IGRO vs VYMI: Grades, Fees and Holdings Compared

iShares International Dividend Growth ETF

IGROACboe

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF

VYMIANasdaq

Overlap

26.1%by weight

Expense ratio

VYMI −0.08pt a year

IGRO0.15%VYMI0.07%

Avg volume · 30D

VYMI 20.2×the volume

IGRO42.1KVYMI849K

10Y return · a year

VYMI +1.2pt

IGRO+9.4%VYMI+10.6%

IGRO vs VYMI Performance

Oct 29, 2021 – Oct 30, 2026

+56.2%IGRO+86.9%VYMI

Expense ratio: IGRO 0.15%; VYMI 0.07%, better
Fund size: IGRO $1.31B; VYMI $22.3B
1Y total return: IGRO +19.2%; VYMI +23.7%, better
Yield (12M): IGRO 2.62%; VYMI 3.67%, better
Holdings: IGRO 576; VYMI 1532
Avg volume (30D): IGRO 42.1K sh; VYMI 849K sh, better
NAV per share: IGRO $92.04; VYMI $101.09
52W range

ETF.net Grade

Pillar letters and Scores for IGRO, VYMI, with each pillar’s weight
Pillar	IGRO	VYMI
Cost30% weight	A85	A97Higher
Mission25% weight	A100	A100
Risk15% weight	B56	B59Higher
Tradability15% weight	B63Higher	B61
Holdings10% weight	C54	A81Higher
Durability5% weight	B69	A89Higher

Rank among International Dividend Index funds

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Same Category. IGRO 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 IGRO 3rd 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 3AIGROiShares International Dividend Growth ETFScore 77
Rank 3ASCHYSchwab International Dividend Equity ETFScore 77

Our read on each fund

ETF.net Research

IGROAiShares International Dividend Growth ETF

VYMIAVanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF

In short

IGRO Dividend growth, not dividend yield, taken overseas. IGRO tracks a Morningstar index of non-US companies with a habit of raising their payouts, spread across roughly 500 names, for a fee that undercuts most of the international dividend shelf.

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

IGRO The fund seeks to track an index of international stocks with a history of growing dividends, providing dividend-focused international equity exposure for income and long-term growth.

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

IGRO Costs 0.15% a year, well under the typical fee for an international dividend screen.
Does what the label says: it follows the Morningstar Global ex-US Dividend Growth Index closely, one of the tightest index-to-portfolio matches in its peer group.
Roughly 500 non-US payers, so no single dividend carries the fund. Cash goes out 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

IGRO It trades thin next to heavyweights like VYMI, so limit orders and calmer mid-session trading matter more here.
The screen targets payout growth, not the fattest yields, so income tends to run lighter than yield-first international funds.
Cheaper neighbors exist: VIGI at 0.07% and SCHY at 0.08%, though each tracks a different index with a different holdings list.

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 IGRO profile⁠

Full VYMI profile⁠

IGRO vs VYMI Holdings

How IGRO and VYMI differ

Overlap by weight

26.1%

Shared holdings make up 67.5% of IGRO and 26.1% of VYMI.

Level by level

Holdings166 in both26.1%
Countryby domicile70.8%
Sector11 Sectors75.0%
Asset classEquity100%

Sector

Sector weights in IGRO and VYMI, widest gap first
Sector	More in IGROMore in VYMI	IGRO	VYMI
Financials	VYMI +13.6 points	30.8%	44.4%
Industrials	IGRO +7.6 points	13.9%	6.3%
Health Care	IGRO +6.8 points	13.2%	6.3%
Energy	VYMI +6.6 points	2.4%	9.0%
Consumer Staples	IGRO +4.9 points	11.3%	6.4%
Utilities	IGRO +3.0 points	8.1%	5.0%
Materials	VYMI +2.5 points	3.9%	6.4%
Technology	IGRO +2.4 points	7.9%	5.5%
Communication	VYMI +1.9 points	1.8%	3.7%
Real Estate	VYMI +0.5 points	0.6%	1.1%
Consumer Discretionary	IGRO +0.4 points	6.2%	5.8%

Country, concentration and asset class

Country by domicile

Country weights in IGRO and VYMI, widest gap first
Country	More in IGROMore in VYMI	IGRO	VYMI
Japan	IGRO +7.6 points	20.2%	12.6%
Switzerland	IGRO +7.1 points	14.1%	7.0%
France	IGRO +5.6 points	10.7%	5.0%
Canada	IGRO +5.5 points	14.3%	8.8%
South Africa	VYMI +3.3 points	1.3%	4.6%
United Kingdom	VYMI +2.7 points	8.3%	11.0%
China	VYMI +2.6 points	3.2%	5.8%
Taiwan	VYMI +2.4 points	3.6%	6.0%
Other countries (29)	VYMI +14.7 points	24.4%	39.1%

Outside the US: IGRO 90% developed, 10% emerging. VYMI 74% developed, 26% emerging.

Concentration

Weight in the 10 largest Holdings

IGRO27.4%
VYMI13.8%

Securities held

IGRO546
VYMI1,496

Asset class

IGRO: Equity
VYMI: Equity

Holdings

Only in IGRO380
In both166
Only in VYMI1,330

Only in IGRO

380 securities, 31.7% of IGRO by weight

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing2.80%
Sap1.35%
Lair Liquide Societe Anonyme Pour1.10%
Aia Group1.08%
Loreal SA0.96%
Schneider Electric0.89%
Mitsubishi0.83%
Relx PLC0.82%
Compagnie Financiere Richemont SA0.76%
Bae Systems PLC0.66%
Itochu0.65%
Canadian National Railway0.63%
Mitsui0.62%
Hitachi0.46%
London Stock Exchange Group PLC0.44%
Netease0.44%
Deutsche Boerse AG0.42%
Givaudan SA0.38%
Marubeni0.37%
Sony Group0.33%
Assa Abloy B0.33%
Intact Financial Corp0.30%
Atlas Copco Class A0.30%
Agnico Eagle Mines0.30%
Sika AG0.29%
Legrand SA0.27%
Seven & I Holdings0.26%
Northern Star Resources Ltd0.25%
Geberit AG0.23%
Murata Manufacturing0.21%
Daikin Industries Ltd0.21%
Heidelberg Materials AG0.20%
Capitec Shs0.20%
Alimentation Couche Tard Inc0.19%
Fujifilm Holdings0.19%
Thales SA0.19%
Reliance Industries Ltd0.19%
Weg0.18%
Fujitsu0.18%
Waste Connections0.17%
Kao0.16%
Toyota Tsusho0.16%
Imperial Oil Ltd0.16%
Midea Group A0.15%
Euronext NV0.15%
Eqt0.14%
Hydro One0.14%
The Sage Group0.14%
Shionogi0.13%
Kajima0.13%

Only in VYMI

1,330 securities, 73.4% of VYMI by weight

HSBC Holdings PLC1.81%
Shell PLC1.48%
MediaTek Inc1.21%
BHP Group Ltd1.15%
Banco Santander SA1.07%
Allianz SE0.96%
Commonwealth Bank of Australia0.93%
TotalEnergies SE0.92%
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA0.84%
UniCredit SpA0.71%
Unilever PLC0.68%
SLBBH11420.68%
DBS Group Holdings Ltd0.66%
Bank of Montreal0.63%
Bp PLC0.61%
Intesa Sanpaolo SpA0.61%
Bank of Nova Scotia/The0.60%
China Construction Bank Corp0.59%
BNP Paribas SA0.56%
Enbridge Inc0.55%
ING Groep NV0.55%
Deutsche Telekom AG0.54%
Zurich Insurance Group AG0.53%
Rio Tinto PLC0.52%
Gsk PLC0.51%
Hon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd0.51%
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd0.51%
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%
National Grid PLC0.41%
Glencore PLC0.40%
NatWest Group PLC0.39%
Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG in Muenchen0.38%
Industria de Diseno Textil SA0.36%
ASE Technology Holding Co Ltd0.36%
Nordea Bank Abp0.34%
Deutsche Bank AG0.33%
TC Energy Corp0.32%
Wesfarmers Ltd0.32%
Macquarie Group Ltd0.32%
Dhl AG0.32%
Takeda Pharmaceutical Co Ltd0.31%
Hong Kong Exchanges & Clearing Ltd0.31%
United Microelectronics Corp0.30%
National Bank of Canada0.29%
CaixaBank SA0.28%

Weight gaps

The 100 widest of 166 Holdings in both funds.

Holding weights in IGRO and VYMI, widest gap first
Holding	More in IGROMore in VYMI	IGRO	VYMI
British American TobaccoBATS.L	IGRO +2.71 points	3.30%	0.59%
Nestle SA	IGRO +1.91 points	3.16%	1.25%
Sanofi SA	IGRO +1.88 points	2.35%	0.47%
Novartis AG	IGRO +1.71 points	3.13%	1.42%
Roche Ps Par AG	IGRO +1.65 points	3.21%	1.56%
Novo Nordisk Class B	IGRO +1.49 points	2.14%	0.65%
Enel	IGRO +1.48 points	1.88%	0.40%
Iberdrola	IGRO +1.42 points	2.26%	0.84%
Axa SA	IGRO +1.35 points	1.77%	0.42%
Royal Bank of Canada	IGRO +1.30 points	2.77%	1.47%
Toronto Dominion	IGRO +1.25 points	2.29%	1.04%
Westpac Banking Corporation	IGRO +1.24 points	1.68%	0.44%
National Australia Bank	IGRO +1.22 points	1.67%	0.45%
Toyota Motor	IGRO +1.03 points	2.06%	1.03%
Vinci SA	IGRO +0.83 points	1.14%	0.31%
Eni	IGRO +0.80 points	1.07%	0.27%
Infosys	IGRO +0.76 points	0.96%	0.20%
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce	IGRO +0.64 points	1.18%	0.54%
Manulife Financial	IGRO +0.61 points	0.99%	0.38%
Mitsubishi Ufj Financial Group	IGRO +0.59 points	1.94%	1.35%
Aviva PLCAV.L	IGRO +0.56 points	0.71%	0.15%
Firstrand Ltd	IGRO +0.53 points	0.69%	0.16%
Tokio Marine Holdings	IGRO +0.47 points	0.97%	0.50%
E.on N	IGRO +0.43 points	0.66%	0.23%
Sun Life Financial Inc	IGRO +0.43 points	0.66%	0.23%
Ubs Group AG	IGRO +0.41 points	1.20%	0.79%
Csl	IGRO +0.40 points	0.73%	0.33%
Swiss Life Holding AG	IGRO +0.39 points	0.55%	0.16%
Nn Group	IGRO +0.39 points	0.51%	0.12%
Veolia Environ. SA	IGRO +0.35 points	0.47%	0.12%
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group	IGRO +0.34 points	1.19%	0.85%
Fortis	IGRO +0.29 points	0.43%	0.14%
Bank Central Asia	IGRO +0.29 points	0.38%	0.09%
Publicis Groupe	IGRO +0.28 points	0.41%	0.13%
Michelin	IGRO +0.28 points	0.41%	0.13%
Koninklijke Kpn NV	IGRO +0.28 points	0.37%	0.09%
Snam	IGRO +0.26 points	0.33%	0.07%
Wolters Kluwer	IGRO +0.27 points	0.36%	0.09%
Power Corporation of Canada	IGRO +0.25 points	0.43%	0.18%
Kweichow Moutai A	IGRO +0.25 points	0.34%	0.09%
Cimb Group Holdings	IGRO +0.23 points	0.32%	0.09%
China Merchants Bank H	IGRO +0.22 points	0.35%	0.13%
Terna Rete Elettrica Nazionale	IGRO +0.20 points	0.28%	0.08%
Brambles	IGRO +0.19 points	0.29%	0.10%
Astellas Pharma	IGRO +0.20 points	0.34%	0.14%
United Utilities Group PLCUU.L	IGRO +0.20 points	0.27%	0.07%
Agricultural Bank of China A	IGRO +0.19 points	0.22%	0.03%
Brookfield Asset Management Voting	IGRO +0.18 points	0.27%	0.09%
Omv	IGRO +0.18 points	0.24%	0.06%
Essity Class B	IGRO +0.17 points	0.25%	0.08%
Asr Nederland	IGRO +0.17 points	0.24%	0.07%
China Merchants Bank A	IGRO +0.17 points	0.22%	0.05%
Tourmaline Oil Corp	IGRO +0.16 points	0.25%	0.09%
Industrial and Commercial Bank of	IGRO +0.15 points	0.19%	0.04%
Severn Trent PLCSVT.L	IGRO +0.16 points	0.22%	0.06%
Coles Group Ltd	IGRO +0.15 points	0.27%	0.12%
Ntt	IGRO +0.16 points	0.32%	0.16%
Poste Italiane	IGRO +0.16 points	0.26%	0.10%
Aegon	IGRO +0.15 points	0.21%	0.06%
Computershare Ltd	IGRO +0.14 points	0.22%	0.08%
Sekisui House	IGRO +0.13 points	0.20%	0.07%
Bridgestone	IGRO +0.13 points	0.27%	0.14%
Daiwa House Industry	IGRO +0.13 points	0.22%	0.09%
Daiichi Sankyo Ltd	IGRO +0.13 points	0.30%	0.17%
Haier Smart Home Class H Ltd H	IGRO +0.12 points	0.16%	0.04%
MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings	IGRO +0.12 points	0.34%	0.22%
Great West Lifeco Inc	IGRO +0.13 points	0.21%	0.08%
Wistron	IGRO +0.12 points	0.21%	0.09%
Anta Sports Products Ltd	IGRO +0.12 points	0.18%	0.06%
Magna International	IGRO +0.11 points	0.20%	0.09%
Samsung Fire & Marine Insurance Lt	IGRO +0.12 points	0.19%	0.07%
Italgas	IGRO +0.11 points	0.14%	0.03%
Inpex	IGRO +0.11 points	0.22%	0.11%
Sompo Holdings	IGRO +0.11 points	0.30%	0.19%
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group	IGRO +0.11 points	0.26%	0.15%
Open Text	IGRO +0.10 points	0.13%	0.03%
Enn Energy Holdings Ltd	IGRO +0.09 points	0.12%	0.03%
Arab National Bank	IGRO +0.09 points	0.12%	0.03%
Asahi Group Holdings	IGRO +0.08 points	0.16%	0.08%
China Resources Beer Holdings Ltd	IGRO +0.08 points	0.10%	0.02%
BunzlBNZL.L	IGRO +0.08 points	0.14%	0.06%
Tenaris SA	IGRO +0.08 points	0.13%	0.05%
Localiza Rent A Car	IGRO +0.08 points	0.12%	0.04%
Db Insurance Ltd	IGRO +0.08 points	0.11%	0.03%
Tsingtao Brewery Company Ltd H	IGRO +0.07 points	0.09%	0.02%
Komatsu	IGRO +0.07 points	0.30%	0.23%
Dcc Energy PLCDCC.L	IGRO +0.07 points	0.11%	0.04%
Coca Cola Hbc AGCCH.L	IGRO +0.07 points	0.13%	0.06%
Croda International PLCCRDA.L	IGRO +0.07 points	0.10%	0.03%
Shoprite Holdings Ltd	IGRO +0.06 points	0.11%	0.05%
Bid Corporation	IGRO +0.06 points	0.11%	0.05%
Roche Holding AG	IGRO +0.06 points	0.13%	0.07%
T&D Holdings	IGRO +0.07 points	0.14%	0.07%
Car Group	IGRO +0.06 points	0.09%	0.03%
Hulic	IGRO +0.06 points	0.09%	0.03%
Gjensidige Forsikring	IGRO +0.05 points	0.08%	0.03%
Sembcorp Industries Ltd	IGRO +0.06 points	0.08%	0.02%
Bidvest Group	IGRO +0.06 points	0.08%	0.02%
Hera	IGRO +0.05 points	0.07%	0.02%
Metso Corporation	IGRO +0.05 points	0.12%	0.07%

All 547 IGRO 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.

IGRO vs VYMI Cost

Overpaying IGRO vs VYMI

$1,657

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

IGRO 0.15%
$3,137
VYMI 0.07%
$1,480

Amount$10,000

Years30 years

Cost over time

IGRO 0.15%
VYMI 0.07%
Overpaying

Year by year

Year	IGRO	VYMI	Overpaying
10	$274	$128	$146
20	$1,071	$503	$568
30	$3,137	$1,480	$1,657

Expense ratio

0.15%IGRO
0.07%VYMI, cheaper

VYMI0.07%IGRO0.15%

0.07%0.60%

Middle half of International Dividend Index funds
Median 0.49%

VYMI cheapest of 34 funds

IGRO 6th cheapest of 34 funds

IGRO vs VYMI Dividends

Last 12 months to Oct 30, 2026

Yield (12M): IGRO 2.62%; VYMI 3.67%, better
Payout (12M): IGRO $2.41; VYMI $3.72
Last payment: IGRO $0.43; VYMI $0.82
Ex-dividend: IGRO Sep 15, 2026; VYMI Sep 18, 2026
Paid on: IGRO Sep 18, 2026; VYMI Sep 22, 2026
Frequency: IGRO Quarterly; VYMI Quarterly

Distribution history

Per share, 2017 to 2026, same scale for both

IGROQuarterly · 40 paymentsAll IGRO payments⁠

VYMIQuarterly · 39 paymentsAll VYMI payments⁠

IGRO vs VYMI Risk

Fall from peak · 5 years

IGRO
VYMI

Risk facts

VolatilityStd dev, 3 years: IGRO 11.1%VYMI 10.5%, better
Return per unit of riskSharpe ratio, 3 years: IGRO 1.32VYMI 1.71, better
Worst fallMax drawdown, 5 years: IGRO −26.0%VYMI −24.1%, better
Market sensitivityBeta, 5 years: IGRO 0.74VYMI 0.74; Market = 1

IGRO and VYMI in the news

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