Is VCR a good investment?

Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF (VCR) is a consumer sector ETF. As of September 11, 2026, ETF Copilot scores VCR 3.3 out of 10 — highest on Valuation (7.1), lowest on Growth (0.8). It trades at 22.9 times earnings, against its own median of 19.6. Its ten largest holdings are 55% of the fund.

Updated September 11, 2026

How is VCR rated? ETF Copilot scores Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF (VCR) 3.3 out of 10

As of September 11, 2026, ETF Copilot scores Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF (VCR) 3.3 out of 10 overall.

ETF Copilot scores (0–10 scale, higher is better):

Overall: 3.3 / 10
Growth: 0.8 / 10
Valuation: 7.1 / 10
Risk: 2.7 / 10
Quality: 2.7 / 10
Return: 3.9 / 10

What is VCR's expense ratio? 0.09% a year

As of September 11, 2026, VCR charges 0.09% a year, yields 0.84% and holds $6.6B in assets across 279 positions.

Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF (VCR) — cost, income and size
Measure	VCR
Expense ratio	0.09%
Dividend yield	0.84%
Assets under management	$6.6B
Holdings	279

Expense ratio, dividend yield and assets under management are reported by the fund and refreshed daily. Every other figure on this page is computed by ETF Copilot.

What stands out in VCR's data

U.S. consumer discretionary stocks — retail, travel, and brands tied to spending.

Expected growth trails most peers — the fund's holdings face a slower spending outlook.

A forward growth estimate of 10% sits behind the category median of 13%. Its EBITDA margin of 20.9% is also below average.

A consumer-spending bet that needs a broad-market core alongside it.

Why did VCR move this week? It fell 2.8% in the week to September 11, 2026 — Tesla and Booking drove it

VCR fell 2.8% in the week to September 11, 2026. The holdings that moved it most were Tesla (−2.9%), Booking (−10.9%) and Amazon.com (−0.8%); Signet Jewelers (+22.2%) pushed the other way.

Is VCR expensive right now? It trades at 22.9 times earnings, against its own median of 19.6

As of September 11, 2026, VCR is more expensive than 68% of its own 114 monthly readings since 2017 — 78 of those months were cheaper than today.

Trailing twelve-month, computed by ETF Copilot from the fund's holdings rather than quoted from a data provider, and rebuilt nightly.

What's inside VCR? 36% Magnificent 7

What's inside VCR: Size (Large 72%, Mid 17%, Small 12%); Geography (International 4%, US 96%); Tech 1.2%; Magnificent 7 36.0%; AI 11.5%.

What are VCR's top holdings? The ten largest are 55% of the fund

Amazon.com, Tesla, Home Depot, McDonald's, TJX, Booking, Starbucks, Lowe's, MercadoLibre and Marriott International are VCR's largest holdings, in that order.

More concentrated than 83% of Consumer ETFs.

Half of VCR's weight sits in its 7 largest positions, and once those weights are taken into account it behaves like 13 equally weighted holdings.

Cite this

ETF Copilot, “Vanguard Consumer Discretionary ETF (VCR) scores and holdings analysis”, as of September 11, 2026.
https://etf-copilot.com/etf/vcr