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Vanguard Materials (VAW)

Materials ETF · Vanguard · NYSE ARCA · 113 holdings
$227.88 ▼ -0.65 (0.28%)
At close · USD · Volume 92,700
Returns and riskCostIncomeDividend historyHoldingsX-Ray look-throughQuestions
52-week range
$190.29 – $245.26
Day's range
$225.51 – $230.25
1-year total return
+20.2%

VAW price chart

Daily, split-corrected, distributions markedEnd-of-day prices

VAW fund facts

FundVanguard Materials Index Fund ETF Shares
TickerVAW · NYSE ARCA
Issuer (by our rules)Vanguard
Category (by our rules)Materials
Expense ratio0.09%
Holdings113
Net assets (fund, SEC)$4.5B
Yield (last 12 months)1.40%
DistributionsQuarterly
52-week range$190.29 – $245.26
Average volume (3 months)73,159
First price in our data30 Jan 2004
Issuer and category are assigned by StocksXray rules from the fund name. Expense ratio and net assets come from SEC filings; where a fund does not file them (for example grantor trusts) the field stays empty.

Returns and risk

1 month
+2.1%
3 months
−1.8%
6 months
−2.9%
Year to date
+11.0%
1 year
+20.2%
3 years a year
+11.7%
5 years a year
+5.2%
10 years a year
+10.1%
Volatility (1 year)
19.3%
Largest drop, last year
−13.4%
Largest drop in our data
−62.2%
Total return includes distributions, from end-of-day prices adjusted for splits and distributions, to 6 Nov 2026. Periods of 3 years and longer are annualised and shown only when the fund's history is long enough. Volatility is the standard deviation of daily returns over the last year, annualised. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

Cost: expense ratio

0.09% a year

On $10,000 invested that is about $9 a year in fund costs, taken out of the fund's assets.

Source: the fund's prospectus, as filed with the SEC on 30 Jun 2026 (risk/return summary data). Brokerage commissions and the bid-ask spread are separate costs.

Income: distributions

Paid, last 12 months
3.18 USD
Yield on today's price
1.40%
Frequency
Quarterly
Latest ex-date
23 Sep 2026
Full VAW dividend history →
Cash paid per current share (restated for share splits), before tax, from our market-data provider.

VAW top holdings

#HoldingWeight
1 Linde PLC LIN 14.62%
2 Newmont Corp NEM 8.77%
3 Freeport-McMoRan Inc FCX 7.01%
4 Sherwin-Williams Co/The SHW 5.13%
5 Ecolab Inc ECL 4.64%
6 CRH PLC CRH 4.07%
7 Air Products and Chemicals Inc APD 4.03%
8 Corteva Inc 3.66%
9 Nucor Corp NUE 3.57%
10 Vulcan Materials Co VMC 2.27%
The top 10 make up 57.8% of the fund, out of 113 holdings.
Positions as of 31 Aug 2026, from the fund's Form N-PORT filed with the SEC. Public N-PORT holdings are quarter-end positions published about 60 days later, so they can be months old and the fund may have changed since.

X-Ray look-through

StocksXray scores 74% of VAW by weight (24 stocks in our S&P 500 coverage), so we can look inside the fund with our own numbers. The weighted average X-Ray Score of those stocks is 52 out of 100.

Undervalued 20%Fair 77%Overvalued 3%
Materials 100%
Weights are the SEC holdings weights dated 31 Aug 2026; scores and fair-value labels are today's. Labels follow our fair-value method ("Undervalued" means fair value is more than 17.5% above the price) and are model estimates, not forecasts or advice. How the X-Ray Score works.

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VAW: frequently asked questions

What is VAW?

VAW is the Vanguard Materials ETF, issued by Vanguard, listed on NYSE ARCA. By our rules it is classed as "Materials". Its latest SEC filing lists 113 holdings.

What is the expense ratio of VAW?

VAW charges 0.09% a year, according to its prospectus filed with the SEC on 30 Jun 2026. On $10,000 that is about $9 a year in fund costs.

Does VAW pay dividends?

Yes. VAW paid 3.18 per share over the last 12 months, quarterly, a trailing yield of 1.40% on today's price. The latest ex-dividend date was 23 Sep 2026.

What does VAW hold?

The largest holdings in the latest SEC filing are Linde PLC (14.6%), Newmont Corp (8.8%), Freeport-McMoRan Inc (7.0%). The top 10 together make up 57.8% of the fund.

How has VAW performed?

Total return including distributions to 6 Nov 2026: 1 year +20.2%, 3 years +11.7% a year, 5 years +5.2% a year. Past performance does not guarantee future results.

How does StocksXray rate the stocks inside VAW?

We score 74% of the fund by weight (24 stocks) with our X-Ray Score: the weighted average is 52 out of 100. These are model estimates, not forecasts or advice.

Where the numbers come from

Prices and distributions end-of-day data from our market-data provider; returns are our own calculations from it.
Expense ratio and holdings SEC filings (prospectus risk/return data and Form N-PORT).
Category, issuer and leverage assigned by StocksXray rules from the fund name.
X-Ray look-through our scores applied to the SEC holdings.
Read the methodology →

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