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About VANGUARD CONSUMER STAPLES ETF
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Inception date
Jan 26, 2004
Structure
Open-Ended Fund
Replication method
Physical
Dividend treatment
Distributes
Distribution tax treatment
Qualified dividends
Income tax type
Capital Gains
Max ST capital gains rate
39.60%
Max LT capital gains rate
20.00%
Primary advisor
The Vanguard Group, Inc.
Distributor
Vanguard Marketing Corp.
The fund delivers pure-play consumer staples exposure with a broad and representative basket of consumer staples stocks, as classified under GICS. It tracks an all-cap index selected and weighted by market capitalization. To ensure diversification, the index applies certain investment limits with no more than 25% of the value to a single issuer, and the sum of the weights of all issuers with more than 5% not exceeding 50% of total assets. These limits are imposed on RICs under the current US Internal Revenue Code. The index is rebalanced quarterly.
Classification
What's in the fund
Exposure type
Consumer Non-Durables
Retail Trade
Stock breakdown by region
Top 10 holdings
Consumer Staples ETF for Uncertain Times, VDCConsumer staples/Consumer defensive stocks are a sector that is exactly what the name suggests. They are products and services that no matter the situation consumers are unable or unwilling to go without. Examples include, Walmart, Costco, Coca-Cola, Colgate-Palmolive, etc. These big name household
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VDC: Long Consumer Staples / Short SPX (or NASDAQ)Consumer Staples including Procter & Gamble and Coca-Cola are lagging the rest of the market by 20% in the last 12 months. This is extreme, and whilst the S&P500 has gained another 6% in 2018 YTD, these Consumer Staples firms have consolided near their highs. Yesterday's session saw them break th
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Frequently Asked Questions
An exchange-traded fund (ETF) is a collection of assets (stocks, bonds, commodities, etc.) that track an underlying index and can be bought on an exchange like individual stocks.
VDC trades at 4,208.10 MXN today, its price has fallen −0.60% in the past 24 hours. Track more dynamics on VDC price chart.
VDC net asset value is 4,182.20 today — it's fallen 1.83% over the past month. NAV represents the total value of the fund's assets less liabilities and serves as a gauge of the fund's performance.
VDC assets under management is 145.59 B MXN. AUM is an important metric as it reflects the fund's size and can serve as a gauge of how successful the fund is in attracting investors, which, in its turn, can influence decision-making.
VDC price has fallen by −2.81% over the last month, and its yearly performance shows a 23.19% increase. See more dynamics on VDC price chart.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by −1.83% over the last month, have fallen by −1.83% over the last month, showed a −4.42% decrease in three-month performance and has increased by 13.53% in a year.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by −1.83% over the last month, have fallen by −1.83% over the last month, showed a −4.42% decrease in three-month performance and has increased by 13.53% in a year.
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VDC invests in stocks. See more details in our Analysis section.
VDC expense ratio is 0.09%. It's an important metric for helping traders understand the fund's operating costs relative to assets and how expensive it would be to hold the fund.
No, VDC isn't leveraged, meaning it doesn't use borrowings or financial derivatives to magnify the performance of the underlying assets or index it follows.
In some ways, ETFs are safe investments, but in a broader sense, they're not safer than any other asset, so it's crucial to analyze a fund before investing. But if your research gives a vague answer, you can always refer to technical analysis.
Today, VDC technical analysis shows the sell rating and its 1-week rating is neutral. Since market conditions are prone to changes, it's worth looking a bit further into the future — according to the 1-month rating VDC shows the buy signal. See more of VDC technicals for a more comprehensive analysis.
Today, VDC technical analysis shows the sell rating and its 1-week rating is neutral. Since market conditions are prone to changes, it's worth looking a bit further into the future — according to the 1-month rating VDC shows the buy signal. See more of VDC technicals for a more comprehensive analysis.
Yes, VDC pays dividends to its holders with the dividend yield of 2.38%.
VDC trades at a premium (0.04%).
Premium/discount to NAV expresses the difference between the ETF’s price and its NAV value. A positive percentage indicates a premium, meaning the ETF trades at a higher price than the calculated NAV. Conversely, a negative percentage indicates a discount, suggesting the ETF trades at a lower price than NAV.
Premium/discount to NAV expresses the difference between the ETF’s price and its NAV value. A positive percentage indicates a premium, meaning the ETF trades at a higher price than the calculated NAV. Conversely, a negative percentage indicates a discount, suggesting the ETF trades at a lower price than NAV.
VDC shares are issued by The Vanguard Group, Inc.
VDC follows the MSCI US IMI 25/50 Consumer Staples. ETFs usually track some benchmark seeking to replicate its performance and guide asset selection and objectives.
The fund started trading on Jan 26, 2004.
The fund's management style is passive, meaning it's aiming to replicate the performance of the underlying index by holding assets in the same proportions as the index. The goal is to match the index's returns.