VDC

VDC Dividend Yield

Vanguard Consumer Staples Index Fund ETF Shares · Consumer Defensive · Vanguard · ETF · quarterly payer

$249.62

As of Nov 5, 2026, VDC (Vanguard Consumer Staples Index Fund ETF Shares) yields 1.96%, paying $4.88 a share a year in quarterly distributions at its $249.62 price. It costs 0.09% a year and manages $9.4B. Over the last 5 years it returned 8.0% a year with distributions reinvested, against 12.0% for the S&P 500.

Dividend yield

1.96%

Paid a Year

$4.88

Expense Ratio

0.09%

Assets

$9.4B

5-Yr Return

8.0%/yr

Frequency

Quarterly

Key facts about VDC

Data as of Nov 5, 2026 · Source: SmarterDividends data

As of Nov 5, 2026, VDC yields 1.96% and pays about $4.88 a share a year, quarterly.
VDC paid $4.8820 a share in distributions over the 12 months to Nov 5, 2026, in 4 payments.
VDC's expense ratio is 0.09% a year, or $9.00 on $10,000.
VDC is an ETF from Vanguard with $9.4B in assets, started Jan 26, 2004.
In the 5 years to Oct 2026, VDC returned 8.0% a year with distributions reinvested (5.5% a year from price alone), against 12.0% for the S&P 500.
In the 10 years to Oct 2026, VDC returned 8.6% a year with distributions reinvested (6.0% a year from price alone), against 15.3% for the S&P 500.
Since Dec 2007, VDC's share price is up 242%, and with distributions reinvested it returned 441%.
VDC's three largest holdings are Walmart Inc (13.9%), Costco Wholesale Corp (12.1%), Procter & Gamble Co (9.9%).

Cite this page

SmarterDividends, "VDC Dividend Yield, Expense Ratio and Total Return," updated Nov 5, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/VDC

What $10,000 in VDC became

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From Dec 2007 to Oct 2026, month-end values

Payouts reinvested

$54,065

Payouts taken as cash

$43,266

$9,035 of it cash

S&P 500 (SPY)

$72,756

Since Dec 2007, VDC's share price is up 242%, and with distributions reinvested it returned 441%. Its payouts haven't come at the expense of the share price, so there is no NAV erosion over this period.

VDC total return

A year, through Oct 2026. Total return counts every payout, reinvested; price return doesn't.

Period	Total return	Price return	S&P 500
1 year	+19.0%	+16.4%	+12.0%
3 years	+13.2%	+10.5%	+23.3%
5 years	+8.0%	+5.5%	+12.0%
10 years	+8.6%	+6.0%	+15.3%
Since Dec 2007	+9.4%	+6.8%	+11.1%

VDC distributions

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Paid per share, by year

Ex-date	Paid	Per share	vs a year earlier
Sep 23, 2026	—	$1.2110	+7.1%
Jun 24, 2026	—	$1.2240	−1.5%
Mar 24, 2026	—	$1.2170	+4.3%
Dec 17, 2025	—	$1.23	+1.9%
Sep 24, 2025	—	$1.1310	−14.3%
Jun 26, 2025	—	$1.2430	−19.3%
Mar 25, 2025	—	$1.1670	+35.4%
Dec 18, 2024	—	$1.2070	−32.6%
Sep 27, 2024	—	$1.3190	+28.2%
Jun 28, 2024	—	$1.5410	+10.8%
Mar 22, 2024	—	$0.8620	+2.4%
Dec 19, 2023	—	$1.7920	+24.3%

What VDC holds

Top ten holdings and sector weights as the fund reports them.

WMT Walmart Inc13.9%
COST Costco Wholesale Corp12.1%
PG Procter & Gamble Co9.9%
KO Coca-Cola Co9.8%
PM Philip Morris International Inc4.8%
PEP PepsiCo Inc4.3%
MO Altria Group Inc3.9%
MDLZ Mondelez International Inc Class A2.6%
TGT Target Corp2.5%
CL Colgate-Palmolive Co2.3%

Consumer defensive98.0%
Consumer cyclical1.4%

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VDC questions

What is VDC's dividend yield?

As of Nov 5, 2026, VDC yields 1.96%. Over the last 12 months it paid $4.8820 a share in 4 payments, against a $249.62 share price.

How often does VDC pay dividends?

VDC pays quarterly, 4 times a year.

How much does 100 shares of VDC pay?

At about $4.8820 a share a year, 100 shares of VDC pay about $488.20 a year, $122.05 each quarter, before tax.

What is VDC's expense ratio?

VDC's expense ratio is 0.09% a year: $9.00 on every $10,000 invested, taken from the fund's assets rather than billed to you.

What is VDC's total return?

In the 5 years to Oct 2026, VDC returned 8.0% a year with distributions reinvested, of which 5.5% a year came from the share price. The S&P 500 returned 12.0% a year.

Does VDC have NAV erosion?

What does VDC hold?

VDC's largest holdings are Walmart Inc (13.9%), Costco Wholesale Corp (12.1%), Procter & Gamble Co (9.9%). Its top ten make up 66% of the fund.

Is VDC or XLP better?

It depends on what the money is for. Our VDC vs XLP comparison puts their yields, costs, total returns and worst drops side by side.

Fund facts

Type: ETF
Issuer: Vanguard
Category: Consumer Defensive
Started: Jan 26, 2004
Expense ratio: 0.09%
Assets: $9.4B
Dividend yield: 1.96%
Paid in the last year: $4.8820 (4 payments)
Last payment: $1.2110 · ex Sep 23, 2026
Beta (3 years): 0.40

Income Calculator

At $4.88 / yr per share

Shares owned

Per payment (quarterly)$122.05

Annual$488.20

Monthly avg$40.68

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Fund facts from the fund's own reports via Yahoo Finance; payments and returns from SmarterDividends records. For information only, not investment advice.