Vanguard Materials ETF (VAW) Price, Holdings, & News $177.70 +0.04 (+0.02%) (As of 11/28/2023 ET) Add Compare Share Share Today's Range$177.26▼$178.7150-Day Range$162.50▼$178.0152-Week Range$162.48▼$189.76Volume172,533 shsAverage Volume79,462 shsMarket Capitalization$2.78 billionAssets Under Management$2.58 billionDividend Yield1.89%Net Expense Ratio0.10% Stock AnalysisStock AnalysisChartDividendHeadlinesHoldingsOwnershipRatingsStock AnalysisChartDividendHeadlinesHoldingsOwnershipRatings About Vanguard Materials ETF (NYSEARCA:VAW)Vanguard Materials ETF seeks to track the investment performance of the MSCI US Investable Market Materials 25/50 Index, a benchmark of large-, mid-, and small-cap United States stocks in the materials sector, as classified under the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS). This GICS sector is made up of companies in a wide range of commodity-related manufacturing industries. Included within this sector are companies that manufacture chemicals, construction materials, glass, paper, forest products, and related packaging products, as well as metals, minerals, and mining companies, including producers of steel. The Vanguard Group, Inc., through its Quantitative Equity Group, serves as the investment advisor of the Fund.Read More VAW Stock Price History View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart 30 days | 90 days | 365 days | Advanced Chart VAW ETF News HeadlinesNovember 19, 2023 | lse.co.ukVanguard Eur Eurozon Govt Bond Ucits Etf Share Price (VETY.MI)November 17, 2023 | lse.co.ukVanguard Lifestrateg 40% Equ Ucits Etf D Share ChatNovember 28, 2023 | RYSE INC. 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Email Address Fund Details IssuerVanguard Fund NameVanguard Materials ETF Tax ClassificationRegulated Investment Company Stock ExchangeNYSEARCACurrent SymbolNYSEARCA:VAW Inception Date1/26/2004 Fund ManagerKenny Narzikul, Michelle Louie Webwww.vanguard.com Phone+1-800-6627447Fund Focus Asset ClassEquity BenchmarkMSCI US Investable Market Materials 25/50 Index CategorySector FocusMaterials Development LevelDeveloped Markets RegionNorth America Number of Holdings115 Fund Statistics Assets Under Management$2.58 billion Average Daily Volume$62,087.20 Discount/Premium-0.07% Administrator, Advisor and Custodian AdministratorThe Vanguard Group, Inc. AdvisorThe Vanguard Group, Inc. CustodianThe Bank of New York Mellon Corporation DistributorVanguard Marketing Corporation Transfer AgentThe Vanguard Group, Inc. TrusteeN/A Lead Market MakerVirtu Financial Options OptionableOptionable Options Volume4 Put Options2 Call Options4 Short Interest13,500 shs Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares15,640,000Beta1.11 Creation Unit25,000 Creation Fee$200.00 A Guide To High-Short-Interest StocksMarketBeat's analysts have just released their top five short plays for December 2023. Learn which stocks have the most short interest and how to trade them. Click the link below to see which companies made the list.Get This Free Report Vanguard Materials ETF ExpensesTypeVAWMaterials ETFsEquity ETFsNYSEARCA ETFsAll ETFsManagement Fee0.08%0.53%0.53%0.50%0.51%Other Expenses0.02%0.36%0.53%0.64%0.57%Total Expense0.10%0.67%0.69%0.73%0.69%Fee Waiver0.00%-0.58%-0.54%-0.69%-0.57%Net Expense0.10%0.57%0.59%0.57%0.57% Vanguard Materials ETF (VAW) Holdings & ExposureTop 10 VAW HoldingsLinde(NYSE:LIN)Holding Weight: 15.51%Air Products and Chemicals(NYSE:APD)Holding Weight: 5.52%Sherwin-Williams(NYSE:SHW)Holding Weight: 5.41%Freeport-McMoRan(NYSE:FCX)Holding Weight: 4.75%Ecolab(NYSE:ECL)Holding Weight: 3.97%Nucor(NYSE:NUE)Holding Weight: 3.43%Corteva(NYSE:CTVA)Holding Weight: 3.39%DOW(NYSE:DOW)Holding Weight: 3.13%PPG Industries(NYSE:PPG)Holding Weight: 2.90%Newmont(NYSE:NEM)Holding Weight: 2.81%VAW Sector ExposureVAW Industry ExposureFull Holdings Details Key ExecutivesF. William McNabb III (Age 61)Chairman of the Board of Trustee, President, Chief Executive Officer Thomas J. Higgins (Age 56)Chief Financial Officer Kathryn J. Hyatt (Age 58)Treasurer Heidi Stam (Age 57)Secretary Emerson U. Fullwood (Age 69)Independent Trustees Rajiv L. Gupta (Age 71)Independent Trustees Amy Gutmann (Age 64)Independent Trustees JoAnn H Heisen (Age 63)Independent Trustees F. Joseph Loughrey (Age 69)Independent Trustees More ExecutivesSimilar ETFsSPDR S&P Metals & Mining ETFNYSEARCA:XMEGlobal X Copper Miners ETFNYSEARCA:COPXVanEck Junior Gold Miners ETFNYSEARCA:GDXJGlobal X Silver Miners ETFNYSEARCA:SILiShares U.S. Basic Materials ETFNYSEARCA:IYMInstitutional OwnershipEP Wealth Advisors LLCSold 594 shares on 11/24/2023Ownership: 0.007%Comerica BankBought 12,082 shares on 11/21/2023Ownership: 0.077%Resources Management Corp CT ADVSold 1,210 shares on 11/16/2023Ownership: 0.194%Advisors Capital Management LLCBought 498 shares on 11/16/2023Ownership: 0.017%Atticus Wealth Management LLCBought 105 shares on 11/16/2023Ownership: 0.008%View All Institutional Transactions VAW ETF - Frequently Asked Questions How have VAW shares performed in 2023? Vanguard Materials ETF's stock was trading at $170.20 at the start of the year. Since then, VAW stock has increased by 4.4% and is now trading at $177.70. View the best growth stocks for 2023 here. How often does Vanguard Materials ETF pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Vanguard Materials ETF? Vanguard Materials ETF announced a dividend on Wednesday, March 15th. Investors of record on Friday, June 30th will be paid a dividend of $0.8257 per share on Wednesday, July 5th. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, June 29th. Read our dividend analysis for VAW. What does VAW invest in? Vanguard Materials ETF is a equity fund issued by Vanguard. VAW focuses on materials investments and follows the MSCI US Investable Market Materials 25/50 Index. The fund's investments total to approximately $2.58 billion assets under management. What stocks does Vanguard Materials ETF hold? VAW invests in 115 holdings. Some of the stocks in their portfolio include Linde (LIN), Air Products and Chemicals (APD), Sherwin-Williams (SHW), Freeport-McMoRan (FCX), Ecolab (ECL), Nucor (NUE), Corteva (CTVA), DOW (DOW), PPG Industries (PPG) and Newmont (NEM). What is the management fee for Vanguard Materials ETF? Vanguard Materials ETF's management fee is 0.08% and has other expenses of 0.02%. The net expense ratio for VAW is 0.10%. What other stocks do shareholders of Vanguard Materials ETF own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Vanguard Materials ETF investors own include Clementia Pharmaceuticals (CMTA), Salesforce (CRM), Fidelity National Information Services (FIS), Alphabet (GOOG), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), Netflix (NFLX), PepsiCo (PEP), Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO), Verizon Communications (VZ) and AbbVie (ABBV). Who are Vanguard Materials ETF's major shareholders? Vanguard Materials ETF's stock is owned by a variety of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Beacon Capital Management Inc. (7.25%), Envestnet Asset Management Inc. (3.33%), Empower Advisory Group LLC (1.97%), Morgan Stanley (1.94%), The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company (1.74%) and Ameriprise Financial Inc. (0.88%). How do I buy shares of Vanguard Materials ETF? Shares of VAW stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab. Compare Top Brokerages Here. This page (NYSEARCA:VAW) was last updated on 11/28/2023 by MarketBeat.com Staff Adding Choose a watchlist: Watchlist Adding You have already added five stocks to your watchlist. Upgrade to MarketBeat All Access to add more stocks to your watchlist. Adding Vanguard Materials ETF Please log in to your account or sign up in order to add this asset to your watchlist. 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