IQDY vs VYMI: Grades, Fees and Holdings Compared

Northern Trust International Quality Dividend Dynamic ETF

IQDYBNYSE Arca

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF

VYMIANasdaq

Overlap

24.6%by weight

Expense ratio

VYMI −0.40pt a year

IQDY0.47%VYMI0.07%

Avg volume · 30D

VYMI 107.5×the volume

IQDY7.9KVYMI849K

10Y return · a year

VYMI +0.2pt

IQDY+10.6%VYMI+10.8%

IQDY vs VYMI Performance

Nov 2, 2021 – Nov 2, 2026

+71.2%IQDY+86.6%VYMI

Expense ratio: IQDY 0.47%; VYMI 0.07%, better
Fund size: IQDY $105M; VYMI $22.3B
1Y total return: IQDY +17.9%; VYMI +23.8%, better
Yield (12M): IQDY 3.47%; VYMI 3.66%, better
Holdings: IQDY 232; VYMI 1554
Avg volume (30D): IQDY 7.9K sh; VYMI 849K sh, better
NAV per share: IQDY $40.39; VYMI $101.09
52W range

ETF.net Grade

Pillar letters and Scores for IQDY, VYMI, with each pillar’s weight
Pillar	IQDY	VYMI
Cost30% weight	B65	A97Higher
Mission25% weight	A78	A100Higher
Risk15% weight	D32	B60Higher
Tradability15% weight	F15	B61Higher
Holdings10% weight	B68	A81Higher
Durability5% weight	C44	A89Higher

Rank among International Dividend Index funds

How we build Categories ›

Same Category. IQDY 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 IQDY 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 17BIQDYNorthern Trust International Quality Dividend Dynamic ETFScore 54
Rank 18CDLSWisdomTree International SmallCap Dividend FundScore 53

Our read on each fund

ETF.net Research

IQDYBNorthern Trust International Quality Dividend Dynamic ETF

VYMIAVanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF

In short

IQDY International dividend funds usually lean defensive. This one goes the other way: a quality-and-yield screen on non-US developed and emerging names, then optimized toward a beta of 1.0 to 1.5 times its parent index.

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

IQDY The Fund seeks to track the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the Northern Trust International Quality Dividend Dynamic 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

IQDY The "dynamic" label is literal: the index targets an aggregate beta of 1.0 to 1.5 times the Northern Trust International Large Cap parent index instead of damping it.sec.gov
Quality gates come first: non-dividend-payers and the weakest quintile on management efficiency, profitability and cash flow are cut before anything gets weighted.sec.gov
Sector, industry group, region, country, single-security and turnover constraints spread roughly 200 names across developed and emerging markets. Income is paid quarterly.sec.gov
Trading since 2013, so the strategy has a long live record through real market cycles 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

IQDY Costs 0.47% net of a waiver through March 1, 2027 (0.51% gross). That is near the category median, but the highest-ranked peers run far cheaper: VYMI at 0.07%, SCHY at 0.08%.
Small and thinly traded. Spreads tend to be wider than the household-name alternatives, and that gap is a real cost stacked on top of the expense ratio.
A beta target above the parent index means the portfolio is built to move more than that benchmark in both directions, and emerging-market and currency exposure add to the swing.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 IQDY profile⁠

Full VYMI profile⁠

IQDY vs VYMI Holdings

How IQDY and VYMI differ

Overlap by weight

24.6%

Shared holdings make up 67.0% of IQDY and 29.9% of VYMI.

Level by level

Holdings145 in both24.6%
Sector11 Sectors71.1%
Countryby domicile75.8%
Asset classEquity100%

Sector

Sector weights in IQDY and VYMI, widest gap first
Sector	More in IQDYMore in VYMI	IQDY	VYMI
Financials	VYMI +16.9 points	27.5%	44.4%
Technology	IQDY +16.8 points	22.3%	5.5%
Industrials	IQDY +8.1 points	14.4%	6.3%
Consumer Staples	VYMI +3.7 points	2.7%	6.4%
Energy	VYMI +3.5 points	5.5%	9.0%
Utilities	VYMI +2.9 points	2.2%	5.0%
Consumer Discretionary	IQDY +1.9 points	7.7%	5.8%
Materials	IQDY +1.6 points	8.0%	6.4%
Health Care	VYMI +1.6 points	4.8%	6.3%
Real Estate	IQDY +0.4 points	1.5%	1.1%
Communication	VYMI +0.5 points	3.2%	3.7%

Country, concentration and asset class

Country by domicile

Country weights in IQDY and VYMI, widest gap first
Country	More in IQDYMore in VYMI	IQDY	VYMI
Taiwan	IQDY +6.9 points	12.9%	6.0%
Australia	VYMI +4.2 points	2.9%	7.1%
South Korea	IQDY +3.6 points	5.3%	1.7%
South Africa	VYMI +3.3 points	1.3%	4.6%
Canada	VYMI +3.3 points	5.5%	8.8%
Spain	VYMI +2.9 points	1.5%	4.4%
Indonesia	IQDY +2.6 points	2.9%	0.3%
Switzerland	VYMI +2.4 points	4.6%	7.0%
Other countries (30)	IQDY +2.9 points	63.0%	60.1%

Outside the US: IQDY 63% developed, 37% emerging. VYMI 74% developed, 26% emerging.

Concentration

Weight in the 10 largest Holdings

IQDY20.2%
VYMI13.7%

Securities held

IQDY204
VYMI1,515

Asset class

IQDY: Equity
VYMI: Equity

Holdings

Only in IQDY59
In both145
Only in VYMI1,370

Only in IQDY

59 securities, 31.4% of IQDY by weight

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd Common4.41%
Hitachi Ltd Common Stock Jpy1.92%
Advantest Corp Common Stock Jpy1.82%
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd Common Stock Krw 1001.56%
Asml Holding NV Common Stock Eur 0.091.07%
Sk Hynix Inc Common Stock Krw 50001.01%
Tokyo Electron Ltd Common Stock Jpy0.99%
Msci Eafe Equity Index 18/DEC/2026 MFSZ6 Index0.87%
Standard Chartered PLC USD0.85%
Fanuc Corp Common Stock Jpy0.84%
Techtronic Industries Co Ltd Common Stock Hkd 00.83%
Makita Corp Common Stock Jpy0.81%
Ptt Exploration & Production Pcl Nvdr Thb 10.79%
Lasertec Corp Common Stock Jpy0.78%
International Consolidated Airlines Group SA0.76%
Vat Group AG Common Stock Chf 0.10.72%
Fujikura Ltd Common Stock Jpy0.68%
Lundin Gold Inc Common Stock Cad 00.68%
Koninklijke Philips NV Common Stock Eur 0.20.63%
Hcl Technologies Ltd Common Stock Inr 20.55%
Kiwoom Securities Co Ltd Common Stock Krw 50000.52%
Sonova Holding AG Common Stock Chf 0.050.51%
Msci Emgmkt Equity Index 18/DEC/2026 MESZ6 Index0.44%
Barrick Mining Corp Common Stock Cad0.43%
Sk Square Co Ltd Common Stock Krw 5000.42%
Nordea Bank Abp Common Stock Eur 10.39%
Shin-Etsu Chemical Co Ltd Common Stock Jpy0.35%
Logitech International SA Common Stock Chf 0.250.34%
Cie Financiere Richemont SA Common Stock Chf 10.31%
Marubeni Corp Common Stock Jpy0.30%
Ovintiv Inc Common Stock USD0.30%
Jd.com Inc Adr USD 0.000020.28%
Ap Moller - Maersk A/S Common Stock Dkk 10000.25%
H World Group Ltd Adr USD0.25%
Siemens Healthineers AG Common Stock Eur0.24%
Tencent Holdings Ltd Common Stock Hkd 0.000020.24%
Renesas Electronics Corp Common Stock Jpy0.24%
Link Reit Reit Hkd 00.23%
Straumann Holding AG Common Stock Chf 0.010.23%
Fibra Uno Administracion SA De Cv Reit Mxn 00.22%
Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd Common Stock Jpy0.22%
Vonovia SE Common Stock Eur0.21%
Disco Corp Common Stock Jpy0.21%
Ing Bank Slaski SA Common Stock Pln 10.20%
Cameco Corp Common Stock Cad 00.18%
Alibaba Health Information Technology Ltd Common0.17%
Lundin Mining Corp Common Stock Cad 00.17%
Charoen Pokphand Foods Pcl Nvdr Thb 10.16%
Be Semiconductor Industries NV Common Stock Eur0.15%
Infosys Ltd Common Stock Inr 50.15%

Only in VYMI

1,370 securities, 70.2% of VYMI by weight

Shell PLC1.47%
Banco Santander SA1.06%
Toronto-Dominion Bank/The1.03%
Toyota Motor Corp1.02%
Allianz SE0.95%
Commonwealth Bank of Australia0.93%
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc0.85%
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA0.83%
Iberdrola SA0.83%
UBS Group AG0.79%
Mizuho Financial Group Inc0.69%
Unilever PLC0.67%
SLBBH11420.67%
Bank of Montreal0.63%
Bank of Nova Scotia/The0.59%
British American Tobacco PLC0.59%
China Construction Bank Corp0.58%
ING Groep NV0.54%
Deutsche Telekom AG0.54%
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce0.54%
Zurich Insurance Group AG0.53%
Gsk PLC0.51%
Tokio Marine Holdings Inc0.50%
National Australia Bank Ltd0.45%
Westpac Banking Corp0.44%
Lloyds Banking Group PLC0.44%
MSCI EAFE Dec260.44%
Oversea-Chinese Banking Corp Ltd0.43%
Suncor Energy Inc0.43%
ANZ Group Holdings Ltd0.42%
Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd0.41%
Axa SA0.41%
National Grid PLC0.40%
Glencore PLC0.39%
Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG in Muenchen0.38%
ASE Technology Holding Co Ltd0.35%
Nordea Bank Abp0.34%
Deutsche Bank AG0.33%
CSL Ltd0.33%
TC Energy Corp0.32%
Wesfarmers Ltd0.32%
Macquarie Group Ltd0.31%
Vinci SA0.31%
Takeda Pharmaceutical Co Ltd0.31%
National Bank of Canada0.29%
Societe Generale SA0.28%
Bank of China Ltd0.28%
KDDI Corp0.27%
Basf SE0.27%
Volvo AB0.27%

Weight gaps

The 100 widest of 145 Holdings in both funds.

Holding weights in IQDY and VYMI, widest gap first
Holding	More in IQDYMore in VYMI	IQDY	VYMI
Roche Holding AG Common Stock Chf 0.001	VYMI +1.32 points	0.23%	1.55%
Mediatek Inc Common Stock Twd 10	IQDY +1.30 points	2.50%	1.20%
Nestle SA Common Stock Chf 0.1	VYMI +1.21 points	0.03%	1.24%
Novo Nordisk A/S Common Stock Dkk 0.1	IQDY +1.14 points	1.78%	0.64%
Var Energi Asa Common Stock Nok 0.16	IQDY +0.91 points	0.94%	0.03%
Huaneng Power International Inc Common Stock Hkd 1	IQDY +0.85 points	0.87%	0.02%
Imperial Brands PLC Common Stock Gbp 10IMB.L	IQDY +0.84 points	0.97%	0.13%
Bnp Paribas SA Common Stock Eur 2	IQDY +0.83 points	1.38%	0.55%
Evergreen Marine Corp Taiwan Ltd Common Stock Twd	IQDY +0.82 points	0.86%	0.04%
Bb Seguridade Participacoes SA Common Stock Brl	IQDY +0.81 points	0.83%	0.02%
Novatek Microelectronics Corp Common Stock Twd 10	IQDY +0.81 points	0.86%	0.05%
Cosco Shipping Holdings Co Ltd Common Stock Hkd 1	IQDY +0.80 points	0.83%	0.03%
Erste Bank Polska SA Common Stock Pln 10	IQDY +0.77 points	0.82%	0.05%
Telenor Asa Common Stock Nok 6	IQDY +0.75 points	0.79%	0.04%
Eva Airways Corp Common Stock Twd 10	IQDY +0.74 points	0.76%	0.02%
Novartis AG Common Stock Chf 0.49	VYMI +0.73 points	0.68%	1.41%
Quinenco SA Common Stock Clp 0	IQDY +0.72 points	0.73%	<0.01%
Intesa Sanpaolo Spa Common Stock Eur 0	IQDY +0.73 points	1.33%	0.60%
Grupo Financiero Banorte Sab De Cv Common Stock	IQDY +0.72 points	0.86%	0.14%
Legal & General Group PLC Common Stock Gbp 2.5LGEN.L	IQDY +0.73 points	0.84%	0.11%
Enel Spa Common Stock Eur 1	IQDY +0.72 points	1.11%	0.39%
Bank Polska Kasa Opieki SA Common Stock Pln 1	IQDY +0.72 points	0.79%	0.07%
Talabat Holding PLC Common Stock Aed 0.04	IQDY +0.70 points	0.71%	<0.01%
Bank Negara Indonesia Persero Tbk Pt Common Stock	IQDY +0.70 points	0.71%	0.01%
Banca Mediolanum Spa Common Stock Eur	IQDY +0.69 points	0.72%	0.03%
Ambev SA Common Stock Brl 0	IQDY +0.69 points	0.76%	0.07%
Renault SA Common Stock Eur 3.81	IQDY +0.69 points	0.72%	0.03%
Kumba Iron Ore Ltd Common Stock Zar 0.01	IQDY +0.68 points	0.68%	<0.01%
Korea Investment Holdings Co Ltd Common Stock Krw	IQDY +0.66 points	0.69%	0.03%
Bank Rakyat Indonesia Persero Tbk Pt Common Stock	IQDY +0.65 points	0.71%	0.06%
Brookfield Asset Management Ltd Common Stock Cad	IQDY +0.65 points	0.74%	0.09%
Royal Bank of Canada Common Stock Cad 0	VYMI +0.64 points	0.82%	1.46%
Partners Group Holding AG Common Stock Chf 0.01	IQDY +0.64 points	0.72%	0.08%
Telkom Indonesia Persero Tbk Pt Common Stock Idr	IQDY +0.58 points	0.61%	0.03%
Wh Group Ltd Common Stock Hkd 0.0001	IQDY +0.58 points	0.61%	0.03%
Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken Ab Common Stock Sek	IQDY +0.58 points	0.76%	0.18%
Mercedes-Benz Group AG Common Stock Eur 0	IQDY +0.58 points	0.76%	0.18%
Fortescue Ltd Common Stock Aud 0	IQDY +0.55 points	0.65%	0.10%
Industria De Diseno Textil SA Common Stock Eur	IQDY +0.53 points	0.89%	0.36%
Fresnillo PLC Common Stock Gbp 0.5FRES.L	IQDY +0.53 points	0.57%	0.04%
Bosideng International Holdings Ltd Common Stock	IQDY +0.53 points	0.54%	0.01%
Kia Corp Common Stock Krw 5000	IQDY +0.53 points	0.63%	0.10%
Enbridge Inc Common Stock Cad 0	VYMI +0.48 points	0.07%	0.55%
China Hongqiao Group Ltd Common Stock Hkd 0.01	IQDY +0.45 points	0.50%	0.05%
Bank Mandiri Persero Tbk Pt Common Stock Idr 125	IQDY +0.44 points	0.49%	0.05%
Upm-Kymmene Oyj Common Stock Eur 0	IQDY +0.43 points	0.51%	0.08%
Haidilao International Holding Ltd Common Stock	IQDY +0.40 points	0.41%	0.01%
Mitsubishi Ufj Financial Group Inc Common Stock	IQDY +0.36 points	1.70%	1.34%
Kone Oyj Common Stock Eur 0	IQDY +0.32 points	0.42%	0.10%
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd Common Stock Cad 0	IQDY +0.31 points	0.82%	0.51%
Bhp Group Ltd Common Stock Aud 0	IQDY +0.28 points	1.42%	1.14%
United Microelectronics Corp Common Stock Twd 10	VYMI +0.26 points	0.04%	0.30%
TELE2 Ab	IQDY +0.25 points	0.30%	0.05%
Caixa Seguridade Participacoes S/A Common Stock	IQDY +0.25 points	0.26%	0.01%
Realtek Semiconductor Corp Common Stock Twd 10	IQDY +0.24 points	0.30%	0.06%
Pegatron Corp Common Stock Twd 10	IQDY +0.23 points	0.26%	0.03%
Japan Tobacco Inc Common Stock Jpy	VYMI +0.23 points	0.03%	0.26%
Yang Ming Marine Transport Corp Common Stock Twd	IQDY +0.22 points	0.24%	0.02%
Grupo Cibest SA Preference Cop	IQDY +0.22 points	0.23%	0.01%
Bureau Veritas SA Common Stock Eur 0.12	IQDY +0.20 points	0.26%	0.06%
Orient Overseas International Ltd Common Stock Hkd	IQDY +0.21 points	0.22%	0.01%
Ck Asset Holdings Ltd Common Stock Hkd 1	IQDY +0.20 points	0.26%	0.06%
Intertek Group PLC Common Stock Gbp 1ITRK.L	IQDY +0.20 points	0.26%	0.06%
Skf Ab Common Stock Sek 2.5	IQDY +0.20 points	0.25%	0.05%
Sanofi SA Common Stock Eur 2	IQDY +0.20 points	0.67%	0.47%
Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd Common Stock Hkd 0	IQDY +0.19 points	0.21%	0.02%
Mobile Telecommunications Co Kscp Common Stock Kwd	IQDY +0.19 points	0.21%	0.02%
Tech Mahindra Ltd Common Stock Inr 5	IQDY +0.19 points	0.24%	0.05%
Chow Tai Fook Jewellery Group Ltd Common Stock Hkd	IQDY +0.19 points	0.20%	0.01%
United Tractors Tbk Pt Common Stock Idr 250	IQDY +0.18 points	0.19%	<0.01%
Cvc Capital Partners PLC Common Stock Eur	IQDY +0.18 points	0.20%	0.02%
Shenzhou International Group Holdings Ltd Common	IQDY +0.18 points	0.20%	0.02%
Emaar Development Pjsc Common Stock Aed 1	IQDY +0.18 points	0.20%	0.02%
Enka Insaat Ve Sanayi As	IQDY +0.18 points	0.19%	<0.01%
Rio Tinto PLC Common Stock Gbp 10RIO.L	IQDY +0.18 points	0.69%	0.51%
Metso Oyj Common Stock Eur 0	IQDY +0.17 points	0.24%	0.07%
H & M Hennes & Mauritz Ab Common Stock Sek 0	IQDY +0.17 points	0.21%	0.04%
Pernod Ricard SA Common Stock Eur 1.55	IQDY +0.17 points	0.24%	0.07%
Nomura Holdings Inc Common Stock Jpy	IQDY +0.17 points	0.32%	0.15%
Chailease Holding Co Ltd Common Stock Twd 10	IQDY +0.17 points	0.19%	0.02%
Deutsche Lufthansa AG Common Stock Eur 0	IQDY +0.17 points	0.20%	0.03%
Powszechny Zaklad Ubezpieczen SA Common Stock Pln	IQDY +0.16 points	0.22%	0.06%
Origin Energy Ltd Common Stock Aud 0	IQDY +0.17 points	0.24%	0.07%
Telus Corp	IQDY +0.17 points	0.19%	0.02%
Emaar Properties Pjsc Common Stock Aed 1	IQDY +0.17 points	0.27%	0.10%
Phison Electronics Corp Common Stock Twd 10	IQDY +0.16 points	0.23%	0.07%
Continental AG Common Stock Eur 0	IQDY +0.16 points	0.20%	0.04%
Komercni Banka As Common Stock Czk 100	IQDY +0.16 points	0.18%	0.02%
Ford Otomotiv Sanayi As Common Stock Try 1	IQDY +0.15 points	0.16%	<0.01%
Qantas Airways Ltd Common Stock Aud 0	IQDY +0.15 points	0.18%	0.03%
Publicis Groupe SA Common Stock Eur 0.4	IQDY +0.16 points	0.29%	0.13%
Manulife Financial Corp Common Stock Cad 0	IQDY +0.15 points	0.53%	0.38%
Magna International Inc Common Stock Cad 0	IQDY +0.15 points	0.24%	0.09%
Volkswagen AG Preference Eur 0	IQDY +0.15 points	0.22%	0.07%
Rexel SA Common Stock Eur 5	IQDY +0.15 points	0.20%	0.05%
Asustek Computer Inc Common Stock Twd 10	IQDY +0.15 points	0.26%	0.11%
Finecobank Banca Fineco Spa Common Stock Eur 0.33	IQDY +0.15 points	0.23%	0.08%
Julius Baer Group Ltd Common Stock Chf 0.02	IQDY +0.15 points	0.25%	0.10%
Bayerische Motoren Werke AG Common Stock Eur 1	IQDY +0.15 points	0.26%	0.11%
Singapore Airlines Ltd Common Stock Sgd 0	IQDY +0.15 points	0.19%	0.04%

All 251 IQDY 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.

IQDY vs VYMI Cost

Overpaying IQDY vs VYMI

$7,938

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

IQDY 0.47%
$9,418
VYMI 0.07%
$1,480

Amount$10,000

Years30 years

Cost over time

IQDY 0.47%
VYMI 0.07%
Overpaying

Year by year

Year	IQDY	VYMI	Overpaying
10	$847	$128	$719
20	$3,261	$503	$2,758
30	$9,418	$1,480	$7,938

Expense ratio

0.47%IQDY
0.07%VYMI, cheaper

VYMI0.07%IQDY0.47%

0.07%0.60%

Middle half of International Dividend Index funds
Median 0.49%

VYMI cheapest of 34 funds

IQDY 13th cheapest of 34 funds

IQDY vs VYMI Dividends

Last 12 months to Nov 2, 2026

Yield (12M): IQDY 3.47%; VYMI 3.66%, better
Payout (12M): IQDY $1.40; VYMI $3.72
Last payment: IQDY $0.46; VYMI $0.82
Ex-dividend: IQDY Sep 18, 2026; VYMI Sep 18, 2026
Paid on: IQDY Sep 24, 2026; VYMI Sep 22, 2026
Frequency: IQDY Quarterly; VYMI Quarterly

Distribution history

Per share, 2017 to 2026, same scale for both

IQDYQuarterly · 38 paymentsAll IQDY payments⁠

VYMIQuarterly · 39 paymentsAll VYMI payments⁠

IQDY vs VYMI Risk

Fall from peak · 5 years

IQDY
VYMI

Risk facts

VolatilityStd dev, 3 years: IQDY 12.6%VYMI 10.5%, better
Return per unit of riskSharpe ratio, 3 years: IQDY 1.46VYMI 1.71, better
Worst fallMax drawdown, 5 years: IQDY −32.3%VYMI −24.1%, better
Market sensitivityBeta, 5 years: IQDY 0.91VYMI 0.74; Market = 1

IQDY and VYMI in the news

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IQDY vs VYMI

In short

Stated mandate

Why people hold it

Worth knowing

How IQDY and VYMI differ

Level by level

Sector

Country, concentration and asset class

Country by domicile

Concentration

Asset class

Holdings

Only in IQDY

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 IQDY and VYMI differ

Level by level

Sector

Country, concentration and asset class

Country by domicile

Concentration

Asset class

Holdings

Only in IQDY

Only in VYMI

Weight gaps