VYMI Dividend Yield
Vanguard International High Dividend Yield Index Fund ETF Shares · Foreign Large Value · Vanguard · ETF · quarterly payer
$102.47
Add to PortfolioAs of Nov 5, 2026, VYMI (Vanguard International High Dividend Yield Index Fund ETF Shares) yields 3.63%, paying $3.72 a share a year in quarterly distributions at its $102.47 price. It costs 0.07% a year and manages $22.6B. Over the last 5 years it returned 13.3% a year with distributions reinvested, against 12.0% for the S&P 500.
Dividend yield
3.63%
Paid a Year
$3.72
Expense Ratio
0.07%
Assets
$22.6B
5-Yr Return
13.3%/yr
Frequency
Quarterly
Key facts about VYMI
Data as of · Source: SmarterDividends data
- As of Nov 5, 2026, VYMI yields 3.63% and pays about $3.72 a share a year, quarterly.
- VYMI paid $3.7210 a share in distributions over the 12 months to Nov 5, 2026, in 4 payments.
- VYMI's expense ratio is 0.07% a year, or $7.00 on $10,000.
- VYMI is an ETF from Vanguard with $22.6B in assets, started Feb 25, 2016.
- In the 5 years to Oct 2026, VYMI returned 13.3% a year with distributions reinvested (8.3% a year from price alone), against 12.0% for the S&P 500.
- In the 10 years to Oct 2026, VYMI returned 10.6% a year with distributions reinvested (6.1% a year from price alone), against 15.3% for the S&P 500.
- VYMI's three largest holdings are HSBC Holdings PLC (1.8%), Roche Holding AG Ordinary Shares new (1.6%), Shell PLC (1.5%).
Cite this page
SmarterDividends, "VYMI Dividend Yield, Expense Ratio and Total Return," updated Nov 5, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/VYMI
What $10,000 in VYMI became
Change the dates →From Mar 2016 to Oct 2026, month-end values
Payouts reinvested
$28,840
Payouts taken as cash
$24,073
$5,341 of it cash
S&P 500 (SPY)
$43,500
Since Mar 2016, VYMI's share price is up 87%, and with distributions reinvested it returned 188%. Its payouts haven't come at the expense of the share price, so there is no NAV erosion over this period.
VYMI total return
A year, through Oct 2026. Total return counts every payout, reinvested; price return doesn't.
| Period | Total return | Price return | S&P 500 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 year | +23.6% | +19.0% | +12.0% |
| 3 years | +24.3% | +19.1% | +23.3% |
| 5 years | +13.3% | +8.3% | +12.0% |
| 10 years | +10.6% | +6.1% | +15.3% |
| Since Mar 2016 | +10.5% | +6.1% | +14.9% |
VYMI distributions
Every payment →Paid per share, by year
| Ex-date | Paid | Per share |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 18, 2026 | — | $0.8170 |
| Jun 18, 2026 | — | $1.2570 |
| Mar 20, 2026 | — | $0.7080 |
| Dec 19, 2025 | — | $0.9390 |
| Sep 19, 2025 | — | $0.70 |
| Jun 20, 2025 | — | $1.0760 |
| Mar 21, 2025 | — | $0.60 |
| Dec 20, 2024 | — | $0.9650 |
| Sep 20, 2024 | — | $0.6970 |
| Jun 21, 2024 | — | $1.0090 |
| Mar 15, 2024 | — | $0.6160 |
| Dec 18, 2023 | — | $0.8640 |
What VYMI holds
Top ten holdings and sector weights as the fund reports them.
- HSBA.L HSBC Holdings PLC1.8%
- ROP.SW Roche Holding AG Ordinary Shares new1.6%
- SHEL.L Shell PLC1.5%
- RY Royal Bank of Canada1.5%
- NOVN.SW Novartis AG Registered Shares1.4%
- Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc1.4%
- NESN.SW Nestle SA1.2%
- MediaTek Inc1.2%
- BHP.AX BHP Group Ltd1.2%
- SAN.MC Banco Santander SA1.1%
- Financials44.4%
- Energy9.0%
- Consumer defensive6.4%
- Materials6.4%
- Healthcare6.3%
- Industrials6.3%
- Consumer cyclical5.8%
- Technology5.5%
- Utilities5.1%
- Communication3.7%
- Real estate1.1%
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VYMI questions
What is VYMI's dividend yield?
As of Nov 5, 2026, VYMI yields 3.63%. Over the last 12 months it paid $3.7210 a share in 4 payments, against a $102.47 share price.
How often does VYMI pay dividends?
VYMI pays quarterly, 4 times a year.
How much does 100 shares of VYMI pay?
At about $3.7210 a share a year, 100 shares of VYMI pay about $372.10 a year, $93.03 each quarter, before tax.
What is VYMI's expense ratio?
VYMI's expense ratio is 0.07% a year: $7.00 on every $10,000 invested, taken from the fund's assets rather than billed to you.
What is VYMI's total return?
In the 5 years to Oct 2026, VYMI returned 13.3% a year with distributions reinvested, of which 8.3% a year came from the share price. The S&P 500 returned 12.0% a year.
Does VYMI have NAV erosion?
Since Mar 2016, VYMI's share price is up 87%, and with distributions reinvested it returned 188%. Its payouts haven't come at the expense of the share price, so there is no NAV erosion over this period.
What does VYMI hold?
VYMI's largest holdings are HSBC Holdings PLC (1.8%), Roche Holding AG Ordinary Shares new (1.6%), Shell PLC (1.5%). Its top ten make up 14% of the fund.
Is VYMI or VYM better?
It depends on what the money is for. Our VYMI vs VYM comparison puts their yields, costs, total returns and worst drops side by side.
Fund facts
- Type
- ETF
- Issuer
- Vanguard
- Category
- Foreign Large Value
- Started
- Feb 25, 2016
- Expense ratio
- 0.07%
- Assets
- $22.6B
- Dividend yield
- 3.63%
- Paid in the last year
- $3.7210 (4 payments)
- Last payment
- $0.8170 · ex Sep 18, 2026
- Beta (3 years)
- 0.71
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Fund facts from the fund's own reports via Yahoo Finance; payments and returns from SmarterDividends records. For information only, not investment advice.