IHDG vs VYMI: Grades, Fees and Holdings Compared

WisdomTree International Hedged Quality Dividend Growth Fund

IHDGDNYSE Arca

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF

VYMIANasdaq

Overlap

12.4%by weight

Expense ratio

VYMI −0.51pt a year

IHDG0.58%VYMI0.07%

Avg volume · 30D

VYMI 7.8×the volume

IHDG108KVYMI849K

10Y return · a year

VYMI +0.2pt

IHDG+10.4%VYMI+10.6%

IHDG vs VYMI Performance

Oct 29, 2021 – Oct 30, 2026

+42.5%IHDG+86.9%VYMI

Expense ratio: IHDG 0.58%; VYMI 0.07%, better
Fund size: IHDG $2.07B; VYMI $22.3B
1Y total return: IHDG +12.0%; VYMI +23.7%, better
Yield (12M): IHDG 1.79%; VYMI 3.67%, better
Holdings: IHDG 293; VYMI 1532
Avg volume (30D): IHDG 108K sh; VYMI 849K sh, better
NAV per share: IHDG $51.85; VYMI $101.09
52W range

ETF.net Grade

Pillar letters and Scores for IHDG, VYMI, with each pillar’s weight
Pillar	IHDG	VYMI
Cost30% weight	F16	A97Higher
Mission25% weight	Not scored	A100
Risk15% weight	D26	B59Higher
Tradability15% weight	A73Higher	B61
Holdings10% weight	C46	A81Higher
Durability5% weight	B68	A89Higher

Rank among International Dividend Index funds

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Same Category. IHDG 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 IHDG 33rd 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 32DEUDGWisdomTree Europe Quality Dividend Growth FundScore 39
Rank 33DIHDGWisdomTree International Hedged Quality Dividend Growth FundScore 36
Rank 34DIDVYFirst Trust International Rising Dividend Achievers ETFScore 32

Our read on each fund

ETF.net Research

IHDGDWisdomTree International Hedged Quality Dividend Growth Fund

VYMIAVanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF

In short

IHDG International dividend funds are usually two bets: foreign stocks and foreign currencies. IHDG keeps the stocks and hedges the currency, tracking a WisdomTree index of developed-market dividend payers screened for profitability and growth.

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

IHDG The fund seeks to track the pre-fee and pre-expense price and yield performance of the WisdomTree International Hedged Quality Dividend Growth Index.

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

IHDG Forward contracts strip out yen, euro and pound swings, so results track what the stocks do at home rather than what the dollar does.wisdomtree.com
Rules-based selection: developed-market dividend payers ranked on earnings growth expectations plus three-year ROE and ROA, then weighted by the dividends they pay.wisdomtree.com
Running since 2014, a multi-billion-dollar fund holding roughly 300 names outside the US and Canada, paying 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

IHDG At 0.58% a year it runs above its peer-group median and well above unhedged rivals like VIGI (0.07%) and IGRO (0.15%). The hedge and the screen are what you pay for.
Hedging cuts both ways: a falling dollar no longer flatters returns, and the hedge's cost tracks the gap between US and foreign short-term rates.wisdomtree.com
WisdomTree flags that the strategy may make higher capital gain distributions than other ETFs, worth knowing in a taxable account.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.

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IHDG vs VYMI Holdings

How IHDG and VYMI differ

Overlap by weight

12.4%

Shared holdings make up 41.9% of IHDG and 12.5% of VYMI.

Level by level

Holdings65 in both12.4%
Sector11 Sectors56.1%
Countryby domicile57.9%
Asset classEquity100%

Sector

Sector weights in IHDG and VYMI, widest gap first
Sector	More in IHDGMore in VYMI	IHDG	VYMI
Financials	VYMI +29.2 points	15.2%	44.4%
Industrials	IHDG +15.7 points	22.0%	6.3%
Consumer Discretionary	IHDG +10.2 points	16.0%	5.8%
Health Care	IHDG +9.4 points	15.8%	6.3%
Energy	VYMI +8.1 points	0.9%	9.0%
Technology	IHDG +7.4 points	12.9%	5.5%
Utilities	VYMI +4.1 points	1.0%	5.0%
Materials	VYMI +1.6 points	4.8%	6.4%
Consumer Staples	IHDG +1.3 points	7.7%	6.4%
Communication	VYMI +0.6 points	3.1%	3.7%
Real Estate	VYMI +0.5 points	0.6%	1.1%

Country, concentration and asset class

Country by domicile

Country weights in IHDG and VYMI, widest gap first
Country	More in IHDGMore in VYMI	IHDG	VYMI
Canada	VYMI +8.8 points	0.0%	8.8%
Japan	IHDG +7.0 points	19.6%	12.6%
Taiwan	VYMI +6.0 points	0.0%	6.0%
China	VYMI +5.8 points	0.0%	5.8%
France	IHDG +5.5 points	10.6%	5.0%
Switzerland	IHDG +5.4 points	12.4%	7.0%
Australia	VYMI +5.2 points	1.9%	7.1%
Netherlands	IHDG +4.7 points	6.3%	1.6%
Other countries (30)	IHDG +3.1 points	49.1%	46.0%

Outside the US: IHDG 98% developed, 2% emerging. VYMI 74% developed, 26% emerging.

Concentration

Weight in the 10 largest Holdings

IHDG28.0%
VYMI13.8%

Securities held

IHDG277
VYMI1,496

Asset class

IHDG: Equity
VYMI: Equity

Holdings

Only in IHDG212
In both65
Only in VYMI1,431

Only in IHDG

212 securities, 57.4% of IHDG by weight

Astrazeneca PLC2.88%
ASML Holding NV2.79%
L'Oreal SA2.48%
LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton SE2.38%
Siemens Ag-Reg2.20%
Sap AG1.88%
Tokyo Electron Ltd1.44%
Airbus SE1.44%
Air Liquide SA1.27%
Hitachi Ltd1.27%
Schneider Electric SA1.21%
Hermes International1.11%
Volvo AB1.08%
Murata Manufacturing Co Ltd1.05%
CIE Financiere Richemont0.98%
ABB Ltd-Reg0.96%
Relx PLC0.92%
BAE Systems PLC0.80%
Chugai Pharmaceutical Co Ltd0.77%
Advantest Corp0.75%
Atlas Copco Ab-A Shs0.65%
Shin-Etsu Chemical Co Ltd0.64%
Safran SA0.63%
Compass Group Plc0.63%
Fast Retailing Co Ltd0.60%
3i Group PLC0.57%
Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC0.55%
Thales SA0.48%
Ericsson Lm-B Shs0.48%
Givaudan SA0.47%
Ferrari NV0.41%
Keyence Corp0.39%
Techtronic Industries Co0.37%
Experian PLC0.37%
Siemens Energy Ag0.37%
Resona Holdings Inc0.35%
Resonac Holdings Corp0.34%
Assa Abloy AB0.34%
Adidas AG0.33%
Sika Ag-Reg0.33%
Panasonic Holdings Corp0.33%
Eqt Ab0.32%
Rheinmetall AG0.32%
Hoya Corp0.31%
Banco Comercial Portugues SA0.31%
Hochtief AG0.30%
Kongsberg Gruppen Asa0.30%
Fujitsu Ltd0.29%
Legrand SA0.29%
Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd0.29%

Only in VYMI

1,431 securities, 87.2% of VYMI by weight

HSBC Holdings PLC1.81%
Shell PLC1.48%
Royal Bank of Canada1.47%
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc1.35%
Nestle SA1.25%
MediaTek Inc1.21%
BHP Group Ltd1.15%
Toronto-Dominion Bank/The1.04%
Allianz SE0.96%
Commonwealth Bank of Australia0.93%
TotalEnergies SE0.92%
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc0.85%
Iberdrola SA0.84%
UBS Group AG0.79%
UniCredit SpA0.71%
Mizuho Financial Group Inc0.70%
SLBBH11420.68%
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%
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%

Weight gaps

All 65 Holdings in both funds, largest gap first.

Holding weights in IHDG and VYMI, widest gap first
Holding	More in IHDGMore in VYMI	IHDG	VYMI
Industria de Diseno Textil	IHDG +2.11 points	2.47%	0.36%
Novo Nordisk A/S-B	IHDG +2.10 points	2.75%	0.65%
Novartis AG	IHDG +2.01 points	3.43%	1.42%
Roche Holding Ag	IHDG +1.93 points	3.49%	1.56%
Toyota Motor Corp	IHDG +1.87 points	2.90%	1.03%
DBS Group Holdings Ltd	IHDG +1.70 points	2.36%	0.66%
Unilever PlcULVR.L	IHDG +1.67 points	2.35%	0.68%
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA	IHDG +1.55 points	2.39%	0.84%
Singapore Telecommunications	IHDG +0.99 points	1.12%	0.13%
Reckitt Benckiser Group PlcRKT.L	IHDG +0.72 points	0.95%	0.23%
Daimler Truck Holding Ag	IHDG +0.67 points	0.80%	0.13%
Roche Holding AG	IHDG +0.62 points	0.69%	0.07%
Banco Santander Sa	IHDG +0.59 points	1.66%	1.07%
Universal Music Group NV	IHDG +0.56 points	0.65%	0.09%
Bank Leumi Le-Israel BM	IHDG +0.56 points	0.75%	0.19%
MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings Inc	IHDG +0.49 points	0.71%	0.22%
Daiwa House Industry Co Ltd	IHDG +0.47 points	0.56%	0.09%
Sampo Oyj-A Shs	IHDG +0.43 points	0.56%	0.13%
Bank Hapoalim BM	IHDG +0.42 points	0.59%	0.17%
Sompo Holdings Inc	IHDG +0.41 points	0.60%	0.19%
Sse PLCSSE.L	IHDG +0.40 points	0.61%	0.21%
Kone Oyj	IHDG +0.39 points	0.49%	0.10%
Mizrahi Tefahot Bank Ltd	IHDG +0.37 points	0.43%	0.06%
Koninklijke KPN NV	IHDG +0.36 points	0.45%	0.09%
Wolters Kluwer	IHDG +0.34 points	0.43%	0.09%
SGS SA-Reg	IHDG +0.31 points	0.41%	0.10%
Singapore Airlines Ltd	IHDG +0.28 points	0.32%	0.04%
Traton SE	IHDG +0.26 points	0.27%	0.01%
Admiral Group PLCADM.L	IHDG +0.26 points	0.32%	0.06%
Amadeus IT Group SA	IHDG +0.25 points	0.38%	0.13%
Prada S.P.A.	IHDG +0.25 points	0.26%	0.01%
Brambles Industries Ltd	IHDG +0.23 points	0.33%	0.10%
Bawag Group Ag	IHDG +0.23 points	0.31%	0.08%
Yangzijiang Shipbuilding Holdi	IHDG +0.22 points	0.27%	0.05%
Coca-Cola HBC AGCCH.L	IHDG +0.20 points	0.26%	0.06%
Mowi ASA	IHDG +0.19 points	0.24%	0.05%
Isuzu Motors Ltd	IHDG +0.18 points	0.22%	0.04%
Kesko Oyj	IHDG +0.18 points	0.22%	0.04%
Qantas Airways Ltd	IHDG +0.17 points	0.20%	0.03%
Evolution Mining Ltd	IHDG +0.17 points	0.27%	0.10%
Zozo Inc	IHDG +0.15 points	0.17%	0.02%
FinecoBank Banca Fineco SpA	IHDG +0.15 points	0.23%	0.08%
Verbund - Oesterreichische Ele	IHDG +0.14 points	0.17%	0.03%
Nissan Chemical Corp	IHDG +0.13 points	0.17%	0.04%
Centrica PLCCNA.L	IHDG +0.13 points	0.18%	0.05%
Gunma Bank Ltd/The	IHDG +0.12 points	0.16%	0.04%
Andritz AG	IHDG +0.12 points	0.15%	0.03%
Endeavour Mining PlcEDV.L	IHDG +0.12 points	0.18%	0.06%
Singapore Exchange Ltd	IHDG +0.11 points	0.19%	0.08%
Accor SA	IHDG +0.11 points	0.17%	0.06%
Next PLCNXT.L	IHDG +0.11 points	0.23%	0.12%
Bezeq Israeli Telecommunication	IHDG +0.10 points	0.14%	0.04%
Axfood AB	IHDG +0.11 points	0.12%	0.01%
Japan Airlines Co Ltd	IHDG +0.11 points	0.12%	0.01%
Metso Corporation	IHDG +0.09 points	0.16%	0.07%
Orion Oyj	IHDG +0.09 points	0.14%	0.05%
Persol Holdings Co Ltd	IHDG +0.08 points	0.10%	0.02%
Hitachi Construction Machinery	IHDG +0.07 points	0.10%	0.03%
Cosmo Energy Holdings Co Ltd	IHDG +0.06 points	0.08%	0.02%
Niterra Co Ltd	IHDG +0.06 points	0.11%	0.05%
Salmar ASA	IHDG +0.05 points	0.07%	0.02%
Trend Micro Inc	IHDG +0.04 points	0.07%	0.03%
Toyo Tire Co	IHDG +0.02 points	0.04%	0.02%
NHK Spring Co Ltd	IHDG +0.01 points	0.03%	0.02%
Macnica Holdings Inc	IHDG +0.01 points	0.03%	0.02%

All 292 IHDG 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.

IHDG vs VYMI Cost

Overpaying IHDG vs VYMI

$9,973

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

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

Amount$10,000

Years30 years

Cost over time

IHDG 0.58%
VYMI 0.07%
Overpaying

Year by year

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

Expense ratio

0.58%IHDG
0.07%VYMI, cheaper

VYMI0.07%IHDG0.58%

0.07%0.60%

Middle half of International Dividend Index funds
Median 0.49%

VYMI cheapest of 34 funds

IHDG 26th cheapest of 34 funds

IHDG vs VYMI Dividends

Last 12 months to Oct 30, 2026

Yield (12M): IHDG 1.79%; VYMI 3.67%, better
Payout (12M): IHDG $0.93; VYMI $3.72
Last payment: IHDG $0.13; VYMI $0.82
Ex-dividend: IHDG Sep 25, 2026; VYMI Sep 18, 2026
Paid on: IHDG Sep 29, 2026; VYMI Sep 22, 2026
Frequency: IHDG Quarterly; VYMI Quarterly

Distribution history

Per share, 2017 to 2026, same scale for both

IHDGQuarterly · 35 paymentsAll IHDG payments⁠

VYMIQuarterly · 39 paymentsAll VYMI payments⁠

IHDG vs VYMI Risk

Fall from peak · 5 years

IHDG
VYMI

Risk facts

VolatilityStd dev, 3 years: IHDG 10.4%, betterVYMI 10.5%
Return per unit of riskSharpe ratio, 3 years: IHDG 0.81VYMI 1.71, better
Worst fallMax drawdown, 5 years: IHDG −19.6%, betterVYMI −24.1%
Market sensitivityBeta, 5 years: IHDG 0.65VYMI 0.74; Market = 1

IHDG and VYMI in the news

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IHDG vs VYMI

In short

Stated mandate

Why people hold it

Worth knowing

How IHDG and VYMI differ

Level by level

Sector

Country, concentration and asset class

Country by domicile

Concentration

Asset class

Holdings

Only in IHDG

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 IHDG and VYMI differ

Level by level

Sector

Country, concentration and asset class

Country by domicile

Concentration

Asset class

Holdings

Only in IHDG

Only in VYMI

Weight gaps