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Vanguard High Dividend Yield (VYM)

Dividend ETF · Vanguard · NYSE ARCA · 616 holdings
$162.60 ▲ +1.15 (0.71%)
At close · USD · Volume 1,052,287
Returns and riskCostIncomeDividend historyHoldingsX-Ray look-throughQuestions
52-week range
$138.35 – $167.61
Day's range
$160.82 – $162.71
1-year total return
+18.5%
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VYM price chart

Daily, split-corrected, distributions markedEnd-of-day prices

VYM fund facts

FundVanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund ETF Shares
TickerVYM · NYSE ARCA
Issuer (by our rules)Vanguard
Category (by our rules)Dividend
Expense ratio0.04%
Holdings616
Net assets (fund, SEC)$99.2B
Yield (last 12 months)2.26%
DistributionsQuarterly
52-week range$138.35 – $167.61
Average volume (3 months)1,122,695
First price in our data16 Nov 2006
Issuer and category are assigned by StocksXray rules from the fund name. Expense ratio and net assets come from SEC filings; where a fund does not file them (for example grantor trusts) the field stays empty.

Returns and risk

1 month
+2.5%
3 months
+1.2%
6 months
+6.3%
Year to date
+15.3%
1 year
+18.5%
3 years a year
+20.4%
5 years a year
+11.6%
10 years a year
+12.0%
Volatility (1 year)
10.0%
Largest drop, last year
−6.7%
Largest drop in our data
−57.0%
Total return includes distributions, from end-of-day prices adjusted for splits and distributions, to 22 Oct 2026. Periods of 3 years and longer are annualised and shown only when the fund's history is long enough. Volatility is the standard deviation of daily returns over the last year, annualised. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

Cost: expense ratio

0.04% a year

On $10,000 invested that is about $4 a year in fund costs, taken out of the fund's assets.

Source: the fund's prospectus, as filed with the SEC on 27 Feb 2026 (risk/return summary data). Brokerage commissions and the bid-ask spread are separate costs.

Income: distributions

Paid, last 12 months
3.68 USD
Yield on today's price
2.26%
Frequency
Quarterly
Latest ex-date
18 Sep 2026
Full VYM dividend history →
Cash paid per current share (restated for share splits), before tax, from EODHD.

VYM top holdings

#HoldingWeight
1 Broadcom Inc AVGO 7.35%
2 JPMorgan Chase & Co JPM 3.82%
3 ExxonMobil Holdings Corp XOM 2.63%
4 Johnson & Johnson JNJ 2.51%
5 Cisco Systems Inc CSCO 1.86%
6 AbbVie Inc ABBV 1.80%
7 Bank of America Corp BAC 1.66%
8 UnitedHealth Group Inc UNH 1.52%
9 Caterpillar Inc CAT 1.50%
10 Chevron Corp CVX 1.48%
The top 10 make up 26.1% of the fund, out of 616 holdings.
Positions as of 31 Jul 2026, from the fund's Form N-PORT filed with the SEC. Public N-PORT holdings are quarter-end positions published about 60 days later, so they can be months old and the fund may have changed since.

X-Ray look-through

StocksXray scores 91% of VYM by weight (250 stocks in our S&P 500 coverage), so we can look inside the fund with our own numbers. The weighted average X-Ray Score of those stocks is 49 out of 100.

Undervalued 13%Fair 79%Overvalued 8%
Financials 21%Information Technology 17%Health Care 14%Industrials 13%Energy 9%Consumer Staples 9%
Weights are the SEC holdings weights dated 31 Jul 2026; scores and fair-value labels are today's. Labels follow our fair-value method ("Undervalued" means fair value is more than 17.5% above the price) and are model estimates, not forecasts or advice. How the X-Ray Score works.

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VYM: frequently asked questions

What is VYM?

VYM is the Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF, issued by Vanguard, listed on NYSE ARCA. By our rules it is classed as "Dividend". Its latest SEC filing lists 616 holdings.

What is the expense ratio of VYM?

VYM charges 0.04% a year, according to its prospectus filed with the SEC on 27 Feb 2026. On $10,000 that is about $4 a year in fund costs.

Does VYM pay dividends?

Yes. VYM paid 3.68 per share over the last 12 months, quarterly, a trailing yield of 2.26% on today's price. The latest ex-dividend date was 18 Sep 2026.

What does VYM hold?

The largest holdings in the latest SEC filing are Broadcom Inc (7.4%), JPMorgan Chase & Co (3.8%), ExxonMobil Holdings Corp (2.6%). The top 10 together make up 26.1% of the fund.

How has VYM performed?

Total return including distributions to 22 Oct 2026: 1 year +18.5%, 3 years +20.4% a year, 5 years +11.6% a year. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

How does StocksXray rate the stocks inside VYM?

We score 91% of the fund by weight (250 stocks) with our X-Ray Score: the weighted average is 49 out of 100. These are model estimates, not forecasts or advice.

Where the numbers come from

Prices and distributions end-of-day data from EODHD; returns are our own calculations from it.
Expense ratio and holdings SEC filings (prospectus risk/return data and Form N-PORT).
Category, issuer and leverage assigned by StocksXray rules from the fund name.
X-Ray look-through our scores applied to the SEC holdings.
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