VYM Delivers 200% in 10 Years, but the Income Tradeoff Costs $3,150 Annually

VYM's 618-stock diversification costs retirees $3,150 annually versus SCHD, which delivers a 3.4% yield against VYM's 2.35% on a $300,000 allocation.

SPHD and HDV offer yields above 4% but require quality and turnover screening before substituting them for a dividend-focused core holding.

VYM's market-cap weighting places Broadcom alone at 8%, and a 20% tech allocation creates cyclical risk its dividend-focused label obscures.

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For a 70-year-old recent widow trying to simplify her late husband's portfolio, the appeal of Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (NYSEARCA:VYM) starts with a simple count: 618 individual stocks, with the top 10 representing 26% of assets. VYM was built for investors who need dividend income but cannot afford a single-name blowup that would eat into a 15-to-20-year drawdown. That is the niche VYM has filled since its November 2006 launch, and it explains why retirees keep buying it instead of more concentrated rivals.

The Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF tracks the FTSE High Dividend Yield Index, which screens the top 50% of U.S. dividend payers

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