VDC vs. RSPS: Latest Scorecard on Consumer-Staples ETFs

New metrics point to a tradeoff between VDC's lower-cost breadth versus RSPS's recent one-year edge.

Overview

Yahoo Finance’s head-to-head shows VDC at a 0.09% expense ratio versus 0.40% for RSPS and $9.05 billion in assets versus $249.67 million.
VDC tracks a broad, cap-weighted index with 100-plus holdings tilted to giants like Walmart, Costco, and Procter & Gamble, while RSPS equally weights 37 S&P 500 staples.
Over the 12 months to Feb. 4, 2026, RSPS returned 14.5% versus 11.5% for VDC, yet five-year growth favored VDC at $1,375 versus $1,073 on a $1,000 starting stake.
RSPS posts a slightly higher dividend yield at about 2.63% versus 2.10% for VDC and rebalances quarterly after more than 19 years in operation.
Risk measures show low betas for both funds (0.61 RSPS, 0.64 VDC) and a deeper five-year max drawdown for RSPS at -18.60% versus -16.55% for VDC.