Is VYMI a good investment?

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF (VYMI) is a international dividend ETF. As of September 11, 2026, ETF Copilot scores VYMI 4.9 out of 10 — highest on Risk (7.7), lowest on Valuation (2.6). It trades at 13.3 times earnings, against its own median of 11.4. Its ten largest holdings are 14% of the fund.

Updated September 11, 2026

How is VYMI rated? ETF Copilot scores Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF (VYMI) 4.9 out of 10

As of September 11, 2026, ETF Copilot scores Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF (VYMI) 4.9 out of 10 overall.

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

Overall: 4.9 / 10
Growth: 3.7 / 10
Valuation: 2.6 / 10
Risk: 7.7 / 10
Quality: 2.8 / 10
Return: 7.2 / 10

What is VYMI's expense ratio? 0.07% a year

As of September 11, 2026, VYMI charges 0.07% a year, yields 4.32% and holds $21.9B in assets across 1540 positions.

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF (VYMI) — cost, income and size
Measure	VYMI
Expense ratio	0.07%
Dividend yield	4.32%
Assets under management	$21.9B
Holdings	1540

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 VYMI's data

Non-U.S. high-dividend stocks — a global income anchor.

Charges a fraction of what similar funds cost — more of the dividend stays with you.

An expense ratio of 0.07% places it among the cheapest in its category, versus a 0.50% median. It holds 1,540 names for broad international coverage.

The income anchor in a global portfolio, built on developed-market dividend payers.

Why did VYMI move this week? It fell 1.4% in the week to September 11, 2026 — Novartis and Novo Nordisk A/S-B drove it

VYMI fell 1.4% in the week to September 11, 2026. The holdings that moved it most were Novartis (−15.2%), Novo Nordisk A/S-B (−9.3%) and BHP (−4.7%); Tmbthanachart Bank PCL Foreign (+845.7%) pushed the other way.

Is VYMI expensive right now? It trades at 13.3 times earnings, against its own median of 11.4

As of September 11, 2026, VYMI is more expensive than 83% of its own 114 monthly readings since 2017 — 95 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 VYMI?

What's inside VYMI: Size (Large 66%, Mid 27%, Small 6%); Geography (International 95%, US 5%); Tech 5.8%; AI 0.4%; Semiconductors 1.7%; Memory 1.0%.

What are VYMI's top holdings? The ten largest are 14% of the fund

HSBC, Roche, Royal Bank of Canada, Novartis, Nestle, Shell, Mitsubishi UFJ Financial, BHP, Commonwealth Bank of Australia and Banco Santander are VYMI's largest holdings, in that order.

Less concentrated than 92% of Dividend Global ex-US ETFs.

Half of VYMI's weight sits in its 82 largest positions, and once those weights are taken into account it behaves like 215 equally weighted holdings.

Cite this

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