EFAD vs VYMI: Grades, Fees and Holdings Compared

ProShares MSCI EAFE Dividend Growers ETF

EFADCCboe

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF

VYMIANasdaq

Overlap

0.0%by weight

Expense ratio

VYMI −0.43pt a year

EFAD0.50%VYMI0.07%

Avg volume · 30D

VYMI 285.0×the volume

EFAD2.98KVYMI849K

10Y return · a year

VYMI +4.8pt

EFAD+5.8%VYMI+10.6%

EFAD vs VYMI Performance

Oct 29, 2021 – Oct 30, 2026

+10.0%EFAD+86.9%VYMI

Expense ratio: EFAD 0.50%; VYMI 0.07%, better
Fund size: EFAD $66M; VYMI $22.3B
1Y total return: EFAD +12.6%; VYMI +23.7%, better
Yield (12M): EFAD 2.44%; VYMI 3.67%, better
Holdings: EFAD 74; VYMI 1532
Avg volume (30D): EFAD 2.98K sh; VYMI 849K sh, better
NAV per share: EFAD $46.10; VYMI $101.09
52W range

ETF.net Grade

Pillar letters and Scores for EFAD, VYMI, with each pillar’s weight
Pillar	EFAD	VYMI
Cost30% weight	C49	A97Higher
Mission25% weight	A91	A100Higher
Risk15% weight	D37	B59Higher
Tradability15% weight	F14	B61Higher
Holdings10% weight	Not scored	A81
Durability5% weight	C51	A89Higher

Rank among International Dividend Index funds

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Same Category. EFAD 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 EFAD 21st 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 21CDTHWisdomTree International High Dividend FundScore 52
Rank 21CEFADProShares MSCI EAFE Dividend Growers ETFScore 52
Rank 21CPIDInvesco International Dividend Achievers ETFScore 52

Our read on each fund

ETF.net Research

EFADCProShares MSCI EAFE Dividend Growers ETF

VYMIAVanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF

In short

EFAD The dividend-aristocrat playbook with a passport: EFAD holds developed-market companies outside the US that have raised dividends at least 10 straight years, weighted equally so no single mega-cap steers the ship.

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

EFAD The Fund seeks to track the MSCI EAFE Dividend Masters Index before fees and expenses.

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

EFAD Strict door policy: holdings must have increased dividends every year for at least a decade, drawn from large and mid caps in developed markets outside the US and Canada.sec.gov proshares.com
Equal weighting, a 30% sector cap and roughly 80 names keep one giant or one sector from steering the portfolio.sec.gov
Live since 2014, run as plain index replication, and it has tracked its benchmark closely. Pays quarterly.sec.gov

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

EFAD The 0.50% fee matches its cohort median but sits well above international dividend index rivals like VIGI (0.07%) and IGRO (0.15%).
Thinly traded, so spreads can run wider than in the category's heavyweights.
Built-in release valve: if fewer than 40 names clear the 10-year bar, shorter streaks get in, and one country may carry up to half the index weight.sec.gov

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 EFAD profile⁠

Full VYMI profile⁠

EFAD vs VYMI Holdings

How EFAD and VYMI differ

Overlap by weight

0.0%

Shared holdings make up 1.3% of EFAD and 0.0% of VYMI.

Level by level

Holdings1 in both0.0%
Sector11 Sectors54.5%
Countryby domicile59.3%
Asset classEquity100%

Sector

Sector weights in EFAD and VYMI, widest gap first
Sector	More in EFADMore in VYMI	EFAD	VYMI
Financials	VYMI +30.6 points	13.8%	44.4%
Health Care	EFAD +12.1 points	18.5%	6.3%
Technology	EFAD +9.0 points	14.5%	5.5%
Energy	VYMI +9.0 points	0.0%	9.0%
Industrials	EFAD +8.5 points	14.8%	6.3%
Consumer Discretionary	VYMI +5.8 points	0.0%	5.8%
Consumer Staples	EFAD +4.2 points	10.6%	6.4%
Materials	EFAD +3.4 points	9.8%	6.4%
Utilities	EFAD +3.1 points	8.2%	5.0%
Real Estate	EFAD +3.0 points	4.1%	1.1%
Communication	EFAD +1.9 points	5.6%	3.7%

Country, concentration and asset class

Country by domicile

Country weights in EFAD and VYMI, widest gap first
Country	More in EFADMore in VYMI	EFAD	VYMI
Japan	EFAD +13.0 points	25.6%	12.6%
Canada	VYMI +8.8 points	0.0%	8.8%
Belgium	EFAD +7.0 points	7.3%	0.3%
Switzerland	EFAD +6.2 points	13.2%	7.0%
Taiwan	VYMI +6.0 points	0.0%	6.0%
China	VYMI +5.8 points	0.0%	5.8%
Saudi Arabia	VYMI +4.6 points	0.0%	4.6%
United Kingdom	EFAD +4.1 points	15.1%	11.0%
Other countries (29)	VYMI +5.1 points	38.7%	43.8%

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

Concentration

Weight in the 10 largest Holdings

EFAD15.9%
VYMI13.8%

Securities held

EFAD73
VYMI1,496

Asset class

EFAD: Equity
VYMI: Equity

Holdings

Only in EFAD72
In both1
Only in VYMI1,495

Only in EFAD

72 securities, 97.7% of EFAD by weight

Obic Co Ltd1.76%
Otsuka Corp1.68%
Ucb SA1.62%
Givaudan-Reg1.59%
Tokio Marine Holdings Inc1.59%
Csl Ltd1.56%
Financiere De Tubize1.56%
Wolters Kluwer1.55%
Relx PLC1.51%
Kerry Group Plc-A1.51%
Nemetschek SE1.50%
Fujifilm Holdings Corp1.48%
Astellas Pharma Inc1.46%
Northern Star Resources Ltd1.45%
Deutsche Boerse AG1.44%
Apa Group1.44%
London Stock Exchange Group1.44%
Ntt Inc1.44%
Ck Infrastructure Holdings L1.43%
Sap SE1.42%
Kao Corp1.42%
Sony Group Corp1.42%
Lasertec Corp1.42%
Sofina1.41%
Computershare Ltd1.41%
United Utilities Group PLC1.41%
Roche Holding AG1.40%
Sage Group Plc/The1.40%
Fisher & Paykel Healthcare C1.40%
Shionogi & Co Ltd1.39%
Iberdrola SA1.39%
Hulic Co Ltd1.38%
Spirax Group PLC1.38%
Unicharm Corp1.37%
Coloplast-B1.36%
Nestle Sa-Reg1.36%
Air Liquide SA1.36%
Lotus Bakeries1.36%
Aia Group Ltd1.35%
Novartis Ag-Reg1.35%
Bunzl PLC1.34%
Swiss Life Holding Ag-Reg1.33%
Symrise AG1.33%
Legal & General Group PLC1.32%
Sumitomo Realty & Developmen1.31%
Washington H Soul Pattinson1.31%
Hikari Tsushin Inc1.29%
Geberit Ag-Reg1.29%
Elia Group Sa/Nv1.29%
Terumo Corp1.29%

Only in VYMI

1,495 securities, 99.5% 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

All 1 Holdings in both funds, largest gap first.

Holding weights in EFAD and VYMI, widest gap first
Holding	More in EFADMore in VYMI	EFAD	VYMI
Telenor AsaTEL	EFAD +1.28 points	1.29%	<0.01%

All 73 EFAD 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.

EFAD vs VYMI Cost

Overpaying EFAD vs VYMI

$8,499

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

EFAD 0.50%
$9,979
VYMI 0.07%
$1,480

Amount$10,000

Years30 years

Cost over time

EFAD 0.50%
VYMI 0.07%
Overpaying

Year by year

Year	EFAD	VYMI	Overpaying
10	$900	$128	$772
20	$3,460	$503	$2,957
30	$9,979	$1,480	$8,499

Expense ratio

0.50%EFAD
0.07%VYMI, cheaper

VYMI0.07%EFAD0.50%

0.07%0.60%

Middle half of International Dividend Index funds
Median 0.49%

VYMI cheapest of 34 funds

EFAD 18th cheapest of 34 funds

EFAD vs VYMI Dividends

Last 12 months to Oct 30, 2026

Yield (12M): EFAD 2.44%; VYMI 3.67%, better
Payout (12M): EFAD $1.12; VYMI $3.72
Last payment: EFAD $0.16; VYMI $0.82
Ex-dividend: EFAD Sep 23, 2026; VYMI Sep 18, 2026
Paid on: EFAD Sep 29, 2026; VYMI Sep 22, 2026
Frequency: EFAD Quarterly; VYMI Quarterly

Distribution history

Per share, 2017 to 2026, same scale for both

EFADQuarterly · 39 paymentsAll EFAD payments⁠

VYMIQuarterly · 39 paymentsAll VYMI payments⁠

EFAD vs VYMI Risk

Fall from peak · 5 years

EFAD
VYMI

Risk facts

VolatilityStd dev, 3 years: EFAD 12.6%VYMI 10.5%, better
Return per unit of riskSharpe ratio, 3 years: EFAD 0.71VYMI 1.71, better
Worst fallMax drawdown, 5 years: EFAD −34.0%VYMI −24.1%, better
Market sensitivityBeta, 5 years: EFAD 0.84VYMI 0.74; Market = 1

EFAD 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.
Updated Oct 2, 2026VYMI

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EFAD vs VYMI

In short

Stated mandate

Why people hold it

Worth knowing

How EFAD and VYMI differ

Level by level

Sector

Country, concentration and asset class

Country by domicile

Concentration

Asset class

Holdings

Only in EFAD

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 EFAD and VYMI differ

Level by level

Sector

Country, concentration and asset class

Country by domicile

Concentration

Asset class

Holdings

Only in EFAD

Only in VYMI

Weight gaps