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VYM vs. QQQM

Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF

VYM
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Today’s Change
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Invesco Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II Invesco NASDAQ 100 ETF

QQQM
$
Today’s Change
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Correlation

1M
3M
6M
YTD
1Y
3Y
Max

Performance Measures**

for the time period Nov 16, 2006 to Dec 16, 2025

Returns

1M Trailing Return:

3M Trailing Return:

VYM

3.5%

3.1%

QQQM

1.3%

3.6%

Diff.

+2.2%

-0.5%

Measures of Risk or Volatility

Max Drawdown:

Standard Deviation:

VYM

-57.0%

18.3%

QQQM

-35.0%

22.5%

Diff.

-22%

-4.2%

Measures of Risk-Adjusted Performance

Sharpe Ratio:

Calmar Ratio:

VYM

0.56

0.16

QQQM

0.77

0.46

Diff.

-0.21

-0.3

VYMVanguard High Dividend Yield ETF
QQQMInvesco Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II Invesco NASDAQ 100 ETF

What is VYM?

Seeks to track the performance of the FTSE High Dividend Yield Index which measures the investment return of common stocks of companies characterized by high dividend yields. Provides a convenient way to track the performance of stocks with histories of above-average dividend yields. Follows a passively managed full-replication approach.

Snapshot
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VYM Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF
QQQM Invesco Exchange-Traded Fund Trust II Invesco NASDAQ 100 ETF
Inception date
Nov 10, 2006
Oct 13, 2020
Expense ratio
0.06%
0.15%
VYM has a lower expense ratio than QQQM by 0.09%. This can indicate that it’s cheaper to invest in VYM than QQQM.
Type
US Equities
US Equities
VYM targets investing in US Equities, while QQQM targets investing in US Equities.
Fund owner
Vanguard
Invesco
VYM is managed by Vanguard, while QQQM is managed by Invesco.
Volume (1m avg. daily)
$134,746,385
$154,621,362
Both VYM and QQQM are considered high-volume assets. They’re less likely to be affected by issues like slippage and failed orders on Composer than low-volume assets.
AUM
$48,466,955,232
$14,236,186,221
VYM has more assets under management than QQQM by $34,230,769,011. Higher AUM can be associated with better liquidity and lower slippage in trading.
Associated index
FTSE High Dividend Yield Index
Nasdaq 100 Index
VYM is based off of the FTSE High Dividend Yield Index, while QQQM is based off of the Nasdaq 100 Index
Inverse/Leveraged
No
No
Neither VYM nor QQQM use an inverse or leveraged strategy.
Passive/Active
Passive
Passive
VYM and QQQM both use a Passive investing strategy. In an actively managed fund, the fund manager makes decisions about how funds are invested. A passively managed fund typically tries to track or follow a market index.
Dividend
Yes
No
VYM may offer dividends, while QQQM does not. The frequency and yield of the dividend for VYM may vary.
Prospectus
Neither VYM nor QQQM require a K1.

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OOS Cumulative Return

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