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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 $225.12
Company Info VAW - NYSE Arca Click to
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Provider Vanguard
Manager/Tenure (Years) Kenny Narzikul (3), Jena Stenger (1)
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 1.46%
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Dividend Yield (Forward) 1.59%
Asset Allocation VAW - NYSE Arca Click to
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Cash 0.71%
Stock 99.12%
U.S. Stock 94.82%
Non-U.S. Stock 4.30%
Bond 0.00%
U.S. Bond 0.00%
Non-U.S. Bond 0.00%
Preferred 0.00%
Convertible 0.00%
Other Net 0.17%
Price History VAW - NYSE Arca Click to
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7-Day Total Return 0.76%
30-Day Total Return -4.66%
60-Day Total Return -0.13%
90-Day Total Return -2.92%
Year to Date Total Return 9.68%
1-Year Total Return 11.14%
2-Year Total Return 12.08%
3-Year Total Return 39.55%
5-Year Total Return 39.42%
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Closing Price $219.85
1-Month Low Price $217.68
1-Month High Price $236.13
52-Week Low Price $190.36
52-Week Low Price (Date) Nov 20, 2025
52-Week High Price $244.13
52-Week High Price (Date) Feb 27, 2026
NAV VAW - NYSE Arca Click to
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1-Month Low NAV $217.60
1-Month High NAV $236.22
52-Week Low NAV $190.36
52-Week Low NAV (Date) Nov 20, 2025
52-Week High NAV $244.07
52-Week High Price (Date) Feb 27, 2026
Beta / Standard Deviation VAW - NYSE Arca Click to
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Beta 0.80
Standard Deviation 17.34
Balance Sheet VAW - NYSE Arca Click to
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Total Assets 4.49B
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 32.99%
Last Bear Market Total Return -16.91%