Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF
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Funds holding %
of 7,296 funds
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Analysts bullish %
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2025 Q1 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
172% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $1.07M | Put options by funds: $394K
36% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 14 [Q4 2024] → 19 (+5) [Q1 2025]
33% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 53 | Existing positions closed: 40
15% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 228 | Existing positions reduced: 198
0.8% less ownership
Funds ownership: 45.55% [Q4 2024] → 44.75% (-0.8%) [Q1 2025]
1% less funds holding
Funds holding: 621 [Q4 2024] → 615 (-6) [Q1 2025]
13% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $3.61B [Q4 2024] → $3.14B (-$463M) [Q1 2025]
Research analyst outlook
We haven’t received any recent analyst ratings for VDC.
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 3 articles about VDC published over the past 30 days
Neutral
Zacks Investment Research
1 week ago
Should You Invest in the Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (VDC)?
Designed to provide broad exposure to the Consumer Staples - Broad segment of the equity market, the Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (VDC) is a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 01/26/2004.
Negative
ETF Trends
3 weeks ago
Target Earnings Troubles Call for a Diversified Approach
Given the headwinds Target has faced this year, many advisors were not expecting to hear good news at the retailer's latest earnings call. Hesitation over the retail giant's quarterly performance seems to have been well-founded.
Negative
Seeking Alpha
3 weeks ago
VDC: Hold And Wait For A Better Gauge On Economic Direction
VDC offers defensive exposure to blue-chip consumer staples, but sector performance lags amid mixed economic signals and no clear recession ahead. Top holdings like COST and WMT are overvalued, facing margin pressures from tariffs, though their balance sheets remain strong for the long term. VDC's total returns and dividend yield trail technology and some consumer staples peers, making it less compelling for outperformance in 2025.
Positive
The Motley Fool
1 month ago
13 Vanguard ETFs to Buy With $1,000 and Hold Forever
So you've got $1,000 in your pocket and you're looking to invest in stocks. A particularly easy -- and effective -- way to do so is via one or more exchange-traded funds (ETFs), which are funds that trade like stocks.
Neutral
CNBC Television
1 month ago
Final Trade: VDC, META, MCD, TotalEnergies
The final trades of the day with CNBC's Melissa Lee and the Fast Money traders.
Positive
24/7 Wall Street
1 month ago
3 Vanguard ETFs I'm Considering Buying Right Now
I've been consistently transitioning my own portfolio toward companies and sectors that have a much more defensive tilt in recent months.
Positive
The Motley Fool
1 month ago
3 Vanguard ETFs to Buy With $500
The best Vanguard exchange-traded funds (ETFs) to own in 2023 and 2024 were loaded with artificial intelligence (AI) stocks. That's not the case in 2025.
Neutral
The Motley Fool
1 month ago
Buy These 2 Vanguard ETFs for Long-Term Safety Amid the Market Crash
Through Wednesday's close, the S&P 500 was down nearly 11% in 2025, and the Nasdaq Composite has been on an even steeper fall -- crashing around 16% since January. And there may be more of a decline to come.
Negative
The Motley Fool
2 months ago
Meet the Low-Cost Vanguard ETF That Went Up on the Worst Day for the S&P 500 Since June 2020
Last week's stock market sell-off was swift and brutal. Investors wasted no time reacting negatively to President Trump's "Liberation Day" tariffs and responses from countries like China.
Neutral
Zacks Investment Research
2 months ago
Should You Invest in the Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (VDC)?
Looking for broad exposure to the Consumer Staples - Broad segment of the equity market? You should consider the Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (VDC), a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 01/26/2004.
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