VYMVanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund ETF Shares

Grow my money Get income19y track recordRanked #12 of 1,622 in this goal

Seeks to track the performance of a benchmark index that measures the investment return of common stocks of companies characterized by high dividend yield.

By Vanguard · Launched 2006

Annual Cost

0.04%

#240 of 5,562 · low cost

Fund Size

$96.1B

#29 of 5,562 · large

Return (1Y)Goal

+25.5%

Track Record

19 years

#380 of 5,562 · established

Performance

Total-return NAV · USD

Growth of $10,000

$12,223+22.2%

Total-return NAV, USD. Net of fund fees, before tax.

Classification

How Beacon categorizes this fund

Asset class

Equity

Region

North america

Cap

Multi cap

Strategy

Index tracking

Factor

Dividend

Index tracked

FTSE High Dividend Yield Index

What it actually holds

By weight

Concentration

Top 10 holdings = 26.4% of fund✓ well diversified

Broadcom Inc

7.0%

JPMorgan Chase & Co

3.6%

Exxon Mobil Corp

2.7%

Johnson & Johnson

2.5%

Walmart Inc

2.4%

AbbVie Inc

1.8%

Home Depot Inc/The

1.7%

Procter & Gamble Co/The

1.6%

Bank of America Corp

1.6%

Chevron Corp

1.5%

Asset allocation

Stocks

99.2%

Cash

0.4%

Other

0.4%

By sector

Financial Services

20.5%

Technology

17.7%

Healthcare

12.2%

Industrials

12.1%

Energy

9.8%

Consumer Defensive

8.1%

Consumer Cyclical

6.7%

Utilities

5.7%

Other

7.0%

Risk profile

Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ years

Volatility (1Y)

10.4%Moderate

Year-on-year price swings

Max drawdown

-35.2%Severe

Worst peak-to-trough loss

Sharpe (3Y)

1.08Strong risk-adjusted returns

Sortino (3Y)

1.58Good downside protection

Where to buy

Listing

Exchange: NYSE Arca

Full fund details

Objective: Seeks to track the performance of a benchmark index that measures the investment return of common stocks of companies characterized by high dividend yield.
Strategy: Invests primarily in stocks that make up the FTSE High Dividend Yield Index, which consists of companies that pay higher-than-average dividends. Aims to replicate the index by holding stocks in proportion to their index weightings.
Inception date: November 10, 2006
Fund family: Vanguard