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

In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VYMI returned +24.1% and WCMI +12.4%.

Which is cheaper, VYMI or WCMI?

VYMI is cheaper, by 0.78 percentage points a year. That is about $78 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

By their latest filed holdings, 0% of VYMI and 5% of WCMI by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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VYMI vs WCMI: Differences, Returns & Fees

VYMI and WCMI hold 4% of their weight in the same names, and VYMI returned +24.1% over the year. Net assets: $21.4bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF, and $2.1bn on Oct 9, 2026 for First Trust WCM International Equity ETF.

VYMI costs 0.78 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 11.7 points.

	VYMI	WCMI
Expense ratio	0.07%	0.85%
Net assets, VYMI as of Sep 30, 2026 and WCMI as of Oct 9, 2026	$21.4bn	$2.1bn
Total return, 1 year	+24.1%	+12.4%
What it tracks	FTSE All-World ex US High Dividend Yield Index	No index, actively managed
Holdings in common	4%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	13.6%	42.9%
Below its high	5.3%, high on Sep 3, 2026	5.3%, high on Aug 14, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Aug 31, 2026 and Oct 9, 2026.

+24.1%

VYMI total return, 1 year

+12.4%

WCMI total return, 1 year

0.07%

VYMI expense ratio

0.85%

WCMI expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, VYMI and WCMI hold 4% 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 and Oct 9, 2026.

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Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding VYMI WCMI

UBS Group AG 0.88% 1.97%

Mizuho Financial Group Inc 0.64% 3.31%

British American Tobacco PLC 0.58% 1.46%

Canadian Natural Resources Ltd 0.53% 2.57%

Glencore PLC 0.41% 1.62%

Muenchener Rueckversicherungs-Gesellschaft AG in Muenchen 0.40% 1.49%

Societe Generale SA 0.29% 2.15%

KB Financial Group Inc 0.22% 2.39%

Tesco PLC 0.20% 3.02%

Only in VYMI

HSBC Holdings PLC 1.80%

Roche Holding AG 1.57%

Royal Bank of Canada 1.46%

Novartis AG 1.45%

Shell PLC 1.32%

Nestle SA 1.28%

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc 1.27%

BHP Group Ltd 1.23%

Only in WCMI

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Ltd. 7.69%

Rolls-Royce Holdings Plc 6.30%

Nebius Group N.V. 5.19%

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. 3.81%

Constellation Software Inc. 3.80%

Kioxia Holdings Corporation 3.46%

Babcock International Group Plc 3.26%

Sony Group Corp. (ADR) 3.10%

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On the same fields

VYMI

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF

WCMI

First Trust WCM International Equity ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer Vanguard First Trust

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

Total return, 1 year +24.1% +12.4%

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

Gap to the S&P 500 +6.8 pts −4.8 pts

Expense ratio 0.07% 0.85%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 4.7%

Holdings 1574 42

Net assets, VYMI as of Sep 30, 2026 and WCMI as of Oct 9, 2026 $21.4bn $2.1bn

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

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. 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 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.

WCMI in plain words

WCMI is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +12.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.85% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 9, 2026, 5% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 42 positions, with the top ten at 42.9%. It sat 5.3% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Oct 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, VYMI or WCMI?: In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VYMI returned +24.1% and WCMI +12.4%.
Which is cheaper, VYMI or WCMI?: VYMI is cheaper, by 0.78 percentage points a year. That is about $78 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do VYMI and WCMI overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of VYMI and 5% of WCMI by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Where these figures came from

VYMI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗VYMI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Vanguard page for VYMI ↗WCMI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗WCMI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗First Trust page for WCMI ↗

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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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