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VDC vs VLUE: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, VDC returned +12.7% to VLUE's +54.7%; 4% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $7.4bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF, and $9.4bn on Oct 28, 2026 for iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF.

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At a glance
+12.7%
VDC total return, 1 year
+54.7%
VLUE total return, 1 year
0.09%
VDC expense ratio
0.15%
VLUE expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VDC costs 0.06 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 42.0 points; VLUE is 1.3 times larger.

VDC vs VLUE: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureVDCVLUE
Return
Total return, 1 year+12.7%+54.7%
Drawdown
Below its high3.1%, high on Oct 22, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksMSCI US Investable Market Index (IMI)/Consumer Staples 25/50MSCI USA Enhanced Value Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.09%0.15%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026$7.4bn$9.4bn
Holdings
Holdings in common4%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund66.0%42.8%

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

What they share

4%

By the books each fund has filed, VDC and VLUE hold 4% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Sep 30, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026.

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4% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first VDC VLUE
Archer-Daniels-Midland Co 1.41% 0.94%
Target Corp 2.50% 0.80%
Kraft Heinz Co 0.78% 0.73%
Kroger Co 1.22% 0.63%
Tyson Foods Inc 0.60% 0.37%
Bunge Global SA 0.59% 0.33%
Keurig Dr Pepper Inc 1.48% 0.31%
Dollar Tree Inc 0.82% 0.24%
General Mills Inc 0.69% 0.14%
Only in one fund ↓
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%
Only in VLUE
MICRON TECHNOLOGY 20.94%
CISCO SYSTEMS INC 4.37%
GENERAL MOTORS 3.54%
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC 2.72%
AT&T 2.24%
HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE 1.95%
PFIZER 1.86%
BANK OF AMERICA 1.77%
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Side by side

VDC Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF VLUE iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer Vanguard iShares
What it is Tracks an index of Consumer Staples Tracks the MSCI USA Value Factor
Total return, 1 year +12.7% +54.7%
Its benchmark over the same days +12.7% (FSTA) +13.6% (MLRG)
Gap to its benchmark 0.0 pts vs FSTA +41.1 pts vs MLRG
Expense ratio 0.09% 0.15%
Already in the S&P 500 86.4% 96.6%
Holdings 105 148
Net assets, VDC as of Sep 30, 2026 and VLUE as of Oct 28, 2026 $7.4bn $9.4bn

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

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About each fund
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.

VLUE

VLUE tracks the MSCI USA Value Factor. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +54.7% with distributions reinvested, against +13.6% for its benchmark, the MSCI USA Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 97% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 148 positions, with the top ten at 42.8%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, VDC or VLUE?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VDC returned +12.7% and VLUE +54.7%.
Which is cheaper, VDC or VLUE?
VDC is cheaper, by 0.06 percentage points a year. That is about $6 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do VDC and VLUE overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 86% of VDC and 97% of VLUE by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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Where to next
VDC on its own →VLUE on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →VDC dividend history →VDC holdings →VLUE dividend history →VLUE holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
VDC filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
VDC prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Vanguard page for VDC ↗
VLUE filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
VLUE prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
iShares page for VLUE ↗

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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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