Vanguard Materials Index Fund ETF Shares (VAW)
- Previous Close
200.01 - Open
199.33 - Bid 197.81 x 800
- Ask 197.90 x 1000
- Day's Range
197.68 - 199.02 - 52 Week Range
162.48 - 205.99 - Volume
15,092 - Avg. Volume
36,153 - Net Assets 4.02B
- NAV 199.95
- PE Ratio (TTM) 15.46
- Yield 1.69%
- YTD Daily Total Return 7.13%
- Beta (5Y Monthly) 1.22
- Expense Ratio (net) 0.10%
The fund employs an indexing investment approach designed to track the performance of the MSCI US Investable Market Index (IMI)/Materials 25/50, 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.
Vanguard
Fund Family
Natural Resources
Fund Category
4.02B
Net Assets
2004-02-11
Inception Date
Performance Overview: VAW
View MoreTrailing returns as of 7/17/2024. Category is Natural Resources.
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