Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF
Data as of October 30, 2026. VYM closed at $163.74.
VYM holds the higher-yielding half of U.S. large and mid caps, 500+ stocks weighted by market value, and excludes REITs. There is no quality or dividend-growth screen, so what you get is broad, low-turnover exposure to dividend payers with little single-stock risk.
| Issuer | Vanguard |
|---|---|
| Strategy | Tracks the FTSE High Dividend Yield Index |
| Category | Dividend stocks |
| Inception | November 10, 2006 |
| Annualized total return | +12.7% over one year, +17.7% a year over three years, +11.6% a year over five years |
| Main risk | With no quality screen it can hold slower-growing businesses, and it leans toward financials and other value sectors. |
| Year | Paid per share | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 (to date) | $2.73 | — |
| 2025 | $3.50 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | $3.50 | +0.6% |
| 2023 | $3.48 | +7.1% |
| 2022 | $3.25 | +4.8% |
| 2021 | $3.10 | — |
| Recent ex-date | Amount |
|---|---|
| September 18, 2026 | $0.887 |
| June 18, 2026 | $0.980 |
| March 20, 2026 | $0.862 |
| December 19, 2025 | $0.947 |
| September 19, 2025 | $0.842 |
| June 20, 2025 | $0.862 |
Per-share cash distributions, adjusted for splits. Includes special and capital-gains distributions. Confirm exact amounts with Vanguard.
| Holding | Weight |
|---|---|
| Broadcom Inc | 6.9% |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co | 3.8% |
| ExxonMobil Holdings Corp | 2.8% |
| Johnson & Johnson | 2.7% |
| AbbVie Inc | 2.0% |
| Cisco Systems Inc | 1.8% |
| Chevron Corp | 1.6% |
| Caterpillar Inc | 1.6% |
| Merck & Co Inc | 1.5% |
| Bank of America Corp | 1.5% |
| Ticker | Yield | Expense Ratio | Pays | 1Y Return | 3Y Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DVY | 3.29% | 0.38% | Quarterly | +10.8% | +16.3% |
| HDV | 3.09% | 0.08% | Monthly | +17.9% | +16.1% |
| SCHD | 2.95% | 0.06% | Quarterly | +23.4% | +15.4% |
| FDVV | 2.76% | 0.15% | Quarterly | +12.3% | +20.0% |
| VYM | 2.25% | 0.04% | Quarterly | +12.7% | +17.7% |
Returns assume distributions are reinvested; periods over one year are annualized.
2.25% on a trailing 12-month basis as of October 30, 2026: $3.68 of distributions per share on a $163.74 price. That is about $225 a year on a $10,000 investment. The yield moves with the share price and with each payment.
No. VYM pays quarterly. See our list of ETFs that pay monthly dividends if you need monthly income. The most recent ex-dividend date in our data was September 18, 2026, at $0.887 per share.
0.04% a year, or about $4 per $10,000 invested. The cost is taken from the fund's assets, so you never see it as a separate charge.
Mostly qualified dividends, taxed at long-term capital-gains rates in a taxable U.S. account if you meet the holding period.
The broadest simple dividend ETF: many holdings, very low cost, and little single-stock risk. The main risk: with no quality screen it can hold slower-growing businesses, and it leans toward financials and other value sectors. This is general information, not personal advice.