Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
VDC vs VEA: how they differ
VDC and VEA hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and VEA returned more over the year.
Vanguard Consumer Staples Index Fund and Vanguard Developed Markets Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, VDC and VEA hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in VDC | Only in VEA |
|---|---|
| Walmart Inc 14.76% | ASML Holding NV 2.37% |
| Costco Wholesale Corp 12.04% | Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 1.56% |
| Procter & Gamble Co/The 9.27% | SK hynix Inc 1.40% |
| Coca-Cola Co/The 8.72% | HSBC Holdings PLC 1.01% |
| Philip Morris International Inc 4.66% | Novartis AG 0.91% |
| PepsiCo Inc 4.30% | Royal Bank of Canada 0.90% |
| Altria Group Inc 3.91% | AstraZeneca PLC 0.87% |
| Mondelez International Inc 2.69% | Nestle SA 0.82% |
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.
| VDC Vanguard Consumer Staples Index Fund | VEA Vanguard Developed Markets Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Vanguard | Vanguard |
| What it is | Consumer Staples | Developed markets ex US |
| Total return, 1 year | +4.6% | +24.5% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −12.9 pts | +7.0 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.09% | 0.03% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 86.6% | 0.0% |
| Holdings | 103 | 3870 |
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.
VEA in plain words
VEA is an index equity fund tracking the Developed markets ex US. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +24.5% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% 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 3870 positions, with the top ten at 13.2%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, VDC or VEA?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VDC returned +4.6% and VEA returned +24.5%, so VEA returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, VDC or VEA?
- VDC charges 0.09% a year and VEA charges 0.03%, so VEA is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do VDC and VEA overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 87% of VDC and 0% of VEA by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 0% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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