VDC vs. SPHD ETF Comparison

Comparison of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF - DNQ (VDC) to PowerShares S&P 500 High Dividend Portfolio (SPHD)

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

$222.48

Average Daily Volume

91,300

Number of Holdings ^*

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market

SPHD

PowerShares S&P 500 High Dividend Portfolio

SPHD Description

The PowerShares S&P 500® High Dividend Portfolio (the “Fund”) seeks investment results that generally correspond (before fees and expenses) to the price and yield of the S&P 500 Low Volatility High Dividend Index (the “Underlying Index”). The Fund generally will invest at least 90% of its total assets in common stocks that comprise the Underlying Index. Standard & Poor’s® compiles, maintains and calculates the Underlying Index, which is composed of 50 securities traded on the S&P 500 Index that historically have provided high dividend yields and low volatility. The Fund and the Index are rebalanced and reconstituted semi-annually, in January and July

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$51.46

Average Daily Volume

649,218

Number of Holdings ^*

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market

Performance

Period	VDC	SPHD
30 Days	3.64%	3.16%
60 Days	2.01%	2.67%
90 Days	3.00%	5.71%
12 Months	23.09%	33.88%

9 Overlapping Holdings

Symbol	Grade	Weight in VDC	Weight in SPHD	Overlap
CAG	D	0.54%	1.79%	0.54%
GIS	D	1.35%	1.45%	1.35%
HRL	D	0.38%	1.4%	0.38%
K	A	0.82%	2.24%	0.82%
KHC	D	1.1%	1.85%	1.1%
KVUE	A	1.56%	2.31%	1.56%
MO	A	3.21%	3.12%	3.12%
PM	A	5.07%	2.4%	2.4%
SJM	C	0.49%	1.49%	0.49%

VDC Overweight 90 Positions Relative to SPHD

Symbol	Grade	Weight
PG	A	12.41%
COST	A	12.32%
WMT	A	11.43%
KO	D	8.35%
PEP	F	4.29%
MDLZ	F	3.14%
CL	D	2.51%
TGT	F	2.4%
KMB	C	1.59%
MNST	B	1.39%
KR	A	1.37%
STZ	F	1.35%
SYY	C	1.33%
KDP	D	1.27%
ADM	D	0.99%
HSY	F	0.95%
CHD	B	0.9%
MKC	D	0.75%
CLX	C	0.64%
TSN	B	0.64%
DG	F	0.63%
EL	F	0.58%
CASY	B	0.58%
USFD	A	0.57%
SFM	A	0.55%
PFGC	B	0.52%
DLTR	D	0.49%
BG	D	0.48%
BJ	B	0.46%
LW	C	0.45%
TAP	C	0.42%
BRBR	A	0.39%
INGR	B	0.38%
CPB	D	0.38%
FRPT	B	0.3%
WBA	F	0.28%
ACI	C	0.28%
DAR	C	0.28%
COKE	C	0.28%
POST	B	0.27%
ELF	C	0.26%
CALM	B	0.23%
FLO	C	0.22%
WDFC	C	0.21%
LANC	C	0.19%
PPC	C	0.18%
CELH	F	0.18%
SAM	C	0.18%
SMPL	B	0.18%
JJSF	C	0.17%
SPB	C	0.17%
COTY	F	0.16%
ENR	B	0.16%
IPAR	B	0.16%
UNFI	B	0.16%
FDP	B	0.15%
PSMT	C	0.15%
THS	D	0.14%
EPC	D	0.13%
VITL	D	0.13%
ANDE	F	0.13%
CENTA	C	0.13%
CHEF	A	0.13%
REYN	D	0.13%
UTZ	D	0.12%
UVV	B	0.12%
TPB	B	0.11%
WMK	B	0.11%
FIZZ	B	0.11%
SPTN	D	0.1%
GO	C	0.1%
IMKTA	C	0.1%
KLG	C	0.1%
HAIN	C	0.1%
JBSS	D	0.09%
BGS	F	0.09%
NAPA	B	0.08%
HLF	D	0.08%
AVO	C	0.07%
MGPI	F	0.07%
TR	B	0.06%
USNA	C	0.06%
CVGW	D	0.06%
CENT	C	0.05%
BYND	F	0.05%
SENEA	B	0.04%
NUS	D	0.04%
MED	F	0.03%
OLPX	D	0.03%
SKIN	F	0.02%

VDC Underweight 41 Positions Relative to SPHD

Symbol	Grade	Weight
KMI	B	-3.05%
BMY	B	-2.93%
T	A	-2.78%
VZ	B	-2.74%
OKE	B	-2.62%
CCI	D	-2.54%
VICI	C	-2.47%
SPG	A	-2.47%
D	C	-2.42%
WMB	B	-2.4%
ETR	A	-2.25%
EVRG	A	-2.2%
O	D	-2.13%
GILD	B	-2.13%
AMCR	D	-2.09%
PNW	A	-2.02%
VTRS	B	-2.02%
PFE	D	-1.98%
UPS	C	-1.95%
WEC	A	-1.95%
EIX	A	-1.92%
ES	D	-1.91%
LYB	F	-1.85%
FRT	A	-1.82%
EXC	C	-1.81%
IBM	C	-1.79%
HST	C	-1.76%
FE	D	-1.76%
PRU	A	-1.75%
DOW	F	-1.74%
DUK	C	-1.71%
IPG	C	-1.69%
CVX	A	-1.67%
CSCO	A	-1.62%
DRI	B	-1.61%
MDT	D	-1.48%
EMN	D	-1.38%
XOM	C	-1.37%
OMC	C	-1.36%
ABBV	D	-1.35%
JNJ	D	-1.29%