What is VDC's relative strength rating?

Relative strength percentiles for VDC are not available for the current snapshot date. TickerStance publishes RS ratings daily after each session close; check back after the next pipeline run.

What sector is VDC in?

VDC is classified under the Other sector per the TickerStance sector-classification pipeline, which maps U.S. equities to GICS-aligned sectors using exchange SIC codes and Massive Finance reference data.

Is VDC in a leading sector?

Sector RS percentile is not available for Other at this snapshot. Leading sector status (threshold: Other RS ≥ 70th percentile) cannot be determined until the next sector RS pipeline run.

VDC currently shows a 20-day average daily range (ADR%) of 1.2%, a 90-day beta versus the S&P 500 of -0.24. ADR% and ATR% are updated daily; beta is computed over a trailing 90-day window.

Does VDC have a seasonal pattern?

TickerStance computes VDC's month-by-month seasonality from its full daily price history: the average and median return for each calendar month, how often that month closed higher, and the best and worst months on record. These are historical frequencies, not forecasts — a strong seasonal month describes what VDC has tended to do in prior years, not a prediction of what comes next. The full month-by-month heatmap and win-rate table sit higher on this page.

When did VDC last report earnings?

No SEC EDGAR filings are linked to VDC in the current TickerStance fundamentals database. This can occur for tickers without a matched CIK (some ADRs, ETFs, and recently listed securities) or when the fundamentals pipeline has not yet processed this ticker.

Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (VDC) · Neutral

Free

Dossier · Pro

Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF · Other

$235.69▲+1.70%

Neutral · stance 47.8As of Monday, August 24, 2026, posted ~17:00 ET

VDC is not confirmed as a leader.

3m RS is unavailable, Market Stance is 47.8

Lenses litMarket-wide RS; lit = leaderboard

3 month—pctile

6 month—pctile

1 year—pctile

Classic—IBD pctile

LDR—leadership

0 of 5 lenses litLens definitions methodology

Quality filters2 of 4 pass

ADR%1.2%

A/DB

RVOL1.35×

$ Vol$36M

TODAY'S READ · AS OF 2026-08-24

As of 2026-08-24, Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (VDC) has a 3-month relative strength percentile of — within the TickerStance CS+ADRC universe (~5,000 tickers). The current market Stance is 47.8 (Neutral). Sector: Other. Average daily range 1.2%, relative volume 1.35×. TickerStance reports observed regime conditions across the full CS+ADRC universe; band assignment reflects current breadth, momentum, and macro inputs computed at the daily close. Percentile ranks run from 1 (weakest) to 99 (strongest) relative to all universe members on the same date.

Filed: May 2026

HOLDINGS

Top holdings of VDC

Top 25 holdings of VDC by portfolio weight
#	Holding	Weight	Value
1	WMT	14.71%	$1.4B
2	COST	12.00%	$1.1B
3	PG	9.24%	$852M
4	KO	8.69%	$802M
5	PM	4.65%	$429M
6	PEP	4.28%	$395M
7	MO	3.90%	$360M
8	MDLZ	2.68%	$247M
9	CL	2.36%	$218M
10	MNST	2.24%	$206M
11	Target Corp	2.03%	$187M
12	ADM	1.41%	$130M
13	KDP	1.40%	$129M
14	KR	1.38%	$127M
15	SYY	1.30%	$120M
16	KVUE	1.21%	$111M
17	CASY	1.10%	$102M
18	HSY	1.06%	$98M
19	KMB	1.01%	$93M
20	DG	0.92%	$84M
21	CHD	0.89%	$82M
22	DLTR	0.87%	$80M
23	KHC	0.84%	$78M
24	EL	0.83%	$76M
25	STZ	0.80%	$74M

Showing 25 of 103 holdings.

CONCENTRATION

Portfolio shape

64.8%Top 10 holdings

103Total holdings

101 (98%)Resolved tickers

SECTORS

Sector breakdown

Consumer Staples

49.0%

Consumer Discretionary

30.6%

Healthcare

15.9%

Materials

1.2%

Technology

0.8%

Other

0.2%

Unclassified

2.1%

FAQ

Fund FAQ

What does VDC hold?: VDC holds 103 positions; its three largest are WMT (14.71%), COST (12.00%), and PG (9.24%) as of May 2026.
How concentrated is VDC?: The top 10 holdings account for 64.8% of VDC's portfolio. Highly concentrated in top names.
What sectors does VDC cover?: VDC's largest sector exposures are Consumer Staples (49.0%), Consumer Discretionary (30.6%), and Healthcare (15.9%).
How fresh is this data?: Holdings are sourced from SEC N-PORT-P filings, published quarterly with a ~60 day lag. The most recent filing for VDC is dated May 2026.

Evidence · 1 of 3

Receipts behind the read

0 of 5 pass

Leadership

Is it leading?

Relative strength across horizons plus the leadership score.

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LDR

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StageWeinstein stage analysis

Stage 3 · Topping

Smart money

Who's accumulating?

Accumulation rating, relative volume, U/D ratio, breakout-day proof.

A/D ratingaccumulation / distribution

BAccum

RVOL todayvs 50d avg

1.35×

U/D ratiolast 50 sessions

1.07

Breakout volbreakout day vs 50d avg

+29%

50d avg $ volumeliquidity proxy

$36.2M

Risk profile

How much does it move?

Daily range, ATR, beta, and the math for a 1-ADR stop.

ADR% (20d)avg daily range

1.2%

ATR(14)14-day EMA

$3.40

ATR%ATR as % of close

1.44%

Beta vs SPY90d rolling

-0.24

1-ADR stoprisk from close $235.69

$232.83−1.2%

Evidence · 3 of 3

Market backdrop

Pull-back risk if Macro turns < 60

Trend44.9Are the major indexes going up or down lately?30% weight Breadth50.6Is the rally broad-based or narrow?30% weight Leadership42.4Who's leading?20% weight Macro59.0What does the credit & rates environment say?20% weight

Stance47.8● Neutral

Public attention · VDC

Is the crowd watching?

No attention data for this ticker yet — it joins the daily scan once a baseline builds.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

What is VDC's relative strength rating?: Relative strength percentiles for VDC are not available for the current snapshot date. TickerStance publishes RS ratings daily after each session close; check back after the next pipeline run.
What sector is VDC in?: VDC is classified under the Other sector per the TickerStance sector-classification pipeline, which maps U.S. equities to GICS-aligned sectors using exchange SIC codes and Massive Finance reference data.
Is VDC in a leading sector?: Sector RS percentile is not available for Other at this snapshot. Leading sector status (threshold: Other RS ≥ 70th percentile) cannot be determined until the next sector RS pipeline run.
How volatile is VDC?: VDC currently shows a 20-day average daily range (ADR%) of 1.2%, a 90-day beta versus the S&P 500 of -0.24. ADR% and ATR% are updated daily; beta is computed over a trailing 90-day window.
Does VDC have a seasonal pattern?: TickerStance computes VDC's month-by-month seasonality from its full daily price history: the average and median return for each calendar month, how often that month closed higher, and the best and worst months on record. These are historical frequencies, not forecasts — a strong seasonal month describes what VDC has tended to do in prior years, not a prediction of what comes next. The full month-by-month heatmap and win-rate table sit higher on this page.
When did VDC last report earnings?: No SEC EDGAR filings are linked to VDC in the current TickerStance fundamentals database. This can occur for tickers without a matched CIK (some ADRs, ETFs, and recently listed securities) or when the fundamentals pipeline has not yet processed this ticker.

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VDC monthly seasonality strip
	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
1	VDC Jan avg: 2.52% median: 1.41% win: 75% σ: 3.38% n: 4 2022-04-12 → 2026-07-31	VDC Feb avg: 3.18% median: 3.67% win: 75% σ: 4.10% n: 4 2022-04-12 → 2026-07-31	VDC Mar avg: -1.08% median: 0.11% win: 50% σ: 5.41% n: 4 2022-04-12 → 2026-07-31	VDC Apr avg: 1.03% median: 0.93% win: 60% σ: 2.45% n: 5 2022-04-12 → 2026-07-31	VDC May avg: -1.82% median: -3.61% win: 40% σ: 3.66% n: 5 2022-04-12 → 2026-07-31	VDC Jun avg: -0.76% median: -1.39% win: 40% σ: 2.40% n: 5 2022-04-12 → 2026-07-31	VDC Jul avg: 1.73% median: 2.19% win: 80% σ: 1.79% n: 5 2022-04-12 → 2026-07-31	VDC Aug avg: 0.38% median: -0.09% win: 50% σ: 3.55% n: 4 2022-04-12 → 2026-07-31 (current)	VDC Sep avg: -4.01% median: -3.77% win: 25% σ: 4.00% n: 4 2022-04-12 → 2026-07-31	VDC Oct avg: 0.53% median: -2.19% win: 25% σ: 5.95% n: 4 2022-04-12 → 2026-07-31	VDC Nov avg: 4.84% median: 4.68% win: 100% σ: 1.17% n: 4 2022-04-12 → 2026-07-31	VDC Dec avg: -2.33% median: -3.12% win: 25% σ: 3.42% n: 4 2022-04-12 → 2026-07-31

VDC monthly seasonality strip

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

Oct

Nov

Dec

VDC Jan avg: 2.52% median: 1.41% win: 75% σ: 3.38% n: 4 2022-04-12 → 2026-07-31

VDC Feb avg: 3.18% median: 3.67% win: 75% σ: 4.10% n: 4 2022-04-12 → 2026-07-31

VDC Mar avg: -1.08% median: 0.11% win: 50% σ: 5.41% n: 4 2022-04-12 → 2026-07-31

VDC Apr avg: 1.03% median: 0.93% win: 60% σ: 2.45% n: 5 2022-04-12 → 2026-07-31

VDC May avg: -1.82% median: -3.61% win: 40% σ: 3.66% n: 5 2022-04-12 → 2026-07-31

VDC Jun avg: -0.76% median: -1.39% win: 40% σ: 2.40% n: 5 2022-04-12 → 2026-07-31

VDC Jul avg: 1.73% median: 2.19% win: 80% σ: 1.79% n: 5 2022-04-12 → 2026-07-31

VDC Aug avg: 0.38% median: -0.09% win: 50% σ: 3.55% n: 4 2022-04-12 → 2026-07-31 (current)

VDC Sep avg: -4.01% median: -3.77% win: 25% σ: 4.00% n: 4 2022-04-12 → 2026-07-31

VDC Oct avg: 0.53% median: -2.19% win: 25% σ: 5.95% n: 4 2022-04-12 → 2026-07-31

VDC Nov avg: 4.84% median: 4.68% win: 100% σ: 1.17% n: 4 2022-04-12 → 2026-07-31

VDC Dec avg: -2.33% median: -3.12% win: 25% σ: 3.42% n: 4 2022-04-12 → 2026-07-31

Holding

Weight

Value

WMT

14.71%

$1.4B

COST

12.00%

$1.1B

9.24%

$852M

8.69%

$802M

4.65%

$429M

PEP

4.28%

$395M

3.90%

$360M

MDLZ

2.68%

$247M

2.36%

$218M

MNST

2.24%

$206M

Target Corp

2.03%

$187M

ADM

1.41%

$130M

KDP

1.40%

$129M

1.38%

$127M

SYY

1.30%

$120M

KVUE

1.21%

$111M

CASY

1.10%

$102M

HSY

1.06%

$98M

KMB

1.01%

$93M

0.92%

$84M

CHD

0.89%

$82M

DLTR

0.87%

$80M

KHC

0.84%

$78M

0.83%

$76M

STZ

0.80%

$74M

Added holdings in VDC
Holding	Before → after	Δ weight
Target Corp	1.66% → 2.03%	+0.36 pp
MOAltria Group Inc	3.55% → 3.90%	+0.35 pp
KOCoca-Cola Co/The	8.34% → 8.69%	+0.35 pp
ADMArcher-Daniels-Midland Co	1.11% → 1.41%	+0.30 pp
MNSTMonster Beverage Corp	1.98% → 2.24%	+0.25 pp

Holding

Before → after

Δ weight

Target Corp

1.66% → 2.03%

+0.36 pp

MOAltria Group Inc

3.55% → 3.90%

+0.35 pp

KOCoca-Cola Co/The

8.34% → 8.69%

+0.35 pp

ADMArcher-Daniels-Midland Co

1.11% → 1.41%

+0.30 pp

MNSTMonster Beverage Corp

1.98% → 2.24%

+0.25 pp

Trimmed holdings in VDC
Holding	Before → after	Δ weight
PGProcter & Gamble Co/The	10.04% → 9.24%	−0.79 pp
PEPPepsiCo Inc	4.76% → 4.28%	−0.47 pp
WMTWalmart Inc	15.03% → 14.71%	−0.31 pp
DGDollar General Corp	1.19% → 0.92%	−0.27 pp
KMBKimberly-Clark Corp	1.22% → 1.01%	−0.21 pp

Holding

Before → after

Δ weight

PGProcter & Gamble Co/The

10.04% → 9.24%

−0.79 pp

PEPPepsiCo Inc

4.76% → 4.28%

−0.47 pp

WMTWalmart Inc

15.03% → 14.71%

−0.31 pp

DGDollar General Corp

1.19% → 0.92%

−0.27 pp

KMBKimberly-Clark Corp

1.22% → 1.01%

−0.21 pp

Exited holdings in VDC
Holding	Before → after	Δ weight
CVGWCalavo Growers Inc	0.05% → —	—

Holding

Before → after

Δ weight

CVGWCalavo Growers Inc

0.05% → —

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Holdings of VDC on stock-RS leaderboards
Ticker	Weight	Lens	Rank	Stage
ELF	0.21%	3M RS	57	—
EPC	0.10%	3M RS	192	Stage 2
UTZ	0.07%	3M RS	94	—
HNST	0.04%	6M RS	106	Stage 2

Ticker

Weight

Lens

Rank

Stage

ELF

0.21%

3M RS

—

EPC

0.10%

3M RS

192

Stage 2

UTZ

0.07%

3M RS

—

HNST

0.04%

6M RS

106

Stage 2

VDC is not confirmed as a leader.

Top holdings of VDC

Portfolio shape

Sector breakdown

Fund FAQ

Receipts behind the read

Is it leading?

Who's accumulating?

How much does it move?

Market backdrop

Is the crowd watching?

Frequently asked questions

VDC is not confirmed as a leader.

§ Seasonality

Top holdings of VDC

Portfolio shape

Sector breakdown

What the holdings are doing

Between filings

Leaders inside VDC

Funds similar to VDC

Fund FAQ

Receipts behind the read

Is it leading?

Who's accumulating?

How much does it move?

Market backdrop

Is the crowd watching?

Frequently asked questions

§ Seasonality

What the holdings are doing

Between filings

Leaders inside VDC

Funds similar to VDC

Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (VDC) — Stance & relative strength

VDC is not confirmed as a leader.

Top holdings of VDC

Portfolio shape

Sector breakdown

Fund FAQ

Receipts behind the read

Is it leading?

Who's accumulating?

How much does it move?

Market backdrop

Is the crowd watching?

Frequently asked questions

Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF (VDC) — Stance & relative strength

VDC is not confirmed as a leader.

Top holdings of VDC

Portfolio shape

Sector breakdown

What the holdings are doing

Between filings

Leaders inside VDC

Funds similar to VDC

Fund FAQ

Receipts behind the read

Is it leading?

Who's accumulating?

How much does it move?

Market backdrop

Is the crowd watching?

Frequently asked questions

What the holdings are doing

Between filings

Leaders inside VDC

Funds similar to VDC