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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 2.24% Assets $8.70B Since January 26, 2004 Family Vanguard

Last Updated: October 21, 2026

$236.02
−$1.61 (−0.68%)

October 21, 2026 · Market close

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VDC Annualized Returns

PeriodAnnualized$100 becomes
1 year+11.35%$111.35
3 years+12.51%$142.41
5 years+7.63%$144.44
10 years+8.45%$224.99

Returns are total returns computed from daily closes, with dividends reinvested. As of October 21, 2026.

VDC Return by Calendar Year

2016 and 2026 are partial years

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YearReturn
2026 (partial year)+13.56%
2025+2.17%
2024+13.30%
2023+2.39%
2022−1.79%
2021+17.64%
2020+10.86%
2019+26.11%
2018−7.79%
2017+11.85%
2016 (partial year)−3.29%

VDC Monthly Returns

−10%+10%
YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2026+7.4+7.6−7.5+3.4−3.6+1.3+2.2−0.4−4.4+8.2——
2025+1.9+4.4−2.2+0.9+1.7−1.9−1.3+1.4−1.9−2.6+3.8−1.7
2024+0.9+2.9+3.4−1.6+2.5−0.6+2.1+4.9+1.1−2.9+5.5−5.0
2023−0.2−2.2+4.0+3.6−5.4+3.3+2.2−3.2−4.6−1.7+3.9+3.4
2022−2.1−1.0+1.5+2.1−4.3−2.6+3.4−1.6−8.4+9.4+6.2−3.3
2021−4.1−0.7+8.1+1.8+1.8−0.7+1.6+1.1−3.9+3.6−1.4+9.9
2020−0.5−8.1−6.1+7.4+2.1−0.2+6.9+4.6−1.9−2.4+7.9+2.0
2019+5.4+2.0+3.4+2.5−4.2+5.0+2.4+1.6+1.9−0.5+1.5+2.6
2018+1.7−7.4−0.6−3.7−1.1+4.6+3.4+0.8+0.6+1.7+1.9−9.0
2017+1.3+4.5−0.2+1.1+2.2−2.2+0.6−1.2−0.6−1.5+5.6+2.1

Monthly total returns with dividends reinvested; each cell prints its signed value.

VDC Volatility & Risk

Volatility: 10 yrs · Beta: 3 yrs
Annualized volatility
14.81%
Beta (3y)
0.50
Best year
+26.11%

2019

Worst year
−7.79%

2018

Volatility is the annualized standard deviation of daily returns. As of October 21, 2026.

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Top Holdings

# Symbol Name Weight
1 WMT Walmart Inc 13.86%
2 COST Costco Wholesale Corp 12.12%
3 PG Procter & Gamble Co 9.9%
4 KO Coca-Cola Co 9.8%
5 PM Philip Morris International Inc 4.83%
6 PEP PepsiCo Inc 4.28%
7 MO Altria Group Inc 3.86%
8 MDLZ Mondelez International Inc Class A 2.58%
9 TGT Target Corp 2.5%
10 CL Colgate-Palmolive Co 2.28%

Analysis

Data-derived

Fund Overview

Vanguard Consumer Staples Index Fund ETF Shares (VDC) is an exchange-traded fund in the Consumer Defensive category. The fund holds $8.70B 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 26, 2004.

Its biggest positions are Walmart Inc (WMT), Costco Wholesale Corp (COST), and Procter & Gamble Co (PG). Walmart Inc alone accounts for 13.86% of the portfolio. The ten largest positions together make up 66% of the fund.

Performance Analysis

The most recent close on file for VDC is $236.02, dated October 21, 2026. The trailing one-year total return is +11.35%. Across 10 years the annualized return works out at +8.45%. The trailing distribution yield is 2.24%.

Across the complete calendar years on file, 2019 returned +26.11% and 2018 returned −7.79%. Of the 9 complete calendar years on file, 7 finished higher. 2026 is still running; the total return is +13.56% 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 14.88% above that 52-week low. Daily returns over the trailing 10 years annualize to a volatility of 14.81%. Beta against the wider market is reported at 0.5. 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 daily rebuild. Informational only, not financial advice. As of October 21, 2026.

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