Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund ETF Shares
Vanguard · Exchange-traded fund
$162.87
TTM yield2.26%Trailing twelve months
Indicated yield2.18%Latest payment, annualized
12-month dividends$3.684 payments per share
Last dividend$0.8869Ex-date Sep 18, 2026
1Y total return+17.17%Reinvested at ex-date close
NAV erosion gradeAPrice +14.4% a year
Performance
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VYM
VYM
Total Return (%) · dividends reinvested · Oct 27, 2025 – Oct 27, 2026
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Returns
What $10,000 invested in VYM became, with dividends reinvested at the ex-date closing price. Broker DRIP results can differ.
1 month$10,329
+3.29%
- Price change
- +3.29%
- Dividends
- —
3 months$10,064
+0.64%
- Price change
- +0.09%
- Dividends
- $55
6 months$10,659
+6.59%
- Price change
- +5.35%
- Dividends
- $121
1 year$11,717
+17.17%
- Price change
- +14.37%
- Dividends
- $258
2 years$13,345
+33.45%
- Price change
- +26.82%
- Dividends
- $560
5 years$17,484
+74.84%
- Price change
- +51.42%
- Dividends
- $1,617
Dividend history Payout shrinking −9%
Total paid per share each month, last 36 months.
Recent payments
Change versus the prior payment.
- Sep 18, 2026$0.8869−9.45%
- Jun 18, 2026$0.9795+13.67%
- Mar 20, 2026$0.8617−9.05%
- Dec 19, 2025$0.9474+12.56%
- Sep 19, 2025$0.8417−2.32%
- Jun 20, 2025$0.8617+1.38%
- Mar 21, 2025$0.850−11.84%
- Dec 20, 2024$0.9642—
Payments by month
Total dividends per share paid in each calendar month.
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | — | — | $0.8617 | — | — | $0.9795 | — | — | $0.8869 | — | — | — | $2.73 |
| 2025 | — | — | $0.850 | — | — | $0.8617 | — | — | $0.8417 | — | — | $0.9474 | $3.50 |
| 2024 | — | — | $0.6555 | — | — | $1.02 | — | — | $0.8511 | — | — | $0.9642 | $3.49 |
Distribution dates are reported ex-dividend dates. Read the full disclosure.
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