Skip to content
Beacon

VYMVanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund ETF Shares

Grow my moneyGet income#12 of 1640 for Get income

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

Vanguard · Since 2006 (19 years)

Annual Cost

0.04%

#94 out of 5,332 ETFs

Fund Size

$88.7B

#27 out of 5,332 ETFs

Dividend Yield

2.37%

Track Record

19 years

#398 out of 5,332 ETFs

Performance

1 Year

+29.0%

3 Years

+17.7%

5 Years

+12.0%

What's inside

Asset class
equity
Region
global
Strategy
index tracking
Cap
large
Factor
dividend

Asset allocation

Stocks
99.0%
Other
0.5%
Cash
0.5%

Sector breakdown

Financial Services
20.1%
Technology
15.2%
Healthcare
12.9%
Industrials
12.2%
Energy
10.7%
Consumer Defensive
8.4%
Consumer Cyclical
7.1%
Utilities
6.0%
Other
7.4%

Top holdings

Broadcom IncAVGO6.3%
JPMorgan Chase & CoJPM3.3%
Exxon Mobil CorpXOM3.1%
Johnson & JohnsonJNJ2.6%
Chevron CorpCVX1.7%
AbbVie IncABBV1.7%
Procter & Gamble CoPG1.5%
Caterpillar IncCAT1.4%
The Home Depot IncHD1.4%
Cisco Systems IncCSCO1.4%

Risk profile

Volatility (1Y)

10.8%

Moderate

Max drawdown

-35.2%

Worst peak-to-trough loss

Sharpe (3Y)

1.07

Excellent risk-adjusted returns

Sortino (3Y)

1.57

Good downside protection

Similar ETFs

VIG

Vanguard Dividend Appreciation Index Fund ETF Shares

TER 0.04%3Y +16.2%
Grow my money

VYMI

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield Index Fund ETF Shares

TER 0.07%3Y +21.5%
Grow my money

DURA

VanEck Durable High Dividend ETF

TER 0.30%3Y +10.7%
Grow my money

Data updated on 2026-05-05