Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
VDC vs VYM: how they differ
VDC and VYM hold 8% of their weight in the same names, and VYM returned more over the year.
Vanguard Consumer Staples Index Fund and Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, VDC and VYM hold 8% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | VDC | VYM |
|---|---|---|
| Procter & Gamble Co/The | 9.27% | 1.45% |
| Coca-Cola Co/The | 8.72% | 1.28% |
| Philip Morris International Inc | 4.66% | 1.08% |
| PepsiCo Inc | 4.30% | 0.91% |
| Altria Group Inc | 3.91% | 0.51% |
| Mondelez International Inc | 2.69% | 0.33% |
| Colgate-Palmolive Co | 2.37% | 0.29% |
| Target Corp | 2.03% | 0.25% |
| Kroger Co/The | 1.39% | 0.17% |
| Keurig Dr Pepper Inc | 1.41% | 0.16% |
| Sysco Corp | 1.30% | 0.15% |
| Archer-Daniels-Midland Co | 1.41% | 0.15% |
| Only in VDC | Only in VYM |
|---|---|
| Walmart Inc 14.76% | Broadcom Inc 8.07% |
| Costco Wholesale Corp 12.04% | JPMorgan Chase & Co 3.36% |
| Monster Beverage Corp 2.24% | Exxon Mobil Corp 2.73% |
| Casey's General Stores Inc 1.11% | Johnson & Johnson 2.31% |
| Church & Dwight Co Inc 0.89% | Caterpillar Inc 1.73% |
| Dollar Tree Inc 0.87% | AbbVie Inc 1.57% |
| US Foods Holding Corp 0.74% | Cisco Systems Inc 1.52% |
| Performance Food Group Co 0.66% | Chevron Corp 1.51% |
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 Apr 30, 2026 and May 31, 2026.
| VDC Vanguard Consumer Staples Index Fund | VYM Vanguard High Dividend Yield Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Vanguard | Vanguard |
| What it is | Consumer Staples | US high dividend |
| Total return, 1 year | +4.6% | +17.6% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −12.9 pts | +0.1 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.09% | 0.04% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 86.6% | 92.2% |
| Holdings | 103 | 608 |
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.
VYM in plain words
VYM is an index equity fund tracking the US high dividend. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 92% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 608 positions, with the top ten at 25.7%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, VDC or VYM?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VDC returned +4.6% and VYM returned +17.6%, so VYM returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, VDC or VYM?
- VDC charges 0.09% a year and VYM charges 0.04%, so VYM is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do VDC and VYM overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 87% of VDC and 92% of VYM by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 8% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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