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Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF (VCR) belongs to the Consumer Discretionary Equities category. Below you'll find alternative ETFs from the same category, ranked by key criteria, plus funds that investors commonly compare with VCR. Use the tables to find lower-cost options, better risk-adjusted returns, or a closer substitute for your current allocation.

Cheapest Alternatives to VCR

VCR charges 0.10% annually. There is 1 ETF in the Consumer Discretionary Equities category with a lower expense ratio, going as low as 0.08%.


Best Risk-Adjusted Alternatives to VCR

VCR has a PortfoliosLab risk / return rank of 19. There are 5 ETFs in the Consumer Discretionary Equities category with higher risk-adjusted ranks, going as high as 95.


Top Performing VCR Alternatives (YTD)

VCR is at 0.01% YTD. There are 10 ETFs in the Consumer Discretionary Equities category with higher YTD returns, going as high as 58.10%.


Lowest Volatility Alternatives to VCR

VCR has 18.46% 1-year volatility. There are 11 ETFs in the Consumer Discretionary Equities category with lower 1-year volatility, going as low as 12.09%.


Lowest Drawdown Alternatives to VCR

VCR has a 1-year max drawdown of -15.59%. There are 13 ETFs in the Consumer Discretionary Equities category with shallower 1-year drawdowns, going as shallow as -7.83%.


Other ETFs from Vanguard

The 10 most viewed Vanguard ETFs shown here include VOO, VTI, VGT and span 8 categories. AUM among these funds goes as high as $2T.


Often Compared With VCR

Investors most often compare VCR with VDC, XRT, LIT. These 20 comparison targets span 13 categories, based on PortfoliosLab usage data.


SymbolNameCategoryRisk / Return RankYTD ReturnAUMInception
Vanguard Consumer Staples ETFConsumer Staples Equities
9
5.11%
9.50BJan 2004VCR vs VDC
SPDR S&P Retail ETFConsumer Discretionary Equities
18
-1.60%
646.33MJun 2006VCR vs XRT
Global X Lithium & Battery Tech ETFCommodity Producers Equities
95
33.21%
2.24BJul 2010VCR vs LIT
Vanguard Information Technology Index Fund Admiral...Technology Equities
79
31.98%
144.20BMar 2004VCR vs VITAX
First Trust Consumer Discretionary AlphaDEX FundConsumer Discretionary Equities
18
-1.49%
261.53MMay 2007VCR vs FXD
Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Consumer Discretionar...Consumer Discretionary Equities, S&P 500
14
-3.92%
274.32MNov 2006VCR vs RSPD
Fidelity Select Retailing PortfolioConsumer Discretionary Equities
2
3.14%
Dec 1985VCR vs FSRPX
Global X E-commerce ETFConsumer Discretionary Equities
6
-13.52%
27.72MNov 2018VCR vs EBIZ
Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETFLarge Cap Growth Equities
46
8.61%
50.60BSep 2010VCR vs VONG
iShares Global Clean Energy ETFAlternative Energy Equities
91
44.55%
3.21BJun 2008VCR vs ICLN
Amplify Online Retail ETFConsumer Discretionary Equities
9
-9.26%
117.88MApr 2016VCR vs IBUY
Invesco S&P SmallCap Information Technology ETFTechnology Equities
91
56.03%
541.95MApr 2010VCR vs PSCT
Invesco DWA Consumer Cyclicals Momentum ETFMomentum, Consumer Discretionary Equities
13
-4.66%
22.91MOct 2006VCR vs PEZ
iShares Global Real Estate Index ETFREIT
21
7.97%
280.94MAug 2008VCR vs CGR.TO
iShares iBonds Dec 2024 Term Treasury ETFGovernment Bonds1.55BFeb 2020VCR vs IBTE
Vanguard FTSE All-World ex-US Small-Cap Index Fund...Foreign Small & Mid Cap Equities
50
11.67%
13.90BFeb 2019VCR vs VFSAX
Xtrackers MSCI World Consumer Discretionary UCITS ...Consumer Discretionary Equities
15
-1.07%
Mar 2016VCR vs XDWC.DE
iShares Premium Money Market ETFMoney Market
99
0.97%
2.67BFeb 2008VCR vs CMR.TO
iShares S&P 500 Consumer Discretionary Sector UCIT...Consumer Discretionary Equities, S&P 500
22
-0.42%
631.48MNov 2015VCR vs ICDU.L
iShares China Index ETFChina Equities
13
-4.33%
183.52MJan 2010VCR vs XCH.TO

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