VDC ETF Analysis: Consumer Staples Shares | NYSE
Consumer Defensive | NYSE, USA | Market Cap: 7.700m USD | 12M Return: 8.1% | Charts, Fundamentals & Technical Analysis
Avg Turnover: 35.8M
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The Vanguard Consumer Staples Index Fund ETF (VDC) is a passive exchange-traded fund that seeks to track the performance of a benchmark index composed of large-, mid-, and small-capitalization U.S. companies classified within the consumer staples sector under the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS). The fund pursues a full replication strategy, aiming to hold all or nearly all of the index constituents in roughly the same weightings as the index itself. Despite tracking a broad sector benchmark, the fund is classified as non-diversified.
The consumer staples sector, as defined by GICS, encompasses producers and distributors of essential everyday goods such as food, beverages, household products, and tobacco. Companies in this sector are generally considered defensive, as demand for their products tends to remain stable through economic cycles, which often results in lower volatility relative to broader equity markets. VDC provides investors with low-cost, sector-specific exposure to these non-cyclical businesses through a passive, index-tracking structure.
- Defensive rotation lifts consumer staples ETF inflows amid recession fears
- Input cost inflation pressures consumer staples margins across packaged goods
- Falling Treasury yields boost dividend appeal of staples holdings
As of July 28, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 230.91 with a total of 95,896 shares traded. Over the past week, the price has changed by +0.65%, over one month by +0.93%, over three months by +2.39% and over the past year by +8.13%.
Current recommended Stop Loss: 223.50 (which is 3.2% or 2.2 ATR below the current price).
Consumer Staples Shares has no consensus analysts rating.