Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund (VYM)

Key Metrics

TER 0.04% per year

Distribution policy Distributing

Fund size USD 94,630 M

Inception date November 10, 2006

Holdings 621

Fund currency USD

Fund domicile US

Provider Vanguard

For full official fund details, factsheets, and holdings, visit investor.vanguard.com (opens in new tab).

Historical Return

Last updated: Jul 15, 2026

1 Year +20.0% +2.2% Div

3 Years (avg.) +14.5% +2.2% Div

5 Years (avg.) +8.8% +2.2% Div

Risk & Analysis Metrics

Last updated: Jul 15, 2026

Volatility

9.88% 1 Year

12.26% 3 Years

13.74% 5 Years

16.23% 10 Years

Max Drawdown

-7.24% 1 Year

-15.02% 3 Years

-17.50% 5 Years

-35.67% 10 Years

Sharpe Ratio

1.27 1 Year

0.76 3 Years

0.35 5 Years

0.29 10 Years

Return Triangle (Heatmap)

Last updated: Jul 15, 2026

	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
2011	6.5%	7.3%	12.4%	12.1%	9.0%	9.9%	10.3%	7.6%	8.9%	7.7%	9.1%	8.0%	7.6%	8.0%	8.3%
2012		8.1%	15.4%	14.1%	9.6%	10.6%	10.9%	7.8%	9.2%	7.8%	9.4%	8.1%	7.7%	8.1%	8.4%
2013			23.3%	17.2%	10.1%	11.3%	11.5%	7.7%	9.4%	7.8%	9.5%	8.1%	7.6%	8.1%	8.5%
2014				11.4%	4.0%	7.5%	8.7%	4.9%	7.2%	5.8%	7.9%	6.5%	6.2%	6.8%	7.3%
2015					-2.9%	5.6%	7.8%	3.3%	6.4%	4.9%	7.4%	5.9%	5.6%	6.4%	6.9%
2016						14.9%	13.6%	5.4%	8.9%	6.5%	9.2%	7.2%	6.7%	7.5%	8.0%
2017							12.4%	1.0%	7.0%	4.5%	8.1%	6.0%	5.6%	6.6%	7.2%
2018								-9.2%	4.3%	2.0%	7.1%	4.8%	4.5%	5.8%	6.6%
2019									20.0%	8.1%	13.2%	8.6%	7.5%	8.5%	9.1%
2020										-2.6%	9.9%	5.1%	4.6%	6.4%	7.4%
2021											24.0%	9.2%	7.2%	8.7%	9.5%
2022												-3.9%	-0.4%	4.1%	6.1%
2023													3.3%	8.3%	9.7%
2024														13.5%	13.0%
2025															12.5%

Distributions

*by ETF Portfolio Weight Last updated: Jul 15, 2026

Profit Margin Distribution

< 0%

1y 3y N/A N/A

0 - 5%

10%

1y 3y N/A N/A

5 - 10%

18%

1y 3y N/A N/A

10 - 15%

18%

1y 3y N/A N/A

15 - 20%

13%

1y 3y N/A N/A

20 - 30%

26%

1y 3y N/A N/A

30 - 40%

12%

1y 3y N/A N/A

> 40%

1y 3y N/A N/A

P/E Ratio Distribution

< 0

1y 3y N/A N/A

0 - 10

1y 3y N/A N/A

10 - 15

12%

1y 3y N/A N/A

15 - 20

21%

1y 3y N/A N/A

20 - 25

19%

1y 3y N/A N/A

25 - 35

21%

1y 3y N/A N/A

35 - 50

1y 3y N/A N/A

> 50

15%

1y 3y N/A N/A

Discounted Cash Flow

Weighted Average Undervaluation

N/A

Undervalued

> 60%

1y 3y N/A N/A

45 - 60%

1y 3y N/A N/A

30 - 45%

1y 3y N/A N/A

15 - 30%

1y 3y N/A N/A

Fair (±15%)

1y 3y N/A N/A

Overvalued

15 - 30%

1y 3y N/A N/A

30 - 45%

1y 3y N/A N/A

45 - 60%

1y 3y N/A N/A

> 60%

1y 3y N/A N/A

Market Cap Size Distribution

Micro Cap

0.0%

1y 3y N/A N/A

Small Cap

0.2%

1y 3y N/A N/A

Mid Cap

5.1%

1y 3y N/A N/A

Large Cap

51.3%

1y 3y N/A N/A

Mega Cap

43.4%

1y 3y N/A N/A

Micro: < $300M Small: $300M–$2B Mid: $2B–$10B Large: $10B–$200B Mega: > $200B

Average metrics of all companies in portfolio

Last updated: Jul 19, 2026

Market
Average

Market Cap The market value of the company. It's calculated by multiplying the share price by the number of outstanding shares.	$372B	-
Dividend Yield Yearly payout to shareholders per share. The percentage indicates the payout in relation to the share price.	2.19%	2.03%
Beta Indicates the relationship between the price performance of a share and the market.	0.75	-
P/E Ratio Ratio between share price and earnings per share. A low ratio could indicate that the stock is undervalued or investors aren't expecting high growth. A high ratio could indicate that the stock is overvalued or investors are expecting high growth.	30.57	28.84
Negative P/E Ratio a negative P/E ratio shows that the company is not profitable, and it shows how many years it would take the company to lose its entire market capitalisation if it did not change anything	-51.73	-
Profitable Companies	98%	-
PEG The ratio between the P/E ratio and the growth rate of the company's earnings per share in the last twelve months. A lower PEG could mean that a stock is undervalued.	31.57	18.09
Price to Sales Ratio Market cap divided by the revenue in the most recent year.	10.7	8.08
Price to Book Ratio Price to Book Ratio is the Market cap divided by the Book value of the company	10.53	10.33

Market
Average

Enterprise Value to EBIT Enterprise Value divided by EBIT	24.68	19.5
Enterprise Value to Revenue Enterprise value divided by revenue	6.26	8.09
Total Debt to Enterprise Value Total debt divided by enterprise value	0.23	0.04
Debt to Equity A higher ratio indicates a higher risk. However, the ratio is difficult to compare between industries where common amounts of debt vary.	0.66	0.27
Profit Margin Net income divided by revenue of the last 4 quarters. It indicates the company's profitability.	17.13%	20.92%
Quarterly Earnings Growth (YoY) The rate at which the company's net income has increased to the same quarter one year ago.	+17.3%	-113.9%
Return on Equity Equity divided by market cap.	19.78%	2.94%
Return on Assets Indicates a company's profitability in relation to its total assets.	7.51%	4.11%
Return on Invested Capital Return on invested capital (ROIC) is net income after dividends divided by the sum of debt and equity. It shows how effective a company is at turning capital invested by shareholders and other debtholders into profits.	13.46%	3.71%

Sectors

Manufacturing	46.6%
Finance and Insurance	16.9%
Utilities	5.7%
Information	5.1%
Financial Services	4.2%
Transportation and Warehousing	3.4%
Retail Trade	3.4%
Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction	3.2%
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services	1.4%
Accommodation and Food Services	1.3%
Wholesale Trade	0.8%
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services	0.7%
Real Estate and Rental and Leasing	0.3%
Management of Companies and Enterprises	0.3%
Construction	0.2%
Health Care and Social Assistance	0.2%
Other Services (except Public Administration)	0.1%
Arts, Entertainment, and Recreation	0.1%
Finance	0.1%
Industrial Services	0.0%
Consumer Defensive	0.0%
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing and Hunting	0.0%
Basic Materials	0.0%
Educational Services	0.0%
Other	5.8%

Countries

United States	95.3%
Ireland	1.7%
United Kingdom	1.2%
Switzerland	0.7%
Netherlands	0.3%
Other	0.3%
Bermuda	0.2%
Peru	0.1%
Sweden	0.0%
Luxembourg	0.0%
Cayman Islands	0.0%
Singapore	0.0%
Brazil	0.0%
Monaco	0.0%
Greece	0.0%
Guernsey	0.0%
Other	0.0%

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$0B >$1T

Ratio between share price and earnings per share. A low ratio could indicate undervaluation.

<0 >50

Ratio of dividends in the last 12 months to current share price.

0% 3%

Revenue increase compared to the same quarter one year ago.

0% 30%

Net income increase compared to the same quarter one year ago.

0% 30%

Profitability of the last quarter.

<-30% >30%

A higher ratio indicates a higher risk. The ratio is difficult to compare between industries.

<0 >3

Discounted cash flow valuation vs. current price. Positive = undervalued, negative = overvalued.

<-50% >+100%

Market Cap

P/E Ratio

Total Investment

Weight

Broadcom Inc - 8% PRF CONVERT 30/09/2022 USD 1000 - Ser A

AVGOP - Manufacturing

Market Cap $1.82T

P/E Ratio 61.7

Dividends 0.7%

Total Investment $7.6B

Weight 8.03%

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JPMorgan Chase & Co.

JPM - Financial Services

Market Cap $946.43B

P/E Ratio 15.2

Dividends 1.7%

Total Investment $3.16B

Weight 3.34%

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Exxon Mobil Corp.

XOM - Manufacturing

Market Cap $650.51B

P/E Ratio 26.6

Dividends 2.6%

Total Investment $2.57B

Weight 2.72%

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Johnson & Johnson

JNJ - Manufacturing

Market Cap $634.06B

P/E Ratio 30.5

Dividends 2.0%

Total Investment $2.18B

Weight 2.30%

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Caterpillar Inc.

CAT - Manufacturing

Market Cap $409.38B

P/E Ratio 44.0

Dividends 0.7%

Total Investment $1.62B

Weight 1.72%

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Abbvie Inc

ABBV - Manufacturing

Market Cap $458.11B

P/E Ratio 127.1

Dividends 2.6%

Total Investment $1.48B

Weight 1.56%

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Cisco Systems, Inc.

CSCO - Manufacturing

Market Cap $449.99B

P/E Ratio 37.8

Dividends 1.5%

Total Investment $1.44B

Weight 1.52%

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Chevron Corp.

CVX - Manufacturing

Market Cap $387.94B

P/E Ratio 33.6

Dividends 3.6%

Total Investment $1.43B

Weight 1.51%

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Bank Of America Corp.

BAC - Finance and Insurance

Market Cap $440.34B

P/E Ratio 14.1

Dividends 1.8%

Total Investment $1.36B

Weight 1.44%

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Procter & Gamble Co.

PG - Manufacturing

Market Cap $343.26B

P/E Ratio 21.1

Dividends 2.9%

Total Investment $1.36B

Weight 1.44%

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Unitedhealth Group Inc

UNH - Finance and Insurance

Market Cap $382.09B

P/E Ratio 27.1

Dividends 2.1%

Total Investment $1.33B

Weight 1.40%

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Home Depot, Inc.

HD - Retail Trade

Market Cap $332.02B

P/E Ratio 23.6

Dividends 2.8%

Total Investment $1.29B

Weight 1.36%

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Coca-Cola Co

KO - Manufacturing

Market Cap $353.88B

P/E Ratio 25.8

Dividends 2.5%

Total Investment $1.21B

Weight 1.28%

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Oracle Corp.

ORCL - Information

Market Cap $331.23B

P/E Ratio 19.4

Dividends 1.7%

Total Investment $1.07B

Weight 1.13%

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Merck & Co Inc

MRK - Manufacturing

Market Cap $323.72B

P/E Ratio 36.8

Dividends 2.6%

Total Investment $1.07B

Weight 1.13%

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Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.

GS - Finance and Insurance

Market Cap $313.07B

P/E Ratio 16.2

Dividends 1.6%

Total Investment $1.02B

Weight 1.07%

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Philip Morris International Inc

PM - Manufacturing

Market Cap $300.8B

P/E Ratio 27.7

Dividends 3.0%

Total Investment $1.01B

Weight 1.07%

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Texas Instruments Inc.

TXN - Manufacturing

Market Cap $254.44B

P/E Ratio 42.3

Dividends 2.0%

Total Investment $1.01B

Weight 1.06%

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Wells Fargo & Co.

WFC - Finance and Insurance

Market Cap $264.4B

P/E Ratio 12.3

Dividends 2.1%

Total Investment $1B

Weight 1.06%

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RTX Corp

RTX - Manufacturing

Market Cap $286.79B

P/E Ratio 37.0

Dividends 1.3%

Total Investment $928.27M

Weight 0.98%

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Distributions

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P/E Ratio Distribution

Discounted Cash Flow

Market Cap Size Distribution

Portfolio Concentration

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