Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
VO vs VYM: how they differ
VO and VYM hold 22% of their weight in the same names, and VYM returned more over the year.
Vanguard Mid-Cap Index Fund and Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, VO and VYM hold 22% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | VO | VYM |
|---|---|---|
| Newmont Corp | 0.48% | 0.51% |
| Williams Cos Inc/The | 0.44% | 0.39% |
| Cummins Inc | 0.95% | 0.39% |
| Johnson Controls International plc | 0.43% | 0.37% |
| SLB Ltd | 0.67% | 0.36% |
| CRH PLC | 0.69% | 0.33% |
| FedEx Corp | 0.33% | 0.36% |
| Valero Energy Corp | 0.75% | 0.32% |
| Marathon Petroleum Corp | 0.72% | 0.31% |
| American Electric Power Co Inc | 0.36% | 0.31% |
| Phillips 66 | 0.66% | 0.30% |
| Norfolk Southern Corp | 0.34% | 0.30% |
| Only in VO | Only in VYM |
|---|---|
| Vertiv Holdings Co 1.23% | Broadcom Inc 8.07% |
| Western Digital Corp 1.07% | JPMorgan Chase & Co 3.36% |
| Seagate Technology Holdings PLC 1.05% | Exxon Mobil Corp 2.73% |
| Quanta Services Inc 1.05% | Johnson & Johnson 2.31% |
| Howmet Aerospace Inc 1.04% | Caterpillar Inc 1.73% |
| Datadog Inc 0.84% | AbbVie Inc 1.57% |
| Bloom Energy Corp 0.79% | Cisco Systems Inc 1.52% |
| Constellation Energy Corp 0.78% | Chevron Corp 1.51% |
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 Jun 30, 2026.
| VO Vanguard Mid-Cap Index Fund | VYM Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Vanguard | Vanguard |
| What it is | Mid-Cap | US high dividend |
| Total return, 1 year | +12.0% | +17.6% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −5.5 pts | +0.1 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.03% | 0.04% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 91.4% | 92.2% |
| Holdings | 282 | 608 |
VO in plain words
VO is an index equity fund tracking the Mid-Cap. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +12.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 91% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 282 positions, with the top ten at 9.6%. It sat 4.1% below its high of Aug 14, 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, VO or VYM?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VO returned +12.0% and VYM returned +17.6%, so VYM returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, VO or VYM?
- VO charges 0.03% a year and VYM charges 0.04%, so VO is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do VO and VYM overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 91% of VO and 92% of VYM by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 22% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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