Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
VTV vs VYM: how they differ
VTV and VYM hold 67% of their weight in the same names, and VTV returned more over the year.
Vanguard Value Index Fund and Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, VTV and VYM hold 67% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | VTV | VYM |
|---|---|---|
| JPMorgan Chase & Co | 3.07% | 3.36% |
| Johnson & Johnson | 2.30% | 2.31% |
| Exxon Mobil Corp | 2.13% | 2.73% |
| Caterpillar Inc | 1.84% | 1.73% |
| AbbVie Inc | 1.67% | 1.57% |
| Cisco Systems Inc | 1.57% | 1.52% |
| UnitedHealth Group Inc | 1.42% | 1.41% |
| Bank of America Corp | 1.37% | 1.45% |
| Home Depot Inc/The | 1.32% | 1.37% |
| Procter & Gamble Co/The | 1.28% | 1.45% |
| Chevron Corp | 1.18% | 1.51% |
| Merck & Co Inc | 1.19% | 1.14% |
| Only in VTV | Only in VYM |
|---|---|
| Micron Technology Inc 4.89% | Broadcom Inc 8.07% |
| Berkshire Hathaway Inc 2.96% | Oracle Corp 1.14% |
| Walmart Inc 1.87% | McDonald's Corp 0.88% |
| Intel Corp 1.05% | Honeywell International Inc 0.57% |
| General Electric Co 0.73% | Starbucks Corp 0.50% |
| Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc 0.70% | NXP Semiconductors NV 0.31% |
| American Express Co 0.69% | Targa Resources Corp 0.23% |
| Deere & Co 0.61% | Fastenal Co 0.22% |
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 and Jun 30, 2026.
| VTV Vanguard Value Index Fund | VYM Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Vanguard | Vanguard |
| What it is | US value | US high dividend |
| Total return, 1 year | +22.9% | +17.6% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | +5.4 pts | +0.1 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.03% | 0.04% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 98.6% | 92.2% |
| Holdings | 308 | 608 |
VTV in plain words
VTV is an index equity fund tracking the US value. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +22.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 99% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 308 positions, with the top ten at 23.7%.
VYM in plain words
VYM is an index equity fund tracking the US high dividend. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 92% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 608 positions, with the top ten at 25.7%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, VTV or VYM?
- In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VTV returned +22.9% and VYM returned +17.6%, so VTV returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, VTV or VYM?
- VTV charges 0.03% a year and VYM charges 0.04%, so VTV is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do VTV and VYM overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 99% of VTV and 92% of VYM by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 67% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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