Vanguard Consumer Staples Index Fund Class Admiral Shares (VCSAX)
| Fund Assets | 8.58B |
| Expense Ratio | 0.10% |
| Min. Investment | $100,000 |
| Turnover | 9.00% |
| Dividend (ttm) | 2.72 |
| Dividend Yield | 2.60% |
| Dividend Growth | 17.26% |
| Payout Frequency | Quarterly |
| Ex-Dividend Date | n/a |
| Previous Close | 105.05 |
| YTD Return | 14.52% |
| 1-Year Return | 21.19% |
| 5-Year Return | 59.02% |
| 52-Week Low | 89.39 |
| 52-Week High | 109.18 |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.61 |
| Holdings | 108 |
| Inception Date | Jan 30, 2004 |
About VCSAX
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.
Performance
VCSAX had a total return of 21.19% in the past year. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 9.63%, including dividends.
Equivalent ETF
VCSAX has an equivalent ETF with the ticker symbol VDC, the Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF. This is an ETF from the same fund company that follows the same index. It has an expense ratio of 0.10% compared to 0.10% for VCSAX.
| Symbol | Name | Expense Ratio |
|---|---|---|
| VDC | Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF | 0.10% |
Top 10 Holdings
64.81% of assets| Name | Symbol | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| The Procter & Gamble Company | PG | 12.57% |
| Costco Wholesale Corporation | COST | 12.26% |
| Walmart Inc. | WMT | 10.50% |
| The Coca-Cola Company | KO | 9.03% |
| Philip Morris International Inc. | PM | 4.59% |
| PepsiCo, Inc. | PEP | 4.36% |
| Mondelez International, Inc. | MDLZ | 3.22% |
| Altria Group, Inc. | MO | 3.09% |
| Colgate-Palmolive Company | CL | 2.79% |
| Target Corporation | TGT | 2.40% |
Dividend History
| Ex-Dividend | Amount | Pay Date |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 27, 2024 | $0.6501 | Sep 30, 2024 |
| Jun 28, 2024 | $0.7598 | Jul 1, 2024 |
| Mar 22, 2024 | $0.4254 | Mar 25, 2024 |
| Dec 18, 2023 | $0.8836 | Dec 19, 2023 |
| Sep 27, 2023 | $0.5072 | Sep 28, 2023 |
| Jun 28, 2023 | $0.6855 | Jun 29, 2023 |