ARB vs VYM

AARB

BVYM

Measures won2–4VYM wins · of 6 · 5Y

$10,000 · 5Y$17,258VYM · ARB $12,222

Lowest cost0.04%VYM · $4 on $10k

Most income2.25%VYM · $225 on $10k

Smallest drop−2.1%ARB · worst fall in 1Y

Held in common0.2%ARB and VYM

AltShares Merger Arbitrage ETF · $111MVanguard High Dividend Yield ETF · $78.9B

+5.2%3 years · per year$11,627 · $17,087+19.6%

+4.1%5 years · per year$12,222 · $17,258+11.5%

0.82%Expense ratio$82 · $4 on $10k · lower wins0.04%

0.42%12-mo yield$42 · $225 on $10k2.25%

End-of-day Nov 10, 2026 · $10,000 5 years ago, dividends reinvested · ● winner of the row · each row scaled to the bigger of the two

5Y2 funds

#			Trend
1	BVYM	Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETFRead Desk		0.04%	2.25%	+0.5%	+15.9%	+19.4%	+19.6%	+11.5%	−6.7%	$78.9B
2	AARB	AltShares Merger Arbitrage ETFRead Desk		0.82%	0.42%	−0.1%	+3.5%	+4.3%	+5.2%	+4.1%	−2.1%	$111M

End-of-day Nov 10, 2026 · total return, dividends in · 3Y and 5Y per year · A and B = the pair in versus

5Y2 funds

#			Trend
1	BVYM	Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETFRead Desk		0.04%	2.25%	+0.5%	+15.9%	+19.4%	+19.6%	+11.5%	−6.7%	$78.9B
2	AARB	AltShares Merger Arbitrage ETFRead Desk		0.82%	0.42%	−0.1%	+3.5%	+4.3%	+5.2%	+4.1%	−2.1%	$111M

End-of-day Nov 10, 2026 · total return, dividends in · 3Y and 5Y per year · A and B = the pair in versus

Cards for this view

ARB

AltShares Merger Arbitrage

$12,222

VYM

Vanguard High Dividend Yield

$17,258

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