Explore how differences in sector focus and dividend strategy set these two popular Vanguard ETFs apart for income investors.

Forward dividend yield is an estimated annual yield calculated by taking the most recent regular dividend payment for a stock, applied across the regular dividend payment for a year, and dividing it ...

VYM is more affordable on fees, charging a much lower expense ratio. FDVV, however, offers a higher dividend payout, which may appeal to those prioritizing income over cost savings. VYM and FDVV have ...

VIG is marginally less expensive to own, with an expense ratio of 0.05% compared to HDV’s 0.08%, and it offers significantly greater scale with assets under management of about 10 times that of HDV.

More often than not, investors look to the stock market for investment gains from price appreciation. If a stock pays a dividend, that's great ... but chances are, that dividend will be a small ...

If a company’s annual DPS remains constant while its share price declines, its yield increases. However, this only applies to new investors. Once a stock is purchased, the investor's yield is ...