Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund ETF Shares (VYM) ETF Analysis

Fund Overview

Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund ETF Shares trades as VYM and is categorised as Large Value. The fund holds $100.68B in total net assets. Annual costs run at an expense ratio of 0.04%. On a $10,000 position that is $4.00 a year. The fund is issued by Vanguard. The inception date on file is February 7, 2019.

Its biggest positions are Broadcom Inc (AVGO), JPMorgan Chase & Co (JPM), and Exxon Mobil Corp (XOM). Broadcom Inc alone accounts for 7.58% of the portfolio. The ten largest positions together make up 27.12% of the fund.

Performance Analysis

The most recent close on file for VYM is $164.23, dated September 4, 2026. The trailing one-year price return is +19.40%. The stored price history starts on February 7, 2025, and the total return since then is +27.36%. The trailing distribution yield is 2.22%. The provider also reports a 3 years average return of +18.39%.

So far in 2026 the price is +14.43%.

Price & Risk Profile

Over the past 52 weeks the price has ranged from $137.42 to $167.61. The latest close sits 19.51% above that 52-week low. Daily returns over the trailing 1 year annualize to a volatility of 10.25%. Beta against the wider market is reported at 0.66. The volatility figure is calculated from the stored daily closes, the same series the charts on this page use.