SQQQ vs VDC

ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ vs Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF

Quick take
  • • VDC has the lower expense ratio at 0.09% vs 0.94% for SQQQ.
  • • SQQQ pays a higher dividend yield (7.78%).

Side-by-side metrics

MetricSQQQVDC
Expense ratio
Annual fee. Lower is better.
0.94%0.09%
Dividend yield
Trailing 12-month yield.
7.78%2.02%
AUM
Assets under management — bigger funds are typically more liquid.
$2.04B$9.56B
YTD return
-35.13%19.30%
1-year return
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3-year return
Annualized.
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5-year return
Annualized.
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10-year return
Annualized.
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Beta (3Y)
Volatility relative to the market. Closer to 1 = market-like.
-3.210.40
P/E ratio
—27.66
Last price
$39.82$247.27
Inception
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Issuer
ProSharesVanguard

SQQQ top holdings

Holdings data unavailable for SQQQ.

VDC top holdings

Top holdings · VDC
WMTWalmart Inc13.86%
COSTCostco Wholesale Corp12.12%
PGProcter & Gamble Co9.90%
KOCoca-Cola Co9.80%
PMPhilip Morris International Inc4.83%
PEPPepsiCo Inc4.28%
MOAltria Group Inc3.86%
MDLZMondelez International Inc Class A2.58%
TGTTarget Corp2.50%
CLColgate-Palmolive Co2.28%
Sector breakdown · VDC
Consumer Cyclical1.4%
Basic Materials0.3%
Consumer Defensive98.0%
Industrials0.3%

About SQQQ

SQQQ (ProShares UltraPro Short QQQ) is 3x inverse daily performance of the Nasdaq-100. Managed by ProShares, the fund carries $2.0B in assets under management, an expense ratio of 0.94%, a dividend yield of 7.78%.

About VDC

VDC (Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF) is US consumer staples sector stocks. Managed by Vanguard, the fund carries $9.6B in assets under management, an expense ratio of 0.09%, a dividend yield of 2.02%. Its largest holding is Walmart Inc (WMT), which represents 13.9% of the portfolio. Consumer Cyclical is the fund's largest sector exposure at 1.4%.