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

In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, JIRE returned +13.8% and VYMI +24.1%.

Which is cheaper, JIRE or VYMI?

VYMI is cheaper, by 0.17 percentage points a year. That is about $17 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

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

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JIRE vs VYMI: Differences, Returns & Fees

JIRE and VYMI hold 36% of their weight in the same names, and VYMI returned +24.1% over the year. Net assets: $10.9bn on Oct 9, 2026 for JPMorgan International Research Enhanced Equity ETF, and $21.4bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF.

VYMI costs 0.17 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 10.3 points; VYMI is 2.0 times larger.

	JIRE	VYMI
Expense ratio	0.24%	0.07%
Net assets, as of Jul 31, 2026	$11.2bn	$21.9bn
Total return, 1 year	+13.8%	+24.1%
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	FTSE All-World ex US High Dividend Yield Index
Holdings in common	36%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	16.6%	13.6%
Below its high	4.8%, high on Aug 13, 2026	5.3%, high on Sep 3, 2026

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

+13.8%

JIRE total return, 1 year

+24.1%

VYMI total return, 1 year

0.24%

JIRE expense ratio

0.07%

VYMI expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, JIRE and VYMI hold 36% 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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36% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding JIRE VYMI

HSBC HOLDINGS PLC COMMON 1.38% 1.80%

ROCHE HOLDING AG COMMON 1.35% 1.57%

SHELL PLC 1.39% 1.32%

NESTLE SA COMMON STOCK 1.26% 1.28%

BHP GROUP LTD COMMON 1.22% 1.23%

NOVARTIS AG COMMON STOCK 1.16% 1.45%

BANCO SANTANDER SA 1.38% 1.11%

TOYOTA MOTOR CORP COMMON 1.12% 1.08%

ALLIANZ SE COMMON STOCK 1.46% 1.02%

UBS GROUP AG COMMON 0.92% 0.88%

TOTALENERGIES SE COMMON 1.03% 0.87%

IBERDROLA SA COMMON 1.13% 0.82%

Only in JIRE

ASML HOLDING NV COMMON 3.81%

SIEMENS AG COMMON STOCK 1.71%

ASTRAZENECA PLC COMMON 1.64%

SAFRAN SA COMMON STOCK 1.21%

ADVANTEST CORP COMMON 1.17%

TOKYO ELECTRON LTD 1.17%

HITACHI LTD COMMON STOCK 1.16%

RECRUIT HOLDINGS CO LTD 1.15%

Only in VYMI

Royal Bank of Canada 1.46%

Toronto-Dominion Bank/The 1.03%

MediaTek Inc 0.93%

SLBBH1142 0.82%

Bank of Montreal 0.62%

Bank of Nova Scotia/The 0.58%

Enbridge Inc 0.57%

China Construction Bank Corp 0.55%

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On the same fields

JIRE

JPMorgan International Research Enhanced Equity ETF

VYMI

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer JPMorgan Vanguard

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

Total return, 1 year +13.8% +24.1%

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

Gap to the S&P 500 −3.5 pts +6.8 pts

Expense ratio 0.24% 0.07%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%

Holdings 207 1574

Net assets, JIRE as of Oct 9, 2026 and VYMI as of Sep 30, 2026 $10.9bn $21.4bn

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

JIRE in plain words

JIRE is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +13.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.24% 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 207 positions, with the top ten at 16.6%. It sat 4.8% below its high of Aug 13, 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, JIRE or VYMI?: In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, JIRE returned +13.8% and VYMI +24.1%.
Which is cheaper, JIRE or VYMI?: VYMI is cheaper, by 0.17 percentage points a year. That is about $17 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do JIRE and VYMI overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of JIRE and 0% of VYMI by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Where these figures came from

JIRE filings on SEC EDGAR ↗JIRE prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗JPMorgan 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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