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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VDC returned +4.6% and VTWO returned +21.4%, so VTWO returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, VDC or VTWO?

VDC charges 0.09% a year and VTWO charges 0.07%, so VTWO is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

By their latest filed holdings, 87% of VDC and 0% of VTWO 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.

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

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VDC vs VTWO: how they differ

VDC and VTWO hold 1% of their weight in the same names, and VTWO returned more over the year.

Vanguard Consumer Staples Index Fund and Vanguard Russell 2000 Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, VDC and VTWO hold 1% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions VDC and VTWO both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding	VDC	VTWO
PriceSmart Inc	0.33%	0.13%
Vita Coco Co Inc/The	0.34%	0.10%
Cal-Maine Foods Inc	0.25%	0.10%
United Natural Foods Inc	0.32%	0.09%
Chefs' Warehouse Inc/The	0.27%	0.08%
WD-40 Co	0.22%	0.08%
Andersons Inc/The	0.29%	0.07%
Marzetti Company/The	0.19%	0.07%
Spectrum Brands Holdings Inc	0.22%	0.05%
Interparfums Inc	0.21%	0.05%
Central Garden & Pet Co	0.22%	0.05%
Turning Point Brands Inc	0.16%	0.05%

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in VDC	Only in VTWO
Walmart Inc 14.76%	Bloom Energy Corp 1.83%
Costco Wholesale Corp 12.04%	Credo Technology Group Holding Ltd 1.12%
Procter & Gamble Co/The 9.27%	Sterling Infrastructure Inc 0.76%
Coca-Cola Co/The 8.72%	Fabrinet 0.69%
Philip Morris International Inc 4.66%	Nextpower Inc 0.67%
PepsiCo Inc 4.30%	IonQ Inc 0.63%
Altria Group Inc 3.91%	Coeur Mining Inc 0.58%
Mondelez International Inc 2.69%	TTM Technologies Inc 0.52%

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 and VTWO on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	VDC Vanguard Consumer Staples Index Fund	VTWO Vanguard Russell 2000 Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Vanguard	Vanguard
What it is	Consumer Staples	Russell 2000
Total return, 1 year	+4.6%	+21.4%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−12.9 pts	+3.9 pts
Expense ratio	0.09%	0.07%
Already in the S&P 500	86.6%	0.5%
Holdings	103	1951

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.

VTWO in plain words

VTWO is an index equity fund tracking the Russell 2000. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +21.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1951 positions, with the top ten at 7.8%. It sat 5.3% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, VDC or VTWO?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VDC returned +4.6% and VTWO returned +21.4%, so VTWO returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, VDC or VTWO?: VDC charges 0.09% a year and VTWO charges 0.07%, so VTWO is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do VDC and VTWO overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 87% of VDC and 0% of VTWO 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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