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Vanguard Materials Index Fund ETF Shares VAW
NYSE Arca
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Weiss Ratings VAW - NYSE Arca Click to
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Rating C
Reward Index Fair
Reward Grade C
Risk Index Fair
Risk Grade C-
Valuation VAW - NYSE Arca Click to
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Price $225.76
Company Info VAW - NYSE Arca Click to
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Provider Vanguard
Manager/Tenure (Years) Kenny Narzikul (2), Jena Stenger (0)
Website http://www.vanguard.com
Phone Number 877-662-7447
Fund Information VAW - NYSE Arca Click to
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Fund Name Vanguard Materials Index Fund ETF Shares
Category Natural Resources
Sub-Category Natural Resources Sector Equity
Prospectus Objective Specialty - Unaligned
Inception Date Jan 26, 2004
Open/Closed To New Investors Open
Minimum Initial Investment --
Minimum Subsequent Investment --
Front End Fee --
Back End Fee --
Dividends and Shares VAW - NYSE Arca Click to
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Dividend Yield 1.55%
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Dividend Yield (Forward) 1.82%
Asset Allocation VAW - NYSE Arca Click to
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Cash 0.76%
Stock 98.88%
U.S. Stock 95.98%
Non-U.S. Stock 2.90%
Bond 0.00%
U.S. Bond 0.00%
Non-U.S. Bond 0.00%
Preferred 0.00%
Convertible 0.00%
Other Net 0.37%
Price History VAW - NYSE Arca Click to
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7-Day Total Return 6.57%
30-Day Total Return 11.63%
60-Day Total Return 17.00%
90-Day Total Return 10.19%
Year to Date Total Return 8.73%
1-Year Total Return 23.24%
2-Year Total Return 24.78%
3-Year Total Return 39.56%
5-Year Total Return 56.56%
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Closing Price $210.93
1-Month Low Price $198.85
1-Month High Price $211.79
52-Week Low Price $163.82
52-Week Low Price (Date) Apr 08, 2025
52-Week High Price $211.79
52-Week High Price (Date) Dec 26, 2025
NAV VAW - NYSE Arca Click to
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1-Month Low NAV $198.82
1-Month High NAV $211.72
52-Week Low NAV $163.90
52-Week Low NAV (Date) Apr 08, 2025
52-Week High NAV $211.72
52-Week High Price (Date) Dec 26, 2025
Beta / Standard Deviation VAW - NYSE Arca Click to
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Beta 1.04
Standard Deviation 17.59
Balance Sheet VAW - NYSE Arca Click to
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Total Assets 4.10B
Operating Ratios VAW - NYSE Arca Click to
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Expense Ratio 0.09%
Turnover Ratio 7.00%
Performance VAW - NYSE Arca Click to
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Last Bull Market Total Return 10.06%
Last Bear Market Total Return -16.91%