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

In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EFV returned +21.2% and VYMI +24.1%.

Which is cheaper, EFV or VYMI?

VYMI is cheaper, by 0.24 percentage points a year. That is about $24 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

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

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EFV vs VYMI: Differences, Returns & Fees

EFV and VYMI hold 49% of their weight in the same names, and VYMI returned +24.1% over the year. Net assets: $30.1bn on Oct 9, 2026 for iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF, and $21.4bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF.

VYMI costs 0.24 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 2.9 points.

	EFV	VYMI
Expense ratio	0.31%	0.07%
Net assets, EFV as of Oct 9, 2026 and VYMI as of Sep 30, 2026	$30.1bn	$21.4bn
Total return, 1 year	+21.2%	+24.1%
What it tracks	not read by ETFIQ	FTSE All-World ex US High Dividend Yield Index
Holdings in common	49%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	19.8%	13.6%
Below its high	5.9%, high on Sep 3, 2026	5.3%, high on Sep 3, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Aug 31, 2026 and Oct 9, 2026.

+21.2%

EFV total return, 1 year

+24.1%

VYMI total return, 1 year

0.31%

EFV expense ratio

0.07%

VYMI expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, EFV and VYMI hold 49% 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 Aug 31, 2026 and Oct 9, 2026.

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49% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding EFV VYMI

HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 2.96% 1.80%

ROCHE PS PAR AG 1.83% 1.57%

NOVARTIS AG 1.59% 1.45%

SHELL 2.71% 1.32%

NESTLE SA 2.20% 1.28%

MITSUBISHI UFJ FINANCIAL GROUP 2.18% 1.27%

BHP GROUP LTD 1.31% 1.23%

BANCO SANTANDER 1.17% 1.11%

TOYOTA MOTOR 1.63% 1.08%

ALLIANZ 1.66% 1.02%

TOTALENERGIES 1.60% 0.87%

BANCO BILBAO VIZCAYA ARGENTARIA SA 1.35% 0.83%

Only in EFV

MITSUBISHI 0.83%

MUENCHENER RUECKVERSICHERUNGS-GESE 0.70%

MITSUI 0.66%

LVMH 0.64%

PANASONIC HOLDINGS 0.61%

NORDEA BANK 0.54%

MURATA MANUFACTURING 0.49%

BAYER AG 0.45%

Only in VYMI

Royal Bank of Canada 1.46%

Toronto-Dominion Bank/The 1.03%

Commonwealth Bank of Australia 0.98%

MediaTek Inc 0.93%

UBS Group AG 0.88%

SLBBH1142 0.82%

Novo Nordisk A/S 0.74%

Bank of Montreal 0.62%

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On the same fields

EFV

iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF

VYMI

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares Vanguard

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

Total return, 1 year +21.2% +24.1%

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

Gap to the S&P 500 +3.9 pts +6.8 pts

Expense ratio 0.31% 0.07%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%

Holdings 397 1574

Net assets, EFV as of Oct 9, 2026 and VYMI as of Sep 30, 2026 $30.1bn $21.4bn

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

EFV in plain words

EFV tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +21.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.31% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 9, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 397 positions, with the top ten at 19.8%. It sat 5.9% below its high of Sep 3, 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, EFV or VYMI?: In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EFV returned +21.2% and VYMI +24.1%.
Which is cheaper, EFV or VYMI?: VYMI is cheaper, by 0.24 percentage points a year. That is about $24 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do EFV and VYMI overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of EFV and 0% of VYMI by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Where these figures came from

EFV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗EFV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗iShares page for EFV ↗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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