VCR ETF — Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF

Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF (VCR)

VCR is a low-cost ETF that tracks the MSCI US Investable Market Consumer Discretionary 25/50 Index. As of September 3, 2026, its distribution rate is 0.72%, its trailing-12-month yield is 0.73%, its expense ratio is 0.09%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 69/100 (Generally safe). Total return is 942.1% over the past 22.6 years, 13.0 points ahead of SPY at 929.1%.

At the current 0.72% distribution rate, a $10,000 investment would generate approximately $72 per year, or $6.00 per month on an equivalent basis. Actual quarterly payments vary.

Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF tracks the MSCI US Investable Market Consumer Discretionary 25/50 Index, holding a broad range of large, mid-size, and small U.S. companies in the consumer discretionary sector weighted to match the index. The fund offers a modest distribution rate with quarterly distributions and carries a low expense ratio of 0.09%. It appeals to investors seeking broad exposure to the consumer discretionary sector through a low-cost, passively managed approach.

VCR performance versus SPY

Data as of September 3, 2026.

Total return is 942.1% over the past 22.6 years, 13.0 points ahead of SPY at 929.1%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 15.6%.

VCR key facts

Data as of September 3, 2026.

Distribution Safety Score™

69 · Generally safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

0.50%

Issuer

Vanguard

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

01/26/2004

Expense ratio

0.09%

Distribution rate

0.72%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

0.73%

Last close

$391.04

NAV

$386.22

Premium / discount

1.25% premium

AUM

$5,926,207,135

Average volume

64301.0

Last dividend

$0.707

Last ex-dividend date

06/24/2026

Last payment date

06/26/2026

Beta

1.2

P/E ratio

24.0572

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (0.72%) is the latest regular payout annualized by the fund's stated frequency, divided by the last close. Issuers often publish this as “Distribution Rate” on the fact sheet. Trailing-12-month yield (0.73%) is the sum of distributions paid in the last 12 months, split-adjusted, divided by the last close. It lags a recent raise or cut. We show a 30-day SEC yield when the fund publishes one. Schwab and other issuers may report a TTM distribution yield or SEC yield on a different date — all can be valid; they are not interchangeable. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss. Figures below use Dividend Vision data as of September 3, 2026.

Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology · SEC yield

Sources and review

Data as of September 3, 2026.

Primary sources: Vanguard or company page; Index: MSCI US Investable Market Consumer Discretionary 25/50 Index; prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

VCR risks and drawbacks

VCR's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are quarterly, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 15.6%.

Who may consider VCR — and who may not

VCR may suit someone looking for low-cost broad dividend exposure. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (VCR pays quarterly); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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