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SGOV vs VDC: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, SGOV returned +3.7% to VDC's +12.7%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $117.0bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares 0-3 Month Treasury Bond ETF, and $7.4bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF.

At a glance
+3.7%
SGOV total return, 1 year
+12.7%
VDC total return, 1 year
0.09%
SGOV expense ratio
0.09%
VDC expense ratio

Pair scorecard

Both cost 0.09% a year; their one-year returns differ by 9.0 points; SGOV is 15.2 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

SGOV vs VDC: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureSGOVVDC
Return
Total return, 1 year+3.7%+12.7%
Drawdown
Below its high3.1%, high on Oct 22, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksICE 0-3 Month US Treasury Securities IndexMSCI US Investable Market Index (IMI)/Consumer Staples 25/50
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.09%0.09%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026$112.3bn$7.4bn
Holdings
Holdings in common0%
In the S&P 500, by weight86%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund66.0%

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

What they share

0%

By the books each fund has filed, SGOV and VDC hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Sep 30, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026.

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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first SGOV VDC
Only in one fund ↓
Only in SGOV
TREASURY BILL 8.53%
TREASURY BILL 8.19%
TREASURY BILL 7.63%
TREASURY BILL 6.87%
TREASURY BILL 6.80%
TREASURY BILL 6.00%
TREASURY BILL 5.22%
TREASURY BILL 5.22%
Only in VDC
Walmart Inc 13.86%
Costco Wholesale Corp 12.12%
Procter & Gamble Co 9.90%
Coca-Cola Co 9.80%
Philip Morris International Inc 4.83%
PepsiCo Inc 4.28%
Altria Group Inc 3.86%
Mondelez International Inc 2.58%
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Side by side

SGOV iShares 0-3 Month Treasury Bond ETF VDC Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF
Where it sits Bond ETF Stock ETF
What it is Tracks an index of 0-3 month T-bills Tracks an index of Consumer Staples
Total return, 1 year +3.7% +12.7%
Its benchmark over the same days not measured +12.7% (FSTA)
Gap to its benchmark not measured 0.0 pts vs FSTA
Expense ratio 0.09% 0.09%
Holdings 22 105
Net assets, SGOV as of Oct 27, 2026 and VDC as of Sep 30, 2026 $117.0bn $7.4bn

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

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About each fund
SGOV

SGOV tracks an index of 0-3 month T-bills. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +3.7% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.09% a year.

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. 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, SGOV or VDC?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, SGOV returned +3.7% and VDC +12.7%.
Which is cheaper, SGOV or VDC?
Neither: SGOV and VDC both charge 0.09% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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