Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
VOE vs VYM: how they differ
VOE and VYM hold 19% of their weight in the same names, and VOE returned more over the year.
Vanguard Mid-Cap Value Index Fund and Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, VOE and VYM hold 19% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | VOE | VYM |
|---|---|---|
| Newmont Corp | 0.86% | 0.51% |
| Williams Cos Inc/The | 0.79% | 0.39% |
| Cummins Inc | 1.71% | 0.39% |
| Johnson Controls International plc | 0.77% | 0.37% |
| FedEx Corp | 0.58% | 0.36% |
| SLB Ltd | 1.21% | 0.36% |
| CRH PLC | 1.24% | 0.33% |
| Valero Energy Corp | 1.34% | 0.32% |
| Marathon Petroleum Corp | 1.29% | 0.31% |
| American Electric Power Co Inc | 0.65% | 0.31% |
| Phillips 66 | 1.18% | 0.30% |
| Norfolk Southern Corp | 0.61% | 0.30% |
| Only in VOE | Only in VYM |
|---|---|
| United Rentals Inc 1.23% | Broadcom Inc 8.07% |
| General Motors Co 1.21% | JPMorgan Chase & Co 3.36% |
| Simon Property Group Inc 1.20% | Exxon Mobil Corp 2.73% |
| Warner Bros Discovery Inc 1.10% | Johnson & Johnson 2.31% |
| Digital Realty Trust Inc 1.09% | Caterpillar Inc 1.73% |
| Keysight Technologies Inc 1.04% | AbbVie Inc 1.57% |
| Arthur J Gallagher & Co 1.02% | Cisco Systems Inc 1.52% |
| Delta Air Lines Inc 1.01% | 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.
| VOE Vanguard Mid-Cap Value 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 Value | US high dividend |
| Total return, 1 year | +20.2% | +17.6% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | +2.7 pts | +0.1 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.05% | 0.04% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 96.6% | 92.2% |
| Holdings | 170 | 608 |
VOE in plain words
VOE is an index equity fund tracking the Mid-Cap Value. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +20.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.05% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 97% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 170 positions, with the top ten at 12.7%.
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, VOE or VYM?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VOE returned +20.2% and VYM returned +17.6%, so VOE returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, VOE or VYM?
- VOE charges 0.05% a year and VYM charges 0.04%, so VYM is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do VOE and VYM overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 97% of VOE and 92% of VYM by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 19% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
Other comparisons
Where to next
Where these figures came from
ETFIQ links to the documents behind every figure. It is not affiliated with any issuer, and a link is not an endorsement.
Cite this page. ETFIQ, VOE against VYM, data as of Sep 12, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/any/VOE-VYM Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.
A comparison is not a recommendation. Standards and sources