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

In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VIGI returned +7.3% and VYMI +24.1%.

Which is cheaper, VIGI or VYMI?

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

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

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

VIGI vs VYMI: Differences, Returns & Fees

VIGI and VYMI hold 15% of their weight in the same names, and VYMI returned +24.1% over the year. Net assets on Sep 30, 2026: $8.8bn for Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF and $21.4bn for Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF.

Both cost 0.07% a year; their one-year returns differ by 16.8 points; VYMI is 2.4 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

	VIGI	VYMI
Expense ratio	0.07%	0.07%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026	$8.8bn	$21.4bn
Total return, 1 year	+7.3%	+24.1%
What it tracks	not read by ETFIQ	FTSE All-World ex US High Dividend Yield Index
Holdings in common	15%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	35.4%	13.6%
Below its high	4.8%, high on Sep 3, 2026	5.3%, high on Sep 3, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Aug 31, 2026.

+7.3%

VIGI total return, 1 year

+24.1%

VYMI total return, 1 year

0.07%

VIGI expense ratio

0.07%

VYMI expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, VIGI and VYMI hold 15% 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.

50%

half

15% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding VIGI VYMI

Roche Holding AG 3.40% 1.57%

Royal Bank of Canada 4.61% 1.46%

Novartis AG 3.35% 1.45%

Nestle SA 3.52% 1.28%

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc 4.63% 1.27%

Toronto-Dominion Bank/The 3.46% 1.03%

Iberdrola SA 2.48% 0.82%

Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc 2.81% 0.79%

Novo Nordisk A/S 2.47% 0.74%

Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce 1.79% 0.53%

Tokio Marine Holdings Inc 1.59% 0.46%

SLBBH1142 0.41% 0.82%

Only in VIGI

SAP SE 3.84%

Schneider Electric SE 3.18%

Hitachi Ltd 2.63%

Sony Group Corp 2.60%

Mitsubishi Corp 1.90%

AIA Group Ltd 1.73%

Reliance Industries Ltd 1.55%

Brookfield Corp 1.51%

Only in VYMI

HSBC Holdings PLC 1.80%

Shell PLC 1.32%

BHP Group Ltd 1.23%

Banco Santander SA 1.11%

Toyota Motor Corp 1.08%

Allianz SE 1.02%

Commonwealth Bank of Australia 0.98%

MediaTek Inc 0.93%

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On the same fields

VIGI

Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation ETF

VYMI

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer Vanguard Vanguard

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

Total return, 1 year +7.3% +24.1%

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

Gap to the S&P 500 −10.0 pts +6.8 pts

Expense ratio 0.07% 0.07%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%

Holdings 343 1574

Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026 $8.8bn $21.4bn

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

VIGI in plain words

VIGI tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +7.3% 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 343 positions, with the top ten at 35.4%. It sat 4.8% below its high of Sep 3, 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. 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, VIGI or VYMI?: In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VIGI returned +7.3% and VYMI +24.1%.
Which is cheaper, VIGI or VYMI?: Neither: VIGI and VYMI both charge 0.07% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do VIGI and VYMI overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of VIGI and 0% of VYMI by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Where these figures came from

VIGI and VYMI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗VIGI and VYMI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Vanguard page for VIGI ↗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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