VYM UCITS Equivalent: VHYL
VYM (Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF, Vanguard) is a US-listed ETF you can't buy from Europe. Its closest UCITS equivalent is VHYL — Vanguard FTSE All-World High Dividend Yield UCITS ETF — a 85% match by index, holdings and cost.
VYM vs VHYL: side-by-side
| VYM (US) | VHYL (UCITS) | |
|---|---|---|
| Fund | Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF | Vanguard FTSE All-World High Dividend Yield UCITS ETF |
| Strategy | High dividend · US | Global high dividend yield |
| Domicile | United States | Ireland |
| Ongoing charge (TER) | — | 0.29% |
| Income | Distributing (quarterly) | Distributing (quarterly) |
| Trailing yield | 2.9% | 2.54% |
| Trading currency | USD | GBP |
| Fund size | — | 8.3B |
| Buyable by EU/UK retail investors | Usually blocked (no PRIIPs KID) | Yes |
| US estate-tax exposure (non-US investors) | Yes, above $60k | No |
| US dividend withholding | Withheld on each payout (15% with a W-8BEN, else 30%) | 15% inside the fund (Ireland–US treaty), nothing extra to you |
UCITS data from UCITSIncome, updated October 2026. VYM figures are indicative.
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Why you can't buy VYM in Europe
US-domiciled ETFs like VYMdon't publish the EU “KID” disclosure document required by the PRIIPs regulation, so European and other non-US brokers block the order. It isn't illegal — you simply buy the UCITS equivalent (VHYL) instead. UCITS funds are also more tax-efficient for non-US investors: lower US dividend withholding and no US estate-tax exposure. Read the full explanation →
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