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

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VBIL vs VDC: how they differ

VBIL and VDC hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and VDC returned more over the year.

Vanguard 0-3 Month Treasury Bill ETF and Vanguard Consumer Staples Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, VBIL and VDC hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in VBILOnly in VDC
United States Treasury Bill 6.78%Walmart Inc 14.76%
United States Treasury Bill 6.10%Costco Wholesale Corp 12.04%
United States Treasury Bill 5.61%Procter & Gamble Co/The 9.27%
United States Treasury Bill 5.41%Coca-Cola Co/The 8.72%
United States Treasury Bill 5.18%Philip Morris International Inc 4.66%
United States Treasury Bill 5.17%PepsiCo Inc 4.30%
United States Treasury Bill 5.15%Altria Group Inc 3.91%
United States Treasury Bill 5.13%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.

VBIL and VDC on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
VBIL
Vanguard 0-3 Month Treasury Bill ETF
VDC
Vanguard Consumer Staples Index Fund
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssuerVanguardVanguard
What it is0-3 Month Treasury BillConsumer Staples
Total return, 1 year+3.8%+4.6%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500−13.7 pts−12.9 pts
Expense ratio0.06%0.09%
Holdings26103

VBIL in plain words

VBIL is a cash and treasury bills tracking the 0-3 Month Treasury Bill. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +3.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.06% a year.

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, VBIL or VDC?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VBIL returned +3.8% and VDC returned +4.6%, so VDC returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, VBIL or VDC?
VBIL charges 0.06% a year and VDC charges 0.09%, so VBIL is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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VBIL against VDC, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 12, 2026. Every figure is arithmetic on a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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