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PSL vs VDC

Invesco Dorsey Wright Consumer Staples Momentum ETF

PSLDNasdaq

Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF

VDCBNYSE Arca

Overlap

Expense ratio

VDC −0.51pt a year

PSL0.60%VDC0.09%

Avg volume · 30D

VDC 112.6×the volume

PSL1.49KVDC168K

10Y return · a year

Same figure. Both funds show the same value, so neither comes out ahead.

PSL+8.8%VDC+8.8%

PSL vs VDC Performance

Nov 3, 2021 – Nov 3, 2026

+28.4%PSL+44.2%VDC

Nov 3, 2021 to Nov 3, 2026. PSL +28.4%. VDC +44.2%. Use the arrow keys to read each point.−20%0%20%Nov 2021May 2024Nov 2026
Expense ratio
PSL 0.60%
VDC 0.09%, better
Fund size
PSL $81M
VDC $7.4B
1Y total return
PSL +10.6%
VDC +19.3%, better
Yield (12M)
PSL 0.71%
VDC 2.02%, better
Holdings
PSL 51
VDC 110
Avg volume (30D)
PSL 1.49K sh
VDC 168K sh, better
NAV per share
PSL $114.32
VDC $246.73
52W range

ETF.net Grade

PSL: Cost 22, Risk 50, Mission not scored, Tradability 17, Holdings 86, Durability 48. VDC: Cost 82, Risk 69, Mission not scored, Tradability 55, Holdings 46, Durability 86.
Pillar letters and Scores for PSL, VDC, with each pillar’s weight
PillarPSLVDC
Cost30% weightF22A82Higher
Mission25% weightNot scoredNot scored
Risk15% weightC50B69Higher
Tradability15% weightF17B55Higher
Holdings10% weightA86HigherC46
Durability5% weightC48A86Higher

Rank among Consumer Staples (Broad) funds

How we build Categories ›
Same Category. Both funds are graded against the same funds, so their Grades compare head to head.

Same Category. PSL and VDC are both graded against the same 12 Consumer Staples (Broad) funds, so their Grades compare head to head.

Consumer Staples (Broad)⁠

Category · 12 funds
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VDC ranks 3rd and PSL 9th of 12 funds in the Consumer Staples (Broad) Category.

  1. Rank 1AXLPState Street Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR ETFScore 84
  2. Rank 2AFSTAFidelity MSCI Consumer Staples Index ETFScore 75
  3. Rank 3BVDCVanguard Consumer Staples ETFScore 69
  4. Rank 4BIYKiShares U.S. Consumer Staples ETFScore 56
  5. Rank 8CTRUOVanEck Consumer Staples TruSector ETFScore 40
  6. Rank 9DPSLInvesco Dorsey Wright Consumer Staples Momentum ETFScore 36
  7. Rank 10DFTXGFirst Trust Nasdaq Food & Beverage ETFScore 32

Our read on each fund

ETF.net Research

PSLDInvesco Dorsey Wright Consumer Staples Momentum ETF

VDCBVanguard Consumer Staples ETF

In short

PSL Most staples funds buy the whole aisle. PSL ranks staples names on relative strength and reshuffles quarterly, holding roughly 50 at 0.60% net of a waiver through August 31, 2028.

VDC Vanguard'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

PSL The Fund is based on the Dorsey Wright Consumer Staples Technical Leaders Index, which selects at least 30 consumer-staples securities exhibiting powerful relative-strength characteristics.

VDC 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

  • PSL Momentum inside the market's most defensive aisle: the index picks at least 30 staples names showing relative strength, then rebalances and reconstitutes every quarter.invesco.com
  • Price strength, not market cap, decides who gets in, so the roughly 50-stock lineup can look very different from the cap-weighted staples giants.invesco.com
  • Live since 2006, making it one of the longest-running momentum sector funds on the board, with pay-outs on a quarterly schedule.
  • VDC 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

  • PSL The screen costs: 0.60% net of a waiver through August 31, 2028 (0.76% gross) sits above the staples category median. XLP charges 0.08%, VDC 0.09%, neither under a waiver.
  • Thinly traded next to the big staples funds, so spreads can widen and limit orders earn their keep.
  • A quarterly momentum reset means holdings turn over and the portfolio can drift far from the broad staples benchmark, for better or worse.invesco.com
  • VDC 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.

Full PSL profile⁠

Full VDC profile⁠

PSL vs VDC Holdings

How we measure overlap

Each holding counts at its smaller weight in the two funds, summed over the full Holdings. Sector, country and asset class use the same rule on each fund’s split. Cash, FX and derivative lines stay out of the counts. Two bond funds get no overlap figure.

PSL vs VDC Cost

Overpaying PSL vs VDC

$9,919

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

  • PSL 0.60%

    $11,817

  • VDC 0.09%

    $1,898

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • PSL 0.60%
  • VDC 0.09%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$2.5K$5K$7.5K$10K$12.5K051015202530PSL $11,817VDC $1,898

Year by year

YearPSLVDCOverpaying
10$1,076$165$911
20$4,116$646$3,470
30$11,817$1,898$9,919

Expense ratio

  • 0.60%PSL
  • 0.09%VDC, cheaper
  • Middle half of Consumer Staples (Broad) funds
  • Median 0.38%

VDC 3rd cheapest of 12 funds

PSL 9th cheapest of 12 funds

PSL vs VDC Dividends

Last 12 months to Nov 3, 2026
Yield (12M)
PSL 0.71%
VDC 2.02%, better
Payout (12M)
PSL $0.80
VDC $4.88
Last payment
PSL $0.17
VDC $1.21
Ex-dividend
PSL Sep 21, 2026
VDC Sep 23, 2026
Paid on
PSL Sep 25, 2026
VDC Sep 25, 2026
Frequency
PSL Quarterly
VDC Quarterly

Distribution history

Per share, 2017 to 2026, same scale for both

PSLQuarterly · 36 paymentsAll PSL payments⁠
One bar per payment. 36 payments from 2017 to 2026 YTD. Jun 16, 2017 $0.10; Sep 18, 2017 $0.12; Mar 19, 2018 $0.07; Jun 18, 2018 $0.13; Sep 24, 2018 $0.13; Dec 24, 2018 $0.16; Jun 24, 2019 $0.08; Sep 23, 2019 $0.14; Dec 23, 2019 $0.13; Mar 23, 2020 $0.16; Jun 22, 2020 $0.18; Sep 21, 2020 $0.19; Dec 21, 2020 $0.17; Mar 22, 2021 $0.12; Jun 21, 2021 $0.35; Sep 20, 2021 $0.35; Dec 20, 2021 $0.31; Mar 21, 2022 $0.21; Jun 21, 2022 $0.36; Sep 19, 2022 $0.25; Dec 19, 2022 $0.82; Mar 20, 2023 $0.27; Jun 20, 2023 $0.36; Sep 18, 2023 $0.23; Dec 18, 2023 $0.40; Mar 18, 2024 $0.18; Jun 24, 2024 $0.13; Sep 23, 2024 $0.10; Dec 23, 2024 $0.21; Mar 24, 2025 $0.22; Jun 23, 2025 $0.28; Sep 22, 2025 $0.20; Dec 22, 2025 $0.23; Mar 23, 2026 $0.21; Jun 22, 2026 $0.19; Sep 21, 2026 $0.17. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$22017202020232026YTD
VDCQuarterly · 39 paymentsAll VDC payments⁠
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.$0$22017202020232026YTD

PSL vs VDC Risk

Fall from peak · 5 years

  • PSL
  • VDC
Nov 3, 2021 to Nov 3, 2026. Worst fall: PSL −19.0% · Jun 2022. Use the arrow keys to read each point.−15%−10%−5%0%Nov 2021May 2024Nov 2026

Risk facts

VolatilityStd dev, 3 years
PSL 15.2%VDC 13.3%, better
Return per unit of riskSharpe ratio, 3 years
PSL 0.63VDC 0.67, better
Worst fallMax drawdown, 5 years
PSL −19.0%VDC −16.6%, better
Market sensitivityBeta, 5 years
PSL 0.66VDC 0.50

PSL and VDC in the news

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