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

In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, LVHI returned +24.7% and VYMI +24.1%.

Which is cheaper, LVHI or VYMI?

VYMI is cheaper, by 0.33 percentage points a year. That is about $33 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

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

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LVHI vs VYMI: Differences, Returns & Fees

LVHI and VYMI hold 33% of their weight in the same names, and LVHI returned +24.7% over the year. Net assets: $5.9bn on Oct 9, 2026 for Franklin International Low Volatility High Dividend Index ETF, and $21.4bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF.

VYMI costs 0.33 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.6 points; VYMI is far larger, $3.8bn against $86m.

	LVHI	VYMI
Expense ratio	0.40%	0.07%
Net assets, as of Jan 31, 2022	$86m	$3.8bn
Total return, 1 year	+24.7%	+24.1%
What it tracks	Franklin International Low Volatility High Dividend Hedged Index	FTSE All-World ex US High Dividend Yield Index
Holdings in common	33%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	21.2%	13.6%
Below its high		5.3%, high on Sep 3, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026.

+24.7%

LVHI total return, 1 year

+24.1%

VYMI total return, 1 year

0.40%

LVHI expense ratio

0.07%

VYMI expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, LVHI and VYMI hold 33% 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 Jun 30, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026.

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33% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding LVHI VYMI

ROCHE HOLDING AG 1.61% 1.57%

NOVARTIS AG 2.13% 1.45%

SHELL PLC 2.30% 1.32%

NESTLE' SA/AG 1.75% 1.28%

BHP GROUP LTD 2.21% 1.23%

ALLIANZ SE 1.70% 1.02%

TOTALENERGIES SE 1.60% 0.87%

IBERDROLA SA 1.17% 0.82%

UNILEVER PLC 2.13% 0.69%

DBS GROUP HOLDINGS LTD 1.42% 0.63%

INTESA SANPAOLO SPA 2.19% 0.62%

BNP PARIBAS SA 1.59% 0.60%

Only in LVHI

MITSUBISHI CORP 1.57%

MITSUI & CO. LTD 1.06%

MARUBENI CORP 0.79%

ROGERS COMMUNICATIONS INC 0.50%

MILLICOM INTERNATIONAL CELLULAR SA 0.45%

CAPITALAND INTEGRATED COMMERCIAL TRUST 0.36%

WEST JAPAN RAILWAY COMPANY 0.27%

OBAYASHI CORP 0.25%

Only in VYMI

HSBC Holdings PLC 1.80%

Royal Bank of Canada 1.46%

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc 1.27%

Banco Santander SA 1.11%

Toyota Motor Corp 1.08%

Toronto-Dominion Bank/The 1.03%

Commonwealth Bank of Australia 0.98%

MediaTek Inc 0.93%

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On the same fields

LVHI

Franklin International Low Volatility High Dividend Index ETF

VYMI

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer Franklin Vanguard

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

Total return, 1 year +24.7% +24.1%

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

Gap to the S&P 500 +7.4 pts +6.8 pts

Expense ratio 0.40% 0.07%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%

Holdings 193 1574

Net assets, LVHI as of Oct 9, 2026 and VYMI as of Sep 30, 2026 $5.9bn $21.4bn

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

LVHI in plain words

LVHI tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +24.7% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.40% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 193 positions, with the top ten at 21.2%.

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, LVHI or VYMI?: In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, LVHI returned +24.7% and VYMI +24.1%.
Which is cheaper, LVHI or VYMI?: VYMI is cheaper, by 0.33 percentage points a year. That is about $33 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do LVHI and VYMI overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of LVHI and 0% of VYMI by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Where these figures came from

LVHI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗LVHI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Franklin 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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