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VDC vs VXF: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, VDC returned +12.7% to VXF's +10.6%; 2% 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 $30.2bn for Vanguard Extended Market ETF.

VDC on its own →VXF on its own →
At a glance
+12.7%
VDC total return, 1 year
+10.6%
VXF total return, 1 year
0.09%
VDC expense ratio
0.05%
VXF expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VXF costs 0.04 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 2.1 points; VXF is 4.1 times larger.

VDC vs VXF: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureVDCVXF
Return
Total return, 1 year+12.7%+10.6%
Drawdown
Below its high3.1%, high on Oct 22, 20266.6%, high on Aug 14, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksMSCI US Investable Market Index (IMI)/Consumer Staples 25/50S&P Completion Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.09%0.05%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026$7.4bn$30.2bn
Holdings
Holdings in common2%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund66.0%11.3%

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

What they share

2%

By the books each fund has filed, VDC and VXF hold 2% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Sep 30, 2026.

0 half 100%

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2% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first VDC VXF
US Foods Holding Corp 0.80% 0.24%
Performance Food Group Co 0.61% 0.17%
BJ's Wholesale Club Holdings Inc 0.54% 0.14%
Coca-Cola Consolidated Inc 0.47% 0.13%
Darling Ingredients Inc 0.46% 0.12%
Maplebear Inc 0.34% 0.08%
Conagra Brands Inc 0.34% 0.08%
Sprouts Farmers Market Inc 0.33% 0.07%
Ingredion Inc 0.33% 0.07%
elf Beauty Inc 0.34% 0.07%
Molson Coors Beverage Co 0.32% 0.07%
Lamb Weston Holdings Inc 0.30% 0.07%
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 VXF
Space Exploration Technologies Corp 2.50%
SLCMT1142 2.26%
Snowflake Inc 1.42%
Cloudflare Inc 1.35%
Natera Inc 0.72%
Strategy Inc 0.67%
Astera Labs Inc 0.67%
Cheniere Energy Inc 0.67%
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Side by side

VDC Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF VXF Vanguard Extended Market ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer Vanguard Vanguard
What it is Tracks an index of Consumer Staples Tracks an index of Extended Market
Total return, 1 year +12.7% +10.6%
Its benchmark over the same days +12.7% (FSTA) not measured
Gap to its benchmark 0.0 pts vs FSTA not measured
Expense ratio 0.09% 0.05%
Already in the S&P 500 86.4% 0.0%
Holdings 105 3361
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026 $7.4bn $30.2bn

VDC and VXF 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.

VXF

VXF tracks an index of Extended Market. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +10.6% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.05% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Sep 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 3,361 positions, with the top ten at 11.3%. It sat 6.6% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, VDC or VXF?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VDC returned +12.7% and VXF +10.6%.
Which is cheaper, VDC or VXF?
VXF is cheaper, by 0.04 percentage points a year. That is about $4 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do VDC and VXF overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 86% of VDC and 0% of VXF by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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Where to next
VDC on its own →VXF on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →VDC dividend history →VDC holdings →VXF dividend history →VXF holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
VDC filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
VDC prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Vanguard page for VDC ↗
VXF filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
VXF prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Vanguard page for VXF ↗

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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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