Dividend

Funds selected for above-average dividend yield, with various quality screens. High distributions reduce tax efficiency in a taxable account, but distributions are typically qualified — so the drag is smaller than holding a bond fund of equivalent yield.

28 funds in the catalog. Scored using methodology v0.5.2. · Read the guide

Top score

VYMI 91 / 100

Vanguard International High Dividend Yield Index Fund ETF Shares

Cheapest

VYM 0.040%

Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund ETF Shares

Largest by AUM

VIG $135.70B^†

Vanguard Dividend Appreciation Index Fund ETF Shares

All Dividend funds

Score	Ticker	Name	Expense	AUM	Yield
91	VYMI	Vanguard International High Dividend Yield Index Fund ETF Shares	0.070%	$22.64B^†	3.64%
90	VYM	Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund ETF Shares	0.040%	$100.99B^†	2.25%
89	SPYD	State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 High Dividend ETF	0.070%	$7.64B	4.12%
89	VIG	Vanguard Dividend Appreciation Index Fund ETF Shares	0.040%	$135.70B^†	1.46%
88	DGRO	iShares Core Dividend Growth ETF	0.080%	$45.26B	1.83%
87	VIGI	Vanguard International Dividend Appreciation Index Fund ETF Shares	0.070%	$9.52B^†	2.11%
86	SCHD	Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF	0.060%	$121.09B	2.94%
84	FDVV	Fidelity High Dividend ETF	0.15%	$10.44B	2.75%
83	HDV	iShares Core High Dividend ETF	0.080%	$16.28B	3.13%
80	NOBL	ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF	0.35%	$11.90B	1.93%
80	SDY	State Street SPDR S&P Dividend ETF	0.35%	$23.87B	2.31%
79	DLN	WisdomTree U.S. LargeCap Dividend Fund	0.28%	$6.39B	1.74%
79	SCHY	Schwab International Dividend Equity ETF	0.080%	$2.71B	3.52%
79	DGRW	WisdomTree U.S. Quality Dividend Growth Fund	0.28%	$16.93B	1.25%
78	DVY	iShares Select Dividend ETF	0.38%	$23.69B	3.28%
76	IGRO	iShares International Dividend Growth ETF	0.15%	$1.31B	2.58%
76	CGDV	Capital Group Dividend Value ETF	0.33%	$38.91B	1.24%
76	DON	WisdomTree U.S. MidCap Dividend Fund	0.38%	$3.99B	2.27%
73	DTD	WisdomTree U.S. Total Dividend Fund	0.28%	$1.67B	1.82%
73	SPHD	Invesco S&P 500 High Dividend Low Volatility ETF	0.30%	$3.42B	4.71%
73	RDVY	First Trust Rising Dividend Achievers ETF	0.47%	$25.45B	0.86%
69	FVD	First Trust Value Line Dividend Index Fund	0.62%	$8.08B	2.17%
69	IDV	iShares International Select Dividend ETF	0.50%	$8.33B	5.66%
68	FDL	First Trust Morningstar Dividend Leaders Index Fund	0.43%	$8.39B	3.61%
61	DGS	WisdomTree Emerging Markets SmallCap Dividend Fund	0.58%	$1.59B	4.07%
61	DEM	WisdomTree Emerging Markets High Dividend Fund	0.63%	$3.98B	4.17%
60	DVYE	iShares Emerging Markets Dividend ETF	0.49%	$1.14B	5.38%
53	PEY	Invesco High Yield Equity Dividend Achievers ETF	0.68%	$1.14B	4.20%

† Whole fund: this ETF is one share class of a fund that also sells mutual-fund shares, and the figure covers all of them. Our sources don't report the ETF class on its own.

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Methodology v0.5.2. See /methodology/ for every threshold and weight used to score these funds.