RSPS vs VDC: Grades, Fees and Holdings Compared

Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Consumer Staples ETF

RSPSCNYSE Arca

Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF

VDCBNYSE Arca

Overlap

49.6%by weight

Expense ratio

VDC −0.31pt a year

RSPS0.40%VDC0.09%

Avg volume · 30D

RSPS 1.7×the volume

RSPS275KVDC166K

10Y return · a year

VDC +3.5pt

RSPS+5.4%VDC+8.9%

RSPS vs VDC Performance

Nov 2, 2021 – Nov 2, 2026

+15.9%RSPS+48.5%VDC

Expense ratio: RSPS 0.40%; VDC 0.09%, better
Fund size: RSPS $255M; VDC $8.7B
1Y total return: RSPS +15.4%; VDC +21.2%, better
Yield (12M): RSPS 2.78%, better; VDC 1.98%
Holdings: RSPS 35; VDC 110
Avg volume (30D): RSPS 275K sh, better; VDC 166K sh
NAV per share: RSPS $31.52; VDC $242.22
52W range

ETF.net Grade

Pillar letters and Scores for RSPS, VDC, with each pillar’s weight
Pillar	RSPS	VDC
Cost30% weight	D34	A82Higher
Mission25% weight	Not scored	Not scored
Risk15% weight	D33	B68Higher
Tradability15% weight	B64Higher	B55
Holdings10% weight	A87Higher	C44
Durability5% weight	B57	A86Higher

Rank among Consumer Staples (Broad) funds

How we build Categories ›

Same Category. RSPS 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 RSPS 6th of 12 funds in the Consumer Staples (Broad) Category.

Rank 1AXLPState Street Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR ETFScore 83
Rank 2AFSTAFidelity MSCI Consumer Staples Index ETFScore 75
Rank 3BVDCVanguard Consumer Staples ETFScore 68
Rank 4BIYKiShares U.S. Consumer Staples ETFScore 56
Rank 5CKXIiShares Global Consumer Staples ETFScore 54
Rank 6CRSPSInvesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Consumer Staples ETFScore 48
Rank 7CPSCCInvesco S&P SmallCap Consumer Staples ETFScore 47

Our read on each fund

ETF.net Research

RSPSCInvesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Consumer Staples ETF

VDCBVanguard Consumer Staples ETF

In short

RSPS Most staples ETFs are really a bet on a few giants. RSPS slices the S&P 500's staples sector into equal pieces, so a soup maker counts as much as the biggest retailer, and it resets to even every quarter.

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

RSPS The fund tracks an index that equally weights stocks in the consumer staples sector of the S&P 500® Index.

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

RSPS Equal weighting by design: every consumer staples name in the S&P 500 gets the same slot, rebalanced back to even each quarter, so the sector's mega-caps can't run the show.invesco.com
Running since 2006, so this equal-weight take on staples has traded through multiple market cycles, not just the last one.
Tracks its index tightly and sits in the upper half of its consumer staples peer group on our review.
Holds roughly 30 large staples businesses (food, drinks, tobacco, household and personal products, staples retail) and pays distributions quarterly.invesco.com

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

RSPS Costs 0.40% a year, while cap-weighted staples rivals like XLP, FSTA and VDC run under a tenth of a percent. Equal weight here is a paid upgrade.
About 30 stocks in one defensive sector, and equal weighting puts real money behind the smaller names most staples funds barely touch.
Mid-sized and moderately traded rather than a volume monster, so spreads can be wider than at the sector's largest funds.

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 RSPS profile⁠

Full VDC profile⁠

RSPS vs VDC Holdings

How RSPS and VDC differ

Overlap by weight

49.6%

Shared holdings make up 97.0% of RSPS and 86.6% of VDC.

Level by level

Holdings33 in both49.6%
Sector7 Sectors95.2%
Asset classEquity100%
Countryby domicile100%

Sector

Sector weights in RSPS and VDC, widest gap first
Sector	More in RSPSMore in VDC	RSPS	VDC
Consumer Staples	VDC +4.2 points	94.0%	98.2%
Materials	RSPS +2.5 points	2.8%	0.3%
Consumer Discretionary	RSPS +2.2 points	3.1%	0.9%
Technology	VDC +0.3 points	0.0%	0.3%
Industrials	VDC +0.3 points	0.0%	0.3%
Financials	Same weight	0.0%	0.0%
Health Care	Same weight	0.0%	0.0%

Country, concentration and asset class

Country by domicile

Country weights in RSPS and VDC, widest gap first
Country	More in RSPSMore in VDC	RSPS	VDC
United States	Same weight	100.0%	100.0%

Concentration

Weight in the 10 largest Holdings

RSPS31.7%
VDC66.0%

Securities held

RSPS34
VDC108

Asset class

RSPS: Equity
VDC: Equity

Holdings

Only in RSPS1
In both33
Only in VDC75

Only in RSPS

1 security, 2.8% of RSPS by weight

Vylor Inc2.78%

Only in VDC

75 securities, 13.2% of VDC by weight

US Foods Holding Corp0.80%
Performance Food Group Co0.61%
BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings Inc0.54%
Coca-Cola Consolidated Inc0.47%
Darling Ingredients Inc0.46%
elf Beauty Inc0.34%
Maplebear Inc0.34%
Conagra Brands Inc0.34%
Ingredion Inc0.33%
Sprouts Farmers Market Inc0.33%
Molson Coors Beverage Co0.32%
Lamb Weston Holdings Inc0.30%
Chefs' Warehouse Inc/The0.29%
PriceSmart Inc0.29%
Celsius Holdings Inc0.28%
Primo Brands Corp0.27%
Albertsons Cos Inc0.25%
United Natural Foods Inc0.23%
Post Holdings Inc0.23%
WD-40 Co0.23%
Cal-Maine Foods Inc0.22%
Vita Coco Co Inc/The0.22%
Andersons Inc/The0.22%
Interparfums Inc0.21%
Freshpet Inc0.21%
Spectrum Brands Holdings Inc0.19%
Marzetti Company/The0.19%
Central Garden & Pet Co0.19%
Campbell's Company/The0.18%
TRS:KIMBERLY-CLARK CORP USD 2027-Aug-310.18%
Herbalife Ltd0.16%
Energizer Holdings Inc0.16%
Boston Beer Co Inc/The0.16%
Ingles Markets Inc0.16%
Edgewell Personal Care Co0.16%
Del Monte Corp0.15%
J & J Snack Foods Corp0.15%
Pilgrim's Pride Corp0.15%
Reynolds Consumer Products Inc0.15%
Turning Point Brands Inc0.14%
Seaboard Corp0.14%
Universal Corp/VA0.14%
Utz Brands Inc0.13%
Grocery Outlet Holding Corp0.13%
Dole PLC0.13%
Coty Inc0.12%
Weis Markets Inc0.12%
BellRing Brands Inc0.12%
Seneca Foods Corp0.11%
Oil-Dri Corp of America0.10%

Weight gaps

All 33 Holdings in both funds, largest gap first.

Holding weights in RSPS and VDC, widest gap first
Holding	More in RSPSMore in VDC	RSPS	VDC
Walmart IncWMT	VDC +10.61 points	3.25%	13.86%
Costco Wholesale CorpCOST	VDC +8.99 points	3.13%	12.12%
Coca-Cola Co/TheKO	VDC +6.81 points	2.99%	9.80%
Procter & Gamble Co/ThePG	VDC +6.74 points	3.16%	9.90%
Brown-Forman CorpBF.B	RSPS +2.78 points	3.06%	0.28%
Hormel Foods CorpHRL	RSPS +2.52 points	2.83%	0.31%
Tyson Foods IncTSN	RSPS +2.47 points	3.07%	0.60%
Constellation Brands IncSTZ	RSPS +2.43 points	3.10%	0.67%
J M Smucker Co/TheSJM	RSPS +2.37 points	2.94%	0.57%
Dollar Tree IncDLTR	RSPS +2.33 points	3.15%	0.82%
Clorox Co/TheCLX	RSPS +2.30 points	2.74%	0.44%
Church & Dwight Co IncCHD	RSPS +2.26 points	3.14%	0.88%
Estee Lauder Cos Inc/TheEL	RSPS +2.18 points	3.08%	0.90%
Casey's General Stores IncCASY	RSPS +2.16 points	3.01%	0.85%
McCormick & Co Inc/MDMKC	RSPS +2.08 points	2.56%	0.48%
Kroger Co/TheKR	RSPS +2.08 points	3.30%	1.22%
Kimberly-Clark CorpKMB	RSPS +2.03 points	3.05%	1.02%
Kraft Heinz Co/TheKHC	RSPS +1.98 points	2.76%	0.78%
Dollar General CorpDG	RSPS +1.94 points	2.96%	1.02%
General Mills IncGIS	RSPS +1.89 points	2.58%	0.69%
Hershey Co/TheHSY	RSPS +1.78 points	2.68%	0.90%
Kenvue IncKVUE	RSPS +1.77 points	3.03%	1.26%
Philip Morris International IncPM	VDC +1.70 points	3.13%	4.83%
Keurig Dr Pepper IncKDP	RSPS +1.63 points	3.11%	1.48%
Bunge Global SABG	RSPS +1.59 points	2.18%	0.59%
PepsiCo IncPEP	VDC +1.48 points	2.80%	4.28%
Sysco CorpSYY	RSPS +1.46 points	2.83%	1.37%
Archer-Daniels-Midland CoADM	RSPS +1.07 points	2.48%	1.41%
Monster Beverage CorpMNST	RSPS +1.00 points	3.08%	2.08%
Colgate-Palmolive CoCL	RSPS +0.74 points	3.02%	2.28%
Altria Group IncMO	VDC +0.66 points	3.20%	3.86%
Mondelez International IncMDLZ	RSPS +0.32 points	2.90%	2.58%
Target CorpTGT	RSPS +0.23 points	2.73%	2.50%

All 34 RSPS holdings⁠All 103 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.

RSPS vs VDC Cost

Overpaying RSPS vs VDC

$6,192

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

RSPS 0.40%
$8,090
VDC 0.09%
$1,898

Amount$10,000

Years30 years

Cost over time

RSPS 0.40%
VDC 0.09%
Overpaying

Year by year

Year	RSPS	VDC	Overpaying
10	$723	$165	$558
20	$2,793	$646	$2,147
30	$8,090	$1,898	$6,192

Expense ratio

0.40%RSPS
0.09%VDC, cheaper

VDC0.09%RSPS0.40%

0.08%0.63%

Middle half of Consumer Staples (Broad) funds
Median 0.38%

VDC 3rd cheapest of 12 funds

RSPS 8th cheapest of 12 funds

RSPS vs VDC Dividends

Last 12 months to Nov 2, 2026

Yield (12M): RSPS 2.78%, better; VDC 1.98%
Payout (12M): RSPS $0.89; VDC $4.88
Last payment: RSPS $0.20; VDC $1.21
Ex-dividend: RSPS Sep 21, 2026; VDC Sep 23, 2026
Paid on: RSPS Sep 25, 2026; VDC Sep 25, 2026
Frequency: RSPS Quarterly; VDC Quarterly

Distribution history

Per share, 2017 to 2026, same scale for both

RSPSQuarterly · 39 paymentsAll RSPS payments⁠

VDCQuarterly · 39 paymentsAll VDC payments⁠

RSPS vs VDC Risk

Fall from peak · 5 years

RSPS
VDC

Risk facts

VolatilityStd dev, 3 years: RSPS 13.9%VDC 13.3%, better
Return per unit of riskSharpe ratio, 3 years: RSPS 0.15VDC 0.67, better
Worst fallMax drawdown, 5 years: RSPS −18.6%VDC −16.6%, better
Market sensitivityBeta, 5 years: RSPS 0.58VDC 0.50; Market = 1

RSPS and VDC in the news

All news⁠

Top Movers
AI spending fears hit the biggest stocks, and the average S&P stock rose
Oct 22, 2026RSPS
New ETFs
A new US bank ETF puts 42% in four megabanks and charges 0.14%
Oct 5, 2026VDC
News
Costco beats Q4 estimates with $95.7 billion of revenue and $6.75 EPS
Sep 24, 2026VDC

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