Vanguard Materials ETF (VAW)
Vanguard
- Page updated:
- Sep 7, 2026
- Data as of:
- Aug 31, 2026
Fund identity
- Ticker
- VAW
- Fund name
- Vanguard Materials ETF
- Fund type
- ETF
- Listing venue
- NYSE Arca
- Currency
- USD
- Domicile
- US
- Inception
- Jan 26, 2004
Structure and strategy
- Sponsor
- Vanguard
- Management approach
- Passive
- Strategy
- Tracks broad U.S. materials sector exposure using Vanguard's current MSCI sector benchmark structure.
- Portfolio scope
- Materials equities
- Portfolio implementation
- Full replication when possible; sampling may be used when constraints require it
- Benchmark
- MSCI US Investable Market Materials 25/50 Index
- Asset class
- Equity
- Category
- Materials Sector
Costs and minimums
- Net expense ratio
- 0.09%
- Expense ratio
- 0.09%
- Ongoing fee as of
- Dec 19, 2025
Size and distributions
- Assets under management
- $3.1B
- Assets under management scope
- ETF share class
- Reported holdings count
- 110
Sources
- Vanguard Materials ETF — issuer product page — Vanguard · data as of Sep 7, 2026
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