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Vanguard·Natural Resources·VAW · NYSE Arca
Vanguard Materials ETF (VAW)
- Price
- $228.65
- —30 Oct 2026
- Assets
- $4.5B
- Total net assets
- Expense ratio
- 0.09%
- Category 0.87%
- Yield
- 1.46%
- Trailing distributions
- 1Y return
- 18.1%+8.6%
- Category 9.6%
- 3Y CAGR
- 13.2%+0.2%
- Category 13.0%
- 5Y CAGR
- 6.0%-0.5%
- Category 6.6%
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Vanguard Materials ETF
Calendar-year returns
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Risk statistics
Five years of daily closes. Risk-free rate 4% a year.
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| Period | 1M | 3M | 6M | YTD | 1Y | 3YCAGR | 5YCAGR | 10YCAGR | LaunchCAGR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ETF | +4.8% | +2.9% | -0.7% | +11.3% | +18.1% | +13.2% | +6.0% | +10.1% | +8.9% |
| Natural Resources average | -5.9% | -5.2% | -13.9% | 2.3% | 9.6% | 13.0% | 6.6% | 10.3% | 7.3% |
| Difference | +10.7% | +8.1% | +13.2% | +9.1% | +8.6% | +0.2% | -0.5% | -0.1% | +1.7% |
Holdings
The 10 largest positions make up 57.9% of the fund.
Top holdings
| Ticker | Holding | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| LIN | Linde PLC | 15.25% |
| NEM | Newmont Corp | 8.47% |
| FCX | Freeport-McMoRan Inc | 6.99% |
| SHW | Sherwin-Williams Co | 5.12% |
| ECL | Ecolab Inc | 4.83% |
| APD | Air Products and Chemicals Inc | 4.03% |
| CRH | CRH PLC | 3.84% |
| CTVA | Corteva Inc | 3.61% |
| NUE | Nucor Corp | 3.60% |
| VMC | Vulcan Materials Co | 2.20% |
Portfolio valuation
Weighted averages of what the fund holds.
- P/E
- 22.0
- P/B
- 2.9
- P/S
- 1.9
- P/CF
- 12.9
Sector allocation
Share of the equity the fund holds.
- Materials89.4%
- Consumer discretionary9.4%
- Industrials0.6%
- Health care0.5%
- Consumer staples0.0%
- Energy0.0%
Asset mix
- Stocks99.1%
- Cash0.7%
- Other0.2%
ETF details
- Issuer
- Vanguard
- Category
- Equity · Natural Resources
- Ticker
- VAW
- Exchange
- NYSE Arca
- Inception
- 26 Jan 2004 (22.8 years)
- Structure
- Exchange Traded Fund
- Expense ratio
- 0.09% (category 0.87%)
- Holdings turnover
- 7% (category 44%)
- Distribution yield
- 1.46%
- Beta, 3 years
- 0.94
- Total net assets
- $4.5B
Prices and returns as of 30 Oct 2026; total return with distributions reinvested, before brokerage and taxes. Not investment advice.
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