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VYM vs TDG: Dividend Comparison 2026

VYM yields 2.41% · TDG yields 7.94%● Live data

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After 10 years · $10,000 invested · DRIP enabled
🏆 TDG wins by $98240.34M in total portfolio value
10 years
VYM
Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF
● Live price
2.41%
Share price
$145.48
Annual div
$3.51
5Y div CAGR
0%
Payout ratio
50%
After 10 yrs · $10,000 · DRIP
Portfolio value
$27.8K
Annual income
$278.55
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TDG
TDG
● Live price
7.94%
Share price
$1,132.88
Annual div
$90.00
5Y div CAGR
100%
Payout ratio
50%
After 10 yrs · $10,000 · DRIP
Portfolio value
$98240.37M
Annual income
$95,920,878,475.35
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Portfolio growth — VYM vs TDG

📍 TDG 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 PeriodVYMTDG
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, VYM + TDG cover 0 of 12 monthsgood coverage

Jan
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VYM pays
TDG pays
Both pay
Neither
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Tax Bracket Optimizer

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

VYM
Annual income on $10K today (after 15% tax)
$205.23/yr
After 10yr DRIP, annual income (after tax)
$236.77/yr
TDG
Annual income on $10K today (after 15% tax)
$675.27/yr
After 10yr DRIP, annual income (after tax)
$81,532,746,704.05/yr
At 15% tax rate, TDG beats the other by $81,532,746,467.28/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 VYM + TDG for your $10,000?

VYM: 50%TDG: 50%
100% TDG50/50100% VYM
Portfolio after 10yr
$49120.20M
Annual income
$47,960,439,376.95/yr
Blended yield
97.64%
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Analyst Conviction Gap

Where Wall Street is most bullish on TDG right now

VYM
No analyst data
TDG
Analyst Ratings
22
Buy
17
Hold
Consensus: Buy
Price Target
$1,590.33
+40.4% upside vs current
Range: $1,370.00 — $1,871.00
Altman Z
1.8
Piotroski
7/9
Analyst ratings via FMP. Altman Z-Score: >3.0 safe, 1.81–3.0 grey zone, <1.81 distress. Piotroski: 7–9 strong, 0–3 weak.
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Copy Congress — What Are Politicians Buying?

Senate & House STOCK Act disclosures (last 90 days)

VYM buys
1
TDG buys
5
PoliticianChamberTickerTypeAmountDate
Josh Gottheimer🏢 House$TDG▼ Sell$1,001 - $15,0002025-02-04
Valerie Hoyle🏢 House$TDG▲ Buy$1,001 - $15,0002024-10-29
Josh Gottheimer🏢 House$TDG▼ Sell$1,001 - $15,0002024-10-17
Josh Gottheimer🏢 House$TDG▼ Sell$1,001 - $15,0002024-03-13
William R. Keating🏢 House$TDG▲ Buy$1,001 - $15,0002024-02-28
Josh Gottheimer🏢 House$TDG▲ Buy$1,001 - $15,0002023-05-16
Carol Devine Miller🏢 House$VYM▲ Buy$15,001 - $50,0002022-11-02
Ro Khanna🏢 House$TDG▼ Sell$15,001 - $50,0002022-04-06
Ro Khanna🏢 House$TDG▼ Sell$1,001 - $15,0002022-04-06
Ro Khanna🏢 House$TDG▼ Sell$15,001 - $50,0002021-06-04
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MetricVYMTDG
Forward yield2.41%7.94%
Annual dividend / share$3.51$90.00
Payout ratio50%50%
1-year div growth0%0%
5-year div CAGR0%100%
Portfolio after 10y$27.8K$98240.37M
Annual income after 10y$278.55$95,920,878,475.35
Total dividends collected$2.6K$98081.96M
Payment frequencyquarterlyquarterly
SectorETFIndustrials

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

YearVYM PortfolioVYM Income/yrTDG PortfolioTDG Income/yrGap
1← crossover$11,151$241.44$12,289$1,588.87$1.1KTDG
2$12,413$246.79$16,799$3,649.61$4.4KTDG
3$13,794$251.79$27,300$9,325.17$13.5KTDG
4$15,306$256.47$57,537$28,326.08$42.2KTDG
5$16,960$260.84$173,153$111,588.53$156.2KTDG
6$18,768$264.92$812,970$627,696.35$794.2KTDG
7$20,745$268.71$6,378,468$5,508,589.79$6.36MTDG
8$22,905$272.24$87,609,542$80,784,582.01$87.59MTDG
9$25,265$275.51$2,167,746,983$2,074,004,772.22$2167.72MTDG
10$27,842$278.55$98,240,367,747$95,920,878,475.35$98240.34MTDG

VYM vs TDG: Complete Analysis 2026

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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TDGIndustrials

TransDigm Group Incorporated designs, produces, and supplies aircraft components in the United States and internationally. Its Power & Control segment offers mechanical/electro-mechanical actuators and controls, ignition systems and engine technology, specialized pumps and valves, power conditioning devices, specialized AC/DC electric motors and generators, batteries and chargers, databus and power controls, sensor products, switches and relay panels, hoists, winches and lifting devices, and cargo loading and handling systems. This segment serves engine and power system and subsystem suppliers, airlines, third party maintenance suppliers, military buying agencies, and repair depots. The company's Airframe segment provides engineered latching and locking devices, engineered rods, engineered connectors and elastomer sealing solutions, cockpit security components and systems, cockpit displays, engineered audio, radio and antenna systems, lavatory components, seat belts and safety restraints, engineered and customized interior surfaces and related components, thermal protection and insulation products, lighting and control technology, and parachutes. This segment serves airframe manufacturers, cabin system and subsystem suppliers, airlines, third party maintenance suppliers, military buying agencies, and repair depots. Its Non-aviation segment offers seat belts and safety restraints for ground transportation applications; electro-mechanical actuators for space applications; hydraulic/electromechanical actuators and fuel valves for land-based gas turbines; refueling systems for heavy equipment used in mining, construction, and other industries; and turbine controls for the energy and oil and gas markets. This segment serves off-road vehicle and subsystem suppliers, child restraint system suppliers, and satellite and space system suppliers; and manufacturers of heavy equipment. TransDigm Group Incorporated was founded in 1993 and is based in Cleveland, Ohio.

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