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VCR vs XRT

Vanguard Consumer Discretionary Index Fund ETF Shares vs State Street SPDR S&P Retail ETF

VCR

Vanguard Consumer Discretionary Index Fund ETF Shares

Vanguard

Annual cost

0.09%

Fund size

$7.1B

XRT

State Street SPDR S&P Retail ETF

State Street Investment Management

Annual cost

0.35%

Fund size

$206M

Key differences

  • VCR costs 0.26% less per year.
  • VCR is significantly larger than XRT — larger funds tend to be more liquid and less likely to close.
  • Over the last 3 years, VCR has delivered higher annualized returns.

Side-by-side comparison

VCRXRT
Annual cost (TER)0.09%0.35%
Fund size (AUM)$7.1B$206M
Since20042006
Dividend yield0.73%0.81%
Asset classequityequity
Regionnorth americanorth america
Strategyindex trackingindex tracking
CAGR 1Y+13.2%+12.2%
CAGR 3Y+16.7%+11.7%
CAGR 5Y+6.5%-1.2%
Sharpe 3Y0.670.45
Volatility 1Y18.55%20.42%
Max drawdown-39.20%-47.02%

Green dot indicates the better value for that metric. Performance data is historical and does not predict future results.

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