +5.5 points	0.3%	5.8%
South Africa	VYMI +4.5 points	0.1%	4.6%
Italy	DIM +3.6 points	6.9%	3.3%
Norway	DIM +3.0 points	3.7%	0.7%
Switzerland	VYMI +3.0 points	4.0%	7.0%
Other countries (30)	DIM +9.3 points	60.5%	51.2%

Outside the US: DIM 97% developed, 3% emerging. VYMI 74% developed, 26% emerging.

Concentration

Weight in the 10 largest Holdings

DIM7.8%
VYMI13.8%

Securities held

DIM630
VYMI1,496

Asset class

DIM: Equity
VYMI: Equity

Holdings

Only in DIM415
In both215
Only in VYMI1,281

Only in DIM

415 securities, 48.4% of DIM by weight

Mediolanum SpA0.79%
Phoenix Group Holdings Plc0.65%
Frontline Plc0.62%
Klepierre0.50%
Governor & Co of the Bank of I0.48%
Banco Comercial Portugues SA0.44%
Unicaja Banco Sa0.41%
Tele2 AB0.41%
SpareBank 1 SR Bank ASA0.40%
Galp Energia SGPS SA0.40%
Heineken Holding NV0.38%
Kao Corp0.38%
Japan Exchange Group Inc0.37%
Scentre Group0.36%
Subsea 7 Sa0.36%
Hongkong Land Holdings Ltd0.33%
Essity Aktiebolag-B0.32%
Wilh Wilhelmsen ASA0.31%
Strabag SE0.31%
Segro PLC0.31%
Banca Generali SpA0.30%
Kajima Corp0.29%
Gaztransport Et Technigaz SA0.28%
Jeronimo Martins SGPS SA0.27%
Red Electrica Corp SA0.27%
Hafnia Ltd0.27%
British Land Co PLC0.27%
CIA de Distribucion Integral Ltd0.26%
Covivio0.25%
Londonmetric Property PLC0.24%
Washington H Soul Pattinson &0.24%
Azimut Holding SpA0.24%
Stockland0.24%
Credito Emiliano SpA0.23%
Euronav NV0.23%
Euronext NV0.23%
Moncler SpA0.23%
Swiss Prime Site AG0.23%
Vicinity Centre0.23%
Nexi Spa0.23%
Obayashi Corp0.22%
Saipem Spa0.22%
Torm Plc0.21%
Sonova Holding AG0.21%
Shimizu Corp0.21%
Rentokil Initial PLC0.21%
Dairy Farm Intl Hldgs Ltd0.21%
Bw Lpg Ltd0.20%
Nomura Research Institute Ltd0.20%
Smith & Nephew PLC0.20%

Only in VYMI

1,281 securities, 91.1% of VYMI by weight

HSBC Holdings PLC1.81%
Roche Holding AG1.56%
Shell PLC1.48%
Royal Bank of Canada1.47%
Novartis AG1.42%
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc1.35%
Nestle SA1.25%
MediaTek Inc1.21%
BHP Group Ltd1.15%
Banco Santander SA1.07%
Toronto-Dominion Bank/The1.04%
Toyota Motor Corp1.03%
Allianz SE0.96%
Commonwealth Bank of Australia0.93%
TotalEnergies SE0.92%
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc0.85%
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA0.84%
Iberdrola SA0.84%
UBS Group AG0.79%
UniCredit SpA0.71%
Mizuho Financial Group Inc0.70%
Unilever PLC0.68%
SLBBH11420.68%
DBS Group Holdings Ltd0.66%
Novo Nordisk A/S0.65%
Bank of Montreal0.63%
Bp PLC0.61%
Intesa Sanpaolo SpA0.61%
Bank of Nova Scotia/The0.60%
British American Tobacco PLC0.59%
China Construction Bank Corp0.59%
BNP Paribas SA0.56%
Enbridge Inc0.55%
ING Groep NV0.55%
Deutsche Telekom AG0.54%
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce0.54%
Zurich Insurance Group AG0.53%
Rio Tinto PLC0.52%
Gsk PLC0.51%
Hon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd0.51%
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd0.51%
Tokio Marine Holdings Inc0.50%
Sanofi SA0.47%
National Australia Bank Ltd0.45%
Westpac Banking Corp0.44%
Lloyds Banking Group PLC0.44%
Barclays PLC0.44%
Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp Ltd0.43%
Suncor Energy Inc0.43%
ANZ Group Holdings Ltd0.43%

Weight gaps

The 100 widest of 215 Holdings in both funds.

Holding weights in DIM and VYMI, widest gap first
Holding	More in DIMMore in VYMI	DIM	VYMI
Legal & General Group PLCLGEN.L	DIM +1.09 points	1.20%	0.11%
Var Energi Asa	DIM +0.80 points	0.83%	0.03%
Amundi SA	DIM +0.78 points	0.81%	0.03%
Cheung Kong Infrastructure Hol	DIM +0.71 points	0.74%	0.03%
Ageas	DIM +0.69 points	0.76%	0.07%
Snam SpA	DIM +0.62 points	0.69%	0.07%
CK Asset Holdings Ltd	DIM +0.60 points	0.66%	0.06%
Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd	DIM +0.52 points	0.54%	0.02%
DWS Group GmbH & Co KgaA	DIM +0.51 points	0.52%	0.01%
Cvc Capital Partners Plc	DIM +0.49 points	0.51%	0.02%
Galaxy Entertainment Group Ltd	DIM +0.49 points	0.54%	0.05%
Swire Properties Ltd	DIM +0.48 points	0.50%	0.02%
Telia Co AB	DIM +0.48 points	0.53%	0.05%
Bouygues SA	DIM +0.45 points	0.50%	0.05%
Daiwa Securities Group Inc	DIM +0.44 points	0.52%	0.08%
Tryg A/S	DIM +0.43 points	0.46%	0.03%
Hong Kong & China Gas Co Ltd	DIM +0.42 points	0.47%	0.05%
Koninklijke KPN NV	DIM +0.41 points	0.50%	0.09%
Coloplast A/S	DIM +0.41 points	0.46%	0.05%
ASR Nederland NV	DIM +0.41 points	0.48%	0.07%
Terna SPA	DIM +0.40 points	0.48%	0.08%
Mizrahi Tefahot Bank Ltd	DIM +0.41 points	0.47%	0.06%
Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Holdi	DIM +0.40 points	0.45%	0.05%
Power Assets Holdings Ltd	DIM +0.39 points	0.45%	0.06%
United Utilities Group PLCUU.L	DIM +0.39 points	0.46%	0.07%
Wolters Kluwer	DIM +0.37 points	0.46%	0.09%
Origin Energy Ltd	DIM +0.37 points	0.44%	0.07%
Computershare Ltd	DIM +0.35 points	0.43%	0.08%
Evolution Mining Ltd	DIM +0.34 points	0.44%	0.10%
FinecoBank Banca Fineco SpA	DIM +0.34 points	0.42%	0.08%
Aegon Ltd	DIM +0.33 points	0.39%	0.06%
Bawag Group Ag	DIM +0.34 points	0.42%	0.08%
Daiwa House Industry Co Ltd	DIM +0.33 points	0.42%	0.09%
Admiral Group PLCADM.L	DIM +0.33 points	0.39%	0.06%
Wharf Real Estate Investment	DIM +0.32 points	0.35%	0.03%
Singapore Airlines Ltd	DIM +0.32 points	0.36%	0.04%
Mapfre SA	DIM +0.31 points	0.33%	0.02%
Wilmar International Ltd	DIM +0.30 points	0.33%	0.03%
Santos Ltd	DIM +0.31 points	0.41%	0.10%
Harel Insurance Investments &	DIM +0.30 points	0.34%	0.04%
Prada S.P.A.	DIM +0.28 points	0.29%	0.01%
Gjensidige Forsikring ASA	DIM +0.27 points	0.30%	0.03%
Yara International Asa	DIM +0.27 points	0.31%	0.04%
Continental AG	DIM +0.28 points	0.32%	0.04%
Brambles Industries Ltd	DIM +0.27 points	0.37%	0.10%
Italgas SpA	DIM +0.27 points	0.30%	0.03%
APA Group	DIM +0.27 points	0.32%	0.05%
Insurance Australia Group Ltd	DIM +0.26 points	0.33%	0.07%
Traton SE	DIM +0.26 points	0.27%	0.01%
Sekisui House Ltd	DIM +0.26 points	0.33%	0.07%
Bankinter SA	DIM +0.26 points	0.32%	0.06%
Endeavour Mining PlcEDV.L	DIM +0.26 points	0.32%	0.06%
Julius Baer Group Ltd	DIM +0.25 points	0.35%	0.10%
Deutsche Wohnen AG	DIM +0.25 points	0.26%	<0.01%
Coca-Cola HBC AGCCH.L	DIM +0.25 points	0.31%	0.06%
Getlink SE	DIM +0.25 points	0.28%	0.03%
Israel Discount Bank Ltd	DIM +0.25 points	0.32%	0.07%
Banque Cantonale Vaudois-Reg	DIM +0.25 points	0.27%	0.02%
Ampol Ltd	DIM +0.25 points	0.29%	0.04%
Sodexo	DIM +0.25 points	0.27%	0.02%
Evonik Industries AG	DIM +0.25 points	0.28%	0.03%
Kirin Holdings Co Ltd	DIM +0.24 points	0.32%	0.08%
Norsk Hydro ASA	DIM +0.23 points	0.29%	0.06%
Severn Trent PLCSVT.L	DIM +0.23 points	0.29%	0.06%
Singapore Exchange Ltd	DIM +0.22 points	0.30%	0.08%
Kansai Electric Power Co Inc	DIM +0.23 points	0.32%	0.09%
Bureau Veritas SA	DIM +0.22 points	0.28%	0.06%
Metso Corporation	DIM +0.22 points	0.29%	0.07%
Bunzl PLCBNZL.L	DIM +0.22 points	0.28%	0.06%
South32 Ltd	DIM +0.21 points	0.29%	0.08%
Swire Pacific Ltd	DIM +0.21 points	0.24%	0.03%
Mowi ASA	DIM +0.21 points	0.26%	0.05%
Suncorp Group Ltd	DIM +0.21 points	0.29%	0.08%
Pirelli & C SpA	DIM +0.21 points	0.23%	0.02%
Carlsberg A/S	DIM +0.21 points	0.27%	0.06%
A2A SpA	DIM +0.20 points	0.22%	0.02%
Qantas Airways Ltd	DIM +0.20 points	0.23%	0.03%
Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co	DIM +0.20 points	0.24%	0.05%
Mitsui Osk Lines Ltd	DIM +0.20 points	0.28%	0.08%
Infroneer Holdings Inc	DIM +0.19 points	0.21%	0.02%
J Sainsbury PLCSBRY.L	DIM +0.19 points	0.23%	0.04%
Scor SE	DIM +0.19 points	0.22%	0.03%
Idemitsu Kosan Co Ltd	DIM +0.19 points	0.23%	0.04%
Keppel Corp Ltd	DIM +0.18 points	0.25%	0.07%
NWS Holdings Ltd	DIM +0.18 points	0.19%	<0.01%
Medibank Private Limited	DIM +0.18 points	0.23%	0.05%
BlueScope Steel Ltd	DIM +0.18 points	0.23%	0.05%
Shizuoka Financial Group Inc	DIM +0.18 points	0.24%	0.06%
BOC Aviation Ltd	DIM +0.18 points	0.19%	<0.01%
Rexel SA	DIM +0.18 points	0.23%	0.05%
Randstad Holding NV	DIM +0.18 points	0.20%	0.02%
Sonic Healthcare Ltd	DIM +0.18 points	0.21%	0.03%
T&D Holdings Inc	DIM +0.18 points	0.25%	0.07%
Phoenix Holdings Ltd/The	DIM +0.18 points	0.25%	0.07%
Isuzu Motors Ltd	DIM +0.17 points	0.21%	0.04%
Orion Oyj	DIM +0.18 points	0.23%	0.05%
Aeroports de Paris	DIM +0.16 points	0.19%	0.03%
Delek Group Ltd	DIM +0.17 points	0.18%	0.01%
SBI Holdings Inc/Japan	DIM +0.16 points	0.22%	0.06%
Daito Trust Construction Co Ltd	DIM +0.17 points	0.20%	0.03%

All 607 DIM 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.

DIM vs VYMI Cost

Overpaying DIM vs VYMI

$9,973

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

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

Amount$10,000

Years30 years

Cost over time

DIM 0.58%
VYMI 0.07%
Overpaying

Year by year

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

Expense ratio

0.58%DIM
0.07%VYMI, cheaper

VYMI0.07%DIM0.58%

0.07%0.60%

Middle half of International Dividend Index funds
Median 0.49%

VYMI cheapest of 34 funds

DIM 26th cheapest of 34 funds

DIM vs VYMI Dividends

Last 12 months to Oct 30, 2026

Yield (12M): DIM 3.10%; VYMI 3.67%, better
Payout (12M): DIM $2.65; VYMI $3.72
Last payment: DIM $0.53; VYMI $0.82
Ex-dividend: DIM Sep 25, 2026; VYMI Sep 18, 2026
Paid on: DIM Sep 29, 2026; VYMI Sep 22, 2026
Frequency: DIM Quarterly; VYMI Quarterly

Distribution history

Per share, 2017 to 2026, same scale for both

DIMQuarterly · 39 paymentsAll DIM payments⁠

VYMIQuarterly · 39 paymentsAll VYMI payments⁠

DIM vs VYMI Risk

Fall from peak · 5 years

DIM
VYMI

Risk facts

VolatilityStd dev, 3 years: DIM 12.1%VYMI 10.5%, better
Return per unit of riskSharpe ratio, 3 years: DIM 1.23VYMI 1.71, better
Worst fallMax drawdown, 5 years: DIM −29.7%VYMI −24.1%, better
Market sensitivityBeta, 5 years: DIM 0.89VYMI 0.74; Market = 1

DIM and VYMI in the news

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

In short

Stated mandate

Why people hold it

Worth knowing

How DIM and VYMI differ

Level by level

Sector

Country, concentration and asset class

Country by domicile

Concentration

Asset class

Holdings

Only in DIM

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 DIM and VYMI differ

Level by level

Sector

Country, concentration and asset class

Country by domicile

Concentration

Asset class

Holdings

Only in DIM

Only in VYMI

Weight gaps