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VYMIVanguard International High Dividend Yield Index Fund ETF Shares

Grow my moneyGet income10y track recordRanked #57 of 1,622 in this goal

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 · USD
Growth of $10,000
$13,456+34.6%

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

Classification

How Beacon categorizes this fund

Asset class

Equity

Cap

Multi cap

Strategy

Index tracking

Factor

Dividend

Index tracked

FTSE All-World ex US High Dividend Yield Index

What it actually holds

By weight

Concentration

Top 10 holdings = 13.7% of fundwell 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+ years
Volatility (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