Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (VYM) is a US dividend ETF. As of October 28, 2026, ETF Copilot scores VYM 6.1 out of 10 — highest on Risk (9.5), lowest on Value (2.2). It trades at 20.4 times earnings, against its own median of 17.5. Its ten largest holdings are 26% of the fund.
What stands out in VYM's data
U.S. high-dividend yield stocks, built for income.
Pays a higher price for each dollar of earnings than the typical dividend fund — a premium for its income stream.
Trailing P/E multiple of 20.4x is higher than the 18.8x category median and the fund's own 17.6x five-year median, while its 0.04% expense ratio costs a fraction of the 0.4% category norm.
A broad income sleeve for a portfolio that prioritizes current payout over bargain entry.
Why did VYM move this week? It rose 1.2% in the week to October 28, 2026 — Broadcom and Johnson & Johnson drove it
VYM rose 1.2% in the week to October 28, 2026. The holdings that moved it most were Broadcom (+4.1%), Johnson & Johnson (+5.1%) and Oracle (+11.8%); Merck (−6.0%) pushed the other way.
How is VYM rated? ETF Copilot scores Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (VYM) 6.1 out of 10
As of October 28, 2026, ETF Copilot scores Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (VYM) 6.1 out of 10 overall.
ETF Copilot scores (0–10 scale, higher is better):
- Overall: 6.1 / 10
- Growth: 5.8 / 10
- Value: 2.2 / 10
- Risk: 9.5 / 10
- Quality: 6.4 / 10
- Return: 6.6 / 10
Is VYM expensive right now? It trades at 20.4 times earnings, against its own median of 17.5
As of October 28, 2026, VYM is more expensive than 87% of its own last 9 years.
Trailing 12 months, built from VYM's holdings. How we calculate this →
What's inside VYM? 17% Tech
What's inside VYM: Size (Large 86%, Mid 12%, Small 2%); Geography (International 5%, US 95%); Tech 17.0%; AI 9.8%; Semiconductors 10.2%; Memory 7.0%.
What are VYM's top holdings? The ten largest are 26% of the fund
Broadcom, JPMorgan Chase, Exxonmobil, Johnson & Johnson, Abbvie, Cisco Systems, Chevron, Caterpillar, Merck and Bank of America are VYM's largest holdings, in that order.
Less concentrated than 82% of Dividend US ETFs.
Half of VYM's weight sits in its 35 largest positions, and once those weights are taken into account it behaves like 75 equally weighted holdings.
What is VYM's expense ratio? 0.04% a year
As of October 28, 2026, VYM charges 0.04% a year, yields 2.25% and holds $95.9B in assets across 594 positions.
| Measure | VYM |
|---|---|
| Expense ratio | 0.04% |
| Dividend yield | 2.25% |
| Assets under management | $95.9B |
| Holdings | 594 |
Expense ratio, dividend yield and assets under management are reported by the fund and refreshed daily. Every other figure on this page is computed by ETF Copilot.
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ETF Copilot, “Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (VYM) scores and holdings analysis”, as of October 28, 2026.
https://etf-copilot.com/etf/vym
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