Which returned more over the last year, VGK or VYMI?

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VGK returned +16.5% and VYMI returned +28.2%, so VYMI returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, VGK or VYMI?

VGK charges 0.06% a year and VYMI charges 0.07%, so VGK is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do VGK and VYMI overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 0% of VGK and 0% of VYMI by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 42% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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VGK vs VYMI: how they differ

VGK and VYMI hold 42% of their weight in the same names, and VYMI returned more over the year.

Vanguard European Stock Index Fund and Vanguard International High Dividend Yield Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, VGK and VYMI hold 42% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions VGK and VYMI both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding	VGK	VYMI
HSBC Holdings PLC	2.05%	1.73%
Novartis AG	1.84%	1.56%
Nestle SA	1.69%	1.44%
Banco Santander SA	1.16%	0.98%
Allianz SE	1.13%	0.95%
TotalEnergies SE	1.09%	0.93%
Iberdrola SA	1.00%	0.84%
UBS Group AG	0.90%	0.77%
Novo Nordisk A/S	0.88%	0.75%
BP PLC	0.80%	0.69%
Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA	0.81%	0.69%
British American Tobacco PLC	0.80%	0.68%

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in VGK	Only in VYMI
ASML Holding NV 3.63%	Royal Bank of Canada 1.38%
AstraZeneca PLC 1.84%	Commonwealth Bank of Australia 1.15%
Siemens AG 1.41%	Toyota Motor Corp 1.12%
SAP SE 1.12%	Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc 1.08%
Schneider Electric SE 1.12%	BHP Group Ltd 1.06%
ABB Ltd 1.02%	Toronto-Dominion Bank/The 0.99%
Siemens Energy AG 1.02%	Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc 0.71%
Rolls-Royce Holdings PLC 0.88%	Enbridge Inc 0.67%

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.

VGK and VYMI on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	VGK Vanguard European Stock 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	European Stock	International High Dividend Yield
Total return, 1 year	+16.5%	+28.2%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−1.0 pts	+10.7 pts
Expense ratio	0.06%	0.07%
Already in the S&P 500	0.0%	0.1%
Holdings	1228	1582

VGK in plain words

VGK is an index equity fund tracking the European Stock. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +16.5% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.06% 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 1228 positions, with the top ten at 18.1%. It sat 3.4% below its high of Aug 25, 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, VGK or VYMI?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VGK returned +16.5% and VYMI returned +28.2%, so VYMI returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, VGK or VYMI?: VGK charges 0.06% a year and VYMI charges 0.07%, so VGK is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do VGK and VYMI overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of VGK and 0% of VYMI by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 42% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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