Which returned more over the last year, VGT or VYM?

In the year to Sep 4, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VGT returned +39.7% and VYM returned +20.9%, so VGT returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, VGT or VYM?

VGT charges 0.09% a year and VYM charges 0.04%, so VYM is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do VGT and VYM overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 87% of VGT and 92% of VYM by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Data as of Sep 4, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

VGT vs VYM

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Vanguard Information Technology Index Fund and Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund.

VGT and VYM on the fields both publish, as of Sep 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	VGT Vanguard Information Technology Index Fund	VYM Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund
Where it sits	Core fund	Core fund
Issuer	Vanguard	Vanguard
What it is	Information technology	US high dividend
Total return, 1 year	+39.7%	+20.9%
S&P 500 over the same days	+20.0%	+20.0%
Gap to the S&P 500	+19.7 pts	+0.9 pts
Expense ratio	0.09%	0.04%
Already in the S&P 500	86.9%	92.2%
Holdings	317	608

VGT in plain words

VGT is a index equity fund tracking Information technology. Over the year to Sep 4, 2026 it returned +39.7% with distributions reinvested, against +20.0% for the S&P 500 and +25.6% 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 317 positions, with the top ten at 59.5%. It sat 3.5% below its high of Jun 2, 2026 on Sep 4, 2026.

VYM in plain words

VYM is a index equity fund tracking US high dividend. Over the year to Sep 4, 2026 it returned +20.9% with distributions reinvested, against +20.0% for the S&P 500 and +25.6% 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, VGT or VYM?: In the year to Sep 4, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VGT returned +39.7% and VYM returned +20.9%, so VGT returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, VGT or VYM?: VGT charges 0.09% a year and VYM charges 0.04%, so VYM is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do VGT and VYM overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 87% of VGT and 92% of VYM by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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