ETF comparison
FVD vs VYM
Both Dividend.
First Trust Value Line Dividend Index Fund · Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund ETF Shares
Holdings overlap
164 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of FVD and VYM would leave roughly 30.6% of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.
Unmatched is the part of a fund's weight the other fund doesn't match: names only it holds, plus any extra weight it puts in names both funds hold.
Side by side
Sub-score comparison
Tracking quality isn't part of the composite — see what we don't score for why.
Cost difference
VYM is 58 bps cheaper than FVD. On a $100,000 position that's about $580/yr more in fees for FVD.
Fee figure is the annual expense charged on $100,000. To see how the gap compounds over a multi-decade holding period, open the cost calculator pre-filled with FVD vs VYM.
Top shared holdings
164 shared in total| # | Holding | In FVD | In VYM | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORP | 0.43% | 0.85% | 0.43% |
| 2 | MERCK & COMPANY INC | 0.43% | 1.31% | 0.43% |
| 3 | JOHNSON & JOHNSON | 0.43% | 2.51% | 0.43% |
| 4 | ABBVIE INC | 0.43% | 1.80% | 0.43% |
| 5 | HOME DEPOT INC (THE) | 0.42% | 1.34% | 0.42% |
| 6 | BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB COMPANY | 0.41% | 0.54% | 0.41% |
| 7 | AMGEN INC | 0.41% | 0.78% | 0.41% |
| 8 | CHUBB LTD (SWITZERLAND) | 0.41% | 0.50% | 0.41% |
| 9 | UNION PACIFIC CORP | 0.41% | 0.70% | 0.41% |
| 10 | PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONAL INC | 0.41% | 1.21% | 0.41% |
| 11 | AUTOMATIC DATA PROCESSING INC | 0.41% | 0.43% | 0.41% |
| 12 | RTX CORP | 0.41% | 1.18% | 0.41% |
Only in FVD
87 total- BROWN & BROWN INC 0.43%
- LABCORP HOLDINGS INC 0.43%
- ARTHUR J. GALLAGHER & COMPANY 0.43%
- SHERWIN-WILLIAMS COMPANY (THE) 0.42%
- BRADY CORP 0.42%
- ASTRAZENECA PLC 0.42%
- WELLTOWER INC 0.42%
- VENTAS INC 0.42%
- THOMSON REUTERS CORP 0.42%
- MSA SAFETY INC 0.42%
Only in VYM
440 total- Broadcom Inc 7.35%
- ExxonMobil Holdings Corp 2.63%
- UnitedHealth Group Inc 1.52%
- Caterpillar Inc 1.50%
- Wells Fargo & Co 1.07%
- Texas Instruments Inc 1.02%
- Oracle Corp 0.90%
- Citigroup Inc 0.89%
- Analog Devices Inc 0.73%
- Walt Disney Co/The 0.69%
Related comparisons
More comparisons with FVD
- FVD vs VTV · Vanguard Morningstar Value ETF 29.5%
- FVD vs DGRO · iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF 29.0%
- FVD vs DTD · WisdomTree U.S. Total Dividend Fund 27.4%
- FVD vs DLN · WisdomTree U.S. LargeCap Dividend Fund 27.2%
- FVD vs IWD · iShares Russell 1000 Value ETF 27.2%
- FVD vs VIG · Vanguard Dividend Appreciation Index Fund ETF Shares 25.8%
More comparisons with VYM
- VYM vs MGC · Vanguard Morningstar Mega Cap ETF 30.5%
- VYM vs FDVV · Fidelity High Dividend ETF 30.4%
- VYM vs MTUM · iShares MSCI USA Momentum Factor ETF 29.9%
- VYM vs JQUA · JPMorgan U.S. Quality Factor ETF 29.9%
- VYM vs GSLC · Goldman Sachs ActiveBeta U.S. Large Cap Equity ETF 29.6%
- VYM vs USMV · iShares MSCI USA Min Vol Factor ETF 29.5%
Percentages are holdings overlap with the named fund.
Open FVD or VYM at a brokerage
Both funds trade commission-free at major US brokerages.
Affiliate links — opening an account through these earns PlainIndex a one-time referral. Scoring is computed before any affiliate consideration; see our methodology and funding disclosure.
Holdings overlap is the sum of min(weight_a, weight_b) over positions
matched on ISIN (CUSIP fallback). Methodology: see
/methodology/.
Comparing two funds doesn't endorse swapping one for the other. Tax-lot history, account type, and personal goals matter — PlainIndex publishes data and methodology, not investment advice.