JIVE vs VYMI: Differences, Returns & Fees
JIVE and VYMI hold 40% of their weight in the same names, and JIVE returned +29.0% over the year. Net assets: $4.2bn on Oct 9, 2026 for JPMorgan International Value ETF, and $21.4bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF.
VYMI costs 0.48 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 4.9 points; VYMI is 6.3 times larger.
| JIVE | VYMI | |
|---|---|---|
| Expense ratio | 0.55% | 0.07% |
| Net assets, as of Jul 31, 2026 | $3.5bn | $21.9bn |
| Total return, 1 year | +29.0% | +24.1% |
| What it tracks | No index, actively managed | FTSE All-World ex US High Dividend Yield Index |
| Holdings in common | 40% | |
| Top ten holdings, share of the fund | 16.8% | 13.6% |
| Below its high | 5.7%, high on Sep 4, 2026 | 5.3%, high on Sep 3, 2026 |
Holdings in common uses holdings dated Aug 31, 2026 and Oct 9, 2026.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, JIVE and VYMI hold 40% 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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40% in common
On the same fields
JIVE and VYMI on the fields both publish, as of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
JIVE in plain words
JIVE is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +29.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.55% 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 374 positions, with the top ten at 16.8%. It sat 5.7% below its high of Sep 4, 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, JIVE or VYMI?
- In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, JIVE returned +29.0% and VYMI +24.1%.
- Which is cheaper, JIVE or VYMI?
- VYMI is cheaper, by 0.48 percentage points a year. That is about $48 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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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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