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VYMIVanguardINDEX

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield Fund

$101.54+0.32% vs prior close
8510752-WK

Price through Oct 27, 2026 · Flows through Oct 31, 2024. Figures use the latest available records, not a live quote. Fund details retrieved Oct 27, 2026. Holdings snapshot retrieved Oct 27, 2026.

The fund invests by sampling the index, meaning that it holds a broadly diversified collection of securities that, in the aggregate, approximates the full index in terms of key characteristics. The index focuses on companies located in developed and emerging markets, excluding the United States, that are forecasted to have above-average dividend yields.

VYMI price

Source: Market tape, daily closes; price return, distributions not reinvested
Table
DateVYMI close
Sep 28, 2026$102.64
Sep 29, 2026$101.68
Sep 30, 2026$101.13
Oct 1, 2026$99.82
Oct 2, 2026$100.49
Oct 5, 2026$101.08
Oct 6, 2026$101.35
Oct 7, 2026$100.23
Oct 8, 2026$100.06
Oct 9, 2026$100.66
Oct 12, 2026$100.80
Oct 13, 2026$101.52
Oct 14, 2026$100.92
Oct 15, 2026$101.75
Oct 16, 2026$102.01
Oct 19, 2026$101.40
Oct 20, 2026$102.16
Oct 21, 2026$102.45
Oct 22, 2026$101.75
Oct 23, 2026$101.41
Oct 26, 2026$101.22
Oct 27, 2026$101.54

The desk’s read

Recent fund-flow records are unavailable, while the price has returned +12.8% so far this year. At 0.22% a year it is not the cheapest way in — IEFA has a reported fee of 0.07%.

COMPOSED FROM THE FUND’S OWN DAILY RECORDS · UPDATED WITH EACH REFRESH

$7.9Bassets under management
0.22%expense ratio · $22 per $10,000 a year
—net flow, trailing month
900Kavg daily volume, 30 days
1530holdings · US-domiciled
2016listed February 25, 2016 · beta 0.74
The book at a glance
SHEL-2.0%BHP+4.4%ROP-1.6%RY+0.3%TD+0.4%GSK-0.3%TSCOORATTE-1.5%CSL+0.8%BBVA-0.4%NWG-1.3%BMO+1.0%BNS+0.6%CNQENB+0.2%CM+0.8%SU-4.1%AV.MFC+0.7%TRP+0.7%DG-1.2%

CELL SIZE IS PORTFOLIO WEIGHT · COLOR IS THE CHANGE IN THE LATEST AVAILABLE SNAPSHOT · TOP 40 POSITIONS

Holdings
#HoldingWeightPriceDay52-wk
1BBCAJPMORGAN BETABUILDERS CANADA ETF0.09%$105.20+0.3%
2AMPAMERIPRISE FINANCIAL0.02%$492.85-0.2%
3BP.BP0.61%$48.93-3.2%
4SHELSHELL1.47%$104.78-2.0%
5AMRALPHA METALLURGICAL RESOURCES0.01%$168.57+6.0%
6FABFIRST TRUST MULTI CAP VALUE ALPHADEX FUND0.13%$104.89-0.3%
7DTEDTE ENERGY0.54%$132.67+0.7%
8BHPBHP GROUP1.14%$82.60+4.4%
9ROPROPER TECHNOLOGIES1.55%$434.48-1.6%
10RYROYAL BANK OF CANADA1.46%$203.02+0.3%
11TMTOYOTA MOTOR0.01%$196.56-0.5%
12CNACNA FINANCIAL0.05%$48.08-0.8%
13TDTORONTO DOMINION BANK1.03%$125.78+0.4%
14GSKGSK0.51%$50.94-0.3%
15TSCOTRACTOR SUPPLY0.20%$32.24-0.9%

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Sector weights

  • Finance37.69%
  • Financial Services36.18%
  • Financials35.85%
  • Consumer Discretionary15.94%
  • Energy9.76%
  • Industrials9.44%
  • Energy Minerals8.99%
  • Consumer Cyclical8.11%
  • Materials7.86%
  • Consumer Defensive7.74%
Source: Portfolio composition, latest disclosure
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ItemValue (%)
Finance37.69%
Financial Services36.18%
Financials35.85%
Consumer Discretionary15.94%
Energy9.76%
Industrials9.44%
Energy Minerals8.99%
Consumer Cyclical8.11%
Materials7.86%
Consumer Defensive7.74%

Country weights

  • Japan13.99%
  • United Kingdom11.43%
  • Switzerland8.3%
  • Australia7.6%
  • Canada7.51%
  • Taiwan, Province of China6.95%
  • Germany6.56%
  • France5.64%
Source: Portfolio composition, latest disclosure
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ItemValue (%)
Japan13.99%
United Kingdom11.43%
Switzerland8.3%
Australia7.6%
Canada7.51%
Taiwan, Province of China6.95%
Germany6.56%
France5.64%
Performance
1 week-0.9%
1 month-1.4%
3 months-0.7%
6 months+3.7%
YTD+12.8%
1 year+17.9%
3 years—

PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED

Net flows
1 week—
1 month—
3 months—
YTD—
1 year—

CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS

Monthly net flows

  • Inflow / above zero
  • Outflow / below zero
$0Jul+$117.2MSep+$64.2MOct$0Jul+$117.2MSep+$64.2MOct$0Jul+$117.2MSep+$64.2MOct
Source: Daily creation/redemption records, trailing twelve months
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LabelValue ($)
Jul$0
Sep$117.2M
Oct$64.2M
The risk read
10%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
14%realized volatility, 1 year
-10.8%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-5.2%latest close versus that peak

The top holding is 1.6% of the book; the top ten carry 11%. Spread across 250+ names, it behaves like roughly 56 equally-weighted positions.

VOLATILITY & DRAWDOWN FROM THE DAILY TAPE · CONCENTRATION FROM THE LATEST DISCLOSED BOOK

Options tape
6calls · latest snapshot
1puts · latest snapshot
0.17put/call ratio
805Kshares traded
Most-traded holdings, options premiumBullishBearish
CLS CELESTICA$28M$30M
NN NEXTNAV$3M$3M
T AT&T$2M$3M
RKT ROCKET COMPANIES$1M$3M
MCY MERCURY GENERAL$286,700$4M

TODAY’S OPTIONS PREMIUM IN THE FUND’S UNDERLYING NAMES

The case against VYMI

Due diligence cuts both ways. These funds sit on the same shelf and beat VYMI on at least one dimension that matters — the fee, the asset base, or where the money is going.

FundFeeAssetsFlow, 1MThe case
SPDW SPDR Portfolio Developed World ex-US ETF0.03%$40.7B+$609M-19bp on fee · 5× the assets · +$609M in over the monthHead-to-head
SPMD State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 400 Mid Cap ETF0.03%$18.4B+$199M-19bp on fee · 2× the assets · +$199M in over the monthHead-to-head
IDEV iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF0.04%$32.4B+$497M-18bp on fee · 4× the assets · +$497M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGSB iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$23.7B+$51M-18bp on fee · 3× the assets · +$51M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGIB iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$18.6B+$412M-18bp on fee · 2× the assets · +$412M in over the monthHead-to-head
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