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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SPYD returned +15.3% and VYMI +22.3%.

Which is cheaper, SPYD or VYMI?

Neither: SPYD and VYMI both charge 0.07% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

By their latest filed holdings, 99% of SPYD and 0% of VYMI by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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SPYD vs VYMI: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, SPYD returned +15.3% to VYMI's +22.3%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $7.5bn on Oct 27, 2026 for State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 High Dividend ETF, and $21.4bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF.

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At a glance

+15.3%

SPYD total return, 1 year

+22.3%

VYMI total return, 1 year

0.07%

SPYD expense ratio

0.07%

VYMI expense ratio

Pair scorecard

Both cost 0.07% a year; their one-year returns differ by 7.0 points; VYMI is 3.0 times larger.

SPYD vs VYMI: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	SPYD	VYMI
Return
Measure	SPYD	VYMI
Total return, 1 year	+15.3%	+22.3%
Drawdown
Measure	SPYD	VYMI
Below its high	4.1%, high on Aug 24, 2026	4.6%, high on Sep 3, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	SPYD	VYMI
What it tracks	S&P 500 High Dividend Index	FTSE All-World ex US High Dividend Yield Index
Cost and size
Measure	SPYD	VYMI
Expense ratio	0.07%	0.07%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026	$7.1bn	$21.4bn
Holdings
Measure	SPYD	VYMI
Holdings in common	0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	16.1%	13.8%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Sep 30, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026. Method

Risk and return

Mar 11, 2016 to Oct 23, 2026 · 554 weekly returns

SPYD VYMI

Return

Total return edge VYMI +152.2% +188.1%

Annualized edge VYMI +9.1% +10.4%

Price return edge VYMI +53.2% +86.8%

Risk

Volatility edge VYMI 19.6% 15.9%

Max drawdown edge VYMI −43.0% −38.3%

Risk-adjusted

Sharpe edge VYMI 0.42 0.55

Sortino edge VYMI 0.59 0.78

Calmar edge VYMI 0.21 0.27

Reading

VYMI returned more: +188.1% to +152.2%. VYMI swung less: 15.9% to 19.6%. VYMI fell less at its worst: −38.3% to −43.0%.

Full scorecard

9 measures, with how each is measured Open ↓

Risk and return: SPYD vs VYMI: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	SPYD	VYMI	Edge	How it is measured
Return
Total return	+152.2%	+188.1%	VYMI	Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized	+9.1%	+10.4%	VYMI	Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return	+53.2%	+86.8%	VYMI	Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility	19.6%	15.9%	VYMI	Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation	13.9%	11.4%	VYMI	Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown	−43.0%	−38.3%	VYMI	Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe	0.42	0.55	VYMI	Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino	0.59	0.78	VYMI	Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar	0.21	0.27	VYMI	Annualized return divided by the max drawdown.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 554 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, SPYD and VYMI hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Sep 30, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026.

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first SPYD VYMI

Only in one fund ↓

Only in SPYD

ACCENTURE PLC CL A 2.18%

HP INC 1.74%

HASBRO INC 1.73%

PFIZER INC 1.56%

CHEVRON CORP 1.54%

MEDTRONIC PLC 1.49%

CROWN CASTLE INC 1.47%

BEST BUY CO INC 1.47%

Only in VYMI

HSBC Holdings PLC 1.81%

Roche Holding AG 1.56%

Shell PLC 1.48%

Royal Bank of Canada 1.47%

Novartis AG 1.42%

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc 1.35%

Nestle SA 1.25%

MediaTek Inc 1.21%

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Side by side

SPYD State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 High Dividend ETF VYMI Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer State Street Vanguard

What it is Tracks the S&P 500 High Dividend Tracks an index of International High Dividend Yield

Total return, 1 year +15.3% +22.3%

Expense ratio 0.07% 0.07%

Already in the S&P 500 99.3% 0.0%

Holdings 79 1509

Net assets, SPYD as of Oct 27, 2026 and VYMI as of Sep 30, 2026 $7.5bn $21.4bn

SPYD and VYMI on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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SPYD and VYMI do different jobs. What does each one do in a portfolio?

What each follows. SPYD follows S&P 500 High Dividend Index and VYMI follows FTSE All-World ex US High Dividend Yield Index.
Holdings in common. 0% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated Oct 27, 2026 and Sep 30, 2026).
One-year total return. Over 1 year to Oct 28, 2026 SPYD returned +15.3% and VYMI +22.3% with distributions reinvested, a gap of 7.0 points.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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About each fund

SPYD

SPYD tracks the S&P 500 High Dividend. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +15.3% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 99% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 79 positions, with the top ten at 16.1%. It sat 4.1% below its high of Aug 24, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

VYMI

VYMI tracks an index of International High Dividend Yield. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +22.3% with distributions reinvested. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Sep 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1,509 positions, with the top ten at 13.8%. It sat 4.6% below its high of Sep 3, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, SPYD or VYMI?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SPYD returned +15.3% and VYMI +22.3%.
Which is cheaper, SPYD or VYMI?: Neither: SPYD and VYMI both charge 0.07% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do SPYD and VYMI overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 99% of SPYD and 0% of VYMI by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Sources and dates

SPYD filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

SPYD prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

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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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