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Vanguard Consumer Staples Index Fund Admiral (VCSAX) Total Return
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Created with Highcharts 11.1.0Oct '24Jan '25Apr '25Jul '250.00%11.06%

Key Stats

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Net Expense Ratio Total Assets Under Management Weighted Average Dividend Yield Turnover Ratio (Generic)
0.09% 9.011B 2.22% 9.00%
1 Year Fund Level Flows 1 Year Total Returns (Daily) Annualized Total Returns Since Inception (Daily) Max Drawdown (Since Inception)
411.47M 12.17% 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
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6M
YTD
1Y
3Y
5Y
10Y
 
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-20.00B
1 Month
% Rank: 6
-170.95M Peer Group Low
141.84M Peer Group High
1 Year
% Rank: 6
411.47M
-940.91M Peer Group Low
411.47M Peer Group High
3 Months
% Rank: 6
-728.71M Peer Group Low
171.24M Peer Group High
3 Years
% Rank: 9
-2.140B Peer Group Low
56.43M Peer Group High
6 Months
% Rank: 6
-872.96M Peer Group Low
344.72M Peer Group High
5 Years
% Rank: 9
-2.969B Peer Group Low
472.73M Peer Group High
YTD
% Rank: 6
-872.96M Peer Group Low
344.72M Peer Group High
10 Years
% Rank: 6
-2.547B Peer Group Low
2.615B Peer Group High
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Performance Versus Peer Group

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

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2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
YTD
-7.71%
26.07%
10.93%
17.52%
-1.74%
2.38%
13.31%
6.27%
-8.71%
27.67%
15.90%
21.82%
-18.14%
23.79%
18.67%
10.48%
-15.82%
31.75%
11.57%
14.49%
-0.46%
2.98%
5.53%
-0.15%
-8.66%
26.39%
10.85%
16.70%
-2.84%
2.01%
13.87%
5.92%
-13.46%
31.63%
-2.07%
35.25%
-12.24%
14.15%
30.48%
10.73%
5.55%
21.97%
18.24%
20.50%
-5.50%
2.48%
2.65%
-0.72%
As of July 07, 2025.

Fundamentals

General
Distribution Yield --
Dividend Yield TTM (7-2-25) 2.22%
30-Day SEC Yield (5-31-25) 2.14%
7-Day SEC Yield --
Stock
Weighted Average PE Ratio 32.13
Weighted Average Price to Sales Ratio 3.016
Weighted Average Price to Book Ratio 9.389
Weighted Median ROE 41.60%
Weighted Median ROA 9.93%
ROI (TTM) 15.14%
Return on Investment (TTM) 15.14%
Earning Yield 0.0396
LT Debt / Shareholders Equity 1.316
As of May 31, 2025

Growth Metrics

EPS Growth (1Y) 20.18%
EPS Growth (3Y) 10.71%
EPS Growth (5Y) 10.74%
Sales Growth (1Y) 2.86%
Sales Growth (3Y) 6.09%
Sales Growth (5Y) 6.59%
Sales per Share Growth (1Y) 32.68%
Sales per Share Growth (3Y) 7.07%
Operating Cash Flow - Growth Ratge (3Y) 8.24%
As of May 31, 2025

Asset Allocation

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As of May 31, 2025.
Type % Net
Cash 0.03%
Stock 99.67%
Bond 0.00%
Convertible 0.00%
Preferred 0.00%
Other 0.30%
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Top 10 Holdings

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Name % Weight Price % Change
Costco Wholesale Corp 13.33% 987.02 0.47%
Walmart Inc 12.50% 98.36 0.77%
Procter & Gamble Co 11.33% 160.83 -0.23%
Coca-Cola Co 8.11% 71.35 0.62%
Philip Morris International Inc 4.65% 178.88 1.69%
PepsiCo Inc 4.47% 135.38 -0.81%
Altria Group Inc 3.32% 59.65 0.81%
Mondelez International Inc 2.86% 68.99 -0.82%
Colgate-Palmolive Co 2.37% 92.78 0.41%
Kimberly-Clark Corp 1.62% 132.12 -0.18%

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 (7-2-25) 2.22%
30-Day SEC Yield (5-31-25) 2.14%
7-Day SEC Yield --
Stock
Weighted Average PE Ratio 32.13
Weighted Average Price to Sales Ratio 3.016
Weighted Average Price to Book Ratio 9.389
Weighted Median ROE 41.60%
Weighted Median ROA 9.93%
ROI (TTM) 15.14%
Return on Investment (TTM) 15.14%
Earning Yield 0.0396
LT Debt / Shareholders Equity 1.316
As of May 31, 2025

Growth Metrics

EPS Growth (1Y) 20.18%
EPS Growth (3Y) 10.71%
EPS Growth (5Y) 10.74%
Sales Growth (1Y) 2.86%
Sales Growth (3Y) 6.09%
Sales Growth (5Y) 6.59%
Sales per Share Growth (1Y) 32.68%
Sales per Share Growth (3Y) 7.07%
Operating Cash Flow - Growth Ratge (3Y) 8.24%
As of May 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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