Through Wednesday’s close, the S&P 500 was down nearly 11% in 2025, and the Nasdaq Composite has been on an even steeper fall — crashing around 16% since January. A couple of Vanguard funds that investors may want to consider adding to their portfolios today are the Vanguard Utilities Index Fund ETF (NYSEMKT: VPU) and the Vanguard Consumer Staples Index Fund ETF (NYSEMKT: VDC), two ETFs that focus on sectors with particular resistance to recessionary pressures. Whether you’re looking at investments to hang on to for the long term or just for some safety in the short run, here’s why these can be attractive funds to load up on right now.https://www.fool.com/investing/2025/04/17/buy-these-2-vanguard-etfs-for-long-term-safety-ami/?source=eptyholnk0000202&utm_source=yahoo-host-full&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=article&referring_guid=88ddd6ee-29ac-4dca-9fbe-7291fd86f674&.tsrc=rss