Dividend

Funds selected for above-average dividend yield, with various quality screens. High distributions reduce tax efficiency in a taxable account, but distributions are typically qualified — so the drag is smaller than holding a bond fund of equivalent yield.

28 funds in the catalog. Scored using methodology v0.5.2. · Read the guide

Top score

VYMI 91 / 100

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield Index Fund ETF Shares

Cheapest

VYM 0.040%

Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund ETF Shares

Largest by AUM

VIG $127.60B^†

Vanguard Dividend Appreciation Index Fund ETF Shares

All Dividend funds

Score	Ticker	Name	Expense	AUM	Yield
91	VYMI	Vanguard International High Dividend Yield Index Fund ETF Shares	0.070%	$22.28B^†	3.67%
90	VYM	Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund ETF Shares	0.040%	$95.75B^†	2.28%
89	SPYD	State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 High Dividend ETF	0.070%	$7.08B	4.24%
89	VIG	Vanguard Dividend Appreciation Index Fund ETF Shares	0.040%	$127.60B^†	1.50%
88	DGRO	iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF	0.080%	$41.89B	1.88%
87	VIGI	Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation Index Fund ETF Shares	0.070%	$9.20B^†	2.13%
85	SCHD	Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF	0.060%	$107.89B	2.99%
84	FDVV	Fidelity High Dividend ETF	0.15%	$10.17B	2.77%
83	HDV	iShares Core High Dividend ETF	0.080%	$14.55B	3.15%
80	NOBL	ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF	0.35%	$10.95B	2.01%
80	SDY	State Street SPDR S&P Dividend ETF	0.35%	$20.38B	2.38%
79	DLN	WisdomTree U.S. LargeCap Dividend Fund	0.28%	$6.14B	1.74%
79	DGRW	WisdomTree U.S. Quality Dividend Growth Fund	0.28%	$16.85B	1.21%
78	SCHY	Schwab International Dividend Equity ETF	0.080%	$2.55B	3.56%
78	DVY	iShares Select Dividend ETF	0.38%	$22.16B	3.31%
76	CGDV	Capital Group Dividend Value ETF	0.33%	$38.42B	0.93%
75	IGRO	iShares International Dividend Growth ETF	0.15%	$1.25B	2.64%
75	DON	WisdomTree U.S. MidCap Dividend Fund	0.38%	$3.75B	2.31%
73	DTD	WisdomTree U.S. Total Dividend Fund	0.28%	$1.62B	1.82%
73	RDVY	First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF	0.47%	$24.91B	0.86%
73	SPHD	Invesco S&P 500 High Dividend Low Volatility ETF	0.30%	$3.17B	4.83%
69	IDV	iShares International Select Dividend ETF	0.50%	$8.23B	5.72%
69	FVD	First Trust Value Line Dividend Index Fund	0.62%	$7.55B	2.24%
68	FDL	First Trust Morningstar Dividend Leaders Index Fund	0.43%	$7.54B	3.66%
62	DGS	WisdomTree Emerging Markets SmallCap Dividend Fund	0.58%	$1.70B	3.89%
62	DEM	WisdomTree Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund	0.63%	$4.16B	4.10%
61	DVYE	iShares Emerging Markets Dividend ETF	0.49%	$1.19B	4.98%
52	PEY	Invesco High Yield Equity Dividend Achievers ETF	0.68%	$1.07B	4.34%

† Whole fund: this ETF is one share class of a fund that also sells mutual-fund shares, and the figure covers all of them. Our sources don't report the ETF class on its own.

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Methodology v0.5.2. See /methodology/ for every threshold and weight used to score these funds.