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About Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF
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Inception date
Nov 10, 2006
Structure
Open-Ended Fund
Dividend treatment
Distributes
Distribution tax treatment
Qualified dividends
Income tax type
Capital Gains
Max ST capital gains rate
39.60%
Max LT capital gains rate
20.00%
Primary advisor
The Vanguard Group, Inc.
Distributor
Vanguard Marketing Corp.
VYM offers a diversified, conservative approach to high dividend yield in a low-cost wrapper. The fund`s broad basket stems partly from its comparatively lax dividend screens: Firms are ranked by forecast dividends over the next 12 months, those in the top half are selected. Stocks that make the cut are weighted by market cap rather than dividends, an approach also used by our benchmark. As a result, the broad portfolio aligns well with our benchmark by firm size, yield, and sector exposure. REITs are out of bounds too, in keeping with the conservative approach. The fund is a possible choice for those looking for broad dividend focus.
Classification
Returns
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What's in the fund
Exposure type
Finance
Electronic Technology
Health Technology
Consumer Non-Durables
Stocks99.89%
Finance20.74%
Electronic Technology12.00%
Health Technology10.45%
Consumer Non-Durables10.16%
Energy Minerals7.32%
Utilities6.63%
Retail Trade6.45%
Producer Manufacturing4.12%
Health Services3.61%
Technology Services3.55%
Consumer Services3.33%
Communications2.10%
Process Industries2.07%
Transportation2.01%
Industrial Services1.98%
Distribution Services1.66%
Consumer Durables0.77%
Non-Energy Minerals0.59%
Commercial Services0.35%
Miscellaneous0.01%
Bonds, Cash & Other0.11%
Cash0.11%
Stock breakdown by region
North America95.77%
Europe4.13%
Latin America0.10%
Middle East0.01%
Asia0.00%
Africa0.00%
Oceania0.00%
Top 10 holdings
Dividends
Dividend payout history