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Vanguard Consumer Staples Index Fund Admiral (VCSAX) Total Return
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Created with Highcharts 11.1.0Jul '24Oct '24Jan '25Apr '250.00%10.37%

Key Stats

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Net Expense Ratio Total Assets Under Management Weighted Average Dividend Yield Turnover Ratio (Generic)
0.09% 7.764B 2.26% 9.00%
1 Year Fund Level Flows 1 Year Total Returns (Daily) Annualized Total Returns Since Inception (Daily) Max Drawdown (Since Inception)
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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: 9
-26.20M Peer Group Low
154.45M Peer Group High
1 Year
% Rank: 6
319.57M
-574.84M Peer Group Low
319.57M Peer Group High
3 Months
% Rank: 6
-234.68M Peer Group Low
269.78M Peer Group High
3 Years
% Rank: 24
-2.389B Peer Group Low
44.48M Peer Group High
6 Months
% Rank: 6
-588.76M Peer Group Low
326.52M Peer Group High
5 Years
% Rank: 17
-3.842B Peer Group Low
549.21M Peer Group High
YTD
% Rank: 6
-702.01M Peer Group Low
305.85M Peer Group High
10 Years
% Rank: 6
-2.542B Peer Group Low
2.565B 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)
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% Rank in Peer Group (NAV)
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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%
6.07%
-8.71%
27.67%
15.90%
21.82%
-18.14%
23.79%
18.67%
6.06%
-15.82%
31.75%
11.57%
14.49%
-0.46%
2.98%
5.53%
-0.87%
-8.66%
26.39%
10.85%
16.70%
-2.84%
2.01%
13.87%
5.87%
5.55%
21.97%
18.24%
20.50%
-5.50%
2.48%
2.65%
-2.86%
-19.91%
9.34%
-33.00%
56.13%
62.97%
0.03%
6.57%
-4.34%
As of June 05, 2025.

Fundamentals

General
Distribution Yield --
Dividend Yield TTM (6-4-25) 2.35%
30-Day SEC Yield (4-30-25) 2.16%
7-Day SEC Yield --
Stock
Weighted Average PE Ratio 31.08
Weighted Average Price to Sales Ratio 2.950
Weighted Average Price to Book Ratio 9.165
Weighted Median ROE 41.72%
Weighted Median ROA 10.04%
ROI (TTM) 15.29%
Return on Investment (TTM) 15.29%
Earning Yield 0.0409
LT Debt / Shareholders Equity 1.330
As of April 30, 2025

Growth Metrics

EPS Growth (1Y) 20.37%
EPS Growth (3Y) 10.71%
EPS Growth (5Y) 10.51%
Sales Growth (1Y) 2.89%
Sales Growth (3Y) 6.02%
Sales Growth (5Y) 6.45%
Sales per Share Growth (1Y) 32.88%
Sales per Share Growth (3Y) 7.06%
Operating Cash Flow - Growth Ratge (3Y) 7.68%
As of April 30, 2025

Asset Allocation

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As of April 30, 2025.
Type % Net
Cash 0.05%
Stock 99.70%
Bond 0.00%
Convertible 0.00%
Preferred 0.00%
Other 0.25%
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Top 10 Holdings

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Name % Weight Price % Change
Costco Wholesale Corp 12.67% 1024.25 -2.61%
Walmart Inc 12.30% 98.22 -1.14%
Procter & Gamble Co 10.74% 163.79 -1.30%
Coca-Cola Co 7.90% 71.13 -0.34%
Philip Morris International Inc 5.19% 182.02 0.75%
PepsiCo Inc 4.24% 130.58 -0.88%
Altria Group Inc 3.34% 59.42 0.19%
Mondelez International Inc 3.04% 66.12 -0.77%
Colgate-Palmolive Co 2.41% 89.95 -0.28%
The Kroger Co 1.72% 66.03 -0.47%

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 (6-4-25) 2.35%
30-Day SEC Yield (4-30-25) 2.16%
7-Day SEC Yield --
Stock
Weighted Average PE Ratio 31.08
Weighted Average Price to Sales Ratio 2.950
Weighted Average Price to Book Ratio 9.165
Weighted Median ROE 41.72%
Weighted Median ROA 10.04%
ROI (TTM) 15.29%
Return on Investment (TTM) 15.29%
Earning Yield 0.0409
LT Debt / Shareholders Equity 1.330
As of April 30, 2025

Growth Metrics

EPS Growth (1Y) 20.37%
EPS Growth (3Y) 10.71%
EPS Growth (5Y) 10.51%
Sales Growth (1Y) 2.89%
Sales Growth (3Y) 6.02%
Sales Growth (5Y) 6.45%
Sales per Share Growth (1Y) 32.88%
Sales per Share Growth (3Y) 7.06%
Operating Cash Flow - Growth Ratge (3Y) 7.68%
As of April 30, 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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