Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
VGLT vs VYMI: how they differ
VGLT and VYMI hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and VYMI returned more over the year.
Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index Fund and Vanguard International High Dividend Yield Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, VGLT and VYMI hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | VGLT | VYMI |
|---|---|---|
| Stellantis NV | 0.02% | 0.09% |
| HSBC Holdings PLC | 0.02% | 1.73% |
| Deutsche Bank AG | 0.02% | 0.29% |
| Commonwealth Bank of Australia | 0.02% | 1.15% |
| ASR Nederland NV | 0.01% | 0.07% |
| TotalEnergies SE | 0.01% | 0.93% |
| British American Tobacco PLC | 0.01% | 0.68% |
| Qantas Airways Ltd | 0.01% | 0.03% |
| Only in VGLT | Only in VYMI |
|---|---|
| JPMorgan Chase & Co 0.62% | Novartis AG 1.56% |
| Mexico Government International Bond 0.50% | Nestle SA 1.44% |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.49% | Shell PLC 1.43% |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.48% | Royal Bank of Canada 1.38% |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.48% | Toyota Motor Corp 1.12% |
| Mexico Government International Bond 0.48% | Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc 1.08% |
| United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.44% | BHP Group Ltd 1.06% |
| Province of British Columbia Canada 0.43% | Toronto-Dominion Bank/The 0.99% |
Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Apr 30, 2026.
| VGLT Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index Fund | VYMI Vanguard International High Dividend Yield Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Vanguard | Vanguard |
| What it is | Long-term Treasury | International High Dividend Yield |
| Total return, 1 year | −5.4% | +28.2% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −22.9 pts | +10.7 pts |
| Expense ratio | not published | 0.07% |
| Holdings | 1703 | 1582 |
VGLT in plain words
VGLT is a bond fund tracking the Long-term Treasury. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −5.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. It sat 39.2% below its high of Aug 4, 2020 on Sep 11, 2026.
VYMI in plain words
VYMI is an index equity fund tracking the International High Dividend Yield. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +28.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1582 positions, with the top ten at 13.5%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, VGLT or VYMI?
- In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VGLT returned −5.4% and VYMI returned +28.2%, so VYMI returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
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