Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
VDC vs VGT: how they differ
VDC and VGT hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and VGT returned more over the year.
Vanguard Consumer Staples Index Fund and Vanguard Information Technology Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, VDC and VGT hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in VDC | Only in VGT |
|---|---|
| Walmart Inc 14.76% | NVIDIA Corp 16.85% |
| Costco Wholesale Corp 12.04% | Apple Inc 14.59% |
| Procter & Gamble Co/The 9.27% | Microsoft Corp 9.47% |
| Coca-Cola Co/The 8.72% | Broadcom Inc 4.21% |
| Philip Morris International Inc 4.66% | Micron Technology Inc 4.21% |
| PepsiCo Inc 4.30% | Advanced Micro Devices Inc 3.21% |
| Altria Group Inc 3.91% | Intel Corp 2.03% |
| Mondelez International Inc 2.69% | Cisco Systems Inc 1.85% |
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 May 31, 2026.
| VDC Vanguard Consumer Staples Index Fund | VGT Vanguard Information Technology Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Vanguard | Vanguard |
| What it is | Consumer Staples | Information technology |
| Total return, 1 year | +4.6% | +35.4% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −12.9 pts | +17.9 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.09% | 0.09% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 86.6% | 86.9% |
| Holdings | 103 | 317 |
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.
VGT in plain words
VGT is an index equity fund tracking the Information technology. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +35.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 87% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 317 positions, with the top ten at 59.5%. It sat 3.6% below its high of Jun 2, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, VDC or VGT?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VDC returned +4.6% and VGT returned +35.4%, so VGT returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, VDC or VGT?
- VDC charges 0.09% a year and VGT charges 0.09%, so VDC is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do VDC and VGT overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 87% of VDC and 87% of VGT 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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