EUDG vs VYMI: Grades, Fees and Holdings Compared

WisdomTree Europe Quality Dividend Growth Fund

EUDGDNYSE Arca

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF

VYMIANasdaq

Overlap

11.8%by weight

Expense ratio

VYMI −0.51pt a year

EUDG0.58%VYMI0.07%

Avg volume · 30D

VYMI 214.5×the volume

EUDG3.96KVYMI849K

10Y return · a year

VYMI +1.9pt

EUDG+8.7%VYMI+10.6%

EUDG vs VYMI Performance

Oct 29, 2021 – Oct 30, 2026

+28.5%EUDG+86.9%VYMI

Expense ratio: EUDG 0.58%; VYMI 0.07%, better
Fund size: EUDG $67M; VYMI $22.3B
1Y total return: EUDG +10.3%; VYMI +23.7%, better
Yield (12M): EUDG 2.37%; VYMI 3.67%, better
Holdings: EUDG 237; VYMI 1532
Avg volume (30D): EUDG 3.96K sh; VYMI 849K sh, better
NAV per share: EUDG $38.34; VYMI $101.09
52W range

ETF.net Grade

Pillar letters and Scores for EUDG, VYMI, with each pillar’s weight
Pillar	EUDG	VYMI
Cost30% weight	F16	A97Higher
Mission25% weight	A97	A100Higher
Risk15% weight	F20	B59Higher
Tradability15% weight	F13	B61Higher
Holdings10% weight	D34	A81Higher
Durability5% weight	D34	A89Higher

Rank among International Dividend Index funds

How we build Categories ›

Same Category. EUDG 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 EUDG 32nd 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 31CGENWGenter Capital International Dividend ETFScore 40
Rank 32DEUDGWisdomTree Europe Quality Dividend Growth FundScore 39
Rank 33DIHDGWisdomTree International Hedged Quality Dividend Growth FundScore 36

Our read on each fund

ETF.net Research

EUDGDWisdomTree Europe Quality Dividend Growth Fund

VYMIAVanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF

In short

EUDG Europe only, screened for dividend payers that also look like growers, then weighted by the cash dividends they actually pay rather than by market value. A single-continent bet in a cohort stuffed with broad developed-market factor funds.

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

EUDG EUDG seeks to follow dividend-paying companies with growth characteristics across the European equity market. Its underlying index selects constituents using combined growth and quality factors and weights them by annual cash dividends.

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

EUDG The label is the product: European dividend payers screened on growth and quality, then weighted by the cash dividends they pay instead of by market value.wisdomtree.com
What it holds matches what it advertises about as closely as this cohort gets, with no side bets hiding under the name.
Roughly 220 stocks and a quarterly distribution, so the dividend theme shows up in the cash flow, not just the ticker name.
Live since 2014, so there is a decade-plus of real trading history to inspect rather than a backtest.

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

EUDG At 0.58% a year it sits above the typical expense ratio in its factor group, and broader alternatives like QLVD (0.15%) and EFAV (0.20%) charge less.
Thinly traded and modest in size, so bid-ask spreads can add cost beyond the headline fee, especially on larger or fast orders.
Europe and nothing else: no Japan, no US, no emerging markets, and results ride euro, pound and franc moves against the dollar.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 EUDG profile⁠

Full VYMI profile⁠

EUDG vs VYMI Holdings

How EUDG and VYMI differ

Overlap by weight

11.8%

Shared holdings make up 46.1% of EUDG and 11.8% of VYMI.

Level by level

Holdings44 in both11.8%
Countryby domicile42.7%
Sector11 Sectors51.8%
Asset classEquity100%

Sector

Sector weights in EUDG and VYMI, widest gap first
Sector	More in EUDGMore in VYMI	EUDG	VYMI
Financials	VYMI +30.0 points	14.4%	44.4%
Industrials	EUDG +14.5 points	20.8%	6.3%
Health Care	EUDG +14.1 points	20.5%	6.3%
Consumer Staples	EUDG +9.2 points	15.6%	6.4%
Consumer Discretionary	EUDG +8.5 points	14.3%	5.8%
Energy	VYMI +8.2 points	0.8%	9.0%
Utilities	VYMI +4.0 points	1.1%	5.0%
Materials	VYMI +3.2 points	3.2%	6.4%
Technology	EUDG +1.9 points	7.4%	5.5%
Communication	VYMI +1.8 points	1.9%	3.7%
Real Estate	VYMI +1.0 points	0.1%	1.1%

Country, concentration and asset class

Country by domicile

Country weights in EUDG and VYMI, widest gap first
Country	More in EUDGMore in VYMI	EUDG	VYMI
Japan	VYMI +12.6 points	0.0%	12.6%
Switzerland	EUDG +11.8 points	18.8%	7.0%
Canada	VYMI +8.8 points	0.0%	8.8%
France	EUDG +8.5 points	13.6%	5.0%
United Kingdom	EUDG +7.8 points	18.8%	11.0%
Australia	VYMI +7.1 points	0.0%	7.1%
Taiwan	VYMI +6.0 points	0.0%	6.0%
China	VYMI +5.8 points	0.0%	5.8%
Other countries (30)	EUDG +12.2 points	48.8%	36.6%

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

Concentration

Weight in the 10 largest Holdings

EUDG37.3%
VYMI13.8%

Securities held

EUDG228
VYMI1,496

Asset class

EUDG: Equity
VYMI: Equity

Holdings

Only in EUDG184
In both44
Only in VYMI1,452

Only in EUDG

184 securities, 52.8% of EUDG by weight

LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE3.91%
Astrazeneca PLC3.18%
L'Oreal SA2.69%
Siemens Ag-Reg2.47%
ASML Holding NV2.27%
Sap AG2.07%
Airbus SE1.56%
Air Liquide SA1.36%
Schneider Electric SA1.35%
Hermes International1.17%
Volvo AB1.16%
Relx PLC1.01%
BAE Systems PLC0.92%
CIE Financiere Richemont0.74%
Atlas Copco Ab-A Shs0.71%
Safran SA0.71%
Compass Group Plc0.70%
3i Group PLC0.70%
ABB Ltd-Reg0.70%
Ericsson Lm-B Shs0.65%
Coca-Cola Europacific Partne0.64%
Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC0.58%
Thales SA0.53%
Siemens Energy Ag0.46%
Ferrari NV0.45%
Prudential PLC0.44%
Assa Abloy AB0.44%
Eqt Ab0.43%
Sandvik AB0.41%
Experian PLC0.41%
Nokia OYJ0.40%
ACS Actividades de Construccion y Servivios SA0.38%
Rheinmetall AG0.37%
Adidas AG0.36%
Banco Comercial Portugues SA0.35%
Legrand SA0.35%
Kongsberg Gruppen Asa0.34%
Hochtief AG0.30%
Sydbank A/S0.28%
Volvo AB0.27%
Jeronimo Martins SGPS SA0.27%
Infineon Technologies AG0.27%
Dassault Aviation Sa0.27%
Ucb SA0.26%
British Airways PLC0.26%
Novozymes A/S0.25%
Moncler SpA0.24%
Ryanair Holdings Plc0.23%
Alfa Laval AB0.22%
Saipem Spa0.22%

Only in VYMI

1,452 securities, 87.7% of VYMI by weight

HSBC Holdings PLC1.81%
Shell PLC1.48%
Royal Bank of Canada1.47%
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc1.35%
MediaTek Inc1.21%
BHP Group Ltd1.15%
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%
Iberdrola SA0.84%
UBS Group AG0.79%
Mizuho Financial Group Inc0.70%
SLBBH11420.68%
DBS Group Holdings Ltd0.66%
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%
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%
Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd0.42%
Axa SA0.42%
National Grid PLC0.41%
Enel SpA0.40%
Glencore PLC0.40%
NatWest Group PLC0.39%
Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG in Muenchen0.38%
Manulife Financial Corp0.38%
ASE Technology Holding Co Ltd0.36%

Weight gaps

All 44 Holdings in both funds, largest gap first.

Holding weights in EUDG and VYMI, widest gap first
Holding	More in EUDGMore in VYMI	EUDG	VYMI
Nestle SA	EUDG +4.16 points	5.41%	1.25%
Novartis AG	EUDG +3.79 points	5.21%	1.42%
Roche Holding Ag	EUDG +3.12 points	4.68%	1.56%
Industria de Diseno Textil	EUDG +3.01 points	3.37%	0.36%
Novo Nordisk A/S-B	EUDG +2.78 points	3.43%	0.65%
UniCredit SpA	EUDG +1.94 points	2.65%	0.71%
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA	EUDG +1.93 points	2.77%	0.84%
Unilever PlcULVR.L	EUDG +1.91 points	2.59%	0.68%
GSK PlcGSK.L	EUDG +1.59 points	2.10%	0.51%
Banco Santander Sa	EUDG +0.84 points	1.91%	1.07%
Reckitt Benckiser Group PlcRKT.L	EUDG +0.82 points	1.05%	0.23%
Daimler Truck Holding Ag	EUDG +0.75 points	0.88%	0.13%
Universal Music Group NV	EUDG +0.62 points	0.71%	0.09%
Sampo Oyj-A Shs	EUDG +0.55 points	0.68%	0.13%
Kone Oyj	EUDG +0.43 points	0.53%	0.10%
Sse PLCSSE.L	EUDG +0.42 points	0.63%	0.21%
Koninklijke KPN NV	EUDG +0.41 points	0.50%	0.09%
Diageo PLCDGE.L	EUDG +0.39 points	0.65%	0.26%
Admiral Group PLCADM.L	EUDG +0.39 points	0.45%	0.06%
Wolters Kluwer	EUDG +0.38 points	0.47%	0.09%
Roche Holding AG	EUDG +0.35 points	0.42%	0.07%
Amadeus IT Group SA	EUDG +0.33 points	0.46%	0.13%
Bawag Group Ag	EUDG +0.27 points	0.35%	0.08%
Traton SE	EUDG +0.26 points	0.27%	0.01%
FinecoBank Banca Fineco SpA	EUDG +0.26 points	0.34%	0.08%
Coca-Cola HBC AGCCH.L	EUDG +0.25 points	0.31%	0.06%
Bureau Veritas SA	EUDG +0.24 points	0.30%	0.06%
Mowi ASA	EUDG +0.21 points	0.26%	0.05%
Verbund - Oesterreichische Ele	EUDG +0.20 points	0.23%	0.03%
Kesko Oyj	EUDG +0.18 points	0.22%	0.04%
Centrica PLCCNA.L	EUDG +0.15 points	0.20%	0.05%
Accor SA	EUDG +0.15 points	0.21%	0.06%
Andritz AG	EUDG +0.15 points	0.18%	0.03%
Endeavour Mining PlcEDV.L	EUDG +0.15 points	0.21%	0.06%
Next PLCNXT.L	EUDG +0.13 points	0.25%	0.12%
Metso Corporation	EUDG +0.13 points	0.20%	0.07%
Axfood AB	EUDG +0.12 points	0.13%	0.01%
Orion Oyj	EUDG +0.12 points	0.17%	0.05%
Kuehne + Nagel International AG	EUDG +0.10 points	0.16%	0.06%
Pandora A/S	EUDG +0.08 points	0.13%	0.05%
EMS-Chemie Holding AG	EUDG +0.07 points	0.10%	0.03%
Ssab Ab	EUDG +0.07 points	0.08%	0.01%
Salmar ASA	EUDG +0.07 points	0.09%	0.02%
SGS SA-Reg	Same weight	0.10%	0.10%

All 225 EUDG 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.

EUDG vs VYMI Cost

Overpaying EUDG vs VYMI

$9,973

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

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

Amount$10,000

Years30 years

Cost over time

EUDG 0.58%
VYMI 0.07%
Overpaying

Year by year

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

Expense ratio

0.58%EUDG
0.07%VYMI, cheaper

VYMI0.07%EUDG0.58%

0.07%0.60%

Middle half of International Dividend Index funds
Median 0.49%

VYMI cheapest of 34 funds

EUDG 26th cheapest of 34 funds

EUDG vs VYMI Dividends

Last 12 months to Oct 30, 2026

Yield (12M): EUDG 2.37%; VYMI 3.67%, better
Payout (12M): EUDG $0.90; VYMI $3.72
Last payment: EUDG $0.05; VYMI $0.82
Ex-dividend: EUDG Sep 25, 2026; VYMI Sep 18, 2026
Paid on: EUDG Sep 29, 2026; VYMI Sep 22, 2026
Frequency: EUDG Quarterly; VYMI Quarterly

Distribution history

Per share, 2017 to 2026, same scale for both

EUDGQuarterly · 40 paymentsAll EUDG payments⁠

VYMIQuarterly · 39 paymentsAll VYMI payments⁠

EUDG vs VYMI Risk

Fall from peak · 5 years

EUDG
VYMI

Risk facts

VolatilityStd dev, 3 years: EUDG 13.4%VYMI 10.5%, better
Return per unit of riskSharpe ratio, 3 years: EUDG 0.68VYMI 1.71, better
Worst fallMax drawdown, 5 years: EUDG −32.8%VYMI −24.1%, better
Market sensitivityBeta, 5 years: EUDG 0.92VYMI 0.74; Market = 1

EUDG and VYMI in the news

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EUDG vs VYMI

In short

Stated mandate

Why people hold it

Worth knowing

How EUDG and VYMI differ

Level by level

Sector

Country, concentration and asset class

Country by domicile

Concentration

Asset class

Holdings

Only in EUDG

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 EUDG and VYMI differ

Level by level

Sector

Country, concentration and asset class

Country by domicile

Concentration

Asset class

Holdings

Only in EUDG

Only in VYMI

Weight gaps