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Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF

VDC
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Snapshot
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Inception Date
Jan 26 2004
Expense Ratio
0.10%
Type
US Equities
Fund Owner
Vanguard
Volume (1m avg. daily)
$19,383,385
AUM
$6,739,263,224
Associated Index
MSCI US Investable Market Consumer Staples 25/50 Index
Inverse/Leveraged
No
Passive/Active
Passive
Fractionable on Composer
Yes
Prospectus
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Top 10 Holdings

PG
Procter & Gamble Co.
12.61%
KO
Coca-Cola Co
8.24%
PEP
PepsiCo Inc
8.21%
COST
Costco Wholesale Corp
8.15%
WMT
Walmart Inc
8.03%
PM
Philip Morris International Inc
4.56%
MDLZ
Mondelez International Inc. - Ordinary Shares - Class A
3.72%
MO
Altria Group Inc.
3.05%
CL
Colgate-Palmolive Co.
2.25%
TGT
Target Corp
1.88%
Invest with VDC

What is VDC?

Seeks to track the performance of a benchmark index that measures the investment return of stocks in the consumer staples sector. Passively managed using a full-replication strategy when possible and a sampling strategy if regulatory constraints dictate. Includes stocks of companies that provide direct-to-consumer products that based on consumer spending habits are considered nondiscretionary.

ETFs related toVDC

ETFs correlated to VDC include FSTA, XLP, RSPS

VDC
Vanguard Group, Inc. - Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF
FSTA
Fidelity Covington Trust - Fidelity MSCI Consumer Staples Index ETF
XLP
SSgA Active Trust - Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR
RSPS
Invesco Capital Management LLC - Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Consumer Staples ETF
IYK
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. - iShares U.S. Consumer Staples ETF
KXI
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. - iShares Global Consumer Staples ETF
SPLV
Invesco Capital Management LLC - Invesco S&P 500 Low Volatility ETF
PBJ
Invesco Capital Management LLC - Invesco Food & Beverage ETF
FXG
First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund III - First Trust Consumer Staples AlphaDEX Fund
FTXG
First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund III - First Trust Nasdaq Food & Beverage ETF
PSL
Invesco Capital Management LLC - Invesco Dorsey Wright Consumer Staples Momentum ETF

What is ETF correlation?

Correlation is a measure of the strength of the relationship between two ETFs. It quantifies the degree to which prices of the two ETFs typically move together.

Here, correlation is measured over the past year with the Pearson correlation coefficient (Pearon’s r), which ranges from -1 to 1.

Using ETF correlations in portfolio and strategy construction

ETF correlations can help you create investing strategies and portfolios. Use them to:

  • •Build a diversified portfolio from uncorrelated or inversely correlated ETFs with the aim of minimizing portfolio risk.
  • •Compare correlated or related ETFs to find one with a lower expense ratio or higher trading volume.
  • •Create an investing strategy that hedges an ETF with an uncorrelated or inversely correlated ETF.

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FAQ

VDC is a US Equities ETF. Seeks to track the performance of a benchmark index that measures the investment return of stocks in the consumer staples sector. Passively managed using a full-replication strategy when possible and a sampling strategy if regulatory constraints dictate. Includes stocks of companies that provide direct-to-consumer products that based on consumer spending habits are considered nondiscretionary.

VDC tracks the MSCI US Investable Market Consumer Staples 25/50 Index.

No, VDC is not actively managed. It is passively managed. In an actively managed fund, the fund manager makes decisions about how funds are invested. A passively managed fund typically tries to track or follow a market index.

Yes, VDC is passively managed. A passively managed fund typically tries to track or follow a market index. In an actively managed fund, the fund manager makes decisions about how funds are invested.

The 1-month return on VDC is -0.0175%. This is the percent change in the value of VDC over the most recent 1-month period. The 3-month return on VDC is -0.035%. This is the percent change in the value of VDC over the most recent 3-month period.

The standard deviation of VDC for the past year is 0.1291%. Standard deviation is the typical amount that the daily returns vary from the mean of the returns over the time period, standardized to a period of a year.

ETFs similar to VDC include XLI, XLY, and XLV.

ETFs correlated to VDC include FSTA, XLP, and RSPS.

ETFs that are inversely correlated to VDC include SDOW, DOG, and DXD.

Disclaimers

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