Overview
- VYMI delivered a 45.5% total return over the past year and has averaged 11.8% annually over 10 years, outpacing the S&P 500 and the broad VXUS over the past decade.
- The ETF emphasizes higher-yielding international equities, posting a 3.3% dividend yield, about three times the S&P 500’s 1.1%.
- It is a passive, diversified portfolio of 1,535 stocks with a 0.07% expense ratio.
- Holdings are concentrated in Europe at 43.6%, the Pacific at 26.4%, and emerging markets at 21.1%, with top positions including Roche, HSBC, Novartis, Nestlé, and Toyota.
- Coverage cites a rotation away from AI-heavy U.S. names and Vanguard’s outlook favoring non‑U.S. stocks over the next decade, while noting that the fund’s emerging‑market stake heightens volatility during conflicts and oil price shocks tied to the Iran war.