ETF·NYSE
Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (VYM)
- Net assets
- $95.75B
- Expense ratio
- 0.04%
- Yield
- 2.37%
- 52-week range
- $138.35 $167.61
The short version
Where VYM stands today, in four lines, and what CleaRank Financial AI makes of it.
VYM at a glance
Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (VYM): Buy, 70/100 on CleaRank's AI score.
- Trend Mixed: the price is above its 200-day but below its 50-day moving average ($156.41 and $161.59).
- Fund Expense ratio 0.04%, $95.8B in net assets, +12.7% total return over 1 year.
Figures as of October 17, 2026.
CleaRank Financial AI
Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (VYM) earns a Buy rating from CleaRank, with a model score of 70/100.
Trend contributes the most to that score: the price is 2.46% above its 200-day average, and the 50-day average sits 3.31% above the 200-day. Momentum pulls the score down the most, because the MACD line is negative. The 50-day average is $161.59 and the 200-day is $156.41. The price rose 14.88% over the past year.
Only on CleaRank
Figures we compute ourselves from VYM's own price history. Tap one to see it in context.
Price and trading
The chart, today's range and how far the price has moved over each period.
Trend checks
3/4Price above its 50-day average ›
The price of $160.25 is 0.8% below the 50-day simple moving average of $161.59.Price above its 200-day average ›
The price is 2.5% above the 200-day simple moving average of $156.41.50-day average above the 200-day ›
The 50-day average ($161.59) is 3.3% above the 200-day average ($156.41), the arrangement of a rising longer-term trend.In the upper half of its 52-week range ›
The price sits at 75% of its 52-week range, between $138.35 and $167.61.
VYM share price
Pick a period: each tab shows how far VYM has moved over it, to the last close.
Today's trading
Where VYM sits inside today's range and its 52-week range.
Fund facts and valuation
What the fund holds, what it costs and how it is valued.
Fund checks
5/5Expense ratio at or below 0.20% ›
The fund charges 0.04% a year, $4.00 on a $10,000 holding.Over $1B in net assets ›
Net assets total $95.8B.No sector above 35% of the fund ›
The largest sector, Financial Services, makes up 21.7% of the fund.Pays a distribution ›
The distribution yield is 2.37%.Positive return over one year ›
The fund family reports a one-year total return of 12.72%.
VYM Fund Facts
Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF is a passively managed exchange-traded fund that seeks to track the FTSE High Dividend Yield Index. The fund focuses on U.S. companies with dividend yields that are generally above average, excluding real estate investment trusts, and it is designed to provide broad exposure to large-cap value equities. Its portfolio is market-cap weighted and includes a diversified mix of sectors such as financials, healthcare, industrials, consumer staples, and technology.
Sector weights
Trailing total returns
| Period | VYM |
|---|---|
| YTD | 10.01% |
| 1 month | -4.77% |
| 3 months | -1.32% |
| 1 year | 12.72% |
| 3 years | 17.67% |
| 5 years | 11.63% |
| 10 years | 11.28% |
As of Oct 17, 2026, VYM has an expense ratio of 0.04%, $95.75B in net assets and a distribution yield of 2.37%.
Fund reference data as of Oct 17, 2026. Expense ratio and net assets are reported by the fund; returns are total returns and can differ from price change.
Key statistics
The headline figures for VYM.
What the numbers say
CleaRank Financial AI's reading of VYM's holdings, performance and risks.
VYM is a Large Value fund run by Vanguard, and it was launched on November 10, 2006.
VYM charges 0.04% a year, which works out to $4.00 on a $10,000 holding. The fund has $95.8B in net assets. Its distribution yield is 2.37%, and portfolio turnover is 11%.
Normal swings for VYM run at about 0.53% a day.
AI analysis and technicals
CleaRank's score and reasoning, the indicators behind it, and what the price moves with.
Momentum checks
2/3RSI not overbought or oversold ›
The 14-day RSI is 55.7, in neutral territory.RSI above 50 ›
An RSI of 55.7 is above the 50 midpoint, so buyers have had the upper hand over the last 14 days.MACD line above zero ›
The MACD line is negative, so the 12-day average is below the 26-day average.
CleaRank AI analysis of VYM
The score, the reasoning behind it, and what could move the price next.
VYM shows a mixed trend. At $160.25, the price is 0.83% below its 50-day average of $161.59, yet it sits 2.46% above its 200-day average of $156.41. Within its 52-week range, the price is 4.39% below the high of $167.61 and 15.83% above the low of $138.35, which places it near the top of that band. The 50-day average is 3.31% above the 200-day, but the price has dipped under the shorter average.
The record is positive across every period shown: the price rose 0.06% over the past three months, rose 3.31% over the past six months and rose 14.88% over the past year. Volume in the last session ran 27.7% above its average, on a day the price rose 0.18%. The 14-day RSI of 55.7 is in the neutral zone, and the MACD line is negative.
- The two closest levels matter most: the 50-day SMA sits at $161.59 above the price, and the 20-day EMA sits at $158.95 below it.
- With the 14-day RSI at 55.7 and the MACD line negative, momentum sits in the neutral zone. Readings above 70 or below 30 would signal stretched momentum.
- Fees add up over time. VYM's expense ratio of 0.04% a year works out to $4.00 on each $10,000 invested.
VYM's trend is mixed. The price is above its 200-day average of $156.41 but under its 50-day average of $161.59. Closing above the 50-day would flip both signals to up, while closing below the 200-day would flip both to down. Looking at the nearest levels, the 20-day EMA at $158.95 sits below the price and the 50-day SMA at $161.59 sits above it.
The 14-day RSI reads 55.7, which is in the neutral zone between 40 and 60.
Technical indicators
Momentum and trend for VYM, from its daily closes.
As of October 17, 2026, with VYM at $160.25, its 14-day RSI is 55.7 (neutral territory), its 50-day simple moving average is $161.59 and its 200-day is $156.41.
Calculated by CleaRank on daily closes as of October 17, 2026: Wilder's 14-day RSI, 50- and 200-day simple moving averages, MACD line (12, 26).
What VYM moves with
Correlation of daily returns over one year: +1 moves in step, 0 has no link, -1 moves the opposite way.
As of October 17, 2026, VYM's 1-year correlation of daily returns is +0.84 with S&P 500 (SPY), +0.69 with Nasdaq 100 (QQQ), +0.29 with Bitcoin (BTC) and +0.18 with gold (XAU).
A trade plan, if you want one
Entry, stop and target levels from the moving averages and recent volatility. Educational, not advice.
VYM trade plan
Entry, stop and target levels, sized to your account. Change the bias or the risk and every level updates.
Long entry pick an entry style
Risk management
Profit targets (Based on Conservative Entry)
These levels come from VYM's moving averages and recent volatility, not from a forecast. Educational levels, not financial advice; the full disclaimer is at the foot of the page.
Risk profile
How much VYM tends to move, against the market and on its own.
The long record
VYM's worst falls and recoveries, what $10,000 became, and which months have been kind to it.
Track record checks
3/4Average daily move under 2% ›
The price has moved 0.53% on an average day (30-day standard deviation of daily returns).Recovered from its worst fall ›
The worst fall was 28.9%, from February 2020 to March 2020, regained by January 2021.Most 1-year holds ended higher ›
85% of 1-year holding periods in the last 10 years ended with a gain.Beat the S&P 500 since the chart begins ›
$10,000 invested in October 2016 is now worth $30,548, against $42,055 in the S&P 500 (SPY).
VYM Drawdowns & Recovery
As of October 17, 2026, VYM's worst peak-to-trough fall over the last 10 years with dividends reinvested was -28.9% (February 2020 to March 2020); it regained that peak by January 2021, 10 months after the low, and 85% of 1-year holding periods ended with a gain.
From weekly closing values with dividends reinvested. A drawdown is the fall from the highest value reached so far to a later low.
Growth of $10,000
What $10,000 put into VYM in October 2016 is worth now, against the same amount in the S&P 500.
Against the market: VYM trailed the S&P 500 over this period: $30,548 against $42,055.
A $10,000 investment in VYM in October 2016 would be worth about $30,548 today with dividends reinvested, compared with about $42,055 for the same investment in the S&P 500 benchmark (also with dividends reinvested).
Seasonal patterns
Which calendar months have been kind to VYM, and which have not.
Strongest month, November: an average of +4.28%, up in 10 of 10 years.
Weakest month, March: an average of -1.93%, up in 4 of 10 years.
This month, October: has averaged +0.83%, up in 6 of 9 years. Past seasonality does not repeat on schedule.
Over the last 10 years, VYM's strongest calendar month has been November (average +4.28%, up in 10 of 10 years) and its weakest March (average -1.93%, up in 4 of 10 years).
Average return for each calendar month over the last 10 years, from weekly closing prices with dividends included.
Long-term scenarios
Thousands of simulated paths from the price history. A range of outcomes, not a forecast.
Monte Carlo projection
Thousands of simulated paths for $10,000 in VYM, from its own past volatility. The shaded area holds 80% of them.
CleaRank's 10-year Monte Carlo simulation projects that a $10,000 investment in VYM today could grow to about $20,038 by 2036 in the base case, with a 90th-percentile outcome near $38,926 and a 10th-percentile outcome around $10,315 (above the amount invested: over ten years most simulated paths of a rising, moderately volatile asset end higher). The simulation models price only; at today's 2.37% yield, dividends would add to these figures. Projections are statistical simulations, not guarantees.
VYM 2030 Scenarios (Monte Carlo)
The same simulation in share prices, year by year.
CleaRank's simulation projects a price near $212 for VYM by 2030 in the base case, from $160 today (1.3x over 4 years). The 10th-percentile path ends near $139. These are outcomes of a Monte Carlo simulation run on VYM's historical return distribution, not price targets, and they assume no dividends are reinvested.
| Year | 10th percentile | Base case | 90th percentile | range base today |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2027 | $139 | $172 | $212 | |
| 2028 | $137 | $184 | $248 | |
| 2029 | $137 | $197 | $284 | |
| 2030 | $139 | $212 | $322 | |
| 2031 | $142 | $227 | $363 |
Method: a lognormal simulation of VYM's own volatility and capped historical trend, re-run daily; base case is the median path, the outer columns the 10th and 90th percentiles.
Questions people ask
Answered from the figures on this page, as of October 17, 2026.