Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
VT vs VYM: how they differ
VT and VYM hold 22% of their weight in the same names, and VT returned more over the year.
Vanguard Total World Stock Index Fund and Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, VT and VYM hold 22% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | VT | VYM |
|---|---|---|
| Broadcom Inc | 1.74% | 8.07% |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co | 0.72% | 3.36% |
| Exxon Mobil Corp | 0.59% | 2.73% |
| Johnson & Johnson | 0.50% | 2.31% |
| Caterpillar Inc | 0.37% | 1.73% |
| AbbVie Inc | 0.34% | 1.57% |
| Cisco Systems Inc | 0.33% | 1.52% |
| Chevron Corp | 0.33% | 1.51% |
| Procter & Gamble Co/The | 0.31% | 1.45% |
| Bank of America Corp | 0.31% | 1.45% |
| UnitedHealth Group Inc | 0.30% | 1.41% |
| Home Depot Inc/The | 0.29% | 1.37% |
| Only in VT | Only in VYM |
|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp 4.22% | |
| Apple Inc 3.53% | |
| Microsoft Corp 2.73% | |
| Amazon.com Inc 2.29% | |
| Alphabet Inc 2.04% | |
| Alphabet Inc 1.61% | |
| Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Lt 1.52% | |
| Meta Platforms Inc 1.21% |
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.
| VT Vanguard Total World Stock Index Fund | VYM Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Vanguard | Vanguard |
| What it is | Total World Stock | US high dividend |
| Total return, 1 year | +18.9% | +17.6% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | +1.4 pts | +0.1 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.06% | 0.04% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 55.2% | 92.2% |
| Holdings | 10042 | 608 |
VT in plain words
VT is an index equity fund tracking the Total World Stock. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +18.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.06% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 55% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 10042 positions, with the top ten at 21.9%.
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, VT or VYM?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VT returned +18.9% and VYM returned +17.6%, so VT returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, VT or VYM?
- VT charges 0.06% a year and VYM charges 0.04%, so VYM is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do VT and VYM overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 55% of VT 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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