Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index ETF (VYM)

NYSEARCA: VYM · Real-Time Price · USD
132.18
+1.19 (0.91%)
At close: Jun 26, 2025, 4:00 PM
132.01
-0.17 (-0.13%)
After-hours: Jun 26, 2025, 8:00 PM EDT
0.91%
Assets $59.75B
Expense Ratio 0.06%
PE Ratio 17.79
Shares Out 457.46M
Dividend (ttm) $3.53
Dividend Yield 2.67%
Ex-Dividend Date Jun 20, 2025
Payout Ratio 47.47%
1-Year Return +11.27%
Volume 936,452
Open 131.31
Previous Close 130.99
Day's Range 131.25 - 132.22
52-Week Low 112.05
52-Week High 135.10
Beta 0.79
Holdings 591
Inception Date Nov 10, 2006

About VYM

Fund Home Page

The Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index ETF (VYM) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the FTSE Custom High Dividend Yield index. The fund tracks the FTSE High Dividend Yield Index. The index selects high-dividend-paying US companies, excluding REITS, and weights them by market cap. VYM was launched on Nov 10, 2006 and is issued by Vanguard.

Asset Class Equity
Category Large Value
Region North America
Stock Exchange NYSEARCA
Ticker Symbol VYM
ETF Provider Vanguard
Index Tracked FTSE Custom High Dividend Yield

Top 10 Holdings

25.01% of assets
Name Symbol Weight
Broadcom Inc. AVGO 5.83%
JPMorgan Chase & Co. JPM 3.88%
Exxon Mobil Corporation XOM 2.35%
Walmart Inc. WMT 2.24%
The Procter & Gamble Company PG 2.10%
Johnson & Johnson JNJ 1.96%
The Home Depot, Inc. HD 1.91%
AbbVie Inc. ABBV 1.73%
Bank of America Corporation BAC 1.54%
Philip Morris International Inc. PM 1.47%
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Dividends

Ex-Dividend Amount Pay Date
Jun 20, 2025 $0.8617 Jun 24, 2025
Mar 21, 2025 $0.850 Mar 25, 2025
Dec 20, 2024 $0.9642 Dec 24, 2024
Sep 20, 2024 $0.8511 Sep 24, 2024
Jun 21, 2024 $1.0237 Jun 25, 2024
Mar 15, 2024 $0.6555 Mar 20, 2024
Full Dividend History

News

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