Vanguard Materials ETF

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About VAW

The fund tracks a market cap-weighted index of companies in the US materials sector. 

Index-Tracked
MSCI US Investable Market 2500 NR USD
Index-TrackedMSCI US Investable Market 2500 NR USD
Category
Natural Resources
CategoryNatural Resources
Number of holdings
118
Number of holdings118
Inception Date
Jan 26, 2004
Inception DateJan 26, 2004

What's in this fund

Sectors

As of December 31, 2025
Basic Materials88.63%
Consumer Cyclical10.24%
Healthcare0.58%
Industrials0.51%
Consumer Defensive0.04%

VAW Key Statistics

AUM
4.10B
AUM4.10B
Price-Earnings ratio
29.06
Price-Earnings ratio29.06
30-Day yield
1.62
30-Day yield1.62
Average volume
186.18K
Average volume186.18K
High today
$227.98
High today$227.98
Low today
$225.21
Low today$225.21
Open price
$225.78
Open price$225.78
Volume
101.22K
Volume101.22K
52 Week high
$227.98
52 Week high$227.98
52 Week low
$161.43
52 Week low$161.43
Expense ratio
0.09
Expense ratio0.09

Stock Snapshot

Vanguard Materials ETF(VAW) stock is priced at $227.60, giving the company a market capitalization of 2.93B. It carries a P/E multiple of 29.06 and pays a dividend yield of 1.7%.

On 2026-01-21, Vanguard Materials ETF(VAW) stock moved within a range of $225.21 to $227.98. With shares now at $227.60, the stock is trading +1.1% above its intraday low and -0.2% below the session's peak.

Trading volume for Vanguard Materials ETF(VAW) stock has reached 101.22K, versus its average volume of 186.18K.

The stock's 52-week range extends from a low of $161.43 to a high of $227.98.

The stock's 52-week range extends from a low of $161.43 to a high of $227.98.

Average Annual Return

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