Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF

VDC

Valor de mercado US$ 8,01 bi

Fidelity MSCI Consumer Staples Index ETF offers a slightly lower expense ratio of 0.08% compared to 0.09% for the Vanguard fund. Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF is a significantly larger and older fund with $9.3 billion in assets under management.

From strong demand and AI spending to higher oil prices and war costs, multiple forces could keep inflation elevated for longer, putting ETFs in focus.

To brace against market pullbacks, add some defensive stocks or funds to your mix. Defensive industries include healthcare, utilities, and consumer staples.

U.S. holiday retail sales are expected to grow by as much as 4.8% this year, Deloitte said on ​Thursday, as rising disposable incomes help support spending in ‌the crucial shopping season despite consumers' continued focus on value.

Markets remain under pressure as geopolitical and economic risks rise. Defensive ETFs could help investors navigate volatility without abandoning growth.

Weak consumer sentiment and rising economic risks could strengthen the case for consumer staples ETFs. Here are the funds worth considering now.

Billionaire investor Leon Cooperman is warning that the U.S. economy could slip into recession next year, potentially ending the market's AI-fueled run, according to Business Insider.

The U.S. consumer remains resilient enough to support earnings growth, but that resilience is increasingly concentrated. The LSEG U.S. Retail and Restaurant Q2 earnings index, which tracks changes in the growth rate of earnings within the sector, is expected to show a 67.0% growth over last year's levels. Of the 185 retailers tracked by LSEG, the Broadline Retail sector, representing a wide variety of consumer goods, is headed for the highest earnings growth rate in the second quarter, recording a 231.1% surge over last year's level.

Launched on January 26, 2004, the Vanguard Consumer Staples Index Fund ETF Shares (VDC) is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to provide a broad exposure to the Consumer Staples - Broad segment of the equity market.

Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (VDC) is rated Hold due to full valuation at 22x earnings and a modest 2.1% yield. Defensive rotation is real, but VDC's top holdings—Walmart and Costco—comprise 25% and are premium-priced retailers, not classic defensives. Structural GLP-1 weight-loss drug adoption is eroding packaged food and beverage demand, already visible in declining volumes for key holdings.