Overview
The highest-yielding half of the world's stocks outside the US — around 1,300 companies across developed and emerging markets, yielding near 5%.
Top Holdings
| Ticker | Holding | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| NESN | Nestlé SA | 1.4% |
| ROG | Roche Holding | 1.3% |
| NOVN | Novartis AG | 1.3% |
| SHEL | Shell plc | 1.2% |
| HSBA | HSBC Holdings | 1.2% |
| TTE | TotalEnergies | 1.0% |
| 8306 | Mitsubishi UFJ | 0.9% |
| SIE | Siemens AG | 0.9% |
| ALV | Allianz SE | 0.8% |
| BHP | BHP Group | 0.8% |
Fund Details
Investment Thesis
International markets pay the dividends US markets used to: while the S&P yields barely 1%, VYMI's global banks, energy majors and pharma giants pay near 5% — and the fund still returned +30% as international value re-rated. It is VYM's global twin at a fee cut to 0.17%, offering both an income stream and a structural hedge against US-market and dollar concentration in one fund.
Who It's For
Income investors who find US yields too thin, and dividend strategists diversifying beyond the domestic payers everyone owns. Foreign withholding taxes nibble the payout in taxable accounts — the classic home for VYMI is a retirement account.
10-Year History
| Year | Close | % Chg |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $44.34 | -- |
| 2017 | $54.99 | +24.0% |
| 2018 | $47.29 | -14.0% |
| 2019 | $55.33 | +17.0% |
| 2020 | $53.11 | -4.0% |
| 2021 | $58.42 | +10.0% |
| 2022 | $53.75 | -8.0% |
| 2023 | $61.81 | +15.0% |
| 2024 | $64.29 | +4.0% |
| 2025 | $81.00 | +26.0% |
| Year | Yield |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 3.60% |
| 2017 | 3.20% |
| 2018 | 4.00% |
| 2019 | 3.80% |
| 2020 | 3.50% |
| 2021 | 3.70% |
| 2022 | 4.60% |
| 2023 | 4.60% |
| 2024 | 4.50% |
| 2025 | 4.70% |
| Year | AUM | % Chg |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $0.3B | -- |
| 2017 | $1B | +233.3% |
| 2018 | $1.5B | +50.0% |
| 2019 | $2.5B | +66.7% |
| 2020 | $3B | +20.0% |
| 2021 | $4.5B | +50.0% |
| 2022 | $5B | +11.1% |
| 2023 | $6.5B | +30.0% |
| 2024 | $9B | +38.5% |
| 2025 | $19B | +111.1% |
Historical figures are ETFHub estimates modelled from asset-class return patterns and may differ from official fund records. Data as of August 2026.
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