{
 "ticker": "VDC",
 "name": "Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF",
 "issuer": "Vanguard",
 "desk": "core",
 "url": "https://etfiq.com/funds/vdc",
 "html": "https://etfiq.com/funds/vdc",
 "markdown": "https://etfiq.com/funds/vdc.md",
 "as_of": "2026-10-28",
 "verdict": "VDC tracks an index of Consumer Staples and returned +12.7% over the past year.",
 "lead": "VDC returned +12.7% over the year to Oct 28, 2026, charges 0.09% a year and holds $7.4bn in net assets on Sep 30, 2026.",
 "category": {
  "id": "stocks",
  "name": "Stocks",
  "label": "Stock ETFs",
  "url": "https://etfiq.com/stocks/",
  "group": {
   "id": "sector-stocks",
   "name": "Sector stocks"
  },
  "segment": {
   "id": "sector-consumer-defensive",
   "name": "Consumer defensive",
   "url": "https://etfiq.com/stocks/consumer-defensive/"
  },
  "status": "classified",
  "as_of": "2026-10-29",
  "method": "https://etfiq.com/methodology/categories"
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 "promise": {
  "badge": "delivered",
  "label": "Delivered",
  "category": "stocks",
  "sentence": "Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, VDC returned 12.7% against 12.7% for FSTA, which tracks the same MSCI US Investable Market Index (IMI)/Consumer Staples 25/50. Fees aside, VDC finished 0.01 points ahead of FSTA.",
  "figure": 0.01,
  "unit": "points",
  "from": "2025-10-28",
  "to": "2026-10-28",
  "url": "https://etfiq.com/promise-index/stocks/"
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  {
   "key": "total_return_1_year",
   "label": "Total return, 1 year",
   "value": "+12.7%",
   "source": "computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices",
   "as_of": "2026-10-28",
   "sentence": "VDC, total return, 1 year: +12.7%, as of Oct 28, 2026.",
   "cite": {
    "value": "+12.7%",
    "as_of": "2026-10-28",
    "source": "computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices",
    "url": "https://etfiq.com/funds/vdc#fact-total-return-1-year",
    "text": "VDC, total return, 1 year: +12.7%, as of Oct 28, 2026."
   }
  },
  {
   "key": "expense_ratio",
   "label": "Expense ratio",
   "value": "0.09%",
   "source": "497 XBRL, Jun 30, 2026",
   "as_of": "2026-06-30",
   "sentence": "VDC, expense ratio: 0.09%, as of Jun 30, 2026.",
   "cite": {
    "value": "0.09%",
    "as_of": "2026-06-30",
    "source": "497 XBRL, Jun 30, 2026",
    "url": "https://etfiq.com/funds/vdc#fact-expense-ratio",
    "text": "VDC, expense ratio: 0.09%, as of Jun 30, 2026."
   }
  },
  {
   "key": "holdings",
   "label": "Holdings",
   "value": "105",
   "source": "the issuer\u2019s holdings file",
   "as_of": "2026-09-30",
   "sentence": "VDC, holdings: 105, as of Sep 30, 2026.",
   "cite": {
    "value": "105",
    "as_of": "2026-09-30",
    "source": "the issuer\u2019s holdings file",
    "url": "https://etfiq.com/funds/vdc#fact-holdings",
    "text": "VDC, holdings: 105, as of Sep 30, 2026."
   }
  },
  {
   "key": "below_its_high",
   "label": "Below its high",
   "value": "\u22123.1%",
   "source": "ETFIQ",
   "as_of": "2026-10-28",
   "sentence": "VDC, below its high: \u22123.1%, as of Oct 28, 2026.",
   "cite": {
    "value": "\u22123.1%",
    "as_of": "2026-10-28",
    "source": "ETFIQ",
    "url": "https://etfiq.com/funds/vdc#fact-below-its-high",
    "text": "VDC, below its high: \u22123.1%, as of Oct 28, 2026."
   }
  },
  {
   "key": "12_month_yield_capital_gains_included_on_its_starting_price",
   "label": "12-month yield, capital gains included, on its starting price",
   "value": "2.3%",
   "source": "computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and distributions",
   "as_of": "2026-10-28",
   "sentence": "VDC, 12-month yield, capital gains included, on its starting price: 2.3%, as of Oct 28, 2026.",
   "cite": {
    "value": "2.3%",
    "as_of": "2026-10-28",
    "source": "computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and distributions",
    "url": "https://etfiq.com/funds/vdc#fact-12-month-yield-capital-gains-included-on-its-starting-price",
    "text": "VDC, 12-month yield, capital gains included, on its starting price: 2.3%, as of Oct 28, 2026."
   }
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  {
   "key": "last_payment",
   "label": "Last payment (paid quarterly), ex-date Sep 23, 2026",
   "value": "$1.2112",
   "source": "Tiingo end-of-day distributions",
   "as_of": "2026-09-23",
   "sentence": "VDC, last payment (paid quarterly), ex-date Sep 23, 2026: $1.2112, as of Sep 23, 2026.",
   "cite": {
    "value": "$1.2112",
    "as_of": "2026-09-23",
    "source": "Tiingo end-of-day distributions",
    "url": "https://etfiq.com/funds/vdc#fact-last-payment",
    "text": "VDC, last payment (paid quarterly), ex-date Sep 23, 2026: $1.2112, as of Sep 23, 2026."
   }
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  {
   "key": "net_assets",
   "label": "Net assets",
   "value": "$7.4bn",
   "source": "the issuer\u2019s own number for this ETF, month end, as of Sep 30, 2026",
   "as_of": "2026-09-30",
   "sentence": "VDC, net assets: $7.4bn (the issuer\u2019s own number for this ETF, month end, as of Sep 30, 2026).",
   "cite": {
    "value": "$7.4bn",
    "as_of": "2026-09-30",
    "source": "the issuer\u2019s own number for this ETF, month end, as of Sep 30, 2026",
    "url": "https://etfiq.com/funds/vdc#fact-net-assets",
    "text": "VDC, net assets: $7.4bn (the issuer\u2019s own number for this ETF, month end, as of Sep 30, 2026)."
   }
  }
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  {
   "key": "what_it_tracks",
   "label": "What it tracks",
   "value": "MSCI US Investable Market Index (IMI)/Consumer Staples 25/50",
   "source": null
  },
  {
   "key": "fund_type",
   "label": "Fund type",
   "value": "Equity fund",
   "source": null
  },
  {
   "key": "category",
   "label": "Category",
   "value": "Stocks \u00b7 Consumer defensive",
   "source": "ETFIQ"
  },
  {
   "key": "expense_ratio",
   "label": "Expense ratio",
   "value": "0.09%",
   "source": "497 XBRL, Jun 30, 2026"
  },
  {
   "key": "price",
   "label": "Price",
   "value": "$235.90",
   "source": null
  },
  {
   "key": "first_traded",
   "label": "First traded",
   "value": "Jan 30, 2004",
   "source": null
  },
  {
   "key": "net_assets",
   "label": "Net assets",
   "value": "$7.4bn",
   "source": "the issuer\u2019s own number for this ETF, month end, as of Sep 30, 2026"
  },
  {
   "key": "benchmark",
   "label": "Benchmark",
   "value": "MSCI US Investable Market Index (IMI)/Consumer Staples 25/50, measured by FSTA, which tracks the same index",
   "source": "ETFIQ, from its filings"
  },
  {
   "key": "benchmark_named_in",
   "label": "Benchmark named in",
   "value": "its prospectus, 497, Jun 30, 2026",
   "source": null
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  {
   "key": "vdc_1_year_to_oct_28_2026",
   "label": "VDC, 1 year to Oct 28, 2026",
   "value": "+12.7%",
   "source": null
  },
  {
   "key": "fsta_the_same_days",
   "label": "FSTA, the same days",
   "value": "+12.7%",
   "source": null
  },
  {
   "key": "against_its_benchmark_1_year",
   "label": "Against its benchmark, 1 year",
   "value": "0.0 pts",
   "source": "ETFIQ"
  },
  {
   "key": "below_its_high",
   "label": "Below its high",
   "value": "\u22123.1%",
   "source": "ETFIQ"
  },
  {
   "key": "holdings",
   "label": "Holdings",
   "value": "105",
   "source": null
  },
  {
   "key": "top_ten_weight",
   "label": "Top ten weight",
   "value": "66.0%",
   "source": null
  },
  {
   "key": "holdings_as_of",
   "label": "Holdings as of",
   "value": "Sep 30, 2026",
   "source": "the issuer\u2019s month-end file"
  },
  {
   "key": "already_in_the_s_p_500_by_weight",
   "label": "Already in the S&P 500, by weight",
   "value": "86.4%",
   "source": "ETFIQ"
  },
  {
   "key": "active_share_vs_the_s_p_500",
   "label": "Active share vs the S&P 500",
   "value": "95.4%",
   "source": "ETFIQ"
  },
  {
   "key": "already_in_the_nasdaq_100_by_weight",
   "label": "Already in the Nasdaq-100, by weight",
   "value": "38.2%",
   "source": "ETFIQ"
  }
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 "periods": [
  {
   "window": "1 month",
   "Total return": "+5.9%",
   "Benchmark (FSTA)": "+5.9%",
   "Gap to FSTA": "0.0 pts",
   "S&P 500 (SPY)": "+0.9%"
  },
  {
   "window": "3 months",
   "Total return": "+0.5%",
   "Benchmark (FSTA)": "+0.5%",
   "Gap to FSTA": "0.0 pts",
   "S&P 500 (SPY)": "+6.1%"
  },
  {
   "window": "6 months",
   "Total return": "+4.5%",
   "Benchmark (FSTA)": "+4.7%",
   "Gap to FSTA": "\u22120.2 pts",
   "S&P 500 (SPY)": "+9.1%"
  },
  {
   "window": "Year to date",
   "Total return": "+13.5%",
   "Benchmark (FSTA)": "+13.6%",
   "Gap to FSTA": "\u22120.1 pts",
   "S&P 500 (SPY)": "+14.1%"
  },
  {
   "window": "1 year",
   "Total return": "+12.7%",
   "Benchmark (FSTA)": "+12.7%",
   "Gap to FSTA": "0.0 pts",
   "S&P 500 (SPY)": "+13.6%"
  },
  {
   "window": "3 years",
   "Total return": "+43.7%",
   "Benchmark (FSTA)": "+43.4%",
   "Gap to FSTA": "+0.3 pts",
   "S&P 500 (SPY)": "+95.0%"
  },
  {
   "window": "5 years",
   "Total return": "+43.1%",
   "Benchmark (FSTA)": "+42.7%",
   "Gap to FSTA": "+0.4 pts",
   "S&P 500 (SPY)": "+79.8%"
  },
  {
   "window": "10 years",
   "Total return": "+122.9%",
   "Benchmark (FSTA)": "+123.2%",
   "Gap to FSTA": "\u22120.3 pts",
   "S&P 500 (SPY)": "+325.8%"
  },
  {
   "window": "Since launch",
   "Total return": "+682.6%",
   "Benchmark (FSTA)": "not available",
   "Gap to FSTA": "not available",
   "S&P 500 (SPY)": "+931.2%"
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  {
   "window": "Since launch, annualised",
   "Total return": "+9.5%",
   "Benchmark (FSTA)": "\u2013",
   "Gap to FSTA": "\u2013",
   "S&P 500 (SPY)": "\u2013"
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 "questions": [
  {
   "q": "How has VDC performed?",
   "a": "Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, VDC returned +12.7% with distributions reinvested, against +12.7% for its benchmark, the MSCI US Investable Market Index (IMI)/Consumer Staples 25/50. Over three years the number is +43.7%."
  },
  {
   "q": "What does VDC cost?",
   "a": "The prospectus expense ratio is 0.09% a year."
  },
  {
   "q": "What does VDC hold?",
   "a": "105 positions as published by its issuer as of Sep 30, 2026, with the top ten at 66.0% of the fund. 86% of its weight is in stocks the S&P 500 also holds."
  },
  {
   "q": "How far is VDC below its high?",
   "a": "3.1% below its high of Oct 22, 2026, measured on the reinvested series to Oct 28, 2026."
  }
 ],
 "key_stats": [
  {
   "key": "high52",
   "label": "52-week high, daily closes to Oct 28, 2026",
   "value": "$244.19 on Feb 27, 2026",
   "as_of": "2026-02-27",
   "source": "computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices",
   "number": 244.19,
   "window": {
    "from": "2025-10-29",
    "to": "2026-10-28"
   }
  },
  {
   "key": "low52",
   "label": "52-week low, daily closes to Oct 28, 2026",
   "value": "$206.70 on Nov 6, 2025",
   "as_of": "2025-11-06",
   "source": "computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices",
   "number": 206.7,
   "window": {
    "from": "2025-10-29",
    "to": "2026-10-28"
   }
  },
  {
   "key": "inrange",
   "label": "Close on Oct 28, 2026, within that range",
   "value": "$235.90, 78% of the way from the low to the high",
   "as_of": "2026-10-28",
   "source": "computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices",
   "number": 235.9
  },
  {
   "key": "beta",
   "label": "Beta to its benchmark, 1 year",
   "value": "1.00, against FSTA",
   "as_of": "2026-10-28",
   "source": "computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices",
   "number": 0.997,
   "window": {
    "from": "2025-10-29",
    "to": "2026-10-28"
   }
  },
  {
   "key": "r2",
   "label": "R-squared, the same days",
   "value": "1.00",
   "as_of": "2026-10-28",
   "source": "computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices",
   "number": 0.997,
   "window": {
    "from": "2025-10-29",
    "to": "2026-10-28"
   }
  },
  {
   "key": "betawin",
   "label": "Beta and R-squared measured over",
   "value": "251 daily total returns, Oct 29, 2025 to Oct 28, 2026",
   "as_of": "2026-10-28",
   "source": "computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices",
   "window": {
    "from": "2025-10-29",
    "to": "2026-10-28"
   }
  },
  {
   "key": "holdings",
   "label": "Holdings",
   "value": "105",
   "as_of": "2026-10-28",
   "source": null
  },
  {
   "key": "top10",
   "label": "Top ten weight",
   "value": "66.0%",
   "as_of": "2026-10-28",
   "source": null
  },
  {
   "key": "pe",
   "label": "P/E ratio",
   "value": "24.6",
   "as_of": "2026-09-30",
   "source": "Vanguard, Sep 30, 2026",
   "number": 24.6,
   "url": "https://investor.vanguard.com/investment-products/etfs/profile/vdc"
  }
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 "trading": {
  "as_of": "2026-10-27",
  "score": null,
  "tier": null,
  "status": "not-scored",
  "lines": [
   "Not scored.",
   "$1,000: about $0.18, 0.018%, one way.",
   "$10,000: about $1.80, 0.018%, one way.",
   "Premium to NAV at the Oct 27 close: \u22120.04%; 95% of days within \u00b10.06%.",
   "Limit: midpoint + 5\u00a2 to buy, midpoint \u2212 5\u00a2 to sell. At the Oct 27 close of $236.62, that\u2019s $236.67 to buy and $236.57 to sell."
  ],
  "page": "https://etfiq.com/funds/vdc/trading/"
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 "flows": {
  "as_of": "2026-05-31",
  "coverage": "monthly",
  "computed_by": "ETFIQ, from the change in shares outstanding times the previous day\u2019s NAV",
  "method": "https://etfiq.com/methodology/flows",
  "data": "https://etfiq.com/data/flows/funds/vdc.json",
  "windows": [],
  "latest_month": {
   "month": "2026-05",
   "net_flow_usd": 26375189,
   "net_flow": "+$26.4m",
   "source": "SEC Form N-PORT, all share classes of the fund, not the ETF alone"
  }
 },
 "generated": "2026-10-29",
 "license": "https://etfiq.com/license/",
 "license_text": "Data ETFIQ computes is free to use with attribution: ETFIQ (etfiq.com). Issuer data stays under its owner's terms.",
 "citation": "ETFIQ, VDC, stock fund, data as of Oct 28, 2026. https://etfiq.com/funds/vdc"
}