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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VBK returned +13.8% and VDC returned +4.6%, so VBK returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, VBK or VDC?

VBK charges 0.05% a year and VDC charges 0.09%, so VBK is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

By their latest filed holdings, 10% of VBK 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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VBK vs VDC: how they differ

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

Vanguard Small-Cap Growth Index Fund and Vanguard Consumer Staples Index Fund.

What they hold in common

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

Positions VBK and VDC both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding	VBK	VDC
Casey's General Stores Inc	0.83%	1.11%
Coca-Cola Consolidated Inc	0.30%	0.45%
Darling Ingredients Inc	0.24%	0.52%
Maplebear Inc	0.23%	0.39%
Sprouts Farmers Market Inc	0.22%	0.46%
Primo Brands Corp	0.16%	0.41%
Celsius Holdings Inc	0.16%	0.29%
elf Beauty Inc	0.12%	0.21%
Cal-Maine Foods Inc	0.09%	0.25%
WD-40 Co	0.09%	0.22%
Freshpet Inc	0.08%	0.20%
Marzetti Company/The	0.03%	0.19%

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in VBK	Only in VDC
Credo Technology Group Holding Ltd 1.27%	Walmart Inc 14.76%
REVOLUTION Medicines Inc 1.07%	Costco Wholesale Corp 12.04%
Astera Labs Inc 1.05%	Procter & Gamble Co/The 9.27%
Natera Inc 1.04%	Coca-Cola Co/The 8.72%
Twilio Inc 0.88%	Philip Morris International Inc 4.66%
Carpenter Technology Corp 0.82%	PepsiCo Inc 4.30%
Curtiss-Wright Corp 0.79%	Altria Group Inc 3.91%
FTAI Aviation Ltd 0.78%	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.

VBK and VDC on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	VBK Vanguard Small-Cap Growth Index Fund	VDC Vanguard Consumer Staples Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Vanguard	Vanguard
What it is	Small-Cap Growth	Consumer Staples
Total return, 1 year	+13.8%	+4.6%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−3.7 pts	−12.9 pts
Expense ratio	0.05%	0.09%
Already in the S&P 500	10.2%	86.6%
Holdings	545	103

VBK in plain words

VBK is an index equity fund tracking the Small-Cap Growth. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +13.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.05% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 10% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 545 positions, with the top ten at 9.3%. It sat 7.0% below its high of Aug 17, 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, VBK or VDC?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VBK returned +13.8% and VDC returned +4.6%, so VBK returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, VBK or VDC?: VBK charges 0.05% a year and VDC charges 0.09%, so VBK is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do VBK and VDC overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 10% of VBK 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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