Which returned more over the last year, IUSV or VYM?

In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IUSV returned +14.3% and VYM +15.9%.

Which is cheaper, IUSV or VYM?

Neither: IUSV and VYM both charge 0.04% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do IUSV and VYM overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 94% of IUSV and 90% of VYM by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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IUSV vs VYM: Differences, Returns & Fees

IUSV and VYM hold 55% of their weight in the same names, and VYM returned +15.9% over the year. Net assets: $27.6bn on Oct 9, 2026 for iShares Core S&P U.S. Value ETF, and $78.9bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF.

Both cost 0.04% a year; their one-year returns differ by 1.6 points; VYM is 2.9 times larger.

IUSV vs VYM: Differences, Returns & Fees
	IUSV	VYM
Expense ratio	0.04%	0.04%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026	$27.1bn	$78.9bn
Total return, 1 year	+14.3%	+15.9%
What it tracks	S&P 900 Value Index	FTSE High Dividend Yield Index
Holdings in common	55%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	23.4%	25.8%
Below its high		4.4%, high on Aug 13, 2026

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

+14.3%

IUSV total return, 1 year

+15.9%

VYM total return, 1 year

0.04%

IUSV expense ratio

0.04%

VYM expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IUSV and VYM hold 55% 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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55% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding IUSV VYM

EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 2.22% 2.70%

CHEVRON 1.34% 1.54%

MERCK & CO INC 1.15% 1.47%

BANK OF AMERICA 1.13% 1.65%

PROCTER & GAMBLE 1.12% 1.36%

UNITEDHEALTH GROUP 1.09% 1.42%

HOME DEPOT 0.93% 1.32%

JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.90% 3.83%

ABBVIE 0.84% 1.83%

TEXAS INSTRUMENT INC 0.83% 0.96%

JOHNSON & JOHNSON 0.82% 2.58%

WELLS FARGO 0.81% 1.07%

Only in IUSV

APPLE 7.84%

AMAZON.COM INC 3.86%

INTEL CORPORATION 1.66%

WALMART 1.58%

COSTCO WHOLESALE CORP 1.34%

TESLA INC 1.31%

VISA CLASS A 0.94%

THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INC 0.78%

Only in VYM

Broadcom Inc 6.94%

Caterpillar Inc 1.46%

RTX Corp 1.13%

Newmont Corp 0.54%

Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd 0.27%

Carnival Corp Ltd 0.12%

Royalty Pharma PLC 0.10%

Tapestry Inc 0.10%

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On the same fields

IUSV

iShares Core S&P U.S. Value ETF

VYM

Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares Vanguard

What it is Tracks an index Tracks an index of US high dividend

Total return, 1 year +14.3% +15.9%

Expense ratio 0.04% 0.04%

Already in the S&P 500 94.1% 89.5%

Holdings 734 605

Net assets, IUSV as of Oct 9, 2026 and VYM as of Sep 30, 2026 $27.6bn $78.9bn

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

About IUSV

IUSV tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +14.3% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 9, 2026, 94% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 734 positions, with the top ten at 23.4%.

About VYM

VYM tracks an index of US high dividend. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +15.9% with distributions reinvested. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Aug 31, 2026, 90% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 605 positions, with the top ten at 25.8%. It sat 4.4% below its high of Aug 13, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IUSV or VYM?: In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IUSV returned +14.3% and VYM +15.9%.
Which is cheaper, IUSV or VYM?: Neither: IUSV and VYM both charge 0.04% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do IUSV and VYM overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 94% of IUSV and 90% of VYM by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Where these figures came from

IUSV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗IUSV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗iShares page for IUSV ↗VYM filings on SEC EDGAR ↗VYM prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Vanguard page for VYM ↗

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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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