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ETF comparison

VBK vs VYM

US Small Cap vs Dividend.

Vanguard Small-Cap Growth Index Fund ETF Shares · Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund ETF Shares

Holdings overlap

0.0 %

0 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of VBK and VYM would leave roughly 0.0% of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.

VBK only 0.0% Shared 0.0% VYM only 0.0%
In VBK only
0 positions
Shared
0 positions
In VYM only
0 positions

Holdings data for VBK covers 0.0% of fund weight. The remainder lacks matchable identifiers in the N-PORT filing.

Holdings data for VYM covers 0.0% of fund weight. The remainder lacks matchable identifiers in the N-PORT filing.

Side by side

VBK

Vanguard Small-Cap Growth Index Fund ETF Shares

Vanguard · US Small Cap

95 composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.050%
Net assets
$42.80B
TTM yield
0.47%
Top-10 conc.
VYM

Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund ETF Shares

Vanguard · Dividend

92 composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.040%
Net assets
$94.63B
TTM yield
2.24%
Top-10 conc.

Sub-score comparison

95
Cost
96
89
Tax efficiency
72
100
Liquidity
100
N/A
Concentration
N/A
Tracking quality
VBK sub-score VYM

Tracking-quality sub-score is not yet computed for any fund — see methodology for which inputs are live.

Cost difference

VYM is 1 bps cheaper than VBK. On a $100,000 position that's about $10/yr more in fees for VBK.

Fee figure is the annual expense charged on $100,000. It compounds over time — we publish a fuller cost-projection calculator on the methodology page.

Top shared holdings

0 shared in total

No shared holdings between these funds.

Only in VBK

0 total

Every VBK position is also held by VYM.

Only in VYM

0 total

Every VYM position is also held by VBK.

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.