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RSP vs VDC: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, RSP returned +16.0% to VDC's +12.7%; 7% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $99.8bn on Oct 27, 2026 for Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF, and $7.4bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF.

RSP on its own →VDC on its own →
At a glance
+16.0%
RSP total return, 1 year
+12.7%
VDC total return, 1 year
0.20%
RSP expense ratio
0.09%
VDC expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VDC costs 0.11 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 3.3 points.

RSP vs VDC: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureRSPVDC
Return
Total return, 1 year+16.0%+12.7%
Drawdown
Below its high3.1%, high on Oct 22, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksS&P 500 Equal Weight IndexMSCI US Investable Market Index (IMI)/Consumer Staples 25/50
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.20%0.09%
Net assets, RSP as of Oct 27, 2026 and VDC as of Sep 30, 2026$99.8bn$7.4bn
Holdings
Holdings in common7%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund2.7%66.0%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Sep 30, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026. Method

What they share

7%

By the books each fund has filed, RSP and VDC hold 7% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Sep 30, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026.

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7% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first RSP VDC
Kroger Co 0.23% 1.22%
Walmart Inc 0.22% 13.86%
Procter & Gamble Co 0.22% 9.90%
Casey's General Stores Inc 0.22% 0.85%
Church & Dwight Co Inc 0.22% 0.88%
Kimberly-Clark Corp 0.22% 1.02%
Costco Wholesale Corp 0.22% 12.12%
Estee Lauder Cos Inc 0.22% 0.90%
Kenvue Inc 0.21% 1.26%
Philip Morris International Inc 0.21% 4.83%
Brown-Forman Corp 0.21% 0.28%
Keurig Dr Pepper Inc 0.21% 1.48%
Only in one fund ↓
Only in RSP
Moderna Inc 0.30%
PTC Inc 0.30%
Everpure Inc 0.28%
Illumina Inc 0.27%
Accenture PLC 0.27%
Hasbro Inc 0.26%
Mettler-Toledo International Inc 0.26%
Revvity Inc 0.26%
Only in VDC
US Foods Holding Corp 0.80%
Performance Food Group Co 0.61%
BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings Inc 0.54%
Coca-Cola Consolidated Inc 0.47%
Darling Ingredients Inc 0.46%
elf Beauty Inc 0.34%
Conagra Brands Inc 0.34%
Maplebear Inc 0.34%
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Side by side

RSP Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight ETF VDC Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer Invesco Vanguard
What it is Tracks the S&P 500 equal weight Tracks an index of Consumer Staples
Total return, 1 year +16.0% +12.7%
Its benchmark over the same days +13.7% (IVV) +12.7% (FSTA)
Gap to its benchmark +2.3 pts vs IVV 0.0 pts vs FSTA
Expense ratio 0.20% 0.09%
Already in the S&P 500 99.8% 86.4%
Holdings 508 105
Net assets, RSP as of Oct 27, 2026 and VDC as of Sep 30, 2026 $99.8bn $7.4bn

RSP and VDC on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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About each fund
RSP

RSP tracks the S&P 500 equal weight. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +16.0% with distributions reinvested, against +13.7% for its benchmark, the S&P 500 Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.20% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 508 positions, with the top ten at 2.7%.

VDC

VDC tracks an index of Consumer Staples. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +12.7% with distributions reinvested, against +12.7% for its benchmark, the MSCI US Investable Market Index (IMI)/Consumer Staples 25/50. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.09% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Sep 30, 2026, 86% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 105 positions, with the top ten at 66.0%. It sat 3.1% below its high of Oct 22, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, RSP or VDC?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, RSP returned +16.0% and VDC +12.7%.
Which is cheaper, RSP or VDC?
VDC is cheaper, by 0.11 percentage points a year. That is about $11 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do RSP and VDC overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 100% of RSP and 86% of VDC by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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Where to next
RSP on its own →VDC on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →RSP dividend history →RSP holdings →VDC dividend history →VDC holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
RSP filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
RSP prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Invesco website ↗
VDC filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
VDC prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Vanguard page for VDC ↗

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How this is computed

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

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