Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
VHT vs VYM: how they differ
VHT and VYM hold 12% of their weight in the same names, and VHT returned more over the year.
Vanguard Health Care Index Fund and Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, VHT and VYM hold 12% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | VHT | VYM |
|---|---|---|
| Johnson & Johnson | 8.48% | 2.31% |
| AbbVie Inc | 6.10% | 1.57% |
| UnitedHealth Group Inc | 5.46% | 1.41% |
| Merck & Co Inc | 4.67% | 1.14% |
| Amgen Inc | 2.87% | 0.72% |
| Gilead Sciences Inc | 2.64% | 0.68% |
| Abbott Laboratories | 2.36% | 0.66% |
| Pfizer Inc | 2.36% | 0.64% |
| Bristol-Myers Squibb Co | 1.84% | 0.52% |
| CVS Health Corp | 1.83% | 0.44% |
| Medtronic PLC | 1.50% | 0.43% |
| Elevance Health Inc | 1.35% | 0.34% |
| Only in VHT | Only in VYM |
|---|---|
| Eli Lilly & Co 14.07% | Broadcom Inc 8.07% |
| Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc 2.93% | JPMorgan Chase & Co 3.36% |
| Intuitive Surgical Inc 2.39% | Exxon Mobil Corp 2.73% |
| Danaher Corp 1.84% | Caterpillar Inc 1.73% |
| Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc 1.80% | Cisco Systems Inc 1.52% |
| Stryker Corp 1.66% | Chevron Corp 1.51% |
| McKesson Corp 1.45% | Bank of America Corp 1.45% |
| Boston Scientific Corp 1.14% | Procter & Gamble Co/The 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 May 31, 2026.
| VHT Vanguard Health Care Index Fund | VYM Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Vanguard | Vanguard |
| What it is | Health Care | US high dividend |
| Total return, 1 year | +21.6% | +17.6% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | +4.1 pts | +0.1 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.09% | 0.04% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 85.6% | 92.2% |
| Holdings | 401 | 608 |
VHT in plain words
VHT is an index equity fund tracking the Health Care. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +21.6% 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, 86% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 401 positions, with the top ten at 52.0%. It sat 5.7% below its high of Aug 19, 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, VHT or VYM?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VHT returned +21.6% and VYM returned +17.6%, so VHT returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, VHT or VYM?
- VHT charges 0.09% a year and VYM charges 0.04%, so VYM is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do VHT and VYM overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 86% of VHT and 92% of VYM by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 12% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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