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

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HYG returned +2.9% and VDC returned +4.6%, so VDC returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, HYG or VDC?

HYG charges 0.49% a year and VDC charges 0.09%, so VDC is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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HYG vs VDC: how they differ

HYG and VDC hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and VDC returned more over the year.

iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF and Vanguard Consumer Staples Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, HYG and VDC hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in HYG	Only in VDC
BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY 0.68%	Walmart Inc 14.76%
1261229 BC LTD 144A 0.56%	Costco Wholesale Corp 12.04%
MERIDIAN ARC HOLDCO LLC 144A 0.47%	Procter & Gamble Co/The 9.27%
PR RNO PROPERTY OWNER 1 LLC 144A 0.35%	Coca-Cola Co/The 8.72%
WULF COMPUTE LLC 144A 0.29%	Philip Morris International Inc 4.66%
GALAXY HELIOS DATA CENTERS II LLC 144A 0.28%	PepsiCo Inc 4.30%
PANTHER ESCROW ISSUER LLC 144A 0.28%	Altria Group Inc 3.91%
SV RNO PROPERTY OWNER 1 LLC 144A 0.28%	Mondelez International Inc 2.69%

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 and Sep 10, 2026.

HYG and VDC on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	HYG iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF	VDC Vanguard Consumer Staples Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	Vanguard
What it is	US high yield bonds	Consumer Staples
Total return, 1 year	+2.9%	+4.6%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−14.6 pts	−12.9 pts
Expense ratio	0.49%	0.09%
Holdings	1326	103

HYG in plain words

HYG is a bond fund tracking the US high yield bonds. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +2.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.49% a year.

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.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, HYG or VDC?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HYG returned +2.9% and VDC returned +4.6%, so VDC returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, HYG or VDC?: HYG charges 0.49% a year and VDC charges 0.09%, so VDC is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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