PID vs VYMI: Grades, Fees and Holdings Compared

Invesco International Dividend Achievers ETF

PIDCNasdaq

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF

VYMIANasdaq

Overlap

0.0%by weight

Expense ratio

VYMI −0.46pt a year

PID0.53%VYMI0.07%

Avg volume · 30D

VYMI 12.3×the volume

PID68.8KVYMI849K

10Y return · a year

VYMI +2.1pt

PID+8.5%VYMI+10.6%

PID vs VYMI Performance

Oct 29, 2021 – Oct 30, 2026

+45.8%PID+86.9%VYMI

Expense ratio: PID 0.53%; VYMI 0.07%, better
Fund size: PID $882M; VYMI $22.3B
1Y total return: PID +8.4%; VYMI +23.7%, better
Yield (12M): PID 3.51%; VYMI 3.67%, better
Holdings: PID 66; VYMI 1532
Avg volume (30D): PID 68.8K sh; VYMI 849K sh, better
NAV per share: PID $22.33; VYMI $101.09
52W range

ETF.net Grade

Pillar letters and Scores for PID, VYMI, with each pillar’s weight
Pillar	PID	VYMI
Cost30% weight	C41	A97Higher
Mission25% weight	B58	A100Higher
Risk15% weight	C54	B59Higher
Tradability15% weight	A73Higher	B61
Holdings10% weight	D38	A81Higher
Durability5% weight	B62	A89Higher

Rank among International Dividend Index funds

How we build Categories ›

Same Category. PID 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 PID 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 21CEFADProShares MSCI EAFE Dividend Growers ETFScore 52
Rank 21CPIDInvesco International Dividend Achievers ETFScore 52
Rank 24CDIMWisdomTree International MidCap Dividend FundScore 51

Our read on each fund

ETF.net Research

PIDCInvesco International Dividend Achievers ETF

VYMIAVanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF

In short

PID One of the original ways to own dividend growth outside the US. Since 2005, PID has run the Achievers streak test (five straight years of rising payouts) on non-US companies, landing on a tight roster of about 60 names.

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

PID The Fund seeks international dividend-achiever exposure, normally investing at least 90% of assets in dividend-paying stocks and other securities in its Index. Eligible companies have consistently increased aggregate regular cash dividends for at least five consecutive years.

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

PID The screen is a hurdle, not a yield grab: a company must have raised its aggregate regular cash dividend five consecutive years just to be eligible.invesco.com
Trading since 2005, one of the longest-running international dividend-growth ETFs on the tape, with a multi-cycle operating history behind the strategy.
Roughly 60 stocks with at least 90% of assets in index securities. You get the screen you signed up for, not a closet global benchmark.
Cash arrives on a quarterly schedule, from a portfolio assembled entirely around payout-raising companies.

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

PID At 0.53% it sits above the 0.50% cohort median, and rivals like VYMI (0.07%), SCHY (0.08%) and VIGI (0.07%) run international dividend books for a fraction of that.
Moderately traded rather than a category heavyweight, so spreads and order handling matter more on large or hurried trades.
A five-year streak rule shrinks the pond. With about 60 holdings, country and sector weights can tilt hard toward wherever dividend streaks cluster.

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 PID profile⁠

Full VYMI profile⁠

PID vs VYMI Holdings

How PID and VYMI differ

Overlap by weight

0.0%

Shared holdings make up 3.9% of PID and 0.0% of VYMI.

Level by level

Holdings1 in both0.0%
Countryby domicile44.7%
Sector11 Sectors69.8%
Asset classEquity100%

Sector

Sector weights in PID and VYMI, widest gap first
Sector	More in PIDMore in VYMI	PID	VYMI
Financials	VYMI +26.7 points	17.7%	44.4%
Utilities	PID +10.7 points	15.8%	5.0%
Communication	PID +10.2 points	13.9%	3.7%
Technology	PID +3.8 points	9.3%	5.5%
Materials	VYMI +2.9 points	3.5%	6.4%
Energy	PID +1.8 points	10.8%	9.0%
Health Care	PID +1.3 points	7.7%	6.3%
Industrials	PID +1.2 points	7.5%	6.3%
Consumer Discretionary	PID +0.7 points	6.5%	5.8%
Real Estate	VYMI +0.6 points	0.5%	1.1%
Consumer Staples	PID +0.6 points	7.0%	6.4%

Country, concentration and asset class

Country by domicile

Country weights in PID and VYMI, widest gap first
Country	More in PIDMore in VYMI	PID	VYMI
Canada	PID +29.1 points	37.9%	8.8%
United States	PID +13.4 points	13.4%	0.0%
Australia	VYMI +7.1 points	0.0%	7.1%
Japan	VYMI +7.0 points	5.6%	12.6%
Saudi Arabia	VYMI +4.6 points	0.0%	4.6%
Brazil	PID +4.5 points	6.6%	2.1%
Spain	VYMI +4.4 points	0.0%	4.4%
Switzerland	VYMI +4.2 points	2.8%	7.0%
Other countries (30)	VYMI +19.8 points	33.6%	53.4%

Outside the US: PID 73% developed, 27% emerging. VYMI 74% developed, 26% emerging.

Concentration

Weight in the 10 largest Holdings

PID32.0%
VYMI13.8%

Securities held

PID63
VYMI1,496

Asset class

PID: Equity
VYMI: Equity

Holdings

Only in PID62
In both1
Only in VYMI1,495

Only in PID

62 securities, 96.0% of PID by weight

British American Tobacco PLC3.72%
TELUS Corp3.64%
FinVolution Group3.16%
Telkom Indonesia Persero Tbk PT3.13%
Enbridge Inc3.08%
Sanofi SA3.04%
Eni SpA2.81%
Open Text Corp2.75%
Brookfield Infrastructure Partners LP2.69%
Brookfield Infrastructure Corp2.65%
Brookfield Renewable Partners LP2.58%
Brookfield Renewable Corp2.55%
Infosys Ltd2.52%
Chunghwa Telecom Co Ltd2.41%
Emera Inc2.40%
Coca-Cola Femsa SAB de CV2.27%
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd2.20%
Fortis Inc/Canada2.03%
Tenaris SA2.01%
Amdocs Ltd1.97%
Novo Nordisk A/S1.96%
Novartis AG1.89%
Restaurant Brands International Inc1.76%
Toyota Motor Corp1.75%
Magna International Inc1.70%
Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce1.59%
Toronto-Dominion Bank/The1.55%
America Movil SAB de CV1.55%
Relx PLC1.55%
Nutrien Ltd1.51%
Thomson Reuters Corp1.50%
Royal Bank of Canada1.35%
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc1.31%
Coca-Cola Europacific Partners PLC1.31%
NetEase Inc1.31%
Pearson PLC1.27%
Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc1.26%
Canadian National Railway Co1.20%
Pentair PLC1.10%
West Fraser Timber Co Ltd1.08%
Imperial Oil Ltd1.00%
TransAlta Corp1.00%
Mizuho Financial Group Inc0.93%
Royalty Pharma PLC0.93%
Logitech International SA0.93%
RB Global Inc0.89%
Gildan Activewear Inc0.84%
Sap SE0.81%
TFI International Inc0.67%
Willis Towers Watson PLC0.60%

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 PID and VYMI, widest gap first
Holding	More in PIDMore in VYMI	PID	VYMI
Itau Unibanco Holding SAITUB	PID +3.94 points	3.94%	<0.01%

All 63 PID 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.

PID vs VYMI Cost

Overpaying PID vs VYMI

$9,056

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

PID 0.53%
$10,536
VYMI 0.07%
$1,480

Amount$10,000

Years30 years

Cost over time

PID 0.53%
VYMI 0.07%
Overpaying

Year by year

Year	PID	VYMI	Overpaying
10	$953	$128	$825
20	$3,658	$503	$3,155
30	$10,536	$1,480	$9,056

Expense ratio

0.53%PID
0.07%VYMI, cheaper

VYMI0.07%PID0.53%

0.07%0.60%

Middle half of International Dividend Index funds
Median 0.49%

VYMI cheapest of 34 funds

PID 21st cheapest of 34 funds

PID vs VYMI Dividends

Last 12 months to Oct 30, 2026

Yield (12M): PID 3.51%; VYMI 3.67%, better
Payout (12M): PID $0.78; VYMI $3.72
Last payment: PID $0.15; VYMI $0.82
Ex-dividend: PID Sep 21, 2026; VYMI Sep 18, 2026
Paid on: PID Sep 25, 2026; VYMI Sep 22, 2026
Frequency: PID Quarterly; VYMI Quarterly

Distribution history

Per share, 2017 to 2026, same scale for both

PIDQuarterly · 39 paymentsAll PID payments⁠

VYMIQuarterly · 39 paymentsAll VYMI payments⁠

PID vs VYMI Risk

Fall from peak · 5 years

PID
VYMI

Risk facts

VolatilityStd dev, 3 years: PID 11.9%VYMI 10.5%, better
Return per unit of riskSharpe ratio, 3 years: PID 0.92VYMI 1.71, better
Worst fallMax drawdown, 5 years: PID −23.0%, betterVYMI −24.1%
Market sensitivityBeta, 5 years: PID 0.72VYMI 0.74; Market = 1

PID 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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PID vs VYMI

In short

Stated mandate

Why people hold it

Worth knowing

How PID and VYMI differ

Level by level

Sector

Country, concentration and asset class

Country by domicile

Concentration

Asset class

Holdings

Only in PID

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 PID and VYMI differ

Level by level

Sector

Country, concentration and asset class

Country by domicile

Concentration

Asset class

Holdings

Only in PID

Only in VYMI

Weight gaps