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Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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IJH vs VYM: how they differ

IJH and VYM hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and VYM returned more over the year.

iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF and Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IJH and VYM hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in IJHOnly in VYM
TWILIO CLASS A 1.00%Broadcom Inc 8.07%
ILLUMINA INC 0.87%JPMorgan Chase & Co 3.36%
TECHNIPFMC PLC 0.86%Exxon Mobil Corp 2.73%
EVERPURE INC CLASS A 0.85%Johnson & Johnson 2.31%
OKTA CLASS A 0.82%Caterpillar Inc 1.73%
ATI 0.78%AbbVie Inc 1.57%
NVENT ELECTRIC PLC 0.72%Cisco Systems Inc 1.52%
TENET HEALTHCARE CORP 0.65%Chevron Corp 1.51%

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 Sep 10, 2026.

IJH and VYM on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
IJH
iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF
VYM
Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssueriSharesVanguard
What it isS&P MidCap 400US high dividend
Total return, 1 year+13.4%+17.6%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500−4.1 pts+0.1 pts
Expense ratio0.05%0.04%
Already in the S&P 5000.0%92.2%
Holdings405608

IJH in plain words

IJH is an index equity fund tracking the S&P MidCap 400. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +13.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.05% a year. By its holdings filed for Sep 10, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 405 positions, with the top ten at 7.8%. It sat 5.4% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

VYM in plain words

VYM is an index equity fund tracking the US high dividend. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% 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, IJH or VYM?
In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IJH returned +13.4% and VYM returned +17.6%, so VYM returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, IJH or VYM?
IJH charges 0.05% a year and VYM charges 0.04%, so VYM is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do IJH and VYM overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of IJH and 92% of VYM 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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