VDC vs VEA

Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF vs Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF

Quick take
  • • VEA has the lower expense ratio at 0.03% vs 0.09% for VDC.
  • • VEA pays a higher dividend yield (2.46%).

Side-by-side metrics

MetricVDCVEA
Expense ratio
Annual fee. Lower is better.
0.09%0.03%
Dividend yield
Trailing 12-month yield.
2.02%2.46%
AUM
Assets under management — bigger funds are typically more liquid.
$9.56B$309.07B
YTD return
19.30%12.94%
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.
0.400.98
P/E ratio
27.6615.85
Last price
$247.27$69.98
Inception
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Issuer
VanguardVanguard

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%

VEA top holdings

Top holdings · VEA
005930.KQSamsung Electronics Co Ltd2.81%
000660.KQSK hynix Inc2.30%
ASML.ASASML Holding NV2.14%
HSBA.LHSBC Holdings PLC1.05%
ROP.SWRoche Holding AG Ordinary Shares new0.90%
SHEL.LShell PLC0.86%
RYRoyal Bank of Canada0.85%
NOVN.SWNovartis AG Registered Shares0.82%
8306.TMitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc0.78%
AZN.LAstraZeneca PLC0.75%
Sector breakdown · VEA
Real Estate2.3%
Consumer Cyclical7.0%
Basic Materials7.3%
Consumer Defensive5.2%
Technology16.7%
Communication Services3.5%
Financial Services24.4%
Utilities3.0%
Industrials17.7%
Energy5.1%
Healthcare7.8%

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%.

About VEA

VEA (Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF) is Developed-market stocks outside the US and Canada. Managed by Vanguard, the fund carries $309.1B in assets under management, an expense ratio of 0.03%, a dividend yield of 2.46%. Its largest holding is Samsung Electronics Co Ltd (005930.KQ), which represents 2.8% of the portfolio. Real Estate is the fund's largest sector exposure at 2.3%.