Which returned more over the last year, MDY or VDC?

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, MDY returned +13.0% and VDC returned +4.6%, so MDY returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, MDY or VDC?

MDY charges 0.23% a year and VDC charges 0.09%, so VDC is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do MDY and VDC overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 0% of MDY and 87% of VDC by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 3% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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MDY vs VDC: how they differ

MDY and VDC hold 3% of their weight in the same names, and MDY returned more over the year.

SPDR S&P MidCap 400 ETF Trust and Vanguard Consumer Staples Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, MDY and VDC hold 3% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions MDY and VDC both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding	MDY	VDC
US FOODS HOLDING CORP	0.62%	0.74%
PERFORMANCE FOOD GROUP COMPANY	0.48%	0.66%
BJ'S WHOLESALE CLUB HOLDINGS INC	0.31%	0.50%
COCA-COLA CONSOLIDATED INC	0.30%	0.45%
DARLING INGREDIENTS INC	0.24%	0.52%
SPROUTS FARMERS MARKET INC	0.22%	0.46%
MAPLEBEAR INC	0.21%	0.39%
INGREDION INC	0.17%	0.35%
ALBERTSONS COMPANIES INC	0.13%	0.32%
CELSIUS HOLDINGS INC	0.13%	0.29%
ELF BEAUTY INC	0.12%	0.21%
POST HOLDINGS INC	0.10%	0.27%

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in MDY	Only in VDC
TWILIO INC 0.86%	Walmart Inc 14.76%
CARPENTER TECHNOLOGY CORP 0.85%	Costco Wholesale Corp 12.04%
MKS INC 0.83%	Procter & Gamble Co/The 9.27%
CURTISS-WRIGHT CORP 0.77%	Coca-Cola Co/The 8.72%
ENTEGRIS INC 0.76%	Philip Morris International Inc 4.66%
NVENT ELECTRIC PLC 0.76%	PepsiCo Inc 4.30%
ATI INC 0.74%	Altria Group Inc 3.91%
ILLUMINA INC 0.73%	Mondelez International Inc 2.69%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and May 31, 2026.

MDY and VDC on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	MDY SPDR S&P MidCap 400 ETF Trust	VDC Vanguard Consumer Staples Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	State Street	Vanguard
What it is	S&P MidCap 400, book from IJH	Consumer Staples
Total return, 1 year	+13.0%	+4.6%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−4.5 pts	−12.9 pts
Expense ratio	0.23%	0.09%
Already in the S&P 500	0.0%	86.6%
Holdings	400	103

MDY in plain words

MDY is an index equity fund tracking the S&P MidCap 400. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +13.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.23% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 400 positions, with the top ten at 7.7%. It sat 5.3% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

VDC in plain words

VDC is an index equity fund tracking the Consumer Staples. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +4.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.09% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 87% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 103 positions, with the top ten at 65.0%. It sat 6.8% below its high of Feb 27, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, MDY or VDC?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, MDY returned +13.0% and VDC returned +4.6%, so MDY returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, MDY or VDC?: MDY charges 0.23% a year and VDC charges 0.09%, so VDC is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do MDY and VDC overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of MDY and 87% of VDC by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 3% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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