DVYA vs VYMI: Grades, Fees and Holdings Compared

iShares Asia/Pacific Dividend ETF

DVYACNYSE Arca

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF

VYMIANasdaq

Overlap

4.5%by weight

Expense ratio

VYMI −0.42pt a year

DVYA0.49%VYMI0.07%

Avg volume · 30D

VYMI 150.3×the volume

DVYA5.65KVYMI849K

10Y return · a year

VYMI +3.8pt

DVYA+6.8%VYMI+10.6%

DVYA vs VYMI Performance

Oct 29, 2021 – Oct 30, 2026

+79.8%DVYA+86.9%VYMI

Expense ratio: DVYA 0.49%; VYMI 0.07%, better
Fund size: DVYA $68M; VYMI $22.3B
1Y total return: DVYA +21.9%; VYMI +23.7%, better
Yield (12M): DVYA 4.63%, better; VYMI 3.67%
Holdings: DVYA 59; VYMI 1532
Avg volume (30D): DVYA 5.65K sh; VYMI 849K sh, better
NAV per share: DVYA $50.10; VYMI $101.09
52W range

ETF.net Grade

Pillar letters and Scores for DVYA, VYMI, with each pillar’s weight
Pillar	DVYA	VYMI
Cost30% weight	C49	A97Higher
Mission25% weight	A82	A100Higher
Risk15% weight	C53	B59Higher
Tradability15% weight	C46	B61Higher
Holdings10% weight	F24	A81Higher
Durability5% weight	C46	A89Higher

Rank among International Dividend Index funds

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Same Category. DVYA 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 DVYA 17th 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 16BFDDFirst Trust STOXX European Select Dividend Index FundScore 58
Rank 17CDVYAiShares Asia/Pacific Dividend ETFScore 54
Rank 17BIQDYNorthern Trust International Quality Dividend Dynamic ETFScore 54

Our read on each fund

ETF.net Research

DVYACiShares Asia/Pacific Dividend ETF

VYMIAVanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF

In short

DVYA Most international dividend funds sprinkle across the whole developed world. This one stays in developed Asia/Pacific and holds about 50 of the region's higher-yielding names, tracking a Dow Jones index since 2012.

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

DVYA The Fund seeks to track an index of relatively high-dividend-paying equities in developed Asia/Pacific 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

DVYA A pure developed Asia/Pacific dividend sleeve: roughly 50 higher-yielding names from the Dow Jones Asia/Pacific Select Dividend 50 Index, not a global fund where the region is a footnote.
The 0.49% expense ratio sits just under the typical fee in its international dividend-screen peer group.
The index screens for relatively high current payers rather than dividend growers, and the fund distributes quarterly.
Running since 2012 under the iShares roof, so the strategy has a long live record through several market cycles.

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

DVYA Thinly traded with a modest asset base, so bid-ask spreads can run wider than at the broad international dividend heavyweights.
That 0.49% is several times what broad international dividend funds charge (VYMI 0.07%, SCHY 0.08%, DIVI 0.09%). The regional focus is what you pay up for.
About 50 holdings inside one region: single-stock and single-country swings land harder, and unhedged foreign currency moves add to the ride.

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 DVYA profile⁠

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DVYA vs VYMI Holdings

How DVYA and VYMI differ

Overlap by weight

4.5%

Shared holdings make up 87.5% of DVYA and 5.5% of VYMI.

Level by level

Holdings37 in both4.5%
Countryby domicile19.9%
Sector11 Sectors77.6%
Asset classEquity100%

Sector

Sector weights in DVYA and VYMI, widest gap first
Sector	More in DVYAMore in VYMI	DVYA	VYMI
Financials	VYMI +9.9 points	34.5%	44.4%
Real Estate	DVYA +8.4 points	9.5%	1.1%
Materials	DVYA +8.0 points	14.4%	6.4%
Consumer Discretionary	DVYA +4.5 points	10.3%	5.8%
Technology	VYMI +4.0 points	1.5%	5.5%
Energy	VYMI +3.2 points	5.8%	9.0%
Health Care	VYMI +3.1 points	3.3%	6.3%
Consumer Staples	VYMI +1.8 points	4.6%	6.4%
Industrials	DVYA +1.1 points	7.4%	6.3%
Utilities	VYMI +0.5 points	4.6%	5.0%
Communication	DVYA +0.4 points	4.1%	3.7%

Country, concentration and asset class

Country by domicile

Country weights in DVYA and VYMI, widest gap first
Country	More in DVYAMore in VYMI	DVYA	VYMI
Australia	DVYA +36.1 points	43.2%	7.1%
Hong Kong	DVYA +23.3 points	25.1%	1.8%
Singapore	DVYA +17.2 points	19.0%	1.8%
United Kingdom	VYMI +11.0 points	0.0%	11.0%
Canada	VYMI +8.8 points	0.0%	8.8%
Switzerland	VYMI +7.0 points	0.0%	7.0%
Taiwan	VYMI +6.0 points	0.0%	6.0%
China	VYMI +5.8 points	0.0%	5.8%
Other countries (29)	VYMI +37.9 points	12.8%	50.7%

Outside the US: DVYA 100% developed, 0% emerging. VYMI 74% developed, 26% emerging.

Concentration

Weight in the 10 largest Holdings

DVYA45.5%
VYMI13.8%

Securities held

DVYA51
VYMI1,496

Asset class

DVYA: Equity
VYMI: Equity

Holdings

Only in DVYA14
In both37
Only in VYMI1,459

Only in DVYA

14 securities, 12.0% of DVYA by weight

Venture Corporation1.48%
Viva Energy Group1.29%
Stella International Ltd1.19%
Graincorp Class A0.93%
Super Retail Group0.90%
Perpetual0.78%
Elders0.76%
Nib Holdings Ltd0.76%
Kureha Corp0.75%
Aoyama Trading Ltd0.74%
Mitsuboshi Belting Ltd0.74%
Barrenjoey Group0.68%
Jardine Matheson Southeast Asia0.65%
Financial Products Group0.41%

Only in VYMI

1,459 securities, 94.0% 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%
Banco Santander SA1.07%
Toronto-Dominion Bank/The1.04%
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%
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%
Lloyds Banking Group PLC0.44%
Barclays PLC0.44%
Suncor Energy Inc0.43%
Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd0.42%
Axa SA0.42%
National Grid PLC0.41%
Enel SpA0.40%
Glencore PLC0.40%
NatWest Group PLC0.39%

Weight gaps

All 37 Holdings in both funds, largest gap first.

Holding weights in DVYA and VYMI, widest gap first
Holding	More in DVYAMore in VYMI	DVYA	VYMI
Bhp Group Ltd	DVYA +7.36 points	8.51%	1.15%
Dbs Group Holdings Ltd	DVYA +4.67 points	5.33%	0.66%
Honda Motor	DVYA +4.53 points	4.74%	0.21%
Santos	DVYA +4.42 points	4.52%	0.10%
Oversea-Chinese Banking	DVYA +4.13 points	4.56%	0.43%
Anz Group Holdings Ltd	DVYA +3.90 points	4.33%	0.43%
Fortescue Ltd	DVYA +3.51 points	3.61%	0.10%
United Overseas Bank	DVYA +3.08 points	3.30%	0.21%
Westpac Banking Corporation	DVYA +3.06 points	3.50%	0.44%
Qbe Insurance Group	DVYA +2.99 points	3.12%	0.13%
Boc Hong Kong Holdings Ltd	DVYA +2.92 points	3.05%	0.13%
Power Assets Holdings	DVYA +2.79 points	2.85%	0.06%
Ck Asset Holdings Ltd	DVYA +2.24 points	2.30%	0.06%
Spark New Zealand	DVYA +2.24 points	2.25%	0.01%
Insurance Australia Group	DVYA +2.11 points	2.18%	0.07%
Sonic Healthcare	DVYA +2.01 points	2.04%	0.03%
Henderson Land Development Ltd	DVYA +1.95 points	1.98%	0.03%
Swire Pacific Ltd A	DVYA +1.90 points	1.93%	0.03%
Pccw Ltd	DVYA +1.86 points	1.87%	0.01%
Sino Land Ltd	DVYA +1.79 points	1.82%	0.03%
Cheung Kong Infrastructure Holding	DVYA +1.78 points	1.80%	0.03%
Wilmar International	DVYA +1.72 points	1.75%	0.03%
Persol Holdings Ltd	DVYA +1.67 points	1.69%	0.02%
Swire Properties Ltd	DVYA +1.43 points	1.45%	0.02%
Comfortdelgro Corporation	DVYA +1.39 points	1.40%	0.01%
Yue Yuen Industrial (Holdings)	DVYA +1.36 points	1.37%	<0.01%
Bendigo and Adelaide Bank	DVYA +1.34 points	1.36%	0.02%
Ebos Group	DVYA +1.33 points	1.34%	0.01%
Deterra Royalties	DVYA +1.17 points	1.18%	<0.01%
Bank of Queensland	DVYA +1.06 points	1.08%	0.02%
Budweiser Brewing Company Apac Ltd	DVYA +1.03 points	1.04%	<0.01%
Toyota Motor	VYMI +1.02 points	0.01%	1.03%
Kerry Properties Ltd	DVYA +1.00 points	1.01%	<0.01%
Harvey Norman Holdings Ltd	DVYA +0.90 points	0.91%	<0.01%
Boc Aviation Ltd	DVYA +0.90 points	0.91%	<0.01%
Hysan Development	DVYA +0.89 points	0.90%	<0.01%
Man Wah Holdings Ltd	DVYA +0.48 points	0.48%	<0.01%

All 51 DVYA 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.

DVYA vs VYMI Cost

Overpaying DVYA vs VYMI

$8,312

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

DVYA 0.49%
$9,792
VYMI 0.07%
$1,480

Amount$10,000

Years30 years

Cost over time

DVYA 0.49%
VYMI 0.07%
Overpaying

Year by year

Year	DVYA	VYMI	Overpaying
10	$883	$128	$755
20	$3,394	$503	$2,891
30	$9,792	$1,480	$8,312

Expense ratio

0.49%DVYA
0.07%VYMI, cheaper

VYMI0.07%DVYA0.49%

0.07%0.60%

Middle half of International Dividend Index funds
Median 0.49%

VYMI cheapest of 34 funds

DVYA 17th cheapest of 34 funds

DVYA vs VYMI Dividends

Last 12 months to Oct 30, 2026

Yield (12M): DVYA 4.63%, better; VYMI 3.67%
Payout (12M): DVYA $2.33; VYMI $3.72
Last payment: DVYA $0.75; VYMI $0.82
Ex-dividend: DVYA Sep 15, 2026; VYMI Sep 18, 2026
Paid on: DVYA Sep 18, 2026; VYMI Sep 22, 2026
Frequency: DVYA Quarterly; VYMI Quarterly

Distribution history

Per share, 2017 to 2026, same scale for both

DVYAQuarterly · 39 paymentsAll DVYA payments⁠

VYMIQuarterly · 39 paymentsAll VYMI payments⁠

DVYA vs VYMI Risk

Fall from peak · 5 years

DVYA
VYMI

Risk facts

VolatilityStd dev, 3 years: DVYA 13.2%VYMI 10.5%, better
Return per unit of riskSharpe ratio, 3 years: DVYA 1.37VYMI 1.71, better
Worst fallMax drawdown, 5 years: DVYA −25.1%VYMI −24.1%, better
Market sensitivityBeta, 5 years: DVYA 0.76VYMI 0.74; Market = 1

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DVYA vs VYMI

In short

Stated mandate

Why people hold it

Worth knowing

How DVYA and VYMI differ

Level by level

Sector

Country, concentration and asset class

Country by domicile

Concentration

Asset class

Holdings

Only in DVYA

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 DVYA and VYMI differ

Level by level

Sector

Country, concentration and asset class

Country by domicile

Concentration

Asset class

Holdings

Only in DVYA

Only in VYMI

Weight gaps