VDC vs. PSCC ETF Comparison

Comparison of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF - DNQ (VDC) to PowerShares S&P SmallCap Consumer Staples Portfolio (PSCC)
VDC

Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF - DNQ

VDC Description

The investment seeks to track the performance of a benchmark index. The fund employs an indexing investment approach designed to track the performance of the MSCI US Investable Market Index (IMI)/Consumer Staples 25/50, an index made up of stocks of large, mid-size, and small U.S. companies within the consumer staples sector, as classified under the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS). It attempts to replicate the target index by investing all, or substantially all, of its assets in the stocks that make up the index, holding each stock in approximately the same proportion as its weighting in the index. The fund is non-diversified.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$201.27

Average Daily Volume

100,206

Number of Holdings *

99

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market
PSCC

PowerShares S&P SmallCap Consumer Staples Portfolio

PSCC Description The PowerShares S&P SmallCap Consumer Staples Portfolio (Fund) is based on the S&P SmallCap 600® Capped Consumer Staples Index (Index). The Fund will normally invest at least 90% of its total assets in common stocks that comprise the Index. The Index is designed to measure the overall performance of common stocks of US consumer staples companies. These companies are principally engaged in the business of providing consumer goods and services that have non-cyclical characteristics, including tobacco, textiles, food and beverage, and nondiscretionary retail. The Index is a subset of the S&P SmallCap 600® Index, which is a float-adjusted, market-capitalization-weighted index reflecting the US small-cap market. The Fund and the Index are rebalanced and reconstituted quarterly.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$36.10

Average Daily Volume

13,963

Number of Holdings *

29

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market
Performance
Period VDC PSCC
30 Days -1.38% -3.21%
60 Days 1.12% -4.43%
90 Days 1.98% -6.51%
12 Months 2.41% -2.45%
29 Overlapping Holdings
Symbol Grade Weight in VDC Weight in PSCC Overlap
ANDE B 0.17% 4.64% 0.17%
BGS A 0.1% 2.24% 0.1%
CALM D 0.17% 6.07% 0.17%
CENT D 0.06% 1.0% 0.06%
CENTA C 0.17% 4.88% 0.17%
CHEF C 0.13% 3.02% 0.13%
CVGW B 0.07% 1.27% 0.07%
ENR B 0.13% 4.62% 0.13%
EPC B 0.13% 4.55% 0.13%
FDP A 0.11% 2.26% 0.11%
FIZZ F 0.1% 2.65% 0.1%
HAIN F 0.07% 1.42% 0.07%
IPAR F 0.17% 5.43% 0.17%
JBSS D 0.1% 2.38% 0.1%
JJSF F 0.14% 5.52% 0.14%
KLG A 0.12% 4.18% 0.12%
MED F 0.06% 0.94% 0.06%
MGPI F 0.1% 3.22% 0.1%
NUS F 0.08% 1.58% 0.08%
PSMT A 0.16% 5.16% 0.16%
SMPL A 0.18% 8.08% 0.18%
SPTN F 0.08% 1.74% 0.08%
THS C 0.13% 4.58% 0.13%
TR F 0.07% 1.4% 0.07%
UNFI F 0.06% 1.37% 0.06%
USNA D 0.07% 1.25% 0.07%
UVV A 0.11% 3.28% 0.11%
VGR D 0.12% 3.57% 0.12%
WDFC D 0.22% 7.85% 0.22%
VDC Overweight 70 Positions Relative to PSCC
Symbol Grade Weight
PG A 12.0%
COST C 10.03%
WMT C 7.95%
KO A 7.43%
PEP A 7.02%
PM A 4.39%
MDLZ A 3.46%
TGT D 2.92%
MO A 2.84%
CL A 2.61%
MNST D 1.73%
STZ C 1.69%
KMB A 1.62%
SYY D 1.54%
GIS B 1.52%
KR A 1.47%
KVUE F 1.36%
EL F 1.33%
ADM D 1.28%
DG D 1.26%
KDP A 1.23%
HSY C 1.08%
DLTR F 1.01%
KHC B 0.99%
CHD A 0.98%
MKC B 0.75%
TSN A 0.68%
BG B 0.63%
WBA F 0.62%
LW F 0.62%
CLX D 0.62%
K B 0.61%
CAG A 0.56%
SJM F 0.56%
TAP F 0.53%
CASY A 0.52%
PFGC D 0.51%
CELH C 0.51%
ELF D 0.51%
USFD C 0.5%
HRL A 0.44%
BJ A 0.44%
BRBR C 0.4%
CPB A 0.37%
SFM A 0.36%
INGR B 0.35%
FRPT C 0.33%
DAR F 0.32%
ACI D 0.31%
POST A 0.29%
FLO A 0.24%
COTY D 0.24%
COKE C 0.24%
SPB C 0.22%
LANC C 0.21%
SAM F 0.17%
GO F 0.16%
PPC A 0.15%
REYN B 0.14%
UTZ A 0.12%
HLF D 0.11%
IMKTA F 0.11%
WMK D 0.11%
VITL A 0.09%
NAPA F 0.07%
AVO A 0.07%
TPB A 0.07%
BYND F 0.07%
SKIN F 0.05%
OLPX F 0.04%
VDC Underweight 0 Positions Relative to PSCC
Symbol Grade Weight
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