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Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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VYM vs XYLD: how they differ

Over the year VYM and XYLD finished level, +17.6% against +17.9%, and VYM charges 0.04% against 0.60%.

Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund and Global X S&P 500 Covered Call ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, VYM and XYLD hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in VYMOnly in XYLD
Broadcom Inc 8.07%NVIDIA CORP 8.01%
JPMorgan Chase & Co 3.36%APPLE INC 7.39%
Exxon Mobil Corp 2.73%MICROSOFT CORP 5.58%
Johnson & Johnson 2.31%AMAZON.COM INC 3.81%
Caterpillar Inc 1.73%ALPHABET INC-CL A 3.01%
AbbVie Inc 1.57%BROADCOM INC 2.60%
Cisco Systems Inc 1.52%ALPHABET INC-CL C 2.40%
Chevron Corp 1.51%META PLATFORMS INC 2.16%

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 Sep 11, 2026.

VYM and XYLD on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
VYM
Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund
XYLD
Global X S&P 500 Covered Call ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundIncome ETF
IssuerVanguardGlobal X
What it isUS high dividendcovered call, vs ACWI
Total return, 1 year+17.6%+17.9%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+19.1%
Gap to the S&P 500+0.1 pts−1.2 pts
Cash paid, 1 yearnot an income fund11.0%
Expense ratio0.04%0.60%
Holdings608not filed

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%.

XYLD in plain words

Over the year to Sep 11, 2026, XYLD paid 11.0% of its starting value in cash distributions while its price rose 5.9%. With every distribution reinvested, the fund returned +17.9%. All-country world (ACWI) returned +19.1% over the same days, so a holder was behind by 1.2 pts. At its price on Sep 11, 2026 the latest distribution annualizes to 9.0%, paid monthly. Global X estimates that 93% of the distribution paid Aug 27, 2026 was a return of capital (19a-1 notice, estimated, a tax characterization rather than a measure of erosion).

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, VYM or XYLD?
In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VYM returned +17.6% and XYLD returned +17.9%, so XYLD returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, VYM or XYLD?
VYM charges 0.04% a year and XYLD charges 0.60%, so VYM is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
Are VYM and XYLD the same kind of fund?
No. VYM is an index ETF and XYLD is an option-income ETF, so they are built for different jobs. The table compares what both publish: return, cost and what each actually holds.

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