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Vanguard Whitehall Funds Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF

VYMI
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Snapshot
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Inception Date
Feb 25, 2016
Expense Ratio
0.22%
Type
Global Ex. US Equities
Fund Owner
Vanguard
Volume (1m avg. daily)
$18,783,732
AUM
$6,422,073,962
Associated Index
FTSE All-World ex US High Dividend Yield Index
Inverse/Leveraged
No
Passive/Active
Passive
Fractionable on Composer
Yes
Prospectus

Top 10 Holdings

SHEL
Shell Plc
1.87%
7203
Toyota Motor Corporation
1.83%
NOVN
Novartis AG - Registered Shares
1.81%
ROG
Roche Holding AG
1.77%
HSBA
HSBC Holdings plc
1.32%
BHP
BHP Group Limited
1.29%
TTE
TotalEnergies SE
1.27%
RY
Royal Bank Of Canada
1.11%
Vanguard Market Liquidity Fund
1.06%
SAN
Sanofi
1.04%

What is VYMI?

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF seeks to track the performance of a benchmark index that measures the investment return of non-U.S. companies that are characterized by high dividend yield. The FTSE All-World ex US High Dividend Yield Index is derived from the FTSE High Dividend Yield Index. The FTSE All-World ex US High Dividend Yield Index includes large- and mid-cap universe of developed and emerging market stocks excluding the U.S. with the highest dividend yields. Excludes REITs, which generally do not benefit from currently favorable tax rates on qualified dividends & uses buffer zones during annual rebalancing to reduce portfolio turnover.

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VYMI
Performance Measures**

for the time period Mar 2, 2016 to Jul 31, 2026

Returns

1M Trailing Return: 5.5%

The percent change in the value over the most recent 1-month period.

3M Trailing Return: 6.0%

The percent change in the value over the most recent 3-month period.

Measures of Risk or Volatility

Max Drawdown: -40.0%

The greatest percent loss from peak to trough in value over the time period.

Standard Deviation: 16.8%

The typical amount that daily returns vary from the mean of the returns over the time period, standardized to a period of a year.

Measures of Risk-Adjusted Performance

Sharpe Ratio: 0.72

The annualized arithmetic mean of the daily returns divided by the annualized standard deviation of the daily returns for the selected time period.

Calmar Ratio: 0.28

The annualized return divided by the max drawdown for the selected time period.

ETFs related toVYMI

ETFs correlated to VYMI include EFV, PXF, DFIV

VYMI
Vanguard Group, Inc. - Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF
EFV
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. - iShares MSCI EAFE Value ETF
PXF
Invesco Capital Management LLC - Invesco FTSE RAFI Developed Markets ex-U.S. ETF
DFIV
Dimensional ETF Trust - Dimensional International Value ETF
FNDF
Schwab Strategic Trust - Schwab Fundamental International Large Company Index ETF
DWM
WisdomTree Trust - WisdomTree International Equity Fund
AVIV
American Century ETF Trust - Avantis International Large Cap Value ETF
DTH
WisdomTree Trust - WisdomTree International High Dividend Fund
DFAX
Dimensional ETF Trust - Dimensional World ex U.S. Core Equity 2 ETF
IVLU
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. - iShares MSCI Intl Value Factor ETF
MFDX
Pimco Equity Series - PIMCO RAFI Dynamic Multi-Factor International Equity ETF

What is ETF correlation?

Correlation is a measure of the strength of the relationship between two ETFs. It quantifies the degree to which prices of the two ETFs typically move together.

Here, correlation is measured over the past year with the Pearson correlation coefficient (Pearon’s r), which ranges from -1 to 1.

Using ETF correlations in portfolio and strategy construction

ETF correlations can help you create investing strategies and portfolios. Use them to:

  • Build a diversified portfolio from uncorrelated or inversely correlated ETFs with the aim of minimizing portfolio risk.
  • Compare correlated or related ETFs to find one with a lower expense ratio or higher trading volume.
  • Create an investing strategy that hedges an ETF with an uncorrelated or inversely correlated ETF.

Trading Strategies
Related toVYMI

Dividend ETFs

Category

Dividend income, Equity ETFs, Multi-factor, Buy-and-hold, US and international

OOS Cumulative Return

47.25%

Dividend Portfolio - 4 ETFs -

Category

Dividend income, Real estate (REITs), US stocks, International stocks, Buy-and-hold, Low turnover

OOS Cumulative Return

42.26%

Create your own algorithmic trading strategy with VYMI using Composer

FAQ

VYMI is a Global Ex. US Equities ETF. Vanguard International High Dividend Yield ETF seeks to track the performance of a benchmark index that measures the investment return of non-U.S. companies that are characterized by high dividend yield. The FTSE All-World ex US High Dividend Yield Index is derived from the FTSE High Dividend Yield Index. The FTSE All-World ex US High Dividend Yield Index includes large- and mid-cap universe of developed and emerging market stocks excluding the U.S. with the highest dividend yields. Excludes REITs, which generally do not benefit from currently favorable tax rates on qualified dividends & uses buffer zones during annual rebalancing to reduce portfolio turnover.

VYMI tracks the FTSE All-World ex US High Dividend Yield Index.

VYMI dividend information: Dividend - High Yield. Dividend payouts may vary in terms of frequency of payouts.

No, VYMI is not actively managed. It is passively managed. 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.

Yes, VYMI is passively managed. A passively managed fund typically tries to track or follow a market index. In an actively managed fund, the fund manager makes decisions about how funds are invested.

The 1-month return on VYMI is 0.0203%. This is the percent change in the value of VYMI over the most recent 1-month period. The 3-month return on VYMI is 0.0154%. This is the percent change in the value of VYMI over the most recent 3-month period.

The standard deviation of VYMI for the past year is 0.1613%. Standard deviation is the typical amount that the daily returns vary from the mean of the returns over the time period, standardized to a period of a year.

ETFs similar to VYMI include DGS, FGD, and DWX.

ETFs correlated to VYMI include EFV, PXF, and DFIV.

ETFs that are inversely correlated to VYMI include EFZ, EPV, and EDZ.

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