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About VANGUARD WHITEHALL FUNDS INTERNATIONAL HIGH DIVIDEND YIELD
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Inception date
Feb 25, 2016
Structure
Open-Ended Fund
Replication method
Physical
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.
The fund takes a conservative approach to international high dividend yields: firms are ranked by forecast yield over the next 12 months and those in the top half are selected. This relatively loose filter, combined with market cap-weighting, results in a large basket that doesn't depart from the broad market as radically as some competitors. REITs are excluded, in keeping with the conservative approach. Emerging market names are also eligible for inclusion. Overall, the fund provides balanced, comprehensive exposure to high-yield international stocks. To reduce turnover, the underlying index uses buffers during its annual reconstitution and rebalance. Vanguard uses a sampling approach to track the index.
Classification
Returns
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What's in the fund
Exposure type
Finance
Stocks98.40%
Finance41.12%
Consumer Non-Durables7.14%
Energy Minerals6.58%
Utilities5.79%
Health Technology5.43%
Consumer Durables5.15%
Communications4.40%
Non-Energy Minerals3.93%
Retail Trade2.81%
Electronic Technology2.68%
Industrial Services2.58%
Process Industries2.44%
Producer Manufacturing2.39%
Transportation2.18%
Distribution Services1.91%
Commercial Services0.71%
Consumer Services0.54%
Technology Services0.48%
Health Services0.13%
Miscellaneous0.01%
Bonds, Cash & Other1.60%
Cash1.15%
UNIT0.27%
Temporary0.16%
Corporate0.01%
Stock breakdown by region
Europe45.48%
Asia31.71%
North America8.77%
Oceania7.18%
Middle East3.51%
Latin America2.39%
Africa0.97%
Top 10 holdings
Dividends
Dividend payout history
Assets under management (AUM)
Fund Flows
Frequently Asked Questions
VYMI invests in stocks. The fund's major sectors are Finance, with 41.12% stocks, and Consumer Non-Durables, with 7.14% of the basket. The assets are mostly located in the Europe region.
VYMI top holdings are Nestle S.A. and Roche Holding Ltd Dividend Right Cert., occupying 1.93% and 1.60% of the portfolio correspondingly.
VYMI last dividends amounted to 12.16 MXN. The quarter before, the issuer paid 19.39 MXN in dividends, which shows a 59.51% decrease.
Yes, VYMI pays dividends to its holders with the dividend yield of 4.13%. The last dividend (Mar 25, 2025) amounted to 12.16 MXN. The dividends are paid quarterly.
VYMI shares are issued by The Vanguard Group, Inc. under the brand Vanguard. The ETF was launched on Feb 25, 2016, and its management style is Passive.
VYMI expense ratio is 0.17% meaning you'd have to pay 0.17% of your investment to help manage the fund.
VYMI follows the FTSE Custom All-World ex US High Dividend Yield Net Tax (US RIC) Index. ETFs usually track some benchmark seeking to replicate its performance and guide asset selection and objectives.
VYMI invests in stocks.
VYMI price has risen by 9.01% over the last month, and its yearly performance shows a 32.83% increase. See more dynamics on VYMI price chart.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 5.83% over the last month, showed a 4.20% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 34.67% in a year.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 5.83% over the last month, showed a 4.20% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 34.67% in a year.
VYMI trades at a premium (4.65%) meaning the ETF is trading at a higher price than the calculated NAV.