VDC Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF
Issuer
Vanguard
Inception
Jan 26, 2004
AUM
$7.4B
Expense ratio
0.09%
Yield
1.95%
Asset class
Sector Equity
Holdings
103
Last price
$250.71
This ETF is designed to replicate the investment performance of a benchmark index representing the consumer staples industry. It is administered passively, primarily utilizing a full-replication strategy, but may resort to a sampling approach if regulatory requirements necessitate it. The fund's portfolio comprises equities of businesses that supply direct-to-consumer products, which are categorized as nondiscretionary based on typical consumer spending behaviors.
+18.9%
2025-11-13low 208.19 · high 250.442026-11-13
Performance
| 1M | 3M | YTD | 1Y | 3Y ann. | 5Y ann. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VDC | +9.7% | +7.6% | +18.7% | +19.0% | +11.1% | +5.6% |
| Sector Equity average (81 funds) | -1.4% | -4.3% | +13.2% | +14.7% | +16.7% | +5.7% |
Insider activity in the holdings
Open-market insider buying across this fund’s holdings over 90 days, weighted by holding weight: +$833K net.
| Holding | Weight | Insiders bought | Insiders sold |
|---|---|---|---|
| PEP PepsiCo Inc | 4.28% | $23.7M | $4.1M |
| DOLE Dole PLC | 0.13% | $21.6M | $763 |
| NATR Nature's Sunshine Products Inc | 0.02% | $3.1M | $0 |
| LWAY Lifeway Foods Inc | 0.02% | $3.1M | $2.3M |
| CELH Celsius Holdings Inc | 0.28% | $1.8M | $0 |
| TSN Tyson Foods Inc | 0.60% | $1.0M | $0 |
| AVO Mission Produce Inc | 0.09% | $595K | $3.2M |
| CLX Clorox Co/The | 0.44% | $400K | $0 |
| GO Grocery Outlet Holding Corp | 0.13% | $263K | $16K |
| KDP Keurig Dr Pepper Inc | 1.48% | $250K | $1.1M |
| HRL Hormel Foods Corp | 0.31% | $201K | $0 |
| ADM Archer-Daniels-Midland Co | 1.41% | $197K | $0 |
| SYY Sysco Corp | 1.37% | $192K | $742K |
| MO Altria Group Inc | 3.86% | $101K | $0 |
| FRPT Freshpet Inc | 0.21% | $65K | $16.0M |
Holdings · as of Nov 12, 2026
| # | Holding | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | WMT Walmart Inc | 13.86% |
| 2 | COST Costco Wholesale Corp | 12.12% |
| 3 | PG Procter & Gamble Co/The | 9.90% |
| 4 | KO Coca-Cola Co/The | 9.80% |
| 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 | 2.58% |
| 9 | TGT Target Corp | 2.50% |
| 10 | CL Colgate-Palmolive Co | 2.28% |
| 11 | MNST Monster Beverage Corp | 2.08% |
| 12 | KDP Keurig Dr Pepper Inc | 1.48% |
| 13 | ADM Archer-Daniels-Midland Co | 1.41% |
| 14 | SYY Sysco Corp | 1.37% |
| 15 | KVUE Kenvue Inc | 1.26% |
| 16 | KR Kroger Co/The | 1.22% |
| 17 | KMB Kimberly-Clark Corp | 1.02% |
| 18 | DG Dollar General Corp | 1.02% |
| 19 | EL Estee Lauder Cos Inc/The | 0.90% |
| 20 | HSY Hershey Co/The | 0.90% |
| 21 | CHD Church & Dwight Co Inc | 0.88% |
| 22 | CASY Casey's General Stores Inc | 0.85% |
| 23 | DLTR Dollar Tree Inc | 0.82% |
| 24 | USFD US Foods Holding Corp | 0.80% |
| 25 | KHC Kraft Heinz Co/The | 0.78% |
| 26 | GIS General Mills Inc | 0.69% |
| 27 | STZ Constellation Brands Inc | 0.67% |
| 28 | PFGC Performance Food Group Co | 0.61% |
| 29 | TSN Tyson Foods Inc | 0.60% |
| 30 | BG Bunge Global SA | 0.59% |
| 31 | SJM J M Smucker Co/The | 0.57% |
| 32 | BJ BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings Inc | 0.54% |
| 33 | MKC McCormick & Co Inc/MD | 0.48% |
| 34 | COKE Coca-Cola Consolidated Inc | 0.47% |
| 35 | DAR Darling Ingredients Inc | 0.46% |
| 36 | CLX Clorox Co/The | 0.44% |
| 37 | ELF elf Beauty Inc | 0.34% |
| 38 | CART Maplebear Inc | 0.34% |
| 39 | CAG Conagra Brands Inc | 0.34% |
| 40 | INGR Ingredion Inc | 0.33% |
| 41 | SFM Sprouts Farmers Market Inc | 0.33% |
| 42 | TAP Molson Coors Beverage Co | 0.32% |
| 43 | HRL Hormel Foods Corp | 0.31% |
| 44 | LW Lamb Weston Holdings Inc | 0.30% |
| 45 | CHEF Chefs' Warehouse Inc/The | 0.29% |
| 46 | PSMT PriceSmart Inc | 0.29% |
| 47 | CELH Celsius Holdings Inc | 0.28% |
| 48 | BF-B Brown-Forman Corp | 0.28% |
| 49 | PRMB Primo Brands Corp | 0.27% |
| 50 | ACI Albertsons Cos Inc | 0.25% |
| 51 | UNFI United Natural Foods Inc | 0.23% |
| 52 | POST Post Holdings Inc | 0.23% |
| 53 | WDFC WD-40 Co | 0.23% |
| 54 | CALM Cal-Maine Foods Inc | 0.22% |
| 55 | COCO Vita Coco Co Inc/The | 0.22% |
| 56 | ANDE Andersons Inc/The | 0.22% |
| 57 | IPAR Interparfums Inc | 0.21% |
| 58 | FRPT Freshpet Inc | 0.21% |
| 59 | SPB Spectrum Brands Holdings Inc | 0.19% |
| 60 | MZTI Marzetti Company/The | 0.19% |
| 61 | CENTA Central Garden & Pet Co | 0.19% |
| 62 | CPB Campbell's Company/The | 0.18% |
| 63 | VDC TRS:KIMBERLY-CLARK CORP USD 2027-Aug-31 | 0.18% |
| 64 | HLF Herbalife Ltd | 0.16% |
| 65 | ENR Energizer Holdings Inc | 0.16% |
| 66 | SAM Boston Beer Co Inc/The | 0.16% |
| 67 | IMKTA Ingles Markets Inc | 0.16% |
| 68 | EPC Edgewell Personal Care Co | 0.16% |
| 69 | DMC Del Monte Corp | 0.15% |
| 70 | JJSF J & J Snack Foods Corp | 0.15% |
| 71 | PPC Pilgrim's Pride Corp | 0.15% |
| 72 | REYN Reynolds Consumer Products Inc | 0.15% |
| 73 | TPB Turning Point Brands Inc | 0.14% |
| 74 | SEB Seaboard Corp | 0.14% |
| 75 | UVV Universal Corp/VA | 0.14% |
| 76 | UTZ Utz Brands Inc | 0.13% |
| 77 | GO Grocery Outlet Holding Corp | 0.13% |
| 78 | DOLE Dole PLC | 0.13% |
| 79 | COTY Coty Inc | 0.12% |
| 80 | WMK Weis Markets Inc | 0.12% |
| 81 | BRBR BellRing Brands Inc | 0.12% |
| 82 | SENEA Seneca Foods Corp | 0.11% |
| 83 | ODC Oil-Dri Corp of America | 0.10% |
| 84 | SMPL Simply Good Foods Co/The | 0.10% |
| 85 | AVO Mission Produce Inc | 0.09% |
| 86 | FLO Flowers Foods Inc | 0.09% |
| 87 | FIZZ National Beverage Corp | 0.09% |
| 88 | TR Tootsie Roll Industries Inc | 0.08% |
| 89 | JBSS John B Sanfilippo & Son Inc | 0.08% |
| 90 | HNST Honest Co Inc/The | 0.06% |
| 91 | VLGEA Village Super Market Inc | 0.05% |
| 92 | VITL Vital Farms Inc | 0.04% |
| 93 | CENT Central Garden & Pet Co | 0.04% |
| 94 | NGVC Natural Grocers by Vitamin Cottage Inc | 0.04% |
| 95 | WEST Westrock Coffee Co | 0.04% |
| 96 | NUS Nu Skin Enterprises Inc | 0.03% |
| 97 | BGS B&G Foods Inc | 0.03% |
| 98 | MGPI MGP Ingredients Inc | 0.03% |
| 99 | NATR Nature's Sunshine Products Inc | 0.02% |
| 100 | USNA USANA Health Sciences Inc | 0.02% |
| 101 | NAGE Niagen Bioscience Inc | 0.02% |
| 102 | LWAY Lifeway Foods Inc | 0.02% |
| 103 | BYND Beyond Meat Inc | 0.02% |
| 104 | HAIN Hain Celestial Group Inc/The | 0.01% |
Sector breakdown
Consumer Defensive97.6%
Consumer Cyclical0.9%
Cash & Others0.6%
Technology0.3%
Basic Materials0.3%
Industrials0.3%
Healthcare0.0%
Country breakdown
United States100.0%
Distributions
| Date | Per unit |
|---|---|
| Sep 23, 2026 | $1.2112 |
| Jun 24, 2026 | $1.2239 |
| Mar 24, 2026 | $1.2169 |
| Dec 17, 2025 | $1.2296 |
| Sep 24, 2025 | $1.1306 |
| Jun 26, 2025 | $1.2429 |
| Mar 25, 2025 | $1.1673 |
| Dec 18, 2024 | $1.2068 |
| Sep 27, 2024 | $1.3194 |
| Jun 28, 2024 | $1.5411 |
| Mar 22, 2024 | $0.8620 |
| Dec 19, 2023 | $1.7916 |
| Sep 28, 2023 | $1.0287 |
| Jun 29, 2023 | $1.3913 |
| Mar 24, 2023 | $0.8420 |
| Dec 15, 2022 | $1.4418 |
| Sep 28, 2022 | $1.1485 |
| Jun 23, 2022 | $1.2090 |
| Mar 24, 2022 | $0.7388 |
| Dec 16, 2021 | $1.2550 |
| Sep 29, 2021 | $1.0406 |
| Jun 21, 2021 | $1.0230 |
| Mar 26, 2021 | $0.9598 |
| Dec 17, 2020 | $1.5724 |
| Sep 11, 2020 | $0.8713 |
| Jun 22, 2020 | $1.2891 |
| Mar 10, 2020 | $0.6177 |
| Dec 16, 2019 | $1.0621 |
| Sep 26, 2019 | $1.0907 |
| Jun 21, 2019 | $1.0397 |
| Mar 21, 2019 | $0.7475 |
| Dec 13, 2018 | $1.0436 |
| Sep 24, 2018 | $0.8211 |
| Jun 28, 2018 | $1.2474 |
| Mar 16, 2018 | $0.5357 |
| Dec 14, 2017 | $1.0357 |
| Sep 27, 2017 | $0.7710 |
| Jun 28, 2017 | $1.0370 |
| Mar 24, 2017 | $0.8340 |
| Dec 14, 2016 | $0.9680 |
Members of Congress who disclosed this ETF
| Member | Action | Amount band | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sheldon Whitehouse · Senate · D | Buy | $1K–$15K | May 9, 2014 |
Fund facts, prices, performance and distributions: our market-data vendor. Holdings: the vendor and SEC Form N-PORT. Insider and Congress data: InsiderBuying. Last updated Nov 13, 2026. This is historical data, not investment advice. Report a data error