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VAW

Vanguard Materials Index Fund ETF Shares

Vanguard · US Sector - Materials

Expense Ratio
0.09%
AUM
$3.1B
Yield
1.34%

Vanguard Materials Index Fund ETF Shares (VAW) is an exchange-traded fund issued by Vanguard that provides exposure to us sector - materials securities. It charges a low expense ratio of 0.09%. The fund offers a moderate dividend yield of 1.34%. Launched in 2004, the fund has a 22-year track record.

Performance Chart

Indexed to 100 at start (5-year comparison)

80 92 104 116 128 140 2021-04 2022-07 2023-10 2025-01 2026-04
VAW +34.4%

Returns

1M
+4.3%
3M
+5.3%
6M
+16.5%
YTD
+12.1%
1Y
+36.9%
3Y
+33.2%
5Y
+34.4%

Top Holdings

# Name Ticker Weight
1 Linde plc LIN 14.44%
2 Newmont Corporation NEM 8.63%
3 Freeport-McMoRan Inc. FCX 5.95%
4 The Sherwin-Williams Company SHW 5.20%
5 CRH plc CRH 4.89%
6 Ecolab Inc. ECL 4.78%
7 Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. APD 3.58%
8 Corteva, Inc. CTVA 3.29%
9 Vulcan Materials Company VMC 2.49%
10 Martin Marietta Materials, Inc. MLM 2.48%

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