Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
VEU vs VYMI: how they differ
VEU and VYMI hold 45% of their weight in the same names, and VYMI returned more over the year.
Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Index Fund and Vanguard International High Dividend Yield Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, VEU and VYMI hold 45% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | VEU | VYMI |
|---|---|---|
| HSBC Holdings PLC | 0.81% | 1.73% |
| Novartis AG | 0.73% | 1.56% |
| Nestle SA | 0.67% | 1.44% |
| Shell PLC | 0.67% | 1.43% |
| Royal Bank of Canada | 0.65% | 1.38% |
| Commonwealth Bank of Australia | 0.54% | 1.15% |
| Toyota Motor Corp | 0.53% | 1.12% |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc | 0.51% | 1.08% |
| BHP Group Ltd | 0.50% | 1.06% |
| Toronto-Dominion Bank/The | 0.47% | 0.99% |
| Banco Santander SA | 0.46% | 0.98% |
| Allianz SE | 0.45% | 0.95% |
| Only in VEU | Only in VYMI |
|---|---|
| Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 1.83% | Metro Pacific Investments Corp 0.00% |
| ASML Holding NV 1.45% | RusHydro PJSC 0.00% |
| SK hynix Inc 1.24% | |
| Tencent Holdings Ltd 0.97% | |
| Alibaba Group Holding Ltd 0.76% | |
| AstraZeneca PLC 0.73% | |
| Siemens AG 0.56% | |
| SAP SE 0.45% |
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.
| VEU Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US 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 | FTSE All-World ex-US | International High Dividend Yield |
| Total return, 1 year | +22.9% | +28.2% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | +5.4 pts | +10.7 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.04% | 0.07% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 0.0% | 0.1% |
| Holdings | 3860 | 1582 |
VEU in plain words
VEU is an index equity fund tracking the FTSE All-World ex-US. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +22.9% 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, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 3860 positions, with the top ten at 13.6%.
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, VEU or VYMI?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VEU returned +22.9% and VYMI returned +28.2%, so VYMI returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, VEU or VYMI?
- VEU charges 0.04% a year and VYMI charges 0.07%, so VEU is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do VEU and VYMI overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 0% of VEU and 0% of VYMI by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 45% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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