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?

2.5% below its high of Aug 13, 2026, measured on the reinvested series to Sep 11, 2026.

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VYM · Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund

VYM tracks the US high dividend and returned +17.6% over the past year.

Index equity fund · US high dividend · data as of Sep 11, 2026

+17.6%Total return, 1 year

0.04%Expense ratio

608Holdings

−2.5%Below its high

Its ten largest equity positions

VYM top ten by weight, 25.7% of its 608 equity positions, from the holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026. An index fund holds what the index holds, so this is the index. Source: the fund’s SEC filing.
Holding		Weight
Broadcom Inc		8.07%
JPMorgan Chase & Co		3.36%
Exxon Mobil Corp		2.73%
Johnson & Johnson		2.31%
Caterpillar Inc		1.73%
AbbVie Inc		1.57%
Cisco Systems Inc		1.52%
Chevron Corp		1.51%
Bank of America Corp		1.45%
Procter & Gamble Co/The		1.45%

Compare VYM

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Period by period

VYM over each window to Sep 11, 2026. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation. Source: ETFIQ.
Window	Total return	S&P 500	Gap to S&P 500	Gap to Nasdaq-100
3 months	+2.2%	+3.3%	−1.1 pts	+3.0 pts
6 months	+11.1%	+16.0%	−4.9 pts	−9.6 pts
1 year	+17.6%	+17.5%	+0.1 pts	−5.4 pts
3 years	+64.8%	+77.9%	−13.1 pts	−30.3 pts
Since listing	+598.5%	+804.4%	−205.9 pts	−1075.4 pts

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%.

What it tracks	US high dividend
Fund type	Index equity fund
Expense ratio (485BPOS XBRL, Feb 27, 2026)	0.04%
Price	$162.92
Listed since	Jan 4, 2010
Net assets (the issuer own figure for this ETF, month end, as of Aug 31, 2026)	$83.1bn
Below its high (ETFIQ)	−2.5%
Holdings	608
Top ten weight	25.7%
Holdings as of (SEC N-PORT)	Apr 30, 2026
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 11, 2026, VYM returned +17.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500. Over three years the figure is +64.8%.
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?: 2.5% below its high of Aug 13, 2026, measured on the reinvested series to Sep 11, 2026.

Where these figures came from

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