Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
MDY vs VYMI: how they differ
MDY and VYMI hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and VYMI returned more over the year.
SPDR S&P MidCap 400 ETF Trust and Vanguard International High Dividend Yield Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, MDY and VYMI hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in MDY | Only in VYMI |
|---|---|
| TWILIO INC 0.86% | HSBC Holdings PLC 1.73% |
| CARPENTER TECHNOLOGY CORP 0.85% | Novartis AG 1.56% |
| MKS INC 0.83% | Nestle SA 1.44% |
| CURTISS-WRIGHT CORP 0.77% | Shell PLC 1.43% |
| ENTEGRIS INC 0.76% | Royal Bank of Canada 1.38% |
| NVENT ELECTRIC PLC 0.76% | Commonwealth Bank of Australia 1.15% |
| ATI INC 0.74% | Toyota Motor Corp 1.12% |
| ILLUMINA INC 0.73% | Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc 1.08% |
Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Apr 30, 2026 and Jun 30, 2026.
| MDY SPDR S&P MidCap 400 ETF Trust | VYMI Vanguard International High Dividend Yield Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | State Street | Vanguard |
| What it is | S&P MidCap 400, book from IJH | International High Dividend Yield |
| Total return, 1 year | +13.0% | +28.2% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −4.5 pts | +10.7 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.23% | 0.07% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| Holdings | 400 | 1582 |
MDY in plain words
MDY is an index equity fund tracking the S&P MidCap 400. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +13.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.23% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 400 positions, with the top ten at 7.7%. It sat 5.3% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.
VYMI in plain words
VYMI is an index equity fund tracking the International High Dividend Yield. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +28.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1582 positions, with the top ten at 13.5%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, MDY or VYMI?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, MDY returned +13.0% and VYMI returned +28.2%, so VYMI returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, MDY or VYMI?
- MDY charges 0.23% a year and VYMI charges 0.07%, so VYMI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do MDY and VYMI overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 0% of MDY and 0% of VYMI by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 0% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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