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

In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GSIE returned +14.5% and VYMI +24.1%.

Which is cheaper, GSIE or VYMI?

VYMI is cheaper, by 0.18 percentage points a year. That is about $18 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

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

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GSIE vs VYMI: Differences, Returns & Fees

GSIE and VYMI hold 42% of their weight in the same names, and VYMI returned +24.1% over the year. Net assets: $5.8bn on Oct 8, 2026 for Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta International Equity ETF, and $21.4bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF.

VYMI costs 0.18 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 9.6 points.

	GSIE	VYMI
Expense ratio	0.25%	0.07%
Net assets, GSIE as of Oct 8, 2026 and VYMI as of Sep 30, 2026	$5.8bn	$21.4bn
Total return, 1 year	+14.5%	+24.1%
What it tracks	Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta International Equity Index	FTSE All-World ex US High Dividend Yield Index
Holdings in common	42%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	10.1%	13.6%
Below its high	5.0%, high on Aug 25, 2026	5.3%, high on Sep 3, 2026

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

+14.5%

GSIE total return, 1 year

+24.1%

VYMI total return, 1 year

0.25%

GSIE expense ratio

0.07%

VYMI expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, GSIE and VYMI hold 42% 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 May 31, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026.

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42% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding GSIE VYMI

HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 1.06% 1.80%

ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 1.06% 1.46%

NOVARTIS AG 1.02% 1.45%

ROCHE HOLDING AG 1.01% 1.57%

BANCO SANTANDER SA 0.80% 1.11%

TORONTO DOMINION BANK (THE) 0.78% 1.03%

SHELL PLC 0.61% 1.32%

NESTLE' SA/AG 0.60% 1.28%

ALLIANZ SE 0.57% 1.02%

BANCO BILBAO VIZCAYA ARGENTARIA SA 0.55% 0.83%

BHP GROUP LTD 0.50% 1.23%

MITSUBISHI UFJ FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.48% 1.27%

Only in GSIE

ASML HOLDING NV 2.11%

ASTRAZENECA PLC 0.88%

ADVANTEST CORP 0.77%

SIEMENS AG 0.57%

RECRUIT HOLDINGS CO LTD 0.52%

TOKYO ELECTRON LTD 0.49%

SAP SE 0.48%

ACS ACTIVIDADES DE CONSTRUCCION Y SERVICIOS SA 0.42%

Only in VYMI

MediaTek Inc 0.93%

SLBBH1142 0.82%

China Construction Bank Corp 0.55%

Hon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd 0.49%

Industrial & Commercial Bank of China Ltd 0.40%

Anglogold Ashanti Plc 0.29%

ASE Technology Holding Co Ltd 0.28%

Vale SA 0.27%

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On the same fields

GSIE

Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta International Equity ETF

VYMI

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer Goldman Sachs Vanguard

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

Total return, 1 year +14.5% +24.1%

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

Gap to the S&P 500 −2.8 pts +6.8 pts

Expense ratio 0.25% 0.07%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%

Holdings 656 1574

Net assets, GSIE as of Oct 8, 2026 and VYMI as of Sep 30, 2026 $5.8bn $21.4bn

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

GSIE in plain words

GSIE tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +14.5% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.25% 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 656 positions, with the top ten at 10.1%. It sat 5.0% below its high of Aug 25, 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, GSIE or VYMI?: In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GSIE returned +14.5% and VYMI +24.1%.
Which is cheaper, GSIE or VYMI?: VYMI is cheaper, by 0.18 percentage points a year. That is about $18 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do GSIE and VYMI overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of GSIE and 0% of VYMI by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Where these figures came from

GSIE filings on SEC EDGAR ↗GSIE prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Goldman Sachs 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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