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VTV vs VYM
Vanguard Morningstar Value ETF against Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF: 4 years of returns, risk and today’s technical read, from Kavout’s own data.
VTV did better over the period, turning $1,000 invested on October 28, 2022 into $1,784 versus $1,694 for VYM—a 9.0 percentage-point advantage. VTV also led over three years (+74.9% versus +70.1%), one year (+23.0% versus +17.7%), six months (+11.6% versus +5.5%), and YTD (+19.6% versus +14.5%), while VYM had a slight edge over one month (+2.9% versus +2.8%). The performance gap matters because the funds are highly similar: their daily-move correlation was 0.979, and VTV moved 0.96% for each 1% move in VYM. Risk was nearly identical, with 12-month volatility of 10.1% for VTV and 10.0% for VYM; both experienced a worst drawdown of 14.5%. VTV’s lower 0.03% expense ratio also modestly favors it over VYM’s 0.04%.
- Price is above its 200-day average ($210); 50-day at $222.
- RSI 61, neutral. Supertrend says buy. ADX 24, so the trend is developing.
- 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, VTV or VYM?
VTV beat VYM in 28 of the last 48 months; VYM won the other 20. The typical monthly gap was 0.43 points.
Total return by period
Which is riskier?
VTV: Nov 29, 2024 to Apr 8, 2025; VYM: Feb 19, 2025 to Apr 8, 2025
- 0.979
- correlation of daily moves, 4 years
- 0.96
- VTV move per 1% in VYM
- 0.932
- correlation, last 12 months
Month by month
Of the last 48 months. The typical gap was 0.43 points.
When did they diverge?
| Month | VTV | VYM | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 2026 | +3.4% | -0.1% | +3.49 pts |
| December 2024 | -6.4% | -4.6% | -1.79 pts |
| July 2026 | +0.9% | +2.5% | -1.56 pts |
| December 2025 | +0.8% | -0.7% | +1.45 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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