HDV vs VYM ETF holdings comparison
iShares Core High Dividend ETF (HDV) · Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (VYM)
HDV and VYM overlap by 28.3% by portfolio weight. The remaining 71.7 percentage points are not counted as shared holdings weight by this calculation. They share 75 stocks; the largest shared position is EXXON MOBIL CORP (XOM), contributing 2.72% to the overlap.
What this means
HDV and VYM share a smaller portion of their portfolio weight in the same underlying stocks. OverlapCheck labels this "low holdings overlap" using house ranges of 70% or more, 30% to under 70%, and under 30%. These descriptive ranges are not industry standards or investment guidance. Holdings overlap does not measure correlation, volatility, geographic or factor exposure, fees, or suitability.
Overlap by weight sums the smaller of the two funds' weights for every stock they both hold. It answers "how much of my money is in the same stocks either way?" See methodology.
This comparison covers normalized equity positions represented in the dataset. Cash, derivatives, options, structured notes, and other non-equity assets are not included, so the result is not a complete comparison of every asset or risk in either fund.
Top shared holdings
| Company | Ticker | in HDV | in VYM |
|---|---|---|---|
| EXXON MOBIL CORP | XOM | 8.42% | 2.72% |
| JOHNSON & JOHNSON | JNJ | 5.68% | 2.30% |
| ABBVIE INC | ABBV | 5.44% | 1.56% |
| CHEVRON CORP | CVX | 6.42% | 1.51% |
| PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY (THE) | PG | 4.46% | 1.44% |
| HOME DEPOT INC (THE) | HD | 4.07% | 1.36% |
| COCA-COLA COMPANY (THE) | KO | 3.86% | 1.28% |
| MERCK & COMPANY INC | MRK | 3.77% | 1.13% |
| PHILIP MORRIS INTERNATIONAL INC | PM | 4.17% | 1.07% |
| TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INC | TXN | 3.54% | 1.06% |
Holdings only in HDV or VYM
HDV has 0 fund-only positions representing approximately 0.0 percentage points of reported exposure; VYM has 533 fund-only positions representing approximately 71.3 percentage points of reported exposure. These are positions whose normalized security identifiers appear in one issuer file but not the other.
Largest positions only in HDV
No fund-only positions in this holdings snapshot.
Largest positions only in VYM
| Company | Ticker | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Broadcom Inc | AVGO | 8.03% |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co | JPM | 3.34% |
| Caterpillar Inc | CAT | 1.72% |
| Cisco Systems Inc | CSCO | 1.52% |
| Bank of America Corp | BAC | 1.44% |
| UnitedHealth Group Inc | UNH | 1.40% |
| Oracle Corp | ORCL | 1.13% |
| Goldman Sachs Group Inc/The | GS | 1.07% |
| Wells Fargo & Co | WFC | 1.06% |
| RTX Corp | RTX | 0.98% |
FAQ
How much do HDV and VYM overlap?
HDV and VYM have 28.3% overlap by weight, sharing 75 equity positions (out of 75 in HDV and 608 in VYM). The official holdings files used are dated 2026-04-30 for HDV and 2026-04-30 for VYM.
What does 28.3% overlap mean?
HDV and VYM share a smaller portion of their portfolio weight in the same underlying stocks. OverlapCheck labels this "low holdings overlap" using house ranges of 70% or more, 30% to under 70%, and under 30%. These descriptive ranges are not industry standards or investment guidance. Holdings overlap does not measure correlation, volatility, geographic or factor exposure, fees, or suitability.
Which stocks do HDV and VYM both hold?
The largest shared positions are EXXON MOBIL CORP, JOHNSON & JOHNSON, ABBVIE INC, CHEVRON CORP, PROCTER & GAMBLE COMPANY (THE). The top shared holdings with weights in each fund are shown on this page.
What holdings are different between HDV and VYM?
HDV has 0 positions not found in VYM, while VYM has 533 positions not found in HDV. The largest fund-only positions and their weights are shown on this page.