# VYM (Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF) Vanguard · Stock ETFs · U.S. large-cap value · data as of Oct 28, 2026 VYM paid 2.6% of its price in cash over the year to Oct 28, 2026, its 12-month yield with capital gains included. Promise check: Not measured. No other ETF tracks the index it names, so its tracking cannot be measured. https://etfiq.com/promise-index/stocks/ VYM tracks an index of US high dividend and returned +18.0% over the past year. ## Key facts - VYM, total return, 1 year: +18.0%, as of Oct 28, 2026. - VYM, expense ratio: 0.04%, as of Feb 27, 2026. - VYM, holdings: 595, as of Sep 30, 2026. - VYM, below its high: −1.6%, as of Oct 28, 2026. - VYM, 12-month yield, capital gains included, on its starting price: 2.6%, as of Oct 28, 2026. - VYM, last payment (paid quarterly), ex-date Sep 18, 2026: $0.8869, as of Sep 18, 2026. - VYM, net assets: $78.9bn (the issuer’s own number for this ETF, month end, as of Sep 30, 2026). ## VYM over each window to Oct 28, 2026 | Window | Total return | S&P 500 (SPY) | | --- | --- | --- | | 1 month | +4.2% | +0.9% | | 3 months | +1.6% | +6.1% | | 6 months | +7.0% | +9.1% | | Year to date | +15.9% | +14.1% | | 1 year | +18.0% | +13.6% | | 3 years | +79.6% | +95.0% | | 5 years | +74.0% | +79.8% | | 10 years | +211.2% | +325.8% | | Since launch | +493.5% | +693.5% | | Since launch, annualised | +9.3% | – | ## VYM key stats - 52-week high, daily closes to Oct 28, 2026: $167.03 on Aug 13, 2026 (computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices) - 52-week low, daily closes to Oct 28, 2026: $138.43 on Nov 20, 2025 (computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices) - Close on Oct 28, 2026, within that range: $163.37, 87% of the way from the low to the high (computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices) - Holdings: 595 - Top ten weight: 26.2% - P/E ratio: 19.5 (Vanguard, Sep 30, 2026) ## VYM trading - Not scored. - $1,000: about $0.06, 0.006%, one way. - $10,000: about $0.65, 0.006%, one way. - Premium to NAV at the Oct 27 close: +0.02%; 95% of days within ±0.03%. - Limit: midpoint + 2¢ to buy, midpoint − 2¢ to sell. At the Oct 27 close of $162.87, that’s $162.89 to buy and $162.85 to sell. - The full trading page: https://etfiq.com/funds/vym/trading/ ## Every published field | Field | Value | Source | | --- | --- | --- | | What it tracks | FTSE High Dividend Yield Index | ETFIQ | | Fund type | Equity fund | ETFIQ | | Category | Stocks · U.S. large-cap value | ETFIQ | | Expense ratio | 0.04% | 485BPOS XBRL, Feb 27, 2026 | | Price | $163.37 | ETFIQ | | First traded | Nov 16, 2006 | ETFIQ | | Net assets | $78.9bn | the issuer’s own number for this ETF, month end, as of Sep 30, 2026 | | Benchmark | Its own holdings, as of Sep 30, 2026; no other fund tracks the FTSE High Dividend Yield Index, the index its prospectus names | ETFIQ, from its filings | | Below its high | −1.6% | ETFIQ | | Holdings | 595 | ETFIQ | | Top ten weight | 26.2% | ETFIQ | | Holdings as of | Sep 30, 2026 | the issuer’s month-end file | | Already in the S&P 500, by weight | 89.5% | ETFIQ | | Active share vs the S&P 500 | 66.3% | ETFIQ | | Already in the Nasdaq-100, by weight | 19.1% | ETFIQ | ## Money in and out, to Jul 31, 2026 Monthly data only. Jul 2026: +$697m, from SEC Form N-PORT, all share classes of the fund, not the ETF alone. Computed by ETFIQ from the change in shares outstanding times the previous day’s NAV. Every day and month: . Method: https://etfiq.com/methodology/flows ## Questions ### How has VYM performed? Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, VYM returned +18.0% with distributions reinvested. Over three years the number is +79.6%. ### What does VYM cost? The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year. ### What does VYM hold? 595 positions as published by its issuer as of Sep 30, 2026, with the top ten at 26.2% of the fund. 90% of its weight is in stocks the S&P 500 also holds. ### How far is VYM below its high? 1.6% below its high of Aug 13, 2026, measured on the reinvested series to Oct 28, 2026. ### What is the dividend yield of VYM? Over the 12 months to Oct 28, 2026, VYM paid cash distributions equal to 2.6% of its price at the start of the period. Its latest payment was $0.8869 a share, ex-date Sep 18, 2026. ### What dividend does VYM pay? VYM pays quarterly. The last distribution was $0.8869 a share, which went ex on Sep 18, 2026. ## Cite this page ETFIQ, VYM, stock fund, data as of Oct 28, 2026. https://etfiq.com/funds/vym Free to use with attribution for data ETFIQ computes; issuer data stays under its owner's terms. The underlying files are at . HTML: https://etfiq.com/funds/vym · JSON: https://etfiq.com/funds/vym.json