VYMIVanguard International High Dividend Yield Index Fund ETF Shares
Seeks to track the performance of a benchmark index that measures the investment return of non-U.S. companies with high dividend yield.
By Vanguard · Launched 2016
Annual Cost
0.07%
#354 of 5,562 · low cost
Fund Size
$20.5B
#148 of 5,562 · large
Return (1Y)Goal
+30.1%
Track Record
10 years
#1,396 of 5,562 · established
Performance
Total-return NAV · USDGrowth of $10,000
$13,456+34.6%
Total-return NAV, USD. Net of fund fees, before tax.
Classification
How Beacon categorizes this fundAsset class
EquityRegion
Global ex-USCap
Multi cap
Strategy
Index tracking
Factor
Dividend
Index tracked
FTSE All-World ex US High Dividend Yield Index
What it actually holds
By weightConcentration
Top 10 holdings = 13.7% of fund✓ well diversified
Roche Holding AG
1.8%
HSBC Holdings PLC
1.7%
Novartis AG
1.6%
Nestle SA
1.4%
Toyota Motor Corp
1.4%
Royal Bank of Canada
1.3%
Shell PLC
1.3%
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc
1.1%
Banco Santander SA
1.1%
Commonwealth Bank of Australia
1.0%
Asset allocation
Stocks
98.5%
Cash
1.5%
By sector
Financial Services
41.9%
Energy
9.5%
Consumer Defensive
7.0%
Basic Materials
6.8%
Healthcare
6.6%
Industrials
6.6%
Consumer Cyclical
6.5%
Utilities
5.6%
Other
9.6%
Risk profile
Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ yearsVolatility (1Y)
13.3%Moderate
Year-on-year price swings
Max drawdown
-40.0%Severe
Worst peak-to-trough loss
Sharpe (3Y)
1.25Strong risk-adjusted returns
Sortino (3Y)
1.81Good downside protection
Where to buy
Listing
- Exchange
- NASDAQ Global Select Market
Full fund details
- Objective
- Seeks to track the performance of a benchmark index that measures the investment return of non-U.S. companies with high dividend yield.
- Strategy
- Employs an indexing approach to track the FTSE All-World ex US High Dividend Yield Index, focusing on non-U.S. companies forecasted to have above-average dividend yields. Invests at least 80% of net assets in stocks that make up the Target Index, using sampling methods.
- Inception date
- February 25, 2016
- Fund family
- Vanguard
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Data updated on 2026-06-19