Vanguard Materials Index Fund
Price through Oct 27, 2026 · Flows through Oct 31, 2024. Figures use the latest available records, not a live quote. Fund details retrieved Oct 27, 2026. Holdings snapshot retrieved Oct 27, 2026.
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 Global Industry Classification Standard (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 price
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| Date | VAW close |
|---|---|
| Sep 28, 2026 | $221.25 |
| Sep 29, 2026 | $219.84 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | $218.17 |
| Oct 1, 2026 | $217.68 |
| Oct 2, 2026 | $219.85 |
| Oct 5, 2026 | $221.71 |
| Oct 6, 2026 | $223.15 |
| Oct 7, 2026 | $219.49 |
| Oct 8, 2026 | $220.51 |
| Oct 9, 2026 | $221.57 |
| Oct 12, 2026 | $221.48 |
| Oct 13, 2026 | $222.06 |
| Oct 14, 2026 | $220.34 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | $223.88 |
| Oct 16, 2026 | $225.12 |
| Oct 19, 2026 | $225.37 |
| Oct 20, 2026 | $226.23 |
| Oct 21, 2026 | $226.73 |
| Oct 22, 2026 | $226.50 |
| Oct 23, 2026 | $224.32 |
| Oct 26, 2026 | $224.66 |
| Oct 27, 2026 | $227.17 |
Recent fund-flow records are unavailable, while the price has returned +9.5% so far this year. At 0.10% a year it is not the cheapest way in — XLB has a reported fee of 0.09%.
COMPOSED FROM THE FUND’S OWN DAILY RECORDS · UPDATED WITH EACH REFRESH
CELL SIZE IS PORTFOLIO WEIGHT · COLOR IS THE CHANGE IN THE LATEST AVAILABLE SNAPSHOT · TOP 40 POSITIONS
| # | Holding | Weight | Price | Day | 52-wk | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LINLINDE | 15.27% | $508.65 | +0.2% | ||
| 2 | NEMNEWMONT | 8.49% | $112.64 | +2.0% | ||
| 3 | FCXFREEPORT-MCMORAN | 7.00% | $65.95 | +1.2% | ||
| 4 | SHWSHERWIN WILLIAMS | 5.13% | $326.01 | -2.7% | ||
| 5 | ECLECOLAB | 4.84% | $291.27 | +0.8% | ||
| 6 | APDAIR PRODUCTS & CHEMICALS | 4.04% | $307.11 | +0.5% | ||
| 7 | NUENUCOR | 3.61% | $270.79 | +5.2% | ||
| 8 | CRHCRH PUBLIC LTD | 3.85% | $85.77 | +0.4% | ||
| 9 | VMCVULCAN MATERIALS | 2.21% | $262.50 | +0.4% | ||
| 10 | STLDSTEEL DYNAMICS | 2.11% | $246.80 | +3.9% | ||
| 11 | MLMMARTIN MARIETTA MATERIALS | 2.00% | $503.69 | -0.0% | ||
| 12 | PPGPPG INDUSTRIES | 1.62% | $113.44 | +3.2% | ||
| 13 | DOWDOW | 1.38% | $33.78 | -0.6% | ||
| 14 | IFFINTERNATIONAL FLAVORS & FRAGRANCES | 1.45% | $93.21 | -0.5% | ||
| 15 | PKGPACKAGING CORP OF AMERICA | 1.42% | $253.01 | -0.3% |
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- Materials87.28%
- Basic Materials86.08%
- Process Industries68.45%
- Non-Energy Minerals26.25%
- Consumer Cyclical11.44%
- Consumer Discretionary10.38%
- Consumer Non-Durables2.67%
- Industrials1.76%
- Energy Minerals1.02%
- Producer Manufacturing0.77%
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| Item | Value (%) |
|---|---|
| Materials | 87.28% |
| Basic Materials | 86.08% |
| Process Industries | 68.45% |
| Non-Energy Minerals | 26.25% |
| Consumer Cyclical | 11.44% |
| Consumer Discretionary | 10.38% |
| Consumer Non-Durables | 2.67% |
| Industrials | 1.76% |
| Energy Minerals | 1.02% |
| Producer Manufacturing | 0.77% |
Country weights
- United States97.79%
- Other16.76%
- United Kingdom1.07%
- Switzerland1.07%
- Ireland0.98%
- Germany0.1%
- Luxembourg0.1%
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| Item | Value (%) |
|---|---|
| United States | 97.79% |
| Other | 16.76% |
| United Kingdom | 1.07% |
| Switzerland | 1.07% |
| Ireland | 0.98% |
| Germany | 0.1% |
| Luxembourg | 0.1% |
| 1 week | +0.2% |
| 1 month | +1.6% |
| 3 months | -0.1% |
| 6 months | -3.8% |
| YTD | +9.5% |
| 1 year | +12.3% |
| 3 years | — |
PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED
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| 1 month | — |
| 3 months | — |
| YTD | — |
| 1 year | — |
CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS
Monthly net flows
- Inflow / above zero
- Outflow / below zero
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| Label | Value ($) |
|---|---|
| Jul | $0 |
| Sep | −$37.1M |
| Oct | $327.3K |
The top holding is 15.3% of the book; the top ten carry 58%. Spread across 109+ names, it behaves like roughly 19 equally-weighted positions.
VOLATILITY & DRAWDOWN FROM THE DAILY TAPE · CONCENTRATION FROM THE LATEST DISCLOSED BOOK
| Most-traded holdings, options premium | Bullish | Bearish |
|---|---|---|
| FCX FREEPORT-MCMORAN | $4M | $5M |
| NEM NEWMONT | $2M | $2M |
| NUE NUCOR | $3M | $2M |
| ALB ALBEMARLE | $2M | $2M |
| MP MP MATERIALS | $3M | $1M |
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