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 IMI/Materials 25-50 GR USD
Index-TrackedMSCI US IMI/Materials 25-50 GR USD
Category
Natural Resources
CategoryNatural Resources
Number of holdings
117
Number of holdings117
Inception Date
Jan 26, 2004
Inception DateJan 26, 2004

What's in this fund

Sectors

As of May 31, 2025
Basic Materials85.96%
Consumer Cyclical11.69%
Industrials1.52%
Healthcare0.83%

Top 10 Holdings (56.40% of total assets)

As of May 31, 2025
NameSymbol% Assets
Linde plcLIN17.15%
Sherwin-WilliamsSHW6.64%
EcolabECL5.26%
CRH Public Limited CompanyCRH4.79%
NewmontNEM4.61%
Air Products & ChemicalsAPD4.61%
Freeport-McMoRanFCX4.29%
CortevaCTVA3.75%
VulcanVMC2.71%
Martin MariettaMLM2.59%

VAW Key Statistics

AUM
3.66B
AUM3.66B
Price-Earnings ratio
25.47
Price-Earnings ratio25.47
30-Day yield
1.77
30-Day yield1.77
Average volume
117.57K
Average volume117.57K
High today
$193.40
High today$193.40
Low today
$190.01
Low today$190.01
Open price
$190.88
Open price$190.88
Volume
36.38K
Volume36.38K
52 Week high
$215.82
52 Week high$215.82
52 Week low
$161.43
52 Week low$161.43
Expense ratio
0.09
Expense ratio0.09
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Average Annual Return

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