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
114
Number of holdings114
Inception Date
Jan 26, 2004
Inception DateJan 26, 2004

What's in this fund

Sectors

As of June 30, 2025
Basic Materials85.97%
Consumer Cyclical11.53%
Industrials1.68%
Healthcare0.82%

Top 10 Holdings (56.63% of total assets)

As of June 30, 2025
NameSymbol% Assets
Linde plcLIN16.94%
Sherwin-WilliamsSHW6.26%
EcolabECL5.25%
NewmontNEM5.01%
Freeport-McMoRanFCX4.76%
CRH Public Limited CompanyCRH4.75%
Air Products & ChemicalsAPD4.59%
CortevaCTVA3.89%
VulcanVMC2.63%
Martin MariettaMLM2.55%

VAW Key Statistics

AUM
3.90B
AUM3.90B
Price-Earnings ratio
25.88
Price-Earnings ratio25.88
30-Day yield
1.76
30-Day yield1.76
Average volume
33.04K
Average volume33.04K
High today
$200.35
High today$200.35
Low today
$199.14
Low today$199.14
Open price
$199.30
Open price$199.30
Volume
21.26K
Volume21.26K
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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