VDC vs. PIO ETF Comparison

Comparison of Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF - DNQ (VDC) to PowerShares Global Water Portfolio (PIO)
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

$220.23

Average Daily Volume

90,375

Number of Holdings *

99

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

PowerShares Global Water Portfolio

PIO Description The PowerShares Global Water Portfolio (Fund) is based on the NASDAQ OMX Global Water Index. The Fund generally will invest at least 90% of its total assets in companies listed on a global exchange that create products designed to conserve and purify water for homes, businesses and industries. The Fund and the Index are rebalanced quarterly and reconstituted annually in April.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$41.28

Average Daily Volume

9,751

Number of Holdings *

12

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market
Performance
Period VDC PIO
30 Days 1.77% 0.73%
60 Days 0.76% -2.57%
90 Days 2.42% -1.88%
12 Months 21.96% 16.16%
0 Overlapping Holdings
Symbol Grade Weight in VDC Weight in PIO Overlap
VDC Overweight 99 Positions Relative to PIO
Symbol Grade Weight
PG A 12.41%
COST B 12.32%
WMT A 11.43%
KO D 8.35%
PM B 5.07%
PEP F 4.29%
MO A 3.21%
MDLZ F 3.14%
CL D 2.51%
TGT F 2.4%
KMB D 1.59%
KVUE A 1.56%
MNST C 1.39%
KR B 1.37%
GIS D 1.35%
STZ D 1.35%
SYY B 1.33%
KDP D 1.27%
KHC F 1.1%
ADM D 0.99%
HSY F 0.95%
CHD B 0.9%
K A 0.82%
MKC D 0.75%
CLX B 0.64%
TSN B 0.64%
DG F 0.63%
EL F 0.58%
CASY A 0.58%
USFD A 0.57%
SFM A 0.55%
CAG D 0.54%
PFGC B 0.52%
SJM D 0.49%
DLTR F 0.49%
BG F 0.48%
BJ A 0.46%
LW C 0.45%
TAP C 0.42%
BRBR A 0.39%
HRL D 0.38%
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 C 0.27%
ELF C 0.26%
CALM A 0.23%
FLO D 0.22%
WDFC B 0.21%
LANC C 0.19%
PPC C 0.18%
CELH F 0.18%
SAM C 0.18%
SMPL B 0.18%
JJSF B 0.17%
SPB C 0.17%
COTY F 0.16%
ENR B 0.16%
IPAR B 0.16%
UNFI A 0.16%
FDP B 0.15%
PSMT C 0.15%
THS D 0.14%
EPC D 0.13%
VITL D 0.13%
ANDE D 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 C 0.11%
FIZZ C 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 C 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 D 0.02%
VDC Underweight 12 Positions Relative to PIO
Symbol Grade Weight
PNR A -9.8%
ROP B -8.36%
ECL D -8.03%
WAT B -3.76%
XYL D -3.62%
VLTO D -3.58%
AWK D -2.95%
IEX B -2.91%
CNM D -2.64%
WMS D -1.91%
AOS F -1.72%
CWCO C -0.25%
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