---
ticker: "VDC"
name: "Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF"
url: "https://etf.net/etf/VDC"
grade: "B"
score: 69
graded_at: "2026-10-12"
category: "Consumer Staples (Broad)"
category_rank: "3 of 13"
methodology: "https://etf.net/methodology"
---

# VDC: Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF

Grade **B**, Score 69 of 100. Rank 3 of 13 in Consumer Staples (Broad).

Graded Oct 12, 2026.

## Grade pillars

| Pillar | Score | Category rank |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Cost | 82 | 3 of 13 |
| Mission | Not scored | — |
| Risk | 68 | 3 of 13 |
| Tradability | 55 | 5 of 13 |
| Holdings | 47 | 9 of 13 |
| Durability | 86 | 1 of 13 |

## Top holdings

The fund holds 106 positions. These are the largest 30, by weight.

| # | Ticker | Name | Weight |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | WMT | Walmart Inc | 13.37% |
| 2 | COST | Costco Wholesale Corp | 12.02% |
| 3 | KO | Coca-Cola Co/The | 9.65% |
| 4 | PG | Procter & Gamble Co/The | 9.45% |
| 5 | PM | Philip Morris International Inc | 4.54% |
| 6 | PEP | PepsiCo Inc | 4.53% |
| 7 | MO | Altria Group Inc | 3.75% |
| 8 | MDLZ | Mondelez International Inc | 2.65% |
| 9 | TGT | Target Corp | 2.45% |
| 10 | CL | Colgate-Palmolive Co | 2.30% |
| 11 | MNST | Monster Beverage Corp | 2.19% |
| 12 | KDP | Keurig Dr Pepper Inc | 1.48% |
| 13 | ADM | Archer-Daniels-Midland Co | 1.38% |
| 14 | SYY | Sysco Corp | 1.36% |
| 15 | KVUE | Kenvue Inc | 1.29% |
| 16 | KR | Kroger Co/The | 1.15% |
| 17 | KMB | Kimberly-Clark Corp | 1.08% |
| 18 | DG | Dollar General Corp | 1.03% |
| 19 | CASY | Casey's General Stores Inc | 1.01% |
| 20 | HSY | Hershey Co/The | 0.96% |
| 21 | EL | Estee Lauder Cos Inc/The | 0.95% |
| 22 | CHD | Church & Dwight Co Inc | 0.89% |
| 23 | USFD | US Foods Holding Corp | 0.87% |
| 24 | DLTR | Dollar Tree Inc | 0.87% |
| 25 | GIS | General Mills Inc | 0.84% |
| 26 | KHC | Kraft Heinz Co/The | 0.84% |
| 27 | STZ | Constellation Brands Inc | 0.74% |
| 28 | PFGC | Performance Food Group Co | 0.63% |
| 29 | TSN | Tyson Foods Inc | 0.63% |
| 30 | BG | Bunge Global SA | 0.61% |

Source: etf.net, https://etf.net/etf/VDC. Please cite the page URL.