Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (VDC)
| Assets | $6.60B |
| NAV | $193.22 |
| Expense Ratio | 0.10% |
| PE Ratio | 22.90 |
| Shares Out | 34.16M |
| Dividend (ttm) | $4.24 |
| Dividend Yield | 2.19% |
| Ex-Dividend Date | Jun 23, 2022 |
| 1-Year Return | +3.50% |
| Volume | 11,672 |
| Open | 193.60 |
| Previous Close | 192.81 |
| Day's Range | 193.25 - 193.73 |
| 52-Week Low | 175.69 |
| 52-Week High | 210.13 |
| Beta | 0.59 |
| Holdings | 104 |
| Inception Date | Jan 26, 2004 |
About VDC
The fund employs an indexing investment approach designed to track the performance of the MSCI US Investable Market Index/Consumer Staples 25/50, an index made up of stocks of large, mid-size, and small U.S. companies within the consumer staples sector, as classified under the Global Industry Classification Standard. The Advisor attempts to replicate the target index by seeking to invest all, or substantially all, of its assets in the stocks that make up the index, in order to hold each stock in approximately the same proportion as its weighting in the index. The fund is non-diversified.
Top 10 Holdings
62.16% of assets| Name | Symbol | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| The Procter & Gamble Company | PG | 13.22% |
| The Coca-Cola Company | KO | 9.69% |
| PepsiCo | PEP | 8.53% |
| Costco Wholesale | COST | 7.70% |
| Walmart | WMT | 6.70% |
| Philip Morris International | PM | 4.31% |
| Mondelez International | MDLZ | 3.63% |
| Altria Group | MO | 3.19% |
| Colgate-Palmolive Company | CL | 2.72% |
| The Estee Lauder Companies | EL | 2.48% |
Dividends
| Ex-Dividend | Amount | Pay Date |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 23, 2022 | $1.209 | Jun 28, 2022 |
| Mar 24, 2022 | $0.7388 | Mar 29, 2022 |
| Dec 16, 2021 | $1.255 | Dec 21, 2021 |
| Sep 29, 2021 | $1.041 | Oct 4, 2021 |
| Jun 21, 2021 | $1.023 | Jun 24, 2021 |
| Mar 26, 2021 | $0.9598 | Mar 31, 2021 |
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