VANGUARD CONSUMER STAPLES INDEX FUND ETF SHARES
Symbol: VDC
Exchange: NYSE
Sector: Consumer_Defensive
Category: Consumer Defensive
Inception date: 26/01/2004
Latest date: 15/10/2026
Current price: $234.93
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
4.56%
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
4.36%
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
6.50%
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
10.96%
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
12.06%
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
40.60%
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: 15/10/2025 - 15/10/2026.
Average daily return
0.045%
Best day
2.651%
Worst day
-2.379%
Days with data
251
Recent price history (last 90 days)
| Date | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15/10/2026 | $237.19 | $239.92 | $234.90 | $234.93 | 215,200 |
| 14/10/2026 | $230.04 | $233.48 | $229.78 | $233.41 | 167,400 |
| 13/10/2026 | $230.52 | $230.74 | $228.47 | $228.57 | 92,300 |
| 12/10/2026 | $226.49 | $229.00 | $226.23 | $228.90 | 104,900 |
| 09/10/2026 | $225.32 | $226.51 | $225.27 | $226.37 | 65,600 |
| 08/10/2026 | $222.62 | $226.69 | $222.62 | $226.04 | 91,800 |
| 07/10/2026 | $222.37 | $223.13 | $221.62 | $221.62 | 66,000 |
| 06/10/2026 | $220.05 | $222.54 | $220.05 | $221.78 | 109,600 |
| 05/10/2026 | $218.55 | $219.93 | $217.38 | $219.93 | 132,600 |
| 02/10/2026 | $218.52 | $218.81 | $217.46 | $218.48 | 138,000 |