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Vanguard Consumer Staples (VDC)

Consumer ETF · Vanguard · NYSE ARCA · 107 holdings
$243.57 ▲ +7.55 (3.20%)
At close · USD · Volume 183,336
Returns and riskCostIncomeDividend historyHoldingsX-Ray look-throughQuestions
52-week range
$205.45 – $244.33
Day's range
$238.28 – $243.61
1-year total return
+14.3%

VDC price chart

Daily, split-corrected, distributions markedEnd-of-day prices

VDC fund facts

FundVanguard Consumer Staples Index Fund ETF Shares
TickerVDC · NYSE ARCA
Issuer (by our rules)Vanguard
Category (by our rules)Consumer
Expense ratio0.09%
Holdings107
Net assets (fund, SEC)$9.2B
Yield (last 12 months)2.00%
DistributionsQuarterly
52-week range$205.45 – $244.33
Average volume (3 months)163,489
First price in our data30 Jan 2004
Issuer and category are assigned by StocksXray rules from the fund name. Expense ratio and net assets come from SEC filings; where a fund does not file them (for example grantor trusts) the field stays empty.

Returns and risk

1 month
+8.8%
3 months
+7.4%
6 months
+8.8%
Year to date
+17.2%
1 year
+14.3%
3 years a year
+13.7%
5 years a year
+8.2%
10 years a year
+8.8%
Volatility (1 year)
14.6%
Largest drop, last year
−9.4%
Largest drop in our data
−34.2%
Total return includes distributions, from end-of-day prices adjusted for splits and distributions, to 22 Oct 2026. Periods of 3 years and longer are annualised and shown only when the fund's history is long enough. Volatility is the standard deviation of daily returns over the last year, annualised. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

Cost: expense ratio

0.09% a year

On $10,000 invested that is about $9 a year in fund costs, taken out of the fund's assets.

Source: the fund's prospectus, as filed with the SEC on 30 Jun 2026 (risk/return summary data). Brokerage commissions and the bid-ask spread are separate costs.

Income: distributions

Paid, last 12 months
4.88 USD
Yield on today's price
2.00%
Frequency
Quarterly
Latest ex-date
23 Sep 2026
Full VDC dividend history →
Cash paid per current share (restated for share splits), before tax, from EODHD.

VDC top holdings

#HoldingWeight
1 Walmart Inc WMT 14.71%
2 Costco Wholesale Corp COST 12.00%
3 Procter & Gamble Co/The PG 9.24%
4 Coca-Cola Co/The KO 8.69%
5 Philip Morris International Inc PM 4.65%
6 PepsiCo Inc PEP 4.28%
7 Altria Group Inc MO 3.90%
8 Mondelez International Inc MDLZ 2.68%
9 Colgate-Palmolive Co CL 2.36%
10 Monster Beverage Corp MNST 2.24%
The top 10 make up 64.8% of the fund, out of 107 holdings.
Positions as of 31 May 2026, from the fund's Form N-PORT filed with the SEC. Public N-PORT holdings are quarter-end positions published about 60 days later, so they can be months old and the fund may have changed since.

X-Ray look-through

StocksXray scores 86% of VDC by weight (32 stocks in our S&P 500 coverage), so we can look inside the fund with our own numbers. The weighted average X-Ray Score of those stocks is 52 out of 100.

Undervalued 14%Fair 57%Overvalued 29%
Consumer Staples 100%
Weights are the SEC holdings weights dated 31 May 2026; scores and fair-value labels are today's. Labels follow our fair-value method ("Undervalued" means fair value is more than 17.5% above the price) and are model estimates, not forecasts or advice. How the X-Ray Score works.

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Funds of the same category, nearest in trading size. Similar does not mean equivalent: check holdings and costs.

VDC: frequently asked questions

What is VDC?

VDC is the Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF, issued by Vanguard, listed on NYSE ARCA. By our rules it is classed as "Consumer". Its latest SEC filing lists 107 holdings.

What is the expense ratio of VDC?

VDC charges 0.09% a year, according to its prospectus filed with the SEC on 30 Jun 2026. On $10,000 that is about $9 a year in fund costs.

Does VDC pay dividends?

Yes. VDC paid 4.88 per share over the last 12 months, quarterly, a trailing yield of 2.00% on today's price. The latest ex-dividend date was 23 Sep 2026.

What does VDC hold?

The largest holdings in the latest SEC filing are Walmart Inc (14.7%), Costco Wholesale Corp (12.0%), Procter & Gamble Co/The (9.2%). The top 10 together make up 64.8% of the fund.

How has VDC performed?

Total return including distributions to 22 Oct 2026: 1 year +14.3%, 3 years +13.7% a year, 5 years +8.2% a year. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

How does StocksXray rate the stocks inside VDC?

We score 86% of the fund by weight (32 stocks) with our X-Ray Score: the weighted average is 52 out of 100. These are model estimates, not forecasts or advice.

Where the numbers come from

Prices and distributions end-of-day data from EODHD; returns are our own calculations from it.
Expense ratio and holdings SEC filings (prospectus risk/return data and Form N-PORT).
Category, issuer and leverage assigned by StocksXray rules from the fund name.
X-Ray look-through our scores applied to the SEC holdings.
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