Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF VYM | AMEX
$163.36
-$0.48 | -0.29%
TREND SIGNAL:
|2026-10-21
|2026-10-21
Company Overview:
Market Cap:
$95.85B
Trailing PE:
N/A
FWD PE:
—
Payout Ratio (TTM):
—
52-Week Range:
$138.35 - $167.61
10 Year VYM Performance Metrics:
Total Return (with DRIP):
215.0% (12.16% CAGR)
Total Return (no DRIP):
177.0% (10.73% CAGR)
Share Price:
132.8% (8.82% CAGR)
Yield on Cost (with DRIP):
6.84%
Total Invested:
$10,000
Total Value (with DRIP):
$31,505
Total Return $ (with DRIP):
$21,505
Dividend Increase:
48.8% (4.17% CAGR)
Dividend Yield (FWD):
2.17% ($3.55)
VYM 10-yr Total Return ($10K invested)
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VYM Price CAGR:1Y: 16.91%2Y: 13.29%5Y: 8.23%10Y: 8.82%
VYM Dividend Payments & Yield
VYM Dividend CAGR:1Y: 5.34%2Y: 2.09%5Y: 3.45%10Y: 6.27%
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VYM Dividends Info:
Annual Dividend:
$3.548
Forward Yield:
2.17%
Ex-Dividend Date:
2026-09-18
Lifetime Dividends / Share:
$46.52
VYM Dividend History: Dates, Payments & Yield list
Below is a schedule of all VYM dividend payments, ex-dates, share price on the day of the payment as well as the annualized yield & forward yield
| Ex-Date | Payment Date | Amount | Yield | Forward Yield | Price on Ex-Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09/18/2026 | 09/21/2026 | $0.887 | 2.23% | 2.23% | $159.43 |
| 06/18/2026 | 06/22/2026 | $0.980 | 2.48% | 2.47% | $158.39 |
| 03/20/2026 | 03/23/2026 | $0.862 | 2.38% | 2.35% | $146.68 |
| 12/19/2025 | 12/22/2025 | $0.947 | 2.64% | 2.63% | $144.25 |
| 09/19/2025 | 09/22/2025 | $0.842 | 2.4% | 2.4% | $140.10 |
| 06/20/2025 | 06/23/2025 | $0.862 | 2.66% | 2.64% | $130.62 |
| 03/21/2025 | 03/24/2025 | $0.850 | 2.65% | 2.62% | $129.74 |
| 12/20/2024 | 12/23/2024 | $0.964 | 3.03% | 3.02% | $127.77 |
| 09/20/2024 | 09/23/2024 | $0.851 | 2.68% | 2.67% | $127.57 |
| 06/21/2024 | 06/24/2024 | $1.024 | 3.44% | 3.42% | $119.73 |
| 03/15/2024 | 03/18/2024 | $0.656 | 2.24% | 2.24% | $117.09 |
| 12/18/2023 | 12/20/2023 | $1.100 | 3.98% | 4.01% | $109.57 |
| 09/18/2023 | 09/20/2023 | $0.785 | 2.93% | 2.95% | $106.34 |
| 06/20/2023 | 06/22/2023 | $0.877 | 3.34% | 3.36% | $104.51 |
| 03/20/2023 | 03/22/2023 | $0.717 | 2.81% | 2.83% | $101.32 |
| 12/19/2022 | 12/22/2022 | $0.975 | 3.66% | 3.63% | $107.46 |
| 09/19/2022 | 09/22/2022 | $0.767 | 2.98% | 3.08% | $99.65 |
| 06/21/2022 | 06/24/2022 | $0.848 | 3.37% | 3.28% | $103.31 |
| 03/21/2022 | 03/24/2022 | $0.662 | 2.37% | 2.35% | $112.48 |
| 12/20/2021 | 12/23/2021 | $0.939 | 3.47% | 3.4% | $110.46 |
| 09/20/2021 | 09/23/2021 | $0.749 | 2.92% | 2.86% | $104.61 |
| 06/21/2021 | 06/24/2021 | $0.752 | 2.9% | 2.88% | $104.34 |
| 03/22/2021 | 03/25/2021 | $0.656 | 2.63% | 2.63% | $100.00 |
| 12/21/2020 | 12/24/2020 | $0.810 | 3.59% | 3.58% | $90.38 |
| 09/21/2020 | 09/24/2020 | $0.705 | 3.52% | 3.57% | $78.95 |
| 06/22/2020 | 06/25/2020 | $0.837 | 4.21% | 4.27% | $78.38 |
| 03/10/2020 | 03/13/2020 | $0.554 | 2.79% | 2.98% | $74.37 |
| 12/23/2019 | 12/27/2019 | $0.779 | 3.33% | 3.32% | $93.87 |
| 09/24/2019 | 09/27/2019 | $0.786 | 3.57% | 3.56% | $88.46 |
| 06/17/2019 | 06/20/2019 | $0.625 | 2.91% | 2.85% | $87.56 |
| 03/25/2019 | 03/28/2019 | $0.652 | 3.08% | 3.06% | $85.21 |
| 12/24/2018 | 12/28/2018 | $0.739 | 4.01% | 3.82% | $77.32 |
| 09/26/2018 | 10/01/2018 | $0.672 | 3.09% | 3.07% | $87.48 |
| 06/22/2018 | 06/27/2018 | $0.630 | 3.01% | 3.05% | $82.62 |
| 03/26/2018 | 03/29/2018 | $0.608 | 2.95% | 2.95% | $82.49 |
| 12/21/2017 | 12/27/2017 | $0.643 | 3% | 3% | $85.73 |
| 09/20/2017 | 09/25/2017 | $0.602 | 2.98% | 2.98% | $80.93 |
| 06/23/2017 | 06/29/2017 | $0.596 | 3.03% | 3.06% | $78.02 |
| 03/22/2017 | 03/28/2017 | $0.560 | 2.89% | 2.89% | $77.63 |
| 12/22/2016 | 12/29/2016 | $0.667 | 3.5% | 3.51% | $75.98 |
| 09/13/2016 | 09/19/2016 | $0.483 | 2.72% | 2.71% | $71.29 |
| 06/21/2016 | 06/27/2016 | $0.578 | 3.27% | 3.39% | $68.20 |
| 03/15/2016 | 03/21/2016 | $0.478 | 2.82% | 2.77% | $68.92 |
| 12/21/2015 | 12/28/2015 | $0.599 | 3.64% | 3.57% | $67.18 |
| 09/23/2015 | 09/29/2015 | $0.528 | 3.39% | 3.43% | $61.61 |
| 06/26/2015 | 07/02/2015 | $0.560 | 3.26% | 3.3% | $67.79 |
| 03/23/2015 | 03/27/2015 | $0.462 | 2.68% | 2.73% | $67.72 |
| 12/18/2014 | 12/24/2014 | $0.562 | 3.26% | 3.22% | $69.71 |
| 09/22/2014 | 09/26/2014 | $0.469 | 2.79% | 2.81% | $66.67 |
| 06/23/2014 | 06/27/2014 | $0.476 | 2.86% | 2.87% | $66.34 |
| 03/24/2014 | 03/28/2014 | $0.401 | 2.58% | 2.56% | $62.66 |
| 12/20/2013 | 12/25/2013 | $0.532 | 3.47% | 3.43% | $62.12 |
| 09/23/2013 | 09/25/2013 | $0.437 | 3% | 3.01% | $57.98 |
| 06/24/2013 | 06/28/2013 | $0.419 | 3.03% | 2.97% | $56.37 |
| 03/22/2013 | 03/27/2013 | $0.361 | 2.65% | 2.64% | $54.64 |
| 12/20/2012 | 12/24/2012 | $0.492 | 3.93% | 3.98% | $49.48 |
| 09/24/2012 | 09/26/2012 | $0.403 | 3.17% | 3.2% | $50.30 |
| 06/25/2012 | 06/27/2012 | $0.370 | 3.18% | 3.14% | $47.08 |
| 03/26/2012 | 03/28/2012 | $0.328 | 2.7% | 2.72% | $48.27 |
| 12/21/2011 | 12/23/2011 | $0.375 | 3.35% | 3.3% | $45.41 |
| 09/23/2011 | 09/28/2011 | $0.307 | 3.07% | 3.03% | $40.56 |
| 06/24/2011 | 06/29/2011 | $0.335 | 3.08% | 3.01% | $44.58 |
| 03/25/2011 | 03/30/2011 | $0.310 | 2.83% | 2.79% | $44.40 |
| 12/22/2010 | 12/24/2010 | $0.313 | 2.96% | 2.97% | $42.18 |
| 09/24/2010 | 09/29/2010 | $0.276 | 2.82% | 2.83% | $39.07 |
| 06/24/2010 | 06/28/2010 | $0.273 | 3% | 2.99% | $36.47 |
| 03/25/2010 | 03/29/2010 | $0.229 | 2.32% | 2.31% | $39.68 |
| 12/22/2009 | 12/24/2009 | $0.321 | 3.37% | 3.35% | $38.38 |
| 09/24/2009 | 09/28/2009 | $0.257 | 2.81% | 2.78% | $36.98 |
| 06/24/2009 | 06/26/2009 | $0.280 | 3.63% | 3.57% | $31.39 |
| 03/25/2009 | 03/27/2009 | $0.310 | 4.39% | 4.4% | $28.21 |
| 12/22/2008 | 12/24/2008 | $0.330 | 4.09% | 4.11% | $32.09 |
| 09/24/2008 | 09/26/2008 | $0.371 | 3.51% | 3.41% | $43.53 |
| 06/24/2008 | 06/26/2008 | $0.371 | 3.36% | 3.44% | $43.12 |
| 03/25/2008 | 03/27/2008 | $0.371 | 3.08% | 3.12% | $47.54 |
| 12/14/2007 | 12/19/2007 | $0.447 | 3.46% | 3.5% | $51.13 |
| 09/24/2007 | 09/26/2007 | $0.346 | 2.55% | 2.53% | $54.71 |
| 06/25/2007 | 06/27/2007 | $0.296 | 2.21% | 2.19% | $54.00 |
| 03/26/2007 | 03/28/2007 | $0.268 | 2.06% | 2.08% | $51.48 |
| 12/22/2006 | 12/27/2006 | $0.175 | 1.36% | 1.35% | $52.04 |
Projected Future Returns & Dividends for VYM
Based on past 10-year performance, here are VYM growth metrics:
Share price CAGR of +8.82%
Dividend CAGR of +6.27%
Using VYM CAGR metrics, we can estimate that your initial $10000 investment, over the next 10 years, should grow as follows:
| VYM (DRIP) | VYM - No DRIP | |
|---|---|---|
| Current Price | $163.36 | $163.36 |
| Start Shares | 61.21 | 61.21 |
| Start Value | $10,000 | $10,000 |
| After 10 years: | ||
| Final Share Count | 74.41 | 61.21 |
| Dividends Payment | $1.63 | $1.63 |
| Annual Dividends | $485 | $399 |
| Yield on cost | 4.85% | 3.99% |
| Share Price | $380.31 | $380.31 |
| Total Dividends | $3,237 | $2,899 |
| Final Value | $28,298 | $26,179 |
Estimated Future Value + Dividends - VYM
NOTE: Above numbers are our estimate based on VYM's Dividend and Price CAGR over past 10 years.
These numbers should only be considered as "potential future returns"! DRIP assumes reinvesting dividends; No-DRIP assumes collecting dividends as cash.
We cannot guarantee that your actual returns will meet these estimates.
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Company Info
Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (VYM) had its IPO on 2006-11-16, and is traded on AMEX stock exchange.
The Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (VYM) aims to mirror the investment returns of the FTSE High Dividend Yield Index. This benchmark is composed of common stocks from companies renowned for their generous dividend payouts. VYM offers investors a straightforward way to gain exposure to equities expected to deliver higher-than-average dividend income. The fund adheres to a passively managed, full-replication strategy, meaning it seeks to hold all the securities found within its target index.
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