5 Defensive ETFs to Buy Before Recession

2. Vanguard Consumer Staples Fund (NYSE:VDC)

Vanguard Consumer Staples Fund (NYSE:VDC) is an exchange traded fund that invests in securities on the MSCI US Investable Market Index/Consumer Staples 25/50. The index comprises large, mid-cap, and small-cap companies that operate in the consumer staples sector in the United States.

Vanguard Consumer Staples Fund (NYSE:VDC) holds a large stake in The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG), a company that markets consumer packaged goods. Among the hedge funds being tracked by Insider Monkey, London-based investment firm Cedar Rock Capital is a leading shareholder in The Procter & Gamble Company (NYSE:PG), with 6 million shares worth more than $985 million.