Key Highlights

  • The Market Price was $159.08 on 6 November 2026, down $0.72 or 0.45 per cent on the session.
  • Financials account for 20.40 per cent of the portfolio, the largest sector.
  • Broadcom is the largest holding at 6.93 per cent.
  • The expense ratio is 0.04 per cent a year, and the 30-day SEC Yield is 2.23 per cent.

The Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSE:VYM) provides exposure to U.S. companies forecast to have above-average dividend yields, selected through a FTSE index methodology. As at 6 November 2026, the market price was $159.08, against a net asset value of $159.07. The fund launched on 10 November 2006 and holds 593 stocks across the broad U.S. market.

Fund fact

Detail

Market price (6 November 2026)

$159.08

Day change

-$0.72 (-0.45%)

Net asset value

$159.07

Expense ratio

0.04% a year

30-day SEC yield

2.23%

Fund net assets

$101.0 billion

Sector Composition

Financials is the largest sector at 20.40 per cent, followed by technology at 14.30 per cent, industrials at 13.60 per cent and health care at 13.40 per cent. Energy accounts for 10.10 per cent, consumer staples for 8.50 per cent and consumer discretionary for 7.30 per cent. Utilities, telecommunications and materials make up the smaller remainder.

The screen selects companies from across the economy, spreading the portfolio over most sectors. This means the fund's behaviour depends on the mix of cyclical and defensive businesses that pass the yield test at each review.

Leading Holdings

Broadcom is the largest holding at 6.93 per cent, followed by JPMorgan Chase at 3.75 per cent, ExxonMobil at 2.84 per cent and Johnson and Johnson at 2.71 per cent. AbbVie, Cisco, Chevron, Caterpillar, Merck and Bank of America complete the top ten.

The top ten holdings make up a moderate share of the fund, which holds 593 companies in total. The position weights are therefore spread more evenly than in the largest Market Capitalisation funds.

Income and Costs

The 30-day SEC yield is 2.23 per cent, and the expense ratio is 0.04 per cent a year, or about $4 on a $10,000 holding. Net Assets were reported at $101.0 billion at 31 October 2026.

The fund distributes income quarterly. Units trade on the exchange at market price, which closely matched net asset value on 6 November.

Final Word

The Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF offers broad exposure to 593 U.S. companies selected for above-average forecast yields, with financials, technology and industrials among the largest sectors. The market price eased 0.45 per cent on 6 November, and the expense ratio is 0.04 per cent a year. Because the screen is rules-based, sector weights will shift as company yields change, which investors may wish to monitor.