VANGUARD CONSUMER STAPLES INDEX FUND ETF SHARES
Symbol: VDC
Exchange: NYSE
Sector: Consumer_Defensive
Category: Consumer Defensive
Inception date: 26/01/2004
Latest date: 16/07/2026
Current price: $232.34
Expense ratio: 0.09%
Period performance
Adjusted cumulative ETF performance, normalized to the first available adjusted price in the selected period.
Performance metrics
Period total return
0.84%
Ann. -52.77% (Sharpe / Sortino numerator)
Volatility
13.62%
Sharpe ratio
-4.141
VaR 95%
-2.08%
The performance chart and period total return use a rolling window to the latest adjusted close. For 1M/3M/6M/... periods, default behavior is Yahoo-style rolling (first session on or after "latest date minus N calendar months" through the latest quote). If the calendar is already in a new month, the last quote is near month-end, and there is no current-month data yet, the window switches to N full calendar months ending in that quote month. Sharpe, Sortino, VaR and related metrics still come from the latest batch row. Sharpe/Sortino use annualized excess return versus the US risk-free rate, so a positive chart can still show a negative ratio if annualized return is below cash.
Period total return
4.42%
Ann. 30.02% (Sharpe / Sortino numerator)
Volatility
14.70%
Sharpe ratio
1.795
VaR 95%
-1.36%
The performance chart and period total return use a rolling window to the latest adjusted close. For 1M/3M/6M/... periods, default behavior is Yahoo-style rolling (first session on or after "latest date minus N calendar months" through the latest quote). If the calendar is already in a new month, the last quote is near month-end, and there is no current-month data yet, the window switches to N full calendar months ending in that quote month. Sharpe, Sortino, VaR and related metrics still come from the latest batch row. Sharpe/Sortino use annualized excess return versus the US risk-free rate, so a positive chart can still show a negative ratio if annualized return is below cash.
Period total return
5.16%
Ann. 13.46% (Sharpe / Sortino numerator)
Volatility
12.87%
Sharpe ratio
0.764
VaR 95%
-1.17%
The performance chart and period total return use a rolling window to the latest adjusted close. For 1M/3M/6M/... periods, default behavior is Yahoo-style rolling (first session on or after "latest date minus N calendar months" through the latest quote). If the calendar is already in a new month, the last quote is near month-end, and there is no current-month data yet, the window switches to N full calendar months ending in that quote month. Sharpe, Sortino, VaR and related metrics still come from the latest batch row. Sharpe/Sortino use annualized excess return versus the US risk-free rate, so a positive chart can still show a negative ratio if annualized return is below cash.
Period total return
9.36%
Ann. 4.27% (Sharpe / Sortino numerator)
Volatility
13.74%
Sharpe ratio
0.046
VaR 95%
-1.22%
The performance chart and period total return use a rolling window to the latest adjusted close. For 1M/3M/6M/... periods, default behavior is Yahoo-style rolling (first session on or after "latest date minus N calendar months" through the latest quote). If the calendar is already in a new month, the last quote is near month-end, and there is no current-month data yet, the window switches to N full calendar months ending in that quote month. Sharpe, Sortino, VaR and related metrics still come from the latest batch row. Sharpe/Sortino use annualized excess return versus the US risk-free rate, so a positive chart can still show a negative ratio if annualized return is below cash.
Period total return
17.92%
Ann. 7.97% (Sharpe / Sortino numerator)
Volatility
12.40%
Sharpe ratio
0.350
VaR 95%
-1.16%
The performance chart and period total return use a rolling window to the latest adjusted close. For 1M/3M/6M/... periods, default behavior is Yahoo-style rolling (first session on or after "latest date minus N calendar months" through the latest quote). If the calendar is already in a new month, the last quote is near month-end, and there is no current-month data yet, the window switches to N full calendar months ending in that quote month. Sharpe, Sortino, VaR and related metrics still come from the latest batch row. Sharpe/Sortino use annualized excess return versus the US risk-free rate, so a positive chart can still show a negative ratio if annualized return is below cash.
Period total return
26.97%
Ann. 7.58% (Sharpe / Sortino numerator)
Volatility
11.71%
Sharpe ratio
0.337
VaR 95%
-1.15%
The performance chart and period total return use a rolling window to the latest adjusted close. For 1M/3M/6M/... periods, default behavior is Yahoo-style rolling (first session on or after "latest date minus N calendar months" through the latest quote). If the calendar is already in a new month, the last quote is near month-end, and there is no current-month data yet, the window switches to N full calendar months ending in that quote month. Sharpe, Sortino, VaR and related metrics still come from the latest batch row. Sharpe/Sortino use annualized excess return versus the US risk-free rate, so a positive chart can still show a negative ratio if annualized return is below cash.
Daily returns for period 12M
Daily simple returns from the same adjusted closes used by the performance chart: 16/07/2025 - 16/07/2026.
Average daily return
0.039%
Best day
2.651%
Worst day
-2.379%
Days with data
251
Recent price history (last 90 days)
| Date | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16/07/2026 | $227.89 | $232.36 | $227.89 | $232.34 | 132,000 |
| 15/07/2026 | $225.72 | $228.57 | $225.49 | $226.34 | 84,100 |
| 14/07/2026 | $229.40 | $229.56 | $226.26 | $226.29 | 85,000 |
| 13/07/2026 | $229.06 | $231.58 | $228.87 | $229.27 | 86,600 |
| 10/07/2026 | $225.95 | $228.22 | $225.91 | $228.14 | 156,000 |
| 09/07/2026 | $226.67 | $226.72 | $225.13 | $225.60 | 164,500 |
| 08/07/2026 | $231.00 | $231.60 | $228.75 | $228.81 | 307,500 |
| 07/07/2026 | $231.74 | $233.30 | $229.32 | $230.10 | 122,700 |
| 06/07/2026 | $230.00 | $230.60 | $226.30 | $228.20 | 170,100 |
| 02/07/2026 | $226.99 | $230.75 | $226.99 | $230.45 | 150,900 |