3 Defensive Sector ETFs a Retiree Can Buy and Hold for Decades

Groceries, prescriptions, and electricity keep getting paid even when retirement accounts are bleeding, but not every fund built around these necessities behaves the same way when markets crack. Three Vanguard ETFs share identical expense ratios yet delivered wildly different results across the worst selloffs of the past two decades.

Oct 28, 2026 - 15:00
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3 Defensive Sector ETFs a Retiree Can Buy and Hold for Decades
Groceries, prescriptions, and electricity keep getting paid even when retirement accounts are bleeding, but not every fund built around these necessities behaves the same way when markets crack. Three Vanguard ETFs share identical expense ratios yet delivered wildly different results across the worst selloffs of the past two decades.

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