Vanguard - Consumer Staples ETF Symbol: VDC

The Consumer Staples ETF fund, symbol VDC, is an exchange traded fund (ETF) within the Vanguard family. There is one other fund which has an extremely return profile to VDC, which is VCSAX, a mutual fund from Vanguard Mutual Funds.

What is similar to VDC?

There is one other fund we track which has both daily movements and a return profile that are very similar to Vanguard's Consumer Staples ETF, but not identical, which is Vanguard Mutual Funds - Consumer Staples Index Fund Admiral Shares.

Similarity	Symbol	Fund Family	Fund Name	Compare
Extremely Similar	VCSAX	Vanguard Mutual Funds	Consumer Staples Index Fund Admiral Shares

What is the Vanguard Mutual Funds equivalent of VDC?

We track 1 Vanguard Mutual Funds mutual fund which is extremely similar to Vanguard's VDC: VCSAX (Consumer Staples Index Fund Admiral Shares).

Similarity	Symbol	Fund Family	Fund Name	Compare
Extremely Similar	VCSAX	Vanguard Mutual Funds	Consumer Staples Index Fund Admiral Shares

Which Vanguard funds are most similar to VDC?

Similarity	Symbol	Fund Family	Fund Name	Compare
Similar	VIG	Vanguard	Dividend Appreciation ETF
Somewhat Similar	VYM	Vanguard	High Dividend Yield ETF
Somewhat Similar	MGV	Vanguard	Mega Cap Value ETF
Somewhat Similar	VFMV	Vanguard	U.S. Minimum Volatility ETF
Somewhat Similar	VTV	Vanguard	Value ETF

Which Non-Vanguard funds are most similar to VDC?

Similarity	Symbol	Fund Family	Fund Name	Compare
Extremely Similar	VCSAX	Vanguard Mutual Funds	Consumer Staples Index Fund Admiral Shares
Similar	XLP	SPDR	The Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund
Similar	FDFAX	Fidelity	Select Consumer Staples Portfolio
Similar	IECS	iShares	Evolved U.S. Consumer Staples ETF
Similar	KXI	iShares	Global Consumer Staples ETF

Which Vanguard funds are negatively correlated to VDC?

Correlation	Symbol	Fund Family	Fund Name	Compare
-32.3%	VGLT	Vanguard	Long-Term Treasury ETF
-30.4%	VGSH	Vanguard	Short-Term Treasury ETF
-30.4%	VGIT	Vanguard	Intermediate-Term Treasury ETF
-28.7%	EDV	Vanguard	Extended Duration Treasury ETF
-7.3%	BSV	Vanguard	Short-Term Bond ETF
-6.6%	BIV	Vanguard	Intermediate-Term Bond ETF
-5.0%	BLV	Vanguard	Long-Term Bond ETF
9.8%	BND	Vanguard	Total Bond Market ETF
10.7%	VMBS	Vanguard	Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF
15.9%	VCLT	Vanguard	Long-Term Corporate Bond ETF

Which Non-Vanguard funds are negatively correlated to VDC?

Correlation	Symbol	Fund Family	Fund Name	Compare
-85.7%	SH	PowerShares	Short S&P500
-85.1%	DOG	PowerShares	Short Dow30
-85.0%	SDS	PowerShares	UltraShort S&P500
-84.6%	DXD	PowerShares	UltraShort Dow30
-83.1%	SPXU	PowerShares	UltraPro Short S&P500
-77.0%	MYY	PowerShares	Short MidCap400
-76.1%	SDP	PowerShares	UltraShort Utilities
-75.7%	MZZ	PowerShares	UltraShort MidCap400
-75.2%	EFZ	PowerShares	Short MSCI EAFE
-74.8%	REK	PowerShares	Short Real Estate