VYM Stock Summary and Trading Ideas (Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF | ARCA:VYM)

Seeks to track the performance of the FTSE High Dividend Yield Index which measures the investment return of common stocks of companies characterized by high dividend yields. Provides a convenient way to track the performance of stocks with histories of above-average dividend yields. Follows a passively managed full-replication approach.

Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF trades on the ARCA stock market under the symbol VYM.

As of May 29, 2026, VYM stock price climbed to $159.19 with 905,739 million shares trading.

VYM has a beta of 0.64, meaning it tends to be less sensitive to market movements. VYM has a correlation of 0.53 to the broad based SPY ETF.

VYM has a market cap of $78.82 billion. This is considered a Large Cap stock.

In the last 3 years, VYM traded as high as $159.68 and as low as $98.40.

VYM has underperformed the market in the last year with a price return of +26.4% while the SPY ETF gained +29.5%. VYM has also underperformed the stock market ETF in the last 3 month and 2 week periods returning +3.2% and +2.2%, respectively, while the SPY returned +10.5% and +2.3%, respectively.

VYM support price is $157.31 and resistance is $159.33 (based on 1 day standard deviation move). This means that using the most recent 20 day stock volatility and applying a one standard deviation move around the stock's closing price, stastically there is a 67% probability that VYM shares will trade within this expected range on the day.