Data as of . Returns from exchange end-of-day prices with distributions reinvested; holdings from the fund's latest SEC filing.
VYM · Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund
Index equity fund · US high dividend
VYM is a index equity fund tracking US high dividend. Over the year to Sep 4, 2026 it returned +20.9% with distributions reinvested, against +20.0% for the S&P 500 and +25.6% 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%.
| What it tracks | US high dividend |
|---|---|
| Fund type | Index equity fund |
| Expense ratio (prospectus XBRL) | 0.04% |
| Price | $164.23 |
| Listed since | Jan 4, 2010 |
| 3 months: total return / S&P 500 / gap / Nasdaq-100 gap (ETFIQ) | +4.4% / +4.7% / −0.3 pts / +2.4 pts |
| 6 months: total return / S&P 500 / gap / Nasdaq-100 gap (ETFIQ) | +10.3% / +15.2% / −4.9 pts / −9.9 pts |
| 1 year: total return / S&P 500 / gap / Nasdaq-100 gap (ETFIQ) | +20.9% / +20.0% / +0.9 pts / −4.7 pts |
| 3 years: total return / S&P 500 / gap / Nasdaq-100 gap (ETFIQ) | +66.9% / +78.0% / −11.1 pts / −26.6 pts |
| since listing: total return / S&P 500 / gap / Nasdaq-100 gap (ETFIQ) | +604.1% / +811.4% / −207.2 pts / −1079.9 pts |
| Below its high (ETFIQ) | −1.7% |
| Holdings | 608 |
| Top ten weight | 25.7% |
| Holdings as of (SEC filing) | Apr 30, 2026 |
| Top holdings | Broadcom Inc 8.1%, JPMorgan Chase & Co 3.4%, Exxon Mobil Corp 2.7%, Johnson & Johnson 2.3%, Caterpillar Inc 1.7%, AbbVie Inc 1.6%, Cisco Systems Inc 1.5%, Chevron Corp 1.5%, Bank of America Corp 1.4%, Procter & Gamble Co/The 1.4% |
| Already in the S&P 500, by weight (ETFIQ) | 92.2% |
| Active share vs the S&P 500 (ETFIQ) | 65.5% |
| Already in the Nasdaq-100, by weight (ETFIQ) | 20.8% |
Questions people ask
- How has VYM performed?
- Over the year to Sep 4, 2026, VYM returned +20.9% with distributions reinvested, against +20.0% for the S&P 500. Over three years the figure is +66.9%.
- What does VYM cost?
- The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year.
- What does VYM hold?
- 608 positions as filed for Apr 30, 2026, with the top ten at 25.7% of the fund. 92% of its weight is in stocks the S&P 500 also holds.
- How far is VYM below its high?
- 1.7% below its high of Aug 13, 2026, measured on the reinvested series to Sep 4, 2026.
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