Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
VDC vs VYMI: how they differ
VDC and VYMI hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and VYMI returned more over the year.
Vanguard Consumer Staples Index Fund and Vanguard International High Dividend Yield Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, VDC and VYMI hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in VDC | Only in VYMI |
|---|---|
| Walmart Inc 14.76% | HSBC Holdings PLC 1.73% |
| Costco Wholesale Corp 12.04% | Novartis AG 1.56% |
| Procter & Gamble Co/The 9.27% | Nestle SA 1.44% |
| Coca-Cola Co/The 8.72% | Shell PLC 1.43% |
| Philip Morris International Inc 4.66% | Royal Bank of Canada 1.38% |
| PepsiCo Inc 4.30% | Commonwealth Bank of Australia 1.15% |
| Altria Group Inc 3.91% | Toyota Motor Corp 1.12% |
| Mondelez International Inc 2.69% | 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 May 31, 2026.
| VDC Vanguard Consumer Staples Index Fund | VYMI Vanguard International High Dividend Yield Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Vanguard | Vanguard |
| What it is | Consumer Staples | International High Dividend Yield |
| Total return, 1 year | +4.6% | +28.2% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −12.9 pts | +10.7 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.09% | 0.07% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 86.6% | 0.1% |
| Holdings | 103 | 1582 |
VDC in plain words
VDC is an index equity fund tracking the Consumer Staples. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +4.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.09% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 87% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 103 positions, with the top ten at 65.0%. It sat 6.8% below its high of Feb 27, 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, VDC or VYMI?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VDC returned +4.6% and VYMI returned +28.2%, so VYMI returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, VDC or VYMI?
- VDC charges 0.09% a year and VYMI charges 0.07%, so VYMI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do VDC and VYMI overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 87% of VDC 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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