VYM calculator
Historical growth of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF using FTSE High Dividend Yield return series. Dividends reinvested at year-end; expense ratio drag negligible at 0.06%.
$10,000 invested in VYM at inception (2006) with dividends reinvested through end of 2024 would be worth approximately $67,077 nominal ($41,756 in 2006 dollars). Annualized nominal: 10.54%; real: 7.81%.
Uses annual S&P 500 total return (with dividends reinvested) and CPI-U inflation, 1928–2024. Source: Damodaran (NYU Stern) + Shiller CAPE + BLS. Excludes fees, taxes, and bid/ask. Real return = nominal ÷ cumulative CPI.
VYM at a glance
| Full name | Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF |
| Provider | Vanguard |
| Expense ratio | 0.06% |
| Inception | 2006 |
| Assets under management | $55B |
| Dividend yield | 3.00% |
| Return series used | FTSE High Dividend Yield |
How this calculator works
For each start year, we apply the year-by-year total return of the FTSE High Dividend Yield to the entered starting amount, compounding annually with dividends reinvested at year-end. This mirrors what an actual buy-and-hold VYM holder would have experienced, before fees and taxes. Expense ratio is intentionally excluded from the historical result to keep the underlying series comparable across ETFs; for a full lifetime fee estimate at 0.06%, use the projection tab in our fund fee analyzer.