Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
VDC vs VOOG: how they differ
VDC and VOOG hold 1% of their weight in the same names, and VOOG returned more over the year.
Vanguard Consumer Staples Index Fund and Vanguard S&P 500 Growth Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, VDC and VOOG hold 1% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | VDC | VOOG |
|---|---|---|
| Philip Morris International Inc | 4.66% | 0.43% |
| Coca-Cola Co/The | 8.72% | 0.36% |
| Monster Beverage Corp | 2.24% | 0.17% |
| Casey's General Stores Inc | 1.11% | 0.08% |
| Only in VDC | Only in VOOG |
|---|---|
| Walmart Inc 14.76% | NVIDIA Corp 14.29% |
| Costco Wholesale Corp 12.04% | Microsoft Corp 9.31% |
| Procter & Gamble Co/The 9.27% | Apple Inc 6.38% |
| PepsiCo Inc 4.30% | Alphabet Inc 6.17% |
| Altria Group Inc 3.91% | Broadcom Inc 5.90% |
| Mondelez International Inc 2.69% | Alphabet Inc 4.90% |
| Colgate-Palmolive Co 2.37% | Amazon.com Inc 3.90% |
| Target Corp 2.03% | Meta Platforms Inc 3.85% |
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 | VOOG Vanguard S&P 500 Growth Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Vanguard | Vanguard |
| What it is | Consumer Staples | S&P 500 Growth |
| Total return, 1 year | +4.6% | +17.8% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −12.9 pts | +0.3 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.09% | 0.05% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 86.6% | 100.0% |
| Holdings | 103 | 146 |
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.
VOOG in plain words
VOOG is an index equity fund tracking the S&P 500 Growth. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.8% 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 May 31, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 146 positions, with the top ten at 60.2%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, VDC or VOOG?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VDC returned +4.6% and VOOG returned +17.8%, so VOOG returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, VDC or VOOG?
- VDC charges 0.09% a year and VOOG charges 0.05%, so VOOG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do VDC and VOOG overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 87% of VDC and 100% of VOOG by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 1% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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