★★★★ Based on a ranking of our entire coverage universe by highest ten year average annual return, Vanguard Whitehall Funds High Dividend Yield ETF Shs (VYM) ranks within the highest 50% of all stocks whose returns we have reviewed.
What has the average annual return been for VYM over the past ten years?
✔️Accepted answer:
The ten year VYM average annual return has been 9.69% with dividends reinvested.
When you say 'with dividends reinvested' what does that mean?
✔️Accepted answer:
That means that each time the stock goes ex-dividend, the average annual return calculation then factors in how that dividend amount could have been reinvested into more shares of VYM at the then-current price — often this is referred to as 'compounding' and is very important when considering average annual return over a long period like a full decade.
What start date was used in your VYM average annual return calculation?
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The start date was 04/24/2014.
What end date was used in your VYM average annual return calculation?
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The end date was 04/23/2024.
If I had invested $10,000 into VYM ten years ago, how much would I have today?
✔️Accepted answer:
With dividends reinvested, as of 04/23/2024, you would have $25,228.44.
What does that work out to on a total return basis?
✔️Accepted answer:
The VYM ten year total return ending 04/23/2024 works out to 152.23%.
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