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VIHY

International Shares

Vanguard International Shares High Yield ETF

About this ETF

Tracks the FTSE All-World ex Australia High Dividend Yield Index, giving exposure to international companies forecast to pay above-average dividend yields.

IssuerVanguard

Management fee (MER)0.30% p.a.

Inception date24 Mar 2026

BenchmarkFTSE All-World High Dividend Yield ex Australia Index

Scout Score

56/100

Ranked #32 of 76 in International Shares

An independent score calculated by ETF Scout across 7 real-data factors (cost, diversification, tracking, liquidity, fund strength, performance, income), ranked against other funds in the same category.

Cost72

Diversification88

Tracking—

Liquidity30

Fund Strength9

Performance—

Income7

Strengths

Well diversified — top holdings are 13.1% of the fund, less concentrated than 88% of International Shares peers.
Low fee — 0.30% p.a., cheaper than 72% of International Shares funds.

Weaknesses

Below-average yield — 0.00%, lower than 93% of International Shares peers.
Small fund — $45M in assets, smaller than 91% of International Shares funds, which can mean wider spreads.
Lower liquidity — 0.14% bid/ask spread, wider than 70% of International Shares peers.

Performance (as of 30 Sep 2026)

Total returns, net of fees. Periods longer than 1 year are annualised.

1 Month-0.72%

3 Months+1.11%

Price history

Cumulative return over the selected period, indexed to 0% at the start of the range.

Geographic exposure (as at 30 Sep 2026)

Country (where the company is based).

United States

38.87%

Japan

9.61%

United Kingdom

8.20%

Canada

4.46%

France

4.03%

Switzerland

3.76%

Taiwan

3.71%

Germany

3.51%

Hong Kong

3.47%

South Korea

3.38%

Spain

1.97%

Sweden

1.44%

Italy

1.41%

India

1.13%

Brazil

1.03%

Singapore

0.90%

China

0.84%

South Africa

0.83%

Netherlands

0.82%

Saudi Arabia

0.63%

Finland

0.59%

Denmark

0.49%

United Arab Emirates

0.43%

Mexico

0.40%

Israel

0.39%

Malaysia

0.35%

Norway

0.33%

Thailand

0.31%

Belgium

0.30%

Austria

0.22%

Poland

0.17%

Qatar

0.17%

Ireland

0.16%

Greece

0.16%

Chile

0.14%

Indonesia

0.13%

Kuwait

0.12%

Portugal

0.12%

Turkey

0.12%

Hungary

0.10%

Philippines

0.08%

Colombia

0.06%

New Zealand

0.05%

Czech Republic

0.04%

Romania

0.02%

Egypt

0.01%

Iceland

0.01%

Sector breakdown (as at 30 Sep 2026)

How your portfolio's holdings are spread across GICS sectors.

Financials

28.70%

Industrials

12.28%

Health Care

10.97%

Information Technology

9.52%

Energy

8.85%

Consumer Staples

7.78%

Consumer Discretionary

7.28%

Utilities

4.97%

Materials

3.98%

Communication Services

3.09%

Real Estate

0.67%

Top holdings (as of 30 Sep 2026)

The fund's largest individual holdings, ranked by portfolio weight.

1.Samsung Electronics Co Ltd (005930)2.13%
2.JPMorgan Chase & Co2.05%
3.ExxonMobil Holdings Corp1.55%
4.Johnson & Johnson1.50%
5.Vanguard FTSE All-World High Dividend Yield UCITS ETF1.38%
6.AbbVie Inc1.07%
7.Cisco Systems Inc0.97%
8.Chevron Corp0.87%
9.Bank of America Corp0.82%
10.Merck & Co Inc0.82%
11.HSBC Holdings PLC0.78%
12.UnitedHealth Group Inc0.77%
13.Coca-Cola Co/The0.76%
14.Procter & Gamble Co/The0.76%
15.Philip Morris International Inc0.68%
16.Home Depot Inc/The0.66%
17.Roche Holding AG (ROP)0.66%
18.Royal Bank of Canada0.66%
19.Goldman Sachs Group Inc/The0.61%
20.Novartis AG0.61%