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With a great deal of uncertainty in the markets – a government shutdown, jobs numbers, inflationary risks – some of the best investments you can make are in safe, high-yielding exchange-traded funds (ETFs).
Not only do ETFs offer a good deal of diversification, but they can also help lower your overall risk compared to investing in an average security.
Here are three top Vanguard ETFs with yield to boot that you may want to consider today.
Look at the Vanguard Real Estate ETF
With an expense ratio of 0.13%, a yield of about 3.7%, and 154 holdings, including a great deal of real estate investment trusts (REITs), the Vanguard Real Estate ETF (SYM: VNQ) is a safe, long-term real estate opportunity.
Making it even more attractive is the recovery in commercial real estate. According to analysts at Deloitte, the CRE market is showing signs of recovery in 2025, with some predicting a generational opportunity, as noted in Deloitte’s 2025 Commercial Real Estate Outlook.
Some of the ETF’s top holdings include Welltower, Prologis, American Tower Corp., Equinix, Digital Realty Trust, and Simon Property Group. Plus, it just paid a dividend of just over 87 cents on September 26. Before that, it paid a dividend of just over 86 cents per share on June 30.
Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF
With an expense ratio of 0.06% and a yield of 2.45%, the Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF (SYM: VYM) tracks the performance of the FTSE High Dividend Yield Index. Some of its 579 holdings include Broadcom, JPMorgan Chase, Exxon Mobil, Johnson & Johnson, and Walmart. About 21.7% of its portfolio is invested in financials. About 13.2% is invested in industrials.
The ETF also just paid out a dividend of just over 84 cents on September 23. Before that, it paid out a dividend of just over 86 cents on June 24.
International Dividend Appreciation ETF
There’s also the International Dividend Appreciation ETF (SYM: VIGI)
With an expense ratio of 0.10% and a yield of about 1.85%, the VIGI ETF tracks the performance of the S&P Global Ex-U.S. Growers Index. Some of its 338 holdings include Royal Bank of Canada, Novartis, SAP SE, Nestle, Roche Holding, and Sony Group. Just over 42% of its holdings are European. And about 32.77% of its portfolio is invested in the Pacific region.
The ETF also just paid out a dividend of just over 36 cents per share on September 23. Before that, it paid out a dividend of just over 54 cents per share on June 24.
