Vanguard Consumer Staples Index Fund Class Admiral Shares (VCSAX)
| Fund Assets | 8.75B |
| Expense Ratio | 0.10% |
| Min. Investment | $100,000 |
| Turnover | n/a |
| Dividend (ttm) | 2.58 |
| Dividend Yield | 2.37% |
| Dividend Growth | 3.12% |
| Payout Frequency | Quarterly |
| Ex-Dividend Date | Mar 25, 2025 |
| Previous Close | 107.80 |
| YTD Return | 3.15% |
| 1-Year Return | 9.92% |
| 5-Year Return | 67.04% |
| 52-Week Low | 98.47 |
| 52-Week High | 111.50 |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.60 |
| Holdings | 106 |
| 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 9.92% in the past year, including dividends. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 9.51%.
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
62.77% of assets| Name | Symbol | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Costco Wholesale Corporation | COST | 12.15% |
| The Procter & Gamble Company | PG | 11.36% |
| Walmart Inc. | WMT | 11.20% |
| The Coca-Cola Company | KO | 7.87% |
| Philip Morris International Inc. | PM | 4.85% |
| PepsiCo, Inc. | PEP | 4.73% |
| Altria Group, Inc. | MO | 3.41% |
| Mondelez International, Inc. | MDLZ | 3.06% |
| Colgate-Palmolive Company | CL | 2.48% |
| Kimberly-Clark Corporation | KMB | 1.66% |
Dividend History
| Ex-Dividend | Amount | Pay Date |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 25, 2025 | $0.5747 | Mar 26, 2025 |
| Dec 18, 2024 | $0.5952 | Dec 19, 2024 |
| 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 |