PIEQ vs VYMI: Differences, Returns & Fees
PIEQ and VYMI hold 5% of their weight in the same names, and VYMI returned +24.1% over the year. Net assets: $1.3bn on Oct 8, 2026 for Principal International Equity ETF, and $21.4bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF.
VYMI costs 0.41 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 11.1 points.
| PIEQ | VYMI | |
|---|---|---|
| Expense ratio | 0.48% | 0.07% |
| Net assets, PIEQ as of Oct 8, 2026 and VYMI as of Sep 30, 2026 | $1.3bn | $21.4bn |
| Total return, 1 year | +13.0% | +24.1% |
| What it tracks | No index, actively managed | FTSE All-World ex US High Dividend Yield Index |
| Holdings in common | 5% | |
| Top ten holdings, share of the fund | 47.1% | 13.6% |
| Below its high | 5.2%, high on Aug 25, 2026 | 5.3%, high on Sep 3, 2026 |
Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, PIEQ and VYMI hold 5% 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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5% in common
On the same fields
PIEQ and VYMI on the fields both publish, as of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
PIEQ in plain words
PIEQ is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +13.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.48% 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 35 positions, with the top ten at 47.1%. It sat 5.2% below its high of Aug 25, 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, PIEQ or VYMI?
- In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, PIEQ returned +13.0% and VYMI +24.1%.
- Which is cheaper, PIEQ or VYMI?
- VYMI is cheaper, by 0.41 percentage points a year. That is about $41 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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