Overview
The companies people buy from in any economy — food, drinks, household products — around 108 US consumer staples from Procter & Gamble to Costco.
Top Holdings
| Ticker | Holding | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| PG | Procter & Gamble | 11.8% |
| COST | Costco Wholesale | 11.2% |
| WMT | Walmart Inc. | 10.6% |
| KO | Coca-Cola Co. | 7.4% |
| PM | Philip Morris Intl | 6.2% |
| PEP | PepsiCo Inc. | 5.4% |
| MO | Altria Group | 3.1% |
| MDLZ | Mondelez Intl | 2.8% |
| CL | Colgate-Palmolive | 2.6% |
| KMB | Kimberly-Clark | 1.9% |
Fund Details
Investment Thesis
Staples are the portfolio's shock absorber: demand for toothpaste doesn't fall in recessions, and the sector's dividends have compounded through every crisis since the fund launched in 2004. The flat trailing year is the price of safety in a momentum market — the sector's value shows up when everything else falls. VDC owns the full cap spectrum for less than a third of XLP's fee structure with more holdings.
Who It's For
Defensive allocators and income investors who want the recession-resistant corner of the market held cheaply. The classic pairing against high-beta tech exposure.
10-Year History
| Year | Close | % Chg |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $122.74 | -- |
| 2017 | $135.02 | +10.0% |
| 2018 | $122.87 | -9.0% |
| 2019 | $152.35 | +24.0% |
| 2020 | $166.07 | +9.0% |
| 2021 | $190.98 | +15.0% |
| 2022 | $187.16 | -2.0% |
| 2023 | $187.16 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | $209.62 | +12.0% |
| 2025 | $218.00 | +4.0% |
| Year | Yield |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 2.50% |
| 2017 | 2.40% |
| 2018 | 2.80% |
| 2019 | 2.50% |
| 2020 | 2.40% |
| 2021 | 2.20% |
| 2022 | 2.40% |
| 2023 | 2.50% |
| 2024 | 2.30% |
| 2025 | 2.20% |
| Year | AUM | % Chg |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | $3B | -- |
| 2017 | $3.5B | +16.7% |
| 2018 | $4B | +14.3% |
| 2019 | $4.5B | +12.5% |
| 2020 | $5B | +11.1% |
| 2021 | $5.5B | +10.0% |
| 2022 | $6.5B | +18.2% |
| 2023 | $6B | -7.7% |
| 2024 | $7B | +16.7% |
| 2025 | $7.5B | +7.1% |
Historical figures are ETFHub estimates modelled from asset-class return patterns and may differ from official fund records. Data as of September 2026.
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