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FUD vs VYM: Dividend Comparison 2026

FUD yields 11.51% · VYM yields 2.39%● Live data

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After 10 years · $10,000 invested · DRIP enabled
🏆 FUD wins by $14.9K in total portfolio value
10 years
FUD
FUD
● Live price
11.51%
Share price
$17.38
Annual div
$2.00
5Y div CAGR
0%
Payout ratio
50%
After 10 yrs · $10,000 · DRIP
Portfolio value
$42.8K
Annual income
$2,362.57
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VYM
Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF
● Live price
2.39%
Share price
$146.91
Annual div
$3.51
5Y div CAGR
0%
Payout ratio
50%
After 10 yrs · $10,000 · DRIP
Portfolio value
$27.8K
Annual income
$275.46
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Portfolio growth — FUD vs VYM

📍 FUD pulled ahead of the other in Year 1

Annual dividend income

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Recession Test — Did They Cut Dividends?

How each stock treated shareholders during the 3 biggest crises of the last 20 years

Crisis PeriodFUDVYM
2008–2009
GFC
— No data— No data
2020 Q1–Q2
COVID
— No data— No data
2022 Q4
Rate Hike
— No data— No data
Based on dividend payment history. "Increased" = dividend grew during crisis. "Maintained" = held within 3%. "Cut" = reduced by more than 3%.
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Dividend Calendar Overlap

Combined, FUD + VYM cover 0 of 12 monthsgood coverage

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FUD pays
VYM pays
Both pay
Neither
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Tax Bracket Optimizer

Which stock is actually better after tax? Adjust your rate to find out.

FUD
Annual income on $10K today (after 15% tax)
$978.14/yr
After 10yr DRIP, annual income (after tax)
$2,008.18/yr
VYM
Annual income on $10K today (after 15% tax)
$203.23/yr
After 10yr DRIP, annual income (after tax)
$234.14/yr
At 15% tax rate, FUD beats the other by $1,774.04/year in after-tax income after 10 years on $10,000
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Lazy Portfolio Split Optimizer

What's the optimal mix of FUD + VYM for your $10,000?

FUD: 50%VYM: 50%
100% VYM50/50100% FUD
Portfolio after 10yr
$35.3K
Annual income
$1,319.02/yr
Blended yield
3.74%
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Copy Congress — What Are Politicians Buying?

Senate & House STOCK Act disclosures (last 90 days)

FUD buys
0
VYM buys
1
PoliticianChamberTickerTypeAmountDate
Carol Devine Miller🏢 House$VYM▲ Buy$15,001 - $50,0002022-11-02
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MetricFUDVYM
Forward yield11.51%2.39%
Annual dividend / share$2.00$3.51
Payout ratio50%50%
1-year div growth0%0%
5-year div CAGR0%0%
Portfolio after 10y$42.8K$27.8K
Annual income after 10y$2,362.57$275.46
Total dividends collected$17.5K$2.6K
Payment frequencyquarterlyquarterly
SectorStockETF

Year-by-year: FUD vs VYM ($10,000, DRIP)

YearFUD PortfolioFUD Income/yrVYM PortfolioVYM Income/yrGap
1← crossover$11,851$1,150.75$11,149$239.09+$702.00FUD
2$13,955$1,274.51$12,408$244.33+$1.5KFUD
3$16,334$1,402.61$13,786$249.24+$2.5KFUD
4$19,012$1,534.36$15,295$253.83+$3.7KFUD
5$22,012$1,669.06$16,945$258.11+$5.1KFUD
6$25,359$1,806.01$18,749$262.10+$6.6KFUD
7$29,078$1,944.49$20,721$265.82+$8.4KFUD
8$33,198$2,083.84$22,876$269.27+$10.3KFUD
9$37,745$2,223.40$25,230$272.48+$12.5KFUD
10$42,750$2,362.57$27,801$275.46+$14.9KFUD

FUD vs VYM: Complete Analysis 2026

FUDStock

The investment seeks to track the price and performance yield, before fees and expenses, of the UBS Bloomberg CMCI Food Total Return index. The fund is designed to be representative of the entire liquid forward curve of each commodity in the index. The index measures the collateralized returns from a diversified basket of agriculture and livestock futures contracts. It is comprised of the 11 agriculture futures contracts and two livestock futures contracts included in the CMCI with three target maturities for each individual commodity.

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VYMETF

Seeks to track the performance of the FTSE High Dividend Yield Index, which measures the investment return of common stocks of companies characterized by high dividend yields. Provides a convenient way to track the performance of stocks that are forecasted to have above-average dividend yields. Follows a passively managed, full-replication approach.

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