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Key Stats

Net Expense Ratio Total Assets Under Management Weighted Average Dividend Yield Turnover Ratio (Generic)
0.09% 7.347B 2.42% 9.00%
1 Year Fund Level Flows 1 Year Total Returns (Daily) Annualized Total Returns Since Inception (Daily) Max Drawdown (Since Inception)
179.68M -1.56% Upgrade Upgrade

Basic Info

Investment Strategy
The Fund seeks to track the performance of a benchmark index that measures the investment return of consumer staples stocks. It seeks to track the performance of the MSCI U.S. Investable Market Consumer Staples Index, an index of stocks of large-, mid-, and small-size U.S. companies within the consumer staples sector.
General
Security Type Mutual Fund
Broad Asset Class Sector Equity
Broad Category Equity
Global Peer Group Equity Sector Consumer Staples
Peer Group Consumer Goods Funds
Global Macro Equity Industry Sector
US Macro Sector Equity Funds
YCharts Categorization --
YCharts Benchmark --
Prospectus Objective Consumer Goods Funds
Fund Owner Firm Name Vanguard
Broad Asset Class Benchmark Index
^MSWNTR 100.0%

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Net Fund Flows Versus Peer Group

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1M
3M
6M
YTD
1Y
3Y
5Y
10Y
 
80.00B
60.00B
40.00B
20.00B
0
-20.00B
1 Month
% Rank: 6
-673.18M Peer Group Low
33.29M Peer Group High
1 Year
% Rank: 6
179.68M
-965.76M Peer Group Low
179.68M Peer Group High
3 Months
% Rank: 95
-115.99M Peer Group Low
38.92M Peer Group High
3 Years
% Rank: 57
-3.503B Peer Group Low
27.26M Peer Group High
6 Months
% Rank: 64
-377.00M Peer Group Low
49.71M Peer Group High
5 Years
% Rank: 6
-2.063B Peer Group Low
399.37M Peer Group High
YTD
% Rank: 6
-1.079B Peer Group Low
159.02M Peer Group High
10 Years
% Rank: 6
-2.791B Peer Group Low
2.328B Peer Group High
Date Unavailable

Performance Versus Peer Group

 
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YTD
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15Y
Total Return (NAV)
12.00%
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12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
Peer Group Rtn. (NAV)
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
12.00%
% Rank in Peer Group (NAV)
5.0
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Annual Total Returns Versus Peers

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Name
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
YTD
-7.71%
26.07%
10.93%
17.52%
-1.74%
2.38%
13.31%
2.99%
-8.71%
27.67%
15.90%
21.82%
-18.14%
23.79%
18.67%
20.69%
5.55%
21.97%
18.24%
20.50%
-5.50%
2.48%
2.65%
15.03%
2.52%
48.70%
45.98%
30.37%
-29.67%
52.68%
29.26%
23.48%
4.45%
24.95%
-0.81%
17.35%
1.13%
-7.45%
23.06%
18.45%
-19.91%
9.34%
-33.00%
56.13%
62.97%
0.03%
6.57%
10.12%
As of December 05, 2025.

Fundamentals

General
Distribution Yield --
Dividend Yield TTM (12-3-25) 2.22%
30-Day SEC Yield (10-31-25) 2.32%
7-Day SEC Yield --
Number of Holdings 107
Stock
Weighted Average PE Ratio 28.43
Weighted Average Price to Sales Ratio 2.675
Weighted Average Price to Book Ratio 8.379
Weighted Median ROE 34.71%
Weighted Median ROA 10.01%
ROI (TTM) 15.46%
Return on Investment (TTM) 15.46%
Earning Yield 0.0442
LT Debt / Shareholders Equity 1.306
Number of Equity Holdings 105
As of October 31, 2025

Growth Metrics

EPS Growth (1Y) 20.64%
EPS Growth (3Y) 10.24%
EPS Growth (5Y) 8.70%
Sales Growth (1Y) 3.16%
Sales Growth (3Y) 5.18%
Sales Growth (5Y) 6.55%
Sales per Share Growth (1Y) 37.41%
Sales per Share Growth (3Y) 6.35%
Operating Cash Flow - Growth Rate (3Y) 9.16%
As of October 31, 2025

Asset Allocation

As of October 31, 2025.
Type % Net
Cash 0.04%
Stock 99.86%
Bond 0.00%
Convertible 0.00%
Preferred 0.00%
Other 0.10%
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Top 10 Holdings

Name % Weight Price % Change
Walmart, Inc. 14.25% 115.64 0.70%
Costco Wholesale Corp. 12.95% 897.73 0.21%
Procter & Gamble Co. 11.14% 144.09 -0.87%
The Coca-Cola Co. 8.71% 69.99 -0.65%
PepsiCo, Inc. 4.74% 144.80 -1.43%
Philip Morris International, Inc. 4.21% 148.06 -0.35%
Altria Group, Inc. 3.36% 58.20 -0.25%
Mondelez International, Inc. 2.65% 55.48 -0.57%
Colgate-Palmolive Co. 2.13% 77.34 -0.33%
Monster Beverage Corp. 1.80% 73.52 0.35%

Fees & Availability

Fees
Actual 12B-1 Fee --
Actual Management Fee 0.08%
Administration Fee 1.13M%
Maximum Front Load --
Maximum Deferred Load --
Maximum Redemption Fee 0.00%
General Availability
Available for Insurance Product --
Available for RRSP --
Purchase Details
Open to New Investors Yes
Minimum Initial Investment 100000.0 None
Minimum Subsequent Investment 1.00 None

Basic Info

Investment Strategy
The Fund seeks to track the performance of a benchmark index that measures the investment return of consumer staples stocks. It seeks to track the performance of the MSCI U.S. Investable Market Consumer Staples Index, an index of stocks of large-, mid-, and small-size U.S. companies within the consumer staples sector.
General
Security Type Mutual Fund
Broad Asset Class Sector Equity
Broad Category Equity
Global Peer Group Equity Sector Consumer Staples
Peer Group Consumer Goods Funds
Global Macro Equity Industry Sector
US Macro Sector Equity Funds
YCharts Categorization --
YCharts Benchmark --
Prospectus Objective Consumer Goods Funds
Fund Owner Firm Name Vanguard
Broad Asset Class Benchmark Index
^MSWNTR 100.0%

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Fundamentals

General
Distribution Yield --
Dividend Yield TTM (12-3-25) 2.22%
30-Day SEC Yield (10-31-25) 2.32%
7-Day SEC Yield --
Number of Holdings 107
Stock
Weighted Average PE Ratio 28.43
Weighted Average Price to Sales Ratio 2.675
Weighted Average Price to Book Ratio 8.379
Weighted Median ROE 34.71%
Weighted Median ROA 10.01%
ROI (TTM) 15.46%
Return on Investment (TTM) 15.46%
Earning Yield 0.0442
LT Debt / Shareholders Equity 1.306
Number of Equity Holdings 105
As of October 31, 2025

Growth Metrics

EPS Growth (1Y) 20.64%
EPS Growth (3Y) 10.24%
EPS Growth (5Y) 8.70%
Sales Growth (1Y) 3.16%
Sales Growth (3Y) 5.18%
Sales Growth (5Y) 6.55%
Sales per Share Growth (1Y) 37.41%
Sales per Share Growth (3Y) 6.35%
Operating Cash Flow - Growth Rate (3Y) 9.16%
As of October 31, 2025

Fund Details

Key Dates
Inception Date 1/30/2004
Last Annual Report Date 8/31/2024
Last Prospectus Date 2/3/2025
Attributes
Index Fund Yes
Inverse Fund --
Leveraged Fund --
Fund of Funds No
Currency Hedged Fund --
Synthetic Replication Fund No

Top Portfolio Holders

Name % Weight
Portfolio A 5.00%
Portfolio B 3.50%
Portfolio C 2.25%
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Excel Add-In Codes

Name: =YCI("M:VCSAX", "name")
Broad Asset Class: =YCI("M:VCSAX", "broad_asset_class")
Broad Category: =YCI("M:VCSAX", "broad_category_group")
Prospectus Objective: =YCI("M:VCSAX", "prospectus_objective")
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