VDC — Vanguard Consumer Staples Index Fund
Data updated: 2026-07-29
VDC — Vanguard Consumer Staples Index Fund. United States Large Cap Blend / Core Consumer Staples Equity. Holdings, fees, performance and SEC filings.
VDC Fund Overview
VDC — Vanguard Consumer Staples Index Fund is a US ETF managed by Vanguard World Fund, categorised as United States Large Cap Blend / Core Consumer Staples Equity. ABC INVEST provides holdings, performance, costs, cashflows, risk data, prospectus documents and SEC filings, sourced from SEC filings.
- Type: US ETF
- Manager: Vanguard World Fund
- Category: United States Large Cap Blend / Core Consumer Staples Equity
- Assets under management: $9.22B
- 1-year return: 1.9%
- Ticker: VDC
- SEC CIK: 0000052848
- SEC series ID: S000004447
- Share class ID: C000012217
VDC Holdings
Top 10 holdings of Vanguard Consumer Staples Index Fund by percentage of net assets, from the fund's latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Holding | % of net assets |
|---|---|
| Walmart Inc | 14.71% |
| Costco Wholesale Corp | 12.00% |
| Procter & Gamble Co/The | 9.24% |
| Coca-Cola Co/The | 8.69% |
| Philip Morris International Inc | 4.65% |
| PepsiCo Inc | 4.28% |
| Altria Group Inc | 3.90% |
| Mondelez International Inc | 2.68% |
| Colgate-Palmolive Co | 2.36% |
| Monster Beverage Corp | 2.24% |
VDC Portfolio Allocation
Asset-class allocation of Vanguard Consumer Staples Index Fund by percentage of net assets, from the latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Asset class | Allocation |
|---|---|
| Equity | 99.7% |
| Cash & Equivalents | 0.3% |
VDC Performance
Total returns for VDC (as of 2026-09-01), from SEC filings.
| Period | Total return |
|---|---|
| YTD | 6.6% |
| 1 year | 1.9% |
| 3 years (annualised) | 8.3% |
| 5 years (annualised) | 6.4% |
VDC Risk Information
Risk metrics for VDC, derived from monthly returns in SEC filings.
- 1-year volatility (annualised): 15.8%
VDC Costs and Fees
VDC costs about $9 per $10,000 invested per year in fund expenses.
- Net expense ratio: 0.09%
- Gross expense ratio: 0.09%
- Portfolio turnover: 9%
- Brokerage commissions: 0.21 bps of average net assets (SEC N-CEN)
VDC Cashflows
Over the 12 months to 2026-05, Vanguard Consumer Staples Index Fund had net inflows of $157.51M, from monthly SEC N-PORT filings.
| Month | Net flow |
|---|---|
| 2026-05 | $26.38M |
| 2026-04 | −$7.58M |
| 2026-03 | $141.56M |
| 2026-02 | $152.52M |
| 2026-01 | −$65.57M |
| 2025-12 | $39.89M |
VDC Debt Constituents
No individual debt constituents are reported in Vanguard Consumer Staples Index Fund's latest SEC N-PORT filing.
VDC Prospectus and SEC Filings
Official Vanguard Consumer Staples Index Fund filings on SEC EDGAR — prospectus, portfolio holdings and annual reports.
- Prospectus (485BPOS) — filed 2024-12-20
- Prospectus supplement (497) — filed 2026-06-30
- Prospectus supplement (497) — filed 2025-02-03
- Portfolio holdings (N-PORT) — filed 2026-07-29
- Portfolio holdings (N-PORT) — filed 2026-04-28
- Portfolio holdings (N-PORT) — filed 2026-01-28
- Annual census (N-CEN) — filed 2025-11-12
- Annual census (N-CEN) — filed 2024-11-12
Related Funds
Other United States Large Cap Blend / Core Consumer Staples Equity funds tracked on ABC INVEST:
Data Sources
ABC INVEST compiles this page from public filings made to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) through EDGAR: portfolio holdings and monthly cashflows from Form N-PORT, expenses and returns from fund prospectuses (Form 485BPOS) and the SEC DERA Risk/Return Summary data sets, annual data from Form N-CEN, and shareholder reports from Form N-CSR.