Is VYM a good investment?

Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (VYM) is a US dividend ETF. As of September 11, 2026, ETF Copilot scores VYM 5.2 out of 10 — highest on Risk (6.3), lowest on Valuation (1.4). It trades at 20.7 times earnings, against its own median of 17.4. Its ten largest holdings are 26% of the fund.

Updated September 11, 2026

How is VYM rated? ETF Copilot scores Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (VYM) 5.2 out of 10

As of September 11, 2026, ETF Copilot scores Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (VYM) 5.2 out of 10 overall.

ETF Copilot scores (0–10 scale, higher is better):

Overall: 5.2 / 10
Growth: 6.0 / 10
Valuation: 1.4 / 10
Risk: 6.3 / 10
Quality: 5.3 / 10
Return: 6.2 / 10

What is VYM's expense ratio? 0.04% a year

As of September 11, 2026, VYM charges 0.04% a year, yields 2.45% and holds $99.2B in assets across 606 positions.

Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (VYM) — cost, income and size
Measure	VYM
Expense ratio	0.04%
Dividend yield	2.45%
Assets under management	$99.2B
Holdings	606

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.

What stands out in VYM's data

U.S. high-dividend yield stocks, built for income.

Trades at a richer price than its own history — you pay more for each dollar of earnings than you used to.

Its trailing EBITDA multiple of 14.7x sits above the category median of 13.3x and its own 11.5x historical median. Holdings 606 names.

A broad income sleeve for a portfolio that prioritizes current payout over bargain entry.

Why did VYM move this week? It fell 1.2% in the week to September 11, 2026 — Amgen and Johnson & Johnson drove it

VYM fell 1.2% in the week to September 11, 2026. The holdings that moved it most were Amgen (−15.0%), Johnson & Johnson (−4.6%) and UnitedHealth (−5.4%); Broadcom (+1.4%) pushed the other way.

Is VYM expensive right now? It trades at 20.7 times earnings, against its own median of 17.4

As of September 11, 2026, VYM is more expensive than 91% of its own 114 monthly readings since 2017 — 104 of those months were cheaper than today.

Trailing twelve-month, computed by ETF Copilot from the fund's holdings rather than quoted from a data provider, and rebuilt nightly.

What's inside VYM? 17% Tech

What's inside VYM: Size (Large 85%, Mid 12%, Small 3%); Geography (International 6%, US 94%); Tech 16.6%; AI 9.9%; Semiconductors 10.3%; Memory 6.8%.

What are VYM's top holdings? The ten largest are 26% of the fund

Broadcom, JPMorgan Chase, Exxonmobil, Johnson & Johnson, Cisco Systems, Abbvie, Bank of America, UnitedHealth, Caterpillar and Chevron are VYM's largest holdings, in that order.

Less concentrated than 73% of Dividend US ETFs.

Half of VYM's weight sits in its 36 largest positions, and once those weights are taken into account it behaves like 74 equally weighted holdings.

Cite this

ETF Copilot, “Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (VYM) scores and holdings analysis”, as of September 11, 2026.
https://etf-copilot.com/etf/vym