Which returned more over the last year, DIVI or VYMI?

In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DIVI returned +17.4% and VYMI +24.1%.

Which is cheaper, DIVI or VYMI?

VYMI is cheaper, by 0.02 percentage points a year. That is about $2 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do DIVI and VYMI overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 0% of DIVI and 0% of VYMI by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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DIVI vs VYMI: Differences, Returns & Fees

DIVI and VYMI hold 46% of their weight in the same names, and VYMI returned +24.1% over the year. Net assets: $2.6bn on Oct 9, 2026 for Franklin International Core Dividend Tilt Index ETF, and $21.4bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF.

VYMI costs 0.02 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 6.7 points.

	DIVI	VYMI
Expense ratio	0.09%	0.07%
Net assets, DIVI as of Oct 9, 2026 and VYMI as of Sep 30, 2026	$2.6bn	$21.4bn
Total return, 1 year	+17.4%	+24.1%
What it tracks	Linked Morningstar Developed Markets ex-North America Dividend Enhanced Select Index-NR ††††	FTSE All-World ex US High Dividend Yield Index
Holdings in common	46%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	14.2%	13.6%
Below its high	5.0%, high on Aug 14, 2026	5.3%, high on Sep 3, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026.

+17.4%

DIVI total return, 1 year

+24.1%

VYMI total return, 1 year

0.09%

DIVI expense ratio

0.07%

VYMI expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, DIVI and VYMI hold 46% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026.

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46% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding DIVI VYMI

HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 1.48% 1.80%

ROCHE HOLDING AG 1.30% 1.57%

NESTLE' SA/AG 1.39% 1.28%

NOVARTIS AG 1.16% 1.45%

BHP GROUP LTD 1.06% 1.23%

TOYOTA MOTOR CORP 0.98% 1.08%

MITSUBISHI UFJ FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.97% 1.27%

ALLIANZ SE 0.90% 1.02%

COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA 0.75% 0.98%

NOVO NORDISK A/S 0.88% 0.74%

UNICREDIT SPA 0.72% 0.76%

BANCO BILBAO VIZCAYA ARGENTARIA SA 0.72% 0.83%

Only in DIVI

ASML HOLDING NV 3.28%

ASTRAZENECA PLC 1.28%

SIEMENS AG 1.17%

TOKYO ELECTRON LTD 1.07%

KIOXIA HOLDINGS CORP 0.79%

ADVANTEST CORP 0.75%

SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC SE 0.74%

SIEMENS ENERGY AG 0.73%

Only in VYMI

Royal Bank of Canada 1.46%

Toronto-Dominion Bank/The 1.03%

MediaTek Inc 0.93%

SLBBH1142 0.82%

Bank of Montreal 0.62%

Bank of Nova Scotia/The 0.58%

Enbridge Inc 0.57%

China Construction Bank Corp 0.55%

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On the same fields

DIVI

Franklin International Core Dividend Tilt Index ETF

VYMI

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer Franklin Vanguard

What it is Tracks an index Tracks an index of International High Dividend Yield

Total return, 1 year +17.4% +24.1%

S&P 500 over the same days +17.3% +17.3%

Gap to the S&P 500 +0.1 pts +6.8 pts

Expense ratio 0.09% 0.07%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%

Holdings 416 1574

Net assets, DIVI as of Oct 9, 2026 and VYMI as of Sep 30, 2026 $2.6bn $21.4bn

DIVI and VYMI on the fields both publish, as of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

DIVI in plain words

DIVI tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +17.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.09% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 416 positions, with the top ten at 14.2%. It sat 5.0% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

VYMI in plain words

VYMI tracks an index of International High Dividend Yield. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +24.1% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Aug 31, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1,574 positions, with the top ten at 13.6%. It sat 5.3% below its high of Sep 3, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, DIVI or VYMI?: In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DIVI returned +17.4% and VYMI +24.1%.
Which is cheaper, DIVI or VYMI?: VYMI is cheaper, by 0.02 percentage points a year. That is about $2 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do DIVI and VYMI overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of DIVI and 0% of VYMI by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Where these figures came from

DIVI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗DIVI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Franklin website ↗VYMI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗VYMI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Vanguard page for VYMI ↗

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How this is computed

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

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