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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 $234.17
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 1.43%
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Dividend Yield (Forward) 1.78%
Asset Allocation VAW - NYSE Arca Click to
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Cash 0.44%
Stock 99.16%
U.S. Stock 96.25%
Non-U.S. Stock 2.91%
Bond 0.00%
U.S. Bond 0.00%
Non-U.S. Bond 0.00%
Preferred 0.00%
Convertible 0.00%
Other Net 0.41%
Price History VAW - NYSE Arca Click to
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7-Day Total Return 1.56%
30-Day Total Return 11.04%
60-Day Total Return 16.67%
90-Day Total Return 21.68%
Year to Date Total Return 12.82%
1-Year Total Return 20.27%
2-Year Total Return 31.39%
3-Year Total Return 32.67%
5-Year Total Return 62.30%
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Closing Price $232.01
1-Month Low Price $213.96
1-Month High Price $232.01
52-Week Low Price $163.82
52-Week Low Price (Date) Apr 08, 2025
52-Week High Price $232.01
52-Week High Price (Date) Feb 03, 2026
NAV VAW - NYSE Arca Click to
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1-Month Low NAV $213.84
1-Month High NAV $231.94
52-Week Low NAV $163.90
52-Week Low NAV (Date) Apr 08, 2025
52-Week High NAV $231.94
52-Week High Price (Date) Feb 03, 2026
Beta / Standard Deviation VAW - NYSE Arca Click to
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Beta 1.00
Standard Deviation 17.40
Balance Sheet VAW - NYSE Arca Click to
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Total Assets 4.22B
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%