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VYM vs. VT

Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF

VYM
$
Today’s Change
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vs

Vanguard Total World Stock ETF

VT
$
Today’s Change
()

Correlation

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

Performance Measures**

for the time period Nov 16, 2006 to Dec 5, 2025

Returns

1M Trailing Return:

3M Trailing Return:

VYM

3.8%

4.7%

VT

1.3%

5.7%

Diff.

+2.5%

-1%

Measures of Risk or Volatility

Max Drawdown:

Standard Deviation:

VYM

-57.0%

18.3%

VT

-50.3%

20.7%

Diff.

-6.7%

-2.4%

Measures of Risk-Adjusted Performance

Sharpe Ratio:

Calmar Ratio:

VYM

0.56

0.16

VT

0.50

0.17

Diff.

+0.06

-0.01

VYMVanguard High Dividend Yield ETF
VTVanguard Total World Stock 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
VT Vanguard Total World Stock ETF
Inception date
Nov 10, 2006
Jun 24, 2008
Expense ratio
0.06%
0.07%
VYM has a lower expense ratio than VT by 0.01%. This can indicate that it’s cheaper to invest in VYM than VT.
Type
US Equities
Global Equities
VYM targets investing in US Equities, while VT targets investing in Global Equities.
Fund owner
Vanguard
Vanguard
VYM is managed by Vanguard, while VT is managed by Vanguard.
Volume (1m avg. daily)
$134,746,385
$138,228,150
Both VYM and VT 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
$28,426,068,465
VYM has more assets under management than VT by $20,040,886,767. Higher AUM can be associated with better liquidity and lower slippage in trading.
Associated index
FTSE High Dividend Yield Index
FTSE Global All Cap Index
VYM is based off of the FTSE High Dividend Yield Index, while VT is based off of the FTSE Global All Cap Index
Inverse/Leveraged
No
No
Neither VYM nor VT use an inverse or leveraged strategy.
Passive/Active
Passive
Passive
VYM and VT 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 VT does not. The frequency and yield of the dividend for VYM may vary.
Prospectus
Neither VYM nor VT require a K1.

Trading Strategies
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Category

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OOS Cumulative Return

170.26%

Trading Strategies
Related toVT

Steph combo 2

Category

Tactical asset allocation, Momentum, Trend-following, Leveraged ETFs, Volatility hedging, US large-cap tech, Semiconductors, Treasuries, Global equities

OOS Cumulative Return

95.36%

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Disclaimers

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We show information directly obtained from our data provider, Xignite. Data shown here is provided by Xignite, an unaffiliated third party. Composer believes the information shown here is reliable, but has not been verified and there is no guarantee that the information is accurate.

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