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VDC vs VONG: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, VDC returned +12.7% to VONG's +1.1%; 1% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets on Sep 30, 2026: $7.4bn for Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF and $47.1bn for Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF.

VDC on its own →VONG on its own →
At a glance
+12.7%
VDC total return, 1 year
+1.1%
VONG total return, 1 year
0.09%
VDC expense ratio
0.06%
VONG expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VONG costs 0.03 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 11.6 points; VONG is 6.4 times larger.

VDC vs VONG: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureVDCVONG
Return
Total return, 1 year+12.7%+1.1%
Drawdown
Below its high3.1%, high on Oct 22, 20264.8%, high on Oct 6, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksMSCI US Investable Market Index (IMI)/Consumer Staples 25/50Russell 1000 Growth Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.09%0.06%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026$7.4bn$47.1bn
Holdings
Holdings in common1%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund66.0%57.6%

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

What they share

1%

By the books each fund has filed, VDC and VONG hold 1% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Sep 30, 2026.

0 half 100%

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1% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first VDC VONG
Costco Wholesale Corp 12.12% 0.52%
Walmart Inc 13.86% 0.12%
Coca-Cola Co 9.80% 0.11%
MKTLIQ 0.17% 0.11%
Colgate-Palmolive Co 2.28% 0.09%
Monster Beverage Corp 2.08% 0.08%
PepsiCo Inc 4.28% 0.06%
Casey's General Stores Inc 0.85% 0.06%
Sysco Corp 1.37% 0.05%
SLBBH1142 0.04% 0.04%
Kimberly-Clark Corp 1.02% 0.03%
Celsius Holdings Inc 0.28% 0.01%
Only in one fund ↓
Only in VDC
Procter & Gamble Co 9.90%
Philip Morris International Inc 4.83%
Altria Group Inc 3.86%
Mondelez International Inc 2.58%
Target Corp 2.50%
Keurig Dr Pepper Inc 1.48%
Archer-Daniels-Midland Co 1.41%
Kenvue Inc 1.26%
Only in VONG
NVIDIA Corp 15.63%
Apple Inc 7.65%
Alphabet Inc 5.88%
Microsoft Corp 5.59%
Broadcom Inc 4.79%
Alphabet Inc 4.75%
Meta Platforms Inc 3.83%
Micron Technology Inc 3.52%
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Side by side

VDC Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF VONG Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer Vanguard Vanguard
What it is Tracks an index of Consumer Staples Tracks the Russell 1000 Growth
Total return, 1 year +12.7% +1.1%
Its benchmark over the same days +12.7% (FSTA) +0.9% (IWF)
Gap to its benchmark 0.0 pts vs FSTA +0.2 pts vs IWF
Expense ratio 0.09% 0.06%
Already in the S&P 500 86.4% 95.5%
Holdings 105 373
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026 $7.4bn $47.1bn

VDC and VONG 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.

VONG

VONG tracks the Russell 1000 Growth. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +1.1% with distributions reinvested, against +0.9% for its benchmark, the Russell 1000 Growth Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.06% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Sep 30, 2026, 96% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 373 positions, with the top ten at 57.6%. It sat 4.8% below its high of Oct 6, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, VDC or VONG?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VDC returned +12.7% and VONG +1.1%.
Which is cheaper, VDC or VONG?
VONG is cheaper, by 0.03 percentage points a year. That is about $3 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do VDC and VONG overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 86% of VDC and 96% of VONG by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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Where to next
VDC on its own →VONG on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →VDC dividend history →VDC holdings →VONG dividend history →VONG holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
VDC filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
VDC prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Vanguard page for VDC ↗
VONG filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
VONG prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Vanguard page for VONG ↗

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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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