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

In the year to Sep 4, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VOO returned +20.1% and VYM returned +20.9%, so VYM returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, VOO or VYM?

VOO charges 0.03% a year and VYM charges 0.04%, so VOO is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

By their latest filed holdings, 100% of VOO 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.

VOO vs VYM

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Vanguard 500 Index Fund and Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund.

VOO and VYM on the fields both publish, as of Sep 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	VOO Vanguard 500 Index Fund	VYM Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund
Where it sits	Core fund	Core fund
Issuer	Vanguard	Vanguard
What it is	S&P 500	US high dividend
Total return, 1 year	+20.1%	+20.9%
S&P 500 over the same days	+20.0%	+20.0%
Gap to the S&P 500	+0.1 pts	+0.9 pts
Expense ratio	0.03%	0.04%
Already in the S&P 500	100.0%	92.2%
Holdings	506	608

VOO in plain words

VOO is a index equity fund tracking S&P 500. Over the year to Sep 4, 2026 it returned +20.1% with distributions reinvested, against +20.0% for the S&P 500 and +25.6% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 506 positions, with the top ten at 36.5%.

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, VOO or VYM?: In the year to Sep 4, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VOO returned +20.1% and VYM returned +20.9%, so VYM returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, VOO or VYM?: VOO charges 0.03% a year and VYM charges 0.04%, so VOO is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do VOO and VYM overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 100% of VOO and 92% of VYM by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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