Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
VTWO vs VYMI: how they differ
VTWO and VYMI hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and VYMI returned more over the year.
Vanguard Russell 2000 Index Fund and Vanguard International High Dividend Yield Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, VTWO and VYMI hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in VTWO | Only in VYMI |
|---|---|
| Bloom Energy Corp 1.83% | HSBC Holdings PLC 1.73% |
| Credo Technology Group Holding Ltd 1.12% | Novartis AG 1.56% |
| Sterling Infrastructure Inc 0.76% | Nestle SA 1.44% |
| Fabrinet 0.69% | Shell PLC 1.43% |
| Nextpower Inc 0.67% | Royal Bank of Canada 1.38% |
| IonQ Inc 0.63% | Commonwealth Bank of Australia 1.15% |
| Coeur Mining Inc 0.58% | Toyota Motor Corp 1.12% |
| TTM Technologies Inc 0.52% | Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc 1.08% |
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 May 31, 2026.
| VTWO Vanguard Russell 2000 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 | Russell 2000 | International High Dividend Yield |
| Total return, 1 year | +21.4% | +28.2% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | +3.9 pts | +10.7 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.07% | 0.07% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 0.5% | 0.1% |
| Holdings | 1951 | 1582 |
VTWO in plain words
VTWO is an index equity fund tracking the Russell 2000. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +21.4% 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 May 31, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1951 positions, with the top ten at 7.8%. It sat 5.3% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.
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. 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, VTWO or VYMI?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VTWO returned +21.4% and VYMI returned +28.2%, so VYMI returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, VTWO or VYMI?
- VTWO charges 0.07% a year and VYMI charges 0.07%, so VTWO is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do VTWO and VYMI overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 0% of VTWO and 0% of VYMI by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 0% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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