Which returned more over the last year, VLUE or VYM?

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VLUE returned +54.7% and VYM +18.0%.

Which is cheaper, VLUE or VYM?

VYM is cheaper, by 0.11 percentage points a year. That is about $11 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do VLUE and VYM overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 97% of VLUE and 90% of VYM by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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VLUE vs VYM: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, VLUE returned +54.7% to VYM's +18.0%; 24% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $9.4bn on Oct 28, 2026 for iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF, and $78.9bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF.

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At a glance

+54.7%

VLUE total return, 1 year

+18.0%

VYM total return, 1 year

0.15%

VLUE expense ratio

0.04%

VYM expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VYM costs 0.11 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 36.7 points; VYM is 8.4 times larger.

VLUE vs VYM: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	VLUE	VYM
Return
Measure	VLUE	VYM
Total return, 1 year	+54.7%	+18.0%
Benchmark
Measure	VLUE	VYM
What it tracks	MSCI USA Enhanced Value Index	FTSE High Dividend Yield Index
Cost and size
Measure	VLUE	VYM
Expense ratio	0.15%	0.04%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026	$9.4bn	$78.9bn
Holdings
Measure	VLUE	VYM
Holdings in common	24%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	42.8%	26.2%

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

Risk and return

Apr 26, 2013 to Oct 23, 2026 · 704 weekly returns

VLUE VYM

Return

Total return edge VLUE +429.0% +333.8%

Annualized edge VLUE +13.1% +11.4%

Price return edge VLUE +280.4% +188.0%

Risk

Volatility edge VYM 18.3% 14.8%

Max drawdown edge VYM −37.5% −32.4%

Risk-adjusted

Sharpe edge VYM (slight) 0.66 0.68

Sortino edge Tie 0.95 0.96

Calmar edge Tie 0.35 0.35

Reading

VLUE returned more: +429.0% to +333.8%. VYM swung less: 14.8% to 18.3%. VYM fell less at its worst: −32.4% to −37.5%.

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Risk and return: VLUE vs VYM: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	VLUE	VYM	Edge	How it is measured
Return
Total return	+429.0%	+333.8%	VLUE	Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized	+13.1%	+11.4%	VLUE	Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return	+280.4%	+188.0%	VLUE	Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility	18.3%	14.8%	VYM	Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation	12.7%	10.5%	VYM	Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown	−37.5%	−32.4%	VYM	Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe	0.66	0.68	VYM (slight)	Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino	0.95	0.96	Tie	Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar	0.35	0.35	Tie	Annualized return divided by the max drawdown.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 704 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

24%

By the books each fund has filed, VLUE and VYM hold 24% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Sep 30, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026.

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24% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first VLUE VYM

CISCO SYSTEMS INC 4.37% 1.80%

BANK OF AMERICA 1.77% 1.50%

WELLS FARGO 1.17% 1.03%

CITIGROUP 1.47% 0.92%

QUALCOMM 1.73% 0.82%

VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC 2.72% 0.81%

WALT DISNEY 1.71% 0.77%

AT&T 2.24% 0.69%

PFIZER 1.86% 0.69%

DELL TECHNOLOGIES INC CLASS C 1.72% 0.69%

BRISTOL MYERS SQUIBB 1.14% 0.54%

NEWMONT 0.65% 0.52%

Only in one fund ↓

Only in VLUE

MICRON TECHNOLOGY 20.94%

GENERAL MOTORS 3.54%

SALESFORCE 1.27%

D R HORTON 0.89%

UNITED RENTALS 0.86%

CSX 0.78%

ADOBE INC 0.63%

PULTEGROUP 0.63%

Only in VYM

Broadcom Inc 6.93%

JPMorgan Chase & Co 3.75%

ExxonMobil Holdings Corp 2.84%

Johnson & Johnson 2.71%

AbbVie Inc 1.96%

Chevron Corp 1.61%

Caterpillar Inc 1.56%

Merck & Co Inc 1.52%

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Side by side

VLUE iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF VYM Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares Vanguard

What it is Tracks the MSCI USA Value Factor Tracks an index of US high dividend

Total return, 1 year +54.7% +18.0%

Its benchmark over the same days +13.6% (MLRG) not measured

Gap to its benchmark +41.1 pts vs MLRG not measured

Expense ratio 0.15% 0.04%

Already in the S&P 500 96.6% 89.5%

Holdings 148 595

Net assets, VLUE as of Oct 28, 2026 and VYM as of Sep 30, 2026 $9.4bn $78.9bn

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

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VLUE and VYM are built for the same job. How do they differ in cost, holdings and results?

What each follows. VLUE follows MSCI USA Enhanced Value Index and VYM follows FTSE High Dividend Yield Index.
Holdings in common. 24% 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 VLUE returned +54.7% and VYM +18.0% with distributions reinvested, a gap of 36.7 points.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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About each fund

VLUE

VLUE tracks the MSCI USA Value Factor. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +54.7% with distributions reinvested, against +13.6% for its benchmark, the MSCI USA Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 97% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 148 positions, with the top ten at 42.8%.

VYM

VYM tracks an index of US high dividend. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +18.0% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Sep 30, 2026, 90% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 595 positions, with the top ten at 26.2%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, VLUE or VYM?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VLUE returned +54.7% and VYM +18.0%.
Which is cheaper, VLUE or VYM?: VYM is cheaper, by 0.11 percentage points a year. That is about $11 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do VLUE and VYM overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 97% of VLUE and 90% of VYM by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Sources and dates

VLUE filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

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VYM prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

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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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