Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
MOAT vs VYM: how they differ
MOAT and VYM hold 8% of their weight in the same names, and VYM returned more over the year.
VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF and Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, MOAT and VYM hold 8% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | MOAT | VYM |
|---|---|---|
| Broadcom Inc | 2.43% | 8.07% |
| PepsiCo Inc | 1.17% | 0.91% |
| Walt Disney Co/The | 1.19% | 0.77% |
| Bristol-Myers Squibb Co | 2.43% | 0.52% |
| Blackstone Inc | 1.28% | 0.39% |
| US Bancorp | 1.39% | 0.37% |
| Mondelez International Inc | 2.34% | 0.33% |
| Northrop Grumman Corp | 1.15% | 0.32% |
| NIKE Inc | 2.02% | 0.22% |
| Zoetis Inc | 1.82% | 0.21% |
| Kenvue Inc | 2.59% | 0.14% |
| Otis Worldwide Corp | 2.24% | 0.13% |
| Only in MOAT | Only in VYM |
|---|---|
| Airbnb Inc 2.56% | JPMorgan Chase & Co 3.36% |
| Palo Alto Networks Inc 2.51% | Exxon Mobil Corp 2.73% |
| Charles Schwab Corp/The 2.45% | Johnson & Johnson 2.31% |
| NVIDIA Corp 2.45% | Caterpillar Inc 1.73% |
| Datadog Inc 2.44% | AbbVie Inc 1.57% |
| Danaher Corp 2.41% | Cisco Systems Inc 1.52% |
| Veeva Systems Inc 2.41% | Chevron Corp 1.51% |
| Applied Materials Inc 2.34% | Bank of America Corp 1.45% |
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.
| MOAT VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF | VYM Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | VanEck | Vanguard |
| What it is | Morningstar Wide Moat | US high dividend |
| Total return, 1 year | +11.3% | +17.6% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −6.2 pts | +0.1 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.46% | 0.04% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 91.6% | 92.2% |
| Holdings | 55 | 608 |
MOAT in plain words
MOAT is an index equity fund tracking the Morningstar Wide Moat. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +11.3% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.46% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 92% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 55 positions, with the top ten at 25.3%. It sat 5.7% below its high of Aug 27, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.
VYM in plain words
VYM is an index equity fund tracking the US high dividend. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 92% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 608 positions, with the top ten at 25.7%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, MOAT or VYM?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, MOAT returned +11.3% and VYM returned +17.6%, so VYM returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, MOAT or VYM?
- MOAT charges 0.46% a year and VYM charges 0.04%, so VYM is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do MOAT and VYM overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 92% of MOAT and 92% of VYM by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 8% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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