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VYM vs. SPYD

Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF

VYM
$
Today’s Change
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vs

SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 High Dividend ETF

SPYD
$
Today’s Change
()

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%

SPYD

2.9%

-0.1%

Diff.

+0.6%

+3.2%

Measures of Risk or Volatility

Max Drawdown:

Standard Deviation:

VYM

-57.0%

18.3%

SPYD

-46.4%

19.9%

Diff.

-10.6%

-1.6%

Measures of Risk-Adjusted Performance

Sharpe Ratio:

Calmar Ratio:

VYM

0.56

0.16

SPYD

0.51

0.18

Diff.

+0.05

-0.02

VYMVanguard High Dividend Yield ETF
SPYDSPDR Portfolio S&P 500 High Dividend 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
SPYD SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 High Dividend ETF
Inception date
Nov 10, 2006
Oct 21, 2015
Expense ratio
0.06%
0.07%
VYM has a lower expense ratio than SPYD by 0.01%. This can indicate that it’s cheaper to invest in VYM than SPYD.
Type
US Equities
US Equities
VYM targets investing in US Equities, while SPYD targets investing in US Equities.
Fund owner
Vanguard
State Street (SPDR)
VYM is managed by Vanguard, while SPYD is managed by State Street (SPDR).
Volume (1m avg. daily)
$134,746,385
$31,341,265
Both VYM and SPYD 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
$6,188,814,848
VYM has more assets under management than SPYD by $42,278,140,384. Higher AUM can be associated with better liquidity and lower slippage in trading.
Associated index
FTSE High Dividend Yield Index
S&P 500 High Dividend Index
VYM is based off of the FTSE High Dividend Yield Index, while SPYD is based off of the S&P 500 High Dividend Index
Inverse/Leveraged
No
No
Neither VYM nor SPYD use an inverse or leveraged strategy.
Passive/Active
Passive
Passive
VYM and SPYD 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
Yes
VYM and SPYD may offer dividends. The frequency and yield of the dividend may not be the same.
Prospectus
Neither VYM nor SPYD require a K1.

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OOS Cumulative Return

156.68%

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Category

Dividend income, equity factors, multi-ETF, buy-and-hold, global equities, value tilt, low-volatility tilt

OOS Cumulative Return

28.56%

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Disclaimers

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