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NYSE Arca · Consumer Defensive · USD · ETF

Vanguard Consumer Staples Index Fund ETF Shares (VDC) ETF Analysis

VDC
Expense ratio 0.09% Yield 2.09% Assets $9.27B Since January 30, 2004 Family Vanguard
$228.34
−$1.83 (−0.80%)

September 4, 2026 · Market close

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Top Holdings

# Symbol Name Weight
1 WMT Walmart Inc 15.07%
2 COST Costco Wholesale Corp 11.65%
3 PG Procter & Gamble Co 10.04%
4 KO Coca-Cola Co 8.35%
5 PM Philip Morris International Inc 4.67%
6 PEP PepsiCo Inc 4.5%
7 MO Altria Group Inc 3.41%
8 MDLZ Mondelez International Inc Class A 2.48%
9 CL Colgate-Palmolive Co 2.19%
10 MNST Monster Beverage Corp 2.05%

Analysis

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Fund Overview

Vanguard Consumer Staples Index Fund ETF Shares (VDC) is an exchange-traded fund in the Consumer Defensive category. The fund holds $9.27B in total net assets. Annual costs run at an expense ratio of 0.09%. On a $10,000 position that is $9.00 a year. Vanguard is the fund family on file. The inception date on file is January 30, 2004.

Its biggest positions are Walmart Inc (WMT), Costco Wholesale Corp (COST), and Procter & Gamble Co (PG). Walmart Inc alone accounts for 15.07% of the portfolio. The ten largest positions together make up 64.42% of the fund.

Performance Analysis

The most recent close on file for VDC is $228.34, dated September 4, 2026. The trailing one-year price return is +5.09%. The stored price history starts on February 7, 2025, and the total return since then is +7.26%. The trailing distribution yield is 2.09%. The provider also reports a 3 years average return of +9.01%.

2026 is still running; the price is +8.10% year to date.

Price & Risk Profile

Over the past 52 weeks the price has ranged from $205.45 to $244.33. The latest close sits 11.14% above that 52-week low. Daily returns over the trailing 1 year annualize to a volatility of 13.9%. Beta against the wider market is reported at 0.51. The volatility figure is calculated from the stored daily closes, the same series the charts on this page use.

Every figure above is read from this page's own data on each nightly rebuild. Informational only, not financial advice. As of September 4, 2026.

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