VDC vs XLI

Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF vs Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund

Quick take
  • • XLI has the lower expense ratio at 0.08% vs 0.09% for VDC.
  • • VDC pays a higher dividend yield (2.02%).

Side-by-side metrics

MetricVDCXLI
Expense ratio
Annual fee. Lower is better.
0.09%0.08%
Dividend yield
Trailing 12-month yield.
2.02%1.13%
AUM
Assets under management — bigger funds are typically more liquid.
$9.56B$31.20B
YTD return
19.30%9.74%
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.
0.401.00
P/E ratio
27.6627.47
Last price
$247.27$171.29
Inception
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Issuer
VanguardState Street

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%

XLI top holdings

Top holdings · XLI
GEGE Aerospace5.88%
CATCaterpillar Inc5.38%
RTXRTX Corp5.06%
GEVGE Vernova Inc4.29%
UNPUnion Pacific Corp3.39%
DEDeere & Co3.19%
ETNEaton Corp PLC2.70%
BABoeing Co2.55%
UBERUber Technologies Inc2.50%
LMTLockheed Martin Corp2.43%
Sector breakdown · XLI
Consumer Cyclical0.2%
Basic Materials0.4%
Technology6.5%
Industrials93.0%

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 XLI

XLI (Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund) is S&P 500 industrials sector. Managed by State Street, the fund carries $31.2B in assets under management, an expense ratio of 0.08%, a dividend yield of 1.13%. Its largest holding is GE Aerospace (GE), which represents 5.9% of the portfolio. Consumer Cyclical is the fund's largest sector exposure at 0.2%.