VDC vs VHT

Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF vs Vanguard Health Care ETF

Quick take
  • VDC pays a higher dividend yield (2.08%).

Side-by-side metrics

MetricVDCVHT
Expense ratio
Annual fee. Lower is better.
0.09%0.09%
Dividend yield
Trailing 12-month yield.
2.08%1.72%
AUM
Assets under management — bigger funds are typically more liquid.
$9.54B$18.51B
YTD return
9.76%-4.77%
1-year return
3-year return
Annualized.
5-year return
Annualized.
10-year return
Annualized.
Beta (3Y)
Volatility relative to the market. Closer to 1 = market-like.
0.630.64
P/E ratio
26.3025.44
Last price
$229.94$271.09
Inception
Issuer
VanguardVanguard

VDC top holdings

Top holdings · VDC
WMTWalmart Inc15.71%
COSTCostco Wholesale Corp12.44%
PGProcter & Gamble Co9.25%
KOCoca-Cola Co8.32%
PEPPepsiCo Inc4.59%
PMPhilip Morris International Inc4.31%
MOAltria Group Inc3.68%
MDLZMondelez International Inc Class A2.51%
CLColgate-Palmolive Co2.22%
TGTTarget Corp1.92%
Sector breakdown · VDC
Consumer Cyclical1.6%
Basic Materials0.3%
Consumer Defensive97.7%
Industrials0.3%
Healthcare0.0%

VHT top holdings

Top holdings · VHT
LLYEli Lilly and Co11.89%
JNJJohnson & Johnson9.34%
ABBVAbbVie Inc6.18%
MRKMerck & Co Inc4.80%
UNHUnitedHealth Group Inc3.94%
AMGNAmgen Inc3.05%
TMOThermo Fisher Scientific Inc2.97%
ABTAbbott Laboratories2.87%
GILDGilead Sciences Inc2.78%
ISRGIntuitive Surgical Inc2.63%
Sector breakdown · VHT
Technology0.0%
Financial Services0.0%
Industrials0.0%
Healthcare100.0%

About VDC

VDC (Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF) is US consumer staples sector stocks. Managed by Vanguard, the fund carries $9.5B in assets under management, an expense ratio of 0.09%, a dividend yield of 2.08%. Its largest holding is Walmart Inc (WMT), which represents 15.7% of the portfolio. Consumer Cyclical is the fund's largest sector exposure at 1.6%.

About VHT

VHT (Vanguard Health Care ETF) is US health care sector stocks. Managed by Vanguard, the fund carries $18.5B in assets under management, an expense ratio of 0.09%, a dividend yield of 1.72%. Its largest holding is Eli Lilly and Co (LLY), which represents 11.9% of the portfolio. Technology is the fund's largest sector exposure at 0.0%.