Vanguard Materials ETF (VAW)

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Vanguard Materials ETF (VAW) is an exchange traded fund from Vanguard that tracks the MSCI US Investable Market Materials 25/50 Index. The fund holds $4.50 billion in assets and charges an expense ratio of 0.09%. It launched on 2004-01-26. Its composition runs to 110 positions, the ten largest of which are listed below, as of 2026-10-24. SentiSense classifies it as an equity fund and tracks news coverage and holdings weighted sentiment for it. Full holdings, flows and per holding sentiment for VAW are on the SentiSense fund page.

Issuer
Vanguard
Tracks
MSCI US Investable Market Materials 25/50 Index
Asset Class
Equity
Assets
$4.5B
Expense Ratio
0.09%
Inception
2004-01-26
Listed On
NYSE Arca
Holdings
110

Ten largest holdings

HoldingSymbolWeight
Linde PLCLIN15.27%
Newmont CorpNEM8.49%
Freeport-McMoRan IncFCX7%
Sherwin-Williams Co/TheSHW5.13%
Ecolab IncECL4.84%
Air Products and Chemicals IncAPD4.04%
CRH PLCCRH3.85%
Corteva IncCTVA3.61%
Nucor CorpNUE3.61%
Vulcan Materials CoVMC2.21%

Showing the ten largest of 110 positions, as of 2026-10-24.

Frequently asked questions

What does VAW track?

Vanguard Materials ETF tracks the MSCI US Investable Market Materials 25/50 Index. It is issued by Vanguard.

What is VAW's expense ratio?

Vanguard Materials ETF charges an expense ratio of 0.09%, which is the annual cost of holding the fund as a share of assets.

How big is VAW?

Vanguard Materials ETF holds $4.50 billion in assets under management, spread across 110 positions.

What are VAW's largest holdings?

The largest positions in Vanguard Materials ETF are Linde PLC, Newmont Corp and Freeport-McMoRan Inc. Composition is as of 2026-10-24. The ten largest are listed on this page and the full composition is on the SentiSense fund page.

Full holdings, fund flows and holdings weighted sentiment for Vanguard Materials ETF on SentiSense.