Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF
Data as of October 30, 2026. VYMI closed at $101.40.
VYMI is the international version of VYM: 1,500+ higher-yielding stocks across developed and emerging markets outside the U.S., heavy in banks, energy, and consumer staples.
| Issuer | Vanguard |
|---|---|
| Strategy | Tracks the FTSE All-World ex US High Dividend Yield Index |
| Category | International dividends |
| Inception | February 25, 2016 |
| Annualized total return | +24.0% over one year, +23.0% a year over three years, +13.9% a year over five years |
| Main risk | Currency moves and foreign tax withholding, plus heavy exposure to banks. |
| Year | Paid per share | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 (to date) | $2.78 | — |
| 2025 | $3.32 | +0.9% |
| 2024 | $3.29 | +7.9% |
| 2023 | $3.05 | +8.9% |
| 2022 | $2.80 | -3.1% |
| 2021 | $2.89 | — |
| Recent ex-date | Amount |
|---|---|
| September 18, 2026 | $0.817 |
| June 18, 2026 | $1.257 |
| March 20, 2026 | $0.708 |
| December 19, 2025 | $0.939 |
| September 19, 2025 | $0.700 |
| June 20, 2025 | $1.076 |
Per-share cash distributions, adjusted for splits. Includes special and capital-gains distributions. Confirm exact amounts with Vanguard.
| Holding | Weight |
|---|---|
| HSBC Holdings PLC | 1.8% |
| Roche Holding AG Ordinary Shares new | 1.6% |
| Shell PLC | 1.5% |
| Royal Bank of Canada | 1.5% |
| Novartis AG Registered Shares | 1.4% |
| Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc | 1.4% |
| Nestle SA | 1.2% |
| MediaTek Inc | 1.2% |
| BHP Group Ltd | 1.2% |
| Banco Santander SA | 1.1% |
| Ticker | Yield | Expense Ratio | Pays | 1Y Return | 3Y Return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IDV | 5.67% | 0.50% | Quarterly | +22.2% | +25.4% |
| VYMI | 3.67% | 0.07% | Quarterly | +24.0% | +23.0% |
| SCHY | 3.55% | 0.08% | Quarterly | +17.2% | +16.2% |
| VYM | 2.25% | 0.04% | Quarterly | +12.7% | +17.7% |
Returns assume distributions are reinvested; periods over one year are annualized.
3.67% on a trailing 12-month basis as of October 30, 2026: $3.72 of distributions per share on a $101.40 price. That is about $367 a year on a $10,000 investment. The yield moves with the share price and with each payment.
No. VYMI 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 $0.817 per share.
0.07% a year, or about $7 per $10,000 invested. The cost is taken from the fund's assets, so you never see it as a separate charge.
A mix of qualified and non-qualified foreign dividends. Foreign tax withheld can often be claimed as a credit in a taxable account, but not in an IRA.
A broad, low-cost way to add international dividends to a U.S. portfolio. The main risk: currency moves and foreign tax withholding, plus heavy exposure to banks. This is general information, not personal advice.