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
117
Number of holdings117
Inception Date
Jan 26, 2004
Inception DateJan 26, 2004

What's in this fund

Sectors

As of March 31, 2026
Basic Materials89.33%
Consumer Cyclical9.22%
Industrials0.88%
Healthcare0.55%
Consumer Defensive0.02%

VAW Key Statistics

AUM
4.34B
AUM4.34B
Price-Earnings ratio
31.27
Price-Earnings ratio31.27
30-Day yield
1.40
30-Day yield1.40
Average volume
66.63K
Average volume66.63K
High today
$235.43
High today$235.43
Low today
$233.36
Low today$233.36
Open price
$233.36
Open price$233.36
Volume
17.46K
Volume17.46K
52 Week high
$245.26
52 Week high$245.26
52 Week low
$180.31
52 Week low$180.31
Expense ratio
0.09
Expense ratio0.09

Stock Snapshot

Vanguard Materials ETF(VAW) stock is priced at $234.91, giving the company a market capitalization of 3.12B. It carries a P/E multiple of 31.27 and pays a dividend yield of 1.6%.

On 2026-04-24, Vanguard Materials ETF(VAW) stock moved within a range of $233.36 to $235.43. With shares now at $234.91, the stock is trading +0.7% above its intraday low and -0.2% below the session's peak.

Trading activity shows a volume of 17.46K, compared to an average daily volume of 66.63K.

The stock's 52-week range extends from a low of $180.31 to a high of $245.26.

The stock's 52-week range extends from a low of $180.31 to a high of $245.26.

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