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FDVV vs VYM
Fidelity High Dividend ETF against Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF: 4 years of returns, risk and today’s technical read, from Kavout’s own data.
FDVV did better over the period: $1,000 invested on Oct 28, 2022 grew to $1,929, versus $1,694 for VYM, a 92.9% versus 69.4% total return. FDVV also led over three years (+75.7% versus +70.1%) and outperformed VYM in 30 of the last 48 months, with a typical monthly advantage of 0.88 percentage points. The trade-off was slightly higher risk: FDVV’s 12-month volatility was 10.7% versus 10.0% for VYM, and its worst drawdown was -15.9% versus -14.5%. VYM nevertheless had stronger recent results over one month, three months, six months, YTD, and one year. FDVV’s 0.15% expense ratio is higher than VYM’s 0.04%, while its $10B asset base is much smaller than VYM’s $96B.
- Price is above its 200-day average ($59); 50-day at $62.
- RSI 52, neutral. Supertrend says buy. ADX 15, so the trend is weak.
- Price is above its 200-day average ($155); 50-day at $161.
- RSI 59, neutral. Supertrend says buy. ADX 24, so the trend is developing.
Head to head
Which has returned more, FDVV or VYM?
FDVV beat VYM in 30 of the last 48 months; VYM won the other 18. The typical monthly gap was 0.88 points.
Total return by period
Which is riskier?
FDVV: Feb 20, 2025 to Apr 8, 2025; VYM: Feb 19, 2025 to Apr 8, 2025
- 0.921
- correlation of daily moves, 4 years
- 0.96
- FDVV move per 1% in VYM
- 0.843
- correlation, last 12 months
Month by month
Of the last 48 months. The typical gap was 0.88 points.
When did they diverge?
| Month | FDVV | VYM | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 2023 | +6.1% | +2.4% | +3.77 pts |
| May 2026 | +4.3% | +1.3% | +3.07 pts |
| May 2024 | +6.0% | +3.0% | +2.93 pts |
| January 2025 | +1.1% | +3.7% | -2.62 pts |
Where the numbers come from. 1000 daily adjusted closes per fund from the Kavout market-data API, dividends included. Signals and indicators are Kavout’s own, refreshed nightly. Every figure is calculated from those adjusted closes.
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