Vanguard Materials ETF (VAW)
- Expense ratio0.10%
- Net assets$2.93B
- Dividend yield1.44%
- 1-year return+11.42%
- Holdings110
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VAW performance
Annual returns & drawdowns →- YTD+9.02%
- 1 year+11.42%
- 3 years+12.55%/yr
- 5 years+5.54%/yr
- 10 years+9.72%/yr
- 1Y volatility
- 19.08%
- 3Y volatility
- 16.49%
- 3Y Sharpe ratio
- 0.36
Returns include reinvested distributions; 3-, 5- and 10-year figures are annualized.
VAW top 10 holdings
All holdings →| # | Symbol | Name | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LIN | Linde plc Ordinary Shares | 15.80% |
| 2 | NEM | Newmont Goldcorp Corp | 8.45% |
| 3 | FCX | Freeport-McMoran Copper & Gold Inc | 6.96% |
| 4 | ECL | Ecolab Inc | 5.07% |
| 5 | SHW | Sherwin-Williams Co | 4.98% |
| 6 | APD | Air Products and Chemicals Inc | 4.08% |
| 7 | CRH | CRH PLC | 3.99% |
| 8 | CTVA | Corteva Inc | 3.76% |
| 9 | NUE | Nucor Corp | 3.68% |
| 10 | VMC | Vulcan Materials Company | 2.15% |
The top 10 holdings make up 58.9% of the fund (110 holdings in total). As of October 25, 2026.
About Vanguard Materials ETF
The fund employs an indexing investment approach designed to track the performance of the index, an index made up of stocks of large, mid-size, and small U.S. companies within the materials sector, as classified under the GICS. The Advisor attempts to replicate the target index by seeking to invest all, or substantially all, of its assets in the stocks that make up the index, in order to hold each stock in approximately the same proportion as its weighting in the index. The fund is non-diversified.
VAW ETF FAQ
What is the VAW expense ratio?
Vanguard Materials ETF has a net expense ratio of 0.10%, or $10.00 a year for every $10,000 invested.
How much money is in VAW?
Vanguard Materials ETF has about $2.93B in net assets.
What are the top holdings of VAW?
The largest positions in VAW are Linde plc Ordinary Shares (15.80%), Newmont Goldcorp Corp (8.45%), Freeport-McMoran Copper & Gold Inc (6.96%). The fund holds 110 securities in total.
How has VAW performed?
VAW returned +11.42% over the past year and +5.54% a year over the past five years, including reinvested distributions.
Does VAW pay dividends?
VAW has a dividend yield of 1.44% and pays distributions quarterly.
When was VAW launched?
Vanguard Materials ETF began trading on January 26, 2004.
ETFs similar to VAW
Funds that track the same index or whose top-10 holdings overlap most with VAW's. Overlap: shared top-10 weight as a share of the larger top-10 total of the two funds.
| Symbol | Fund | Overlap | Expense ratio | Net assets | 1-year return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VAW | Vanguard Materials ETF | — | 0.10% | $2.93B | +11.42% |
| FMAT | Fidelity MSCI Materials ETF | 92% | 0.08% | $574.0M | +11.69% |
| XLB | Materials Select Sector SPDR Fund | 75% | 0.09% | $7.98B | +16.39% |
| IYM | iShares U.S. Basic Materials ETF | 64% | 0.42% | $1.28B | +22.62% |
| UYM | ProShares Ultra Basic Materials | 57% | 0.94% | $38.1M | +29.52% |
| SMN | ProShares UltraShort Basic Materials | 54% | 0.91% | $3.9M | -28.50% |