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Forget VYM: HDV’s 3.42% Yield and 8-Point Year-to-Date Lead Deserve a Hard Look

247wallst.com · 3dShare

VYM has been a default income core for a decade, but a competing BlackRock fund is quietly pulling ahead on both yield and total return in 2026, and the reason comes down to a flaw hiding inside VYM's portfolio construction.

First report: VYM Has a Little-Known International Twin That Pays More, and Almost Nobody Owns It — 247wallst.com, 5d