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

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IVV returned +17.6% and VYM returned +17.6%, so IVV returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, IVV or VYM?

IVV charges 0.03% a year and VYM charges 0.04%, so IVV is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

By their latest filed holdings, 100% of IVV 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.

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

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IVV vs VYM: how they differ

IVV and VYM hold 0% of their weight in the same names.

iShares Core S&P 500 ETF and Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IVV 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 IVV	Only in VYM
NVIDIA 8.06%	Broadcom Inc 8.07%
APPLE 7.31%	JPMorgan Chase & Co 3.36%
MICROSOFT 5.58%	Exxon Mobil Corp 2.73%
AMAZON.COM INC 3.76%	Johnson & Johnson 2.31%
ALPHABET CLASS A 2.98%	Caterpillar Inc 1.73%
BROADCOM INC 2.61%	AbbVie Inc 1.57%
ALPHABET CLASS C 2.38%	Cisco Systems Inc 1.52%
META PLATFORMS CLASS A 2.16%	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.

IVV and VYM on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	IVV iShares Core S&P 500 ETF	VYM Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	Vanguard
What it is	S&P 500	US high dividend
Total return, 1 year	+17.6%	+17.6%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+0.1 pts	+0.1 pts
Expense ratio	0.03%	0.04%
Already in the S&P 500	100.0%	92.2%
Holdings	505	608

IVV in plain words

IVV is an index equity fund tracking the S&P 500. 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 0.03% a year. By its holdings filed for Sep 10, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 505 positions, with the top ten at 38.1%.

VYM in plain words

VYM is an index equity fund tracking the US high dividend. 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, IVV or VYM?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IVV returned +17.6% and VYM returned +17.6%, so IVV returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, IVV or VYM?: IVV charges 0.03% a year and VYM charges 0.04%, so IVV is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do IVV and VYM overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 100% of IVV 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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