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Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF

VDCNYSE ArcaVanguardB

$246.86+4.54 (+1.87%)

At close: Nov 2, 2026, 4:00 PM ET

B68/ 100

Rank 3 of 13 in Consumer Staples (Broad)

B68/100Rank 3 of 13inConsumer Staples (Broad)
Intraday session: up, 79 prints from 242.32 to 246.86. Range 243.52 to 246.98. Use the arrow keys to read each point.243.00244.00245.00246.0010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.09%
Fund size · all share classes
$8.7B
1Y total return
+19.0%
Yield · Last 12 months
2.01%
Holdings
106
Avg volume · 30D
166K sh
52W range
low $205.45high $244.35
Launched
Filings
SEC EDGAR

The ETF.net VDC Grade

Based on 5 of 6 pillars

B

Score 68 out of 100

Category
Consumer Staples (Broad)⁠
Rank
3 of 13
Six-pillar profile for VDC. Scores out of 100: Cost 82, Risk 68, Mission not scored, Tradability 55, Holdings 44, Durability 86. Strongest: Durability (86). Weakest: Holdings (44). Based on 5 of 6 pillars.

Score 68 of 100 falls in the B band. A is 70 or higher, B 55 to under 70, C 40 to under 55, D 25 to under 40, F under 25.

  • Cost

    The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.
    A82 out of 100
    Rank 3 of 13

  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    Not scored

  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    B68 out of 100
    Rank 2 of 13

  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    B55 out of 100
    Rank 5 of 13

  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    C44 out of 100
    Rank 10 of 13

  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    A86 out of 100
    Rank 1 of 13

Our read on VDC

ETF.net Research

In short

BVanguard's take on the boring-on-purpose sector: about 100 US large-, mid- and small-cap staples names (soap, soda, groceries) for 0.09% a year, running since 2004.

Stated mandate

The fund seeks to track the MSCI US Investable Market Consumer Staples 25/50 Index, which measures the performance of large-, mid-, and small-cap U.S. consumer staples stocks.

Why people hold it

  • Charges 0.09% a year. Only XLP and FSTA sit lower at 0.08%, while the equal-weight and global alternatives (RSPS, KXI) run 0.38% to 0.40%.
  • Its index spans large-, mid- and small-cap US staples, roughly 100 stocks, so mid-sized beverage and household-products makers count, not just the mega-cap handful.
  • Hugs its MSCI benchmark tightly, one of the closer index implementations among broad consumer staples funds.
  • A multi-billion-dollar fund that has been trading since 2004 and pays out quarterly.

Worth knowing

  • One sector, one story. Staples move with grocery aisles and household budgets, not the broad market.
  • Even with the index's 25/50 diversification caps, a few giant food, beverage and retail names carry most of the weight.
  • Moderately traded rather than the category's volume leader, so limit orders earn their keep on larger trades.

VDC Holdings

Holdings pillarC44 out of 100Rank 10 of 13 in Consumer Staples (Broad)
Asset class
Stocks
Holdings
106
Top-10 weight
66%
Largest holding
WMT13.9%

Sectors

  • Consumer Staples98.2%
  • Consumer Discretionary0.9%
  • Technology0.3%
  • Materials0.3%
  • Industrials0.3%
  • Health Care0.0%

Geography

  • United States100.00%
The fund’s holdings, weight-ordered — page 1 of 8.
#TickerCompanyWeight %SharesMarket valueHeld by ETFs
1WMTWalmart Inc13.91%11,620,484$1.21B469
2COSTCostco Wholesale Corp12.16%1,160,115$1.06B480
3PGProcter & Gamble Co/The9.93%5,934,800$862M441
4KOCoca-Cola Co/The9.83%9,917,945$854M469
5PMPhilip Morris International Inc4.85%2,206,786$421M423
6PEPPepsiCo Inc4.29%2,939,706$373M452
7MOAltria Group Inc3.87%4,988,848$336M376
8MDLZMondelez International Inc2.59%3,892,508$225M378
9TGTTarget Corp2.50%1,387,509$217M385
10CLColgate-Palmolive Co2.29%2,328,552$199M373
11MNSTMonster Beverage Corp2.09%4,351,172$181M372
12KDPKeurig Dr Pepper Inc1.48%4,242,915$129M328
13ADMArcher-Daniels-Midland Co1.41%1,547,428$123M340
14SYYSysco Corp1.38%1,533,222$120M335
15KVUEKenvue Inc1.26%6,203,321$110M208

Showing 1–15 of 106 holdings

VDC Performance

Launched Jan 26, 2004

Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.

VDC$11,902
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,199
Oct 31, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026. VDC $11,902. SPY $11,199. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$10,000$11,000$12,000Oct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026

Oct 31, 2025 – Oct 30, 2026

Returns run to the Oct 30, 2026 close, with cash distributions reinvested. Each period starts on the same date that many months or years earlier. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.

Trailing total return for VDC. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodVDC
Year to date+16.6%
1 month+11.0%
3 months+5.7%
1 year+19.0%
3 yearsper year+13.2%
5 yearsper year+8.0%
10 yearsper year+8.6%

With distributions reinvested.

Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.

Annual total returns for VDC
YearReturn barVDC
2026 YTD+16.6%
2025+2.2%
2024+13.3%
2023+2.4%
2022−1.8%
2021+17.6%
2020+10.8%

VDC in the news

VDC Dividends

Adds up every distribution paid per share over the last 12 months, divided by the last completed close. Distributions are counted by ex-date. Data through Oct 30, 2026.
2.01%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$4.88Last 12 months
Last payment
$1.21 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Quarterly

Distribution history

2017–2026

One bar per payment. 39 payments from 2017 to 2026 YTD. Mar 24, 2017 $0.83; Jun 28, 2017 $1.04; Sep 27, 2017 $0.77; Dec 14, 2017 $1.04; Mar 16, 2018 $0.54; Jun 28, 2018 $1.25; Sep 24, 2018 $0.82; Dec 13, 2018 $1.04; Mar 21, 2019 $0.75; Jun 21, 2019 $1.04; Sep 26, 2019 $1.09; Dec 16, 2019 $1.06; Mar 10, 2020 $0.62; Jun 22, 2020 $1.29; Sep 11, 2020 $0.87; Dec 17, 2020 $1.57; Mar 26, 2021 $0.96; Jun 21, 2021 $1.02; Sep 29, 2021 $1.04; Dec 16, 2021 $1.26; Mar 24, 2022 $0.74; Jun 23, 2022 $1.21; Sep 28, 2022 $1.15; Dec 15, 2022 $1.44; Mar 24, 2023 $0.84; Jun 29, 2023 $1.39; Sep 28, 2023 $1.03; Dec 19, 2023 $1.79; Mar 22, 2024 $0.86; Jun 28, 2024 $1.54; Sep 27, 2024 $1.32; Dec 18, 2024 $1.21; Mar 25, 2025 $1.17; Jun 26, 2025 $1.24; Sep 24, 2025 $1.13; Dec 17, 2025 $1.23; Mar 24, 2026 $1.22; Jun 24, 2026 $1.22; Sep 23, 2026 $1.21. Use the arrow keys to read each point.2017201820192020202120222023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Sep 23, 2026Sep 25, 2026$1.21
Jun 24, 2026Jun 26, 2026$1.22
Mar 24, 2026Mar 26, 2026$1.22
Dec 17, 2025Dec 19, 2025$1.23
Sep 24, 2025Sep 26, 2025$1.13
Jun 26, 2025Jun 30, 2025$1.24
Mar 25, 2025Mar 27, 2025$1.17
Dec 18, 2024Dec 20, 2024$1.21
Sep 27, 2024Oct 1, 2024$1.32
Jun 28, 2024Jul 2, 2024$1.54
Mar 22, 2024Mar 27, 2024$0.86
Dec 19, 2023Dec 22, 2023$1.79

See all 56 payments⁠

$10,000 in VDC 10 years ago paid $3,302 in dividends.⁠

VDC Risk

Risk pillarB68 out of 100Rank 2 of 13 in Consumer Staples (Broad)
How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
13.3%
Annualised · 36 months to Oct 2026
How it’s calculated: standard deviation

The sample standard deviation of monthly total returns, multiplied by the square root of 12.

Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Total returns include reinvested distributions.

Return above 3-month US Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
0.67
vs 3-month T-bills · to Oct 2026
How it’s calculated: Sharpe ratio

Subtract each month’s Treasury-bill return from the fund’s monthly total return.

Divide the average of those excess returns by their sample standard deviation, then multiply by the square root of 12.

Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Each month uses the Treasury yield quoted at the end of the previous month.

The largest fall from a peak to the low that followed.
−16.6%
Trough Oct 2022
How it’s calculated: maximum drawdown

The largest percentage decline from an earlier peak, using total returns with reinvested distributions.

Uses up to five years through the last close, with at least 12 months required.

How strongly the fund’s returns move with its asset-class index.
0.50
vs its asset-class index
How it’s calculated: beta

The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.

FMP measures it over up to five years of monthly returns.

VDC Cost

Compare VDC and XLP

Overpaying vs XLP, cheapest in Consumer Staples (Broad)

$209

On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.

  • VDC 0.09%

    $1,898

  • XLP 0.08% Cheapest

    $1,689

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • VDC 0.09%
  • XLP 0.08%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$500$1K$1.5K$2K051015202530VDC $1,898XLP $1,689

Year by year

YearVDCXLPOverpaying
10$165$147$18
20$646$575$71
30$1,898$1,689$209

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