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VDC vs VYM: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, VDC returned +12.7% to VYM's +18.0%; 8% 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 $78.9bn for Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF.

VDC on its own →VYM on its own →
At a glance
+12.7%
VDC total return, 1 year
+18.0%
VYM total return, 1 year
0.09%
VDC expense ratio
0.04%
VYM expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VYM costs 0.05 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 5.3 points; VYM is 10.7 times larger.

VDC vs VYM: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasureVDCVYM
Return
Total return, 1 year+12.7%+18.0%
Drawdown
Below its high3.1%, high on Oct 22, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksMSCI US Investable Market Index (IMI)/Consumer Staples 25/50FTSE High Dividend Yield Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.09%0.04%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026$7.4bn$78.9bn
Holdings
Holdings in common8%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund66.0%26.2%

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

What they share

8%

By the books each fund has filed, VDC and VYM hold 8% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Sep 30, 2026.

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8% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first VDC VYM
Procter & Gamble Co 9.90% 1.44%
Coca-Cola Co 9.80% 1.42%
Philip Morris International Inc 4.83% 1.26%
PepsiCo Inc 4.28% 0.73%
Altria Group Inc 3.86% 0.48%
Mondelez International Inc 2.58% 0.32%
Target Corp 2.50% 0.30%
Colgate-Palmolive Co 2.28% 0.29%
Keurig Dr Pepper Inc 1.48% 0.17%
Archer-Daniels-Midland Co 1.41% 0.16%
Sysco Corp 1.37% 0.16%
Kenvue Inc 1.26% 0.14%
Only in one fund ↓
Only in VDC
Walmart Inc 13.86%
Costco Wholesale Corp 12.12%
Monster Beverage Corp 2.08%
Church & Dwight Co Inc 0.88%
Casey's General Stores Inc 0.85%
Dollar Tree Inc 0.82%
US Foods Holding Corp 0.80%
Performance Food Group Co 0.61%
Only in VYM
Broadcom Inc 6.93%
JPMorgan Chase & Co 3.75%
ExxonMobil Holdings Corp 2.84%
Johnson & Johnson 2.71%
AbbVie Inc 1.96%
Cisco Systems Inc 1.80%
Chevron Corp 1.61%
Caterpillar Inc 1.56%
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Side by side

VDC Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF VYM Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF
Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF
Issuer Vanguard Vanguard
What it is Tracks an index of Consumer Staples Tracks an index of US high dividend
Total return, 1 year +12.7% +18.0%
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% 0.04%
Already in the S&P 500 86.4% 89.5%
Holdings 105 595
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026 $7.4bn $78.9bn

VDC and VYM 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.

VYM

VYM tracks an index of US high dividend. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +18.0% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Sep 30, 2026, 90% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 595 positions, with the top ten at 26.2%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, VDC or VYM?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VDC returned +12.7% and VYM +18.0%.
Which is cheaper, VDC or VYM?
VYM is cheaper, by 0.05 percentage points a year. That is about $5 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do VDC and VYM overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 86% of VDC and 90% of VYM by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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Where to next
VDC on its own →VYM on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →VDC dividend history →VDC holdings →VYM dividend history →VYM holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
VDC filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
VDC prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Vanguard page for VDC ↗
VYM filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
VYM prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Vanguard page for VYM ↗

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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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