Data as of Sep 4, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
VIG vs VYM
Vanguard Dividend Appreciation Index Fund and Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, VIG and VYM hold 61% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | VIG | VYM |
|---|---|---|
| Broadcom Inc | 5.21% | 8.07% |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co | 3.61% | 3.36% |
| Exxon Mobil Corp | 2.92% | 2.73% |
| Johnson & Johnson | 2.51% | 2.31% |
| Caterpillar Inc | 1.88% | 1.73% |
| AbbVie Inc | 1.69% | 1.57% |
| Cisco Systems Inc | 1.64% | 1.52% |
| Bank of America Corp | 1.58% | 1.45% |
| Procter & Gamble Co/The | 1.55% | 1.45% |
| UnitedHealth Group Inc | 1.52% | 1.41% |
| Home Depot Inc/The | 1.48% | 1.37% |
| Coca-Cola Co/The | 1.38% | 1.28% |
| Only in VIG | Only in VYM |
|---|---|
| Apple Inc 4.10% | Chevron Corp 1.51% |
| Microsoft Corp 3.99% | Philip Morris International Inc 1.08% |
| Eli Lilly & Co 3.36% | Wells Fargo & Co 1.07% |
| Walmart Inc 2.62% | RTX Corp 0.99% |
| Visa Inc 2.34% | Citigroup Inc 0.89% |
| Costco Wholesale Corp 2.04% | Verizon Communications Inc 0.85% |
| Mastercard Inc 1.86% | Walt Disney Co/The 0.77% |
| Lam Research Corp 1.46% | AT&T Inc 0.76% |
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 as filed for Apr 30, 2026.
| VIG Vanguard Dividend Appreciation Index Fund | VYM Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core fund | Core fund |
| Issuer | Vanguard | Vanguard |
| What it is | Dividend growth | US high dividend |
| Total return, 1 year | +16.1% | +20.9% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +20.0% | +20.0% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −3.8 pts | +0.9 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.04% | 0.04% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 95.7% | 92.2% |
| Holdings | 332 | 608 |
VIG in plain words
VIG is a index equity fund tracking Dividend growth. Over the year to Sep 4, 2026 it returned +16.1% 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, 96% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 332 positions, with the top ten at 32.7%.
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, VIG or VYM?
- In the year to Sep 4, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VIG returned +16.1% and VYM returned +20.9%, so VYM returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, VIG or VYM?
- VIG charges 0.04% a year and VYM charges 0.04%, so VIG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do VIG and VYM overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 96% of VIG and 92% of VYM by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 61% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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