Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund ETF Shares (VYM)
Dividend ETF
Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund ETF Shares (VYM) is a Dividend ETF from Vanguard. As of October 23, 2026, VYM closed at $161.50. It charges a 0.04% expense ratio, or $4 a year per $10,000 invested. Including dividends it returned +17.4% over the past year and +11.4% a year over five years.
- Assets under management: $95.8 billion
- Dividend yield: 2.28%
- Annualized return since 2006: 9.3%
- Worst peak-to-trough drop: -57%
VYM price chart
1Y price change: +14.6% (price only; total returns below include dividends)
| Total return | 1M | YTD | 1Y | 3Y | 5Y | 10Y | MAX |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VYM | +2.4% | +14.5% | +17.4% | +20.4% | +11.4% | +11.9% | +9.3% |
Dividends reinvested. 3Y and longer are annualized; MAX is annualized since 2006.
VYM key facts
- Expense ratio
- 0.04%
- $4/yr per $10K
- Assets (AUM)
- $95.8B
- Dividend yield
- 2.28%
- Annualized return
- 9.3%
- since 2006
- Volatility
- 18%
- annualized
- Max drawdown
- -57%
- 52-week range
- $138.35 – $167.61
- Fund family
- Vanguard
VYM dividend
- Dividend yield
- 2.28%
- Annual dividend
- $3.68
- Years of increases
- 15
- 5-yr dividend growth
- 3.8%
- per year
- Payments per year
- 4
Regular dividends per share by calendar year; special dividends excluded. Current year omitted until complete.
Similar ETFs
| Name | Today | 1Y | Yield |
|---|---|---|---|
 SCHD Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF | -0.37% | +35% | 2.99% |
 VIG Vanguard Dividend Appreciation Index Fund ETF Shares | -0.82% | +14% | 1.50% |
 DGRO iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF | -0.80% | +19% | 1.88% |
 NOBL ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF | -1.05% | +16% | 2.01% |
 HDV iShares Core High Dividend ETF | -0.29% | +29% | 3.15% |
 DVY iShares Select Dividend ETF | -0.91% | +18% | 2.19% |
 SPYD State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 High Dividend ETF | -0.53% | +16% | 4.24% |
 SPY State Street SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust | -0.52% | +14% | 0.75% |
VYM news
- Should Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund ETF Shares (VYM) Be on Your Investing Radar? · Oct 19, 2026
- SCHD Is Crushing the Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (VYM) This Year. I Predict That Advantage Is About to Fade. · Oct 17, 2026
- How VYM’s $94.6B Dividend Kings Aided Portfolio Is Beating Treasuries · Oct 13, 2026
- SCHD vs. VYM: Which Dividend ETF Deserves a Spot in Your Income Portfolio? · Oct 12, 2026
- 3 Low-Cost ETFs Spreading Income Across Hundreds of Holdings. One Still Puts 7.35% Behind a Single Company · Oct 10, 2026
VYM ETF FAQ
What is VYM's expense ratio?
VYM has an expense ratio of 0.04%: $4 a year on a $10,000 investment.
What is VYM's dividend yield?
VYM yields 2.28% based on its trailing distributions of $3.68 per share.
What is VYM's historical return?
With dividends reinvested, VYM returned +17.4% over one year, +11.4% a year over five years, +11.9% a year over ten years through October 23, 2026.
How much can VYM fall?
VYM's largest peak-to-trough decline since 2006 was -57%. Past drawdowns don't cap future ones.
Sources: fund data and prices from Yahoo Finance (delayed); FI Handbook calculations. Last close October 23, 2026.