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ETF Comparisons

VYM vs. SPY

Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF

VYM
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SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust

SPY
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Correlation

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Top 10 comparisons with VYM:
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VYM
Correlation
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SPY
SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
SwitchVTVVanguard Group, Inc. - Vanguard Value ETF0.99MGVVanguard Group, Inc. - Vanguard Mega Cap Value ETF0.99SCHVSchwab Strategic Trust - Schwab U.S. Large-Cap Value ETF0.99DTDWisdomTree Trust - WisdomTree U.S. Total Dividend Fund0.98JAVAJ.P. Morgan Exchange-Traded Fund Trust - JPMorgan Active Value ETF0.98DLNWisdomTree Trust - WisdomTree U.S. LargeCap Dividend Fund0.98IWXBlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. - iShares Russell Top 200 Value ETF0.98NULVNuveen Fund Advisors LLC - Nuveen ESG Large-Cap Value ETF0.98SCHDSchwab Strategic Trust - Schwab US Dividend Equity ETF0.98IWDBlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. - iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF0.98

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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%

SPY

2.0%

3.1%

Diff.

+1.5%

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Measures of Risk or Volatility

Max Drawdown:

Standard Deviation:

VYM

-57.0%

18.3%

SPY

-55.2%

19.7%

Diff.

-1.8%

-1.4%

Measures of Risk-Adjusted Performance

Sharpe Ratio:

Calmar Ratio:

VYM

0.56

0.16

SPY

0.61

0.19

Diff.

-0.05

-0.03

VYMVanguard High Dividend Yield ETF
SPYSPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust

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
SPY SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust
Inception date
Nov 10, 2006
Jan 22, 1993
Expense ratio
0.06%
0.09%
VYM has a lower expense ratio than SPY by 0.03%. This can indicate that it’s cheaper to invest in VYM than SPY.
Type
US Equities
US Equities
VYM targets investing in US Equities, while SPY targets investing in US Equities.
Fund owner
Vanguard
State Street (SPDR)
VYM is managed by Vanguard, while SPY is managed by State Street (SPDR).
Volume (1m avg. daily)
$134,746,385
$33,257,618,740
Both VYM and SPY 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
$400,404,126,565
VYM has more assets under management than SPY by $351,937,171,333. Higher AUM can be associated with better liquidity and lower slippage in trading.
Associated index
FTSE High Dividend Yield Index
S&P 500 Index
VYM is based off of the FTSE High Dividend Yield Index, while SPY is based off of the S&P 500 Index
Inverse/Leveraged
No
No
Neither VYM nor SPY use an inverse or leveraged strategy.
Passive/Active
Passive
Passive
VYM and SPY 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 SPY does not. The frequency and yield of the dividend for VYM may vary.
Prospectus
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SPY may issue a K1, while VYM does not. You can find non-K1 alternatives for SPY in its “Related ETFs” section.

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OOS Cumulative Return

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OOS Cumulative Return

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