Data as of Sep 4, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
VTI vs VYM
Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund and Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, VTI and VYM hold 33% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | VTI | VYM |
|---|---|---|
| Broadcom Inc | 2.48% | 8.07% |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co | 1.12% | 3.36% |
| Johnson & Johnson | 0.85% | 2.31% |
| Exxon Mobil Corp | 0.79% | 2.73% |
| Caterpillar Inc | 0.68% | 1.73% |
| AbbVie Inc | 0.62% | 1.57% |
| Cisco Systems Inc | 0.58% | 1.52% |
| UnitedHealth Group Inc | 0.52% | 1.41% |
| Bank of America Corp | 0.50% | 1.45% |
| Home Depot Inc/The | 0.49% | 1.37% |
| Procter & Gamble Co/The | 0.47% | 1.45% |
| Merck & Co Inc | 0.44% | 1.14% |
| Only in VTI | Only in VYM |
|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp 6.37% | Honeywell International Inc 0.57% |
| Apple Inc 5.88% | NXP Semiconductors NV 0.31% |
| Microsoft Corp 3.84% | Carnival Corp 0.13% |
| Amazon.com Inc 3.19% | Coterra Energy Inc 0.11% |
| Alphabet Inc 2.90% | Credicorp Ltd 0.09% |
| Alphabet Inc 2.29% | Royalty Pharma PLC 0.08% |
| Micron Technology Inc 1.80% | DuPont de Nemours Inc 0.08% |
| Meta Platforms Inc 1.71% | Amcor PLC 0.07% |
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 as filed for Apr 30, 2026 and Jun 30, 2026.
| VTI Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund | VYM Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core fund | Core fund |
| Issuer | Vanguard | Vanguard |
| What it is | US total market | US high dividend |
| Total return, 1 year | +20.0% | +20.9% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +20.0% | +20.0% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | +0.0 pts | +0.9 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.03% | 0.04% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 88.3% | 92.2% |
| Holdings | 3531 | 608 |
VTI in plain words
VTI is a index equity fund tracking US total market. Over the year to Sep 4, 2026 it returned +20.0% 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, 88% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 3531 positions, with the top ten at 32.1%.
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, VTI or VYM?
- In the year to Sep 4, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VTI returned +20.0% and VYM returned +20.9%, so VYM returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, VTI or VYM?
- VTI charges 0.03% a year and VYM charges 0.04%, so VTI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do VTI and VYM overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 88% of VTI and 92% of VYM by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 33% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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