Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
VT vs VYMI: how they differ
VT and VYMI hold 16% of their weight in the same names, and VYMI returned more over the year.
Vanguard Total World Stock Index Fund and Vanguard International High Dividend Yield Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, VT and VYMI hold 16% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | VT | VYMI |
|---|---|---|
| HSBC Holdings PLC | 0.28% | 1.73% |
| Novartis AG | 0.26% | 1.56% |
| Nestle SA | 0.23% | 1.44% |
| Shell PLC | 0.23% | 1.43% |
| Royal Bank of Canada | 0.23% | 1.38% |
| Commonwealth Bank of Australia | 0.19% | 1.15% |
| Toyota Motor Corp | 0.18% | 1.12% |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc | 0.18% | 1.08% |
| BHP Group Ltd | 0.17% | 1.06% |
| Toronto-Dominion Bank/The | 0.16% | 0.99% |
| Allianz SE | 0.16% | 0.95% |
| TotalEnergies SE | 0.15% | 0.93% |
| Only in VT | Only in VYMI |
|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp 4.22% | Metro Pacific Investments Corp 0.00% |
| Apple Inc 3.53% | PhosAgro PJSC 0.00% |
| Microsoft Corp 2.73% | RusHydro PJSC 0.00% |
| Amazon.com Inc 2.29% | Severstal PAO 0.00% |
| Alphabet Inc 2.04% | VTB Bank PJSC 0.00% |
| Broadcom Inc 1.74% | |
| Alphabet Inc 1.61% | |
| Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Lt 1.52% |
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 | VYMI Vanguard International High Dividend Yield Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Vanguard | Vanguard |
| What it is | Total World Stock | International High Dividend Yield |
| Total return, 1 year | +18.9% | +28.2% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | +1.4 pts | +10.7 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.06% | 0.07% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 55.2% | 0.1% |
| Holdings | 10042 | 1582 |
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%.
VYMI in plain words
VYMI is an index equity fund tracking the International High Dividend Yield. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +28.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1582 positions, with the top ten at 13.5%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, VT or VYMI?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VT returned +18.9% and VYMI returned +28.2%, so VYMI returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, VT or VYMI?
- VT charges 0.06% a year and VYMI charges 0.07%, so VT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do VT and VYMI overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 55% of VT and 0% of VYMI by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 16% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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