Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
VDC vs XLG: how they differ
VDC and XLG hold 6% of their weight in the same names, and XLG returned more over the year.
Vanguard Consumer Staples Index Fund and Invesco S&P 500 Top 50 ETF.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, VDC and XLG hold 6% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | VDC | XLG |
|---|---|---|
| Walmart Inc | 14.76% | 1.56% |
| Costco Wholesale Corp | 12.04% | 1.22% |
| Procter & Gamble Co/The | 9.27% | 0.92% |
| Coca-Cola Co/The | 8.72% | 0.82% |
| Philip Morris International Inc | 4.66% | 0.69% |
| PepsiCo Inc | 4.30% | 0.58% |
| Only in VDC | Only in XLG |
|---|---|
| Altria Group Inc 3.91% | NVIDIA Corp. 13.10% |
| Mondelez International Inc 2.69% | Apple Inc. 10.76% |
| Colgate-Palmolive Co 2.37% | Microsoft Corp. 8.18% |
| Monster Beverage Corp 2.24% | Amazon.com, Inc. 6.99% |
| Target Corp 2.03% | Alphabet Inc. 6.05% |
| Archer-Daniels-Midland Co 1.41% | Broadcom Inc. 4.85% |
| Keurig Dr Pepper Inc 1.41% | Alphabet Inc. 4.82% |
| Kroger Co/The 1.39% | Meta Platforms, Inc. 3.61% |
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 | XLG Invesco S&P 500 Top 50 ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Vanguard | Invesco |
| What it is | Consumer Staples | S&P 500 top 50 |
| Total return, 1 year | +4.6% | +12.2% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −12.9 pts | −5.3 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.09% | 0.20% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 86.6% | 100.0% |
| Holdings | 103 | 51 |
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.
XLG in plain words
XLG is an index equity fund tracking the S&P 500 top 50. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +12.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.20% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 51 positions, with the top ten at 63.6%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, VDC or XLG?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VDC returned +4.6% and XLG returned +12.2%, so XLG returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, VDC or XLG?
- VDC charges 0.09% a year and XLG charges 0.20%, so VDC is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do VDC and XLG overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 87% of VDC and 100% of XLG by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 6% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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