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Vanguard Materials Index Fund

Vanguard Materials ETF, an exchange-traded share class of Vanguard Materials Index Fund (the “Fund”), seeks to track the performance of a benchmark index that measures the investment return of materials stocks.

$228.41

Key Metrics

TER 0.09% per year
Distribution policy Distributing
Fund size USD 4,549 M
Inception date January 26, 2004
Holdings 113
Fund currency USD
Fund domicile US
Provider Vanguard
For full official fund details, factsheets, and holdings, visit investor.vanguard.com (opens in new tab).

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Historical Return

Last updated: Nov 01, 2026
1 Year +18.1% +1.4% Div
3 Years (avg.) +11.2% +1.4% Div
5 Years (avg.) +4.1% +1.4% Div

Risk & Analysis Metrics

Last updated: Nov 01, 2026

Volatility

17.85% 1 Year
17.58% 3 Years
19.43% 5 Years
21.07% 10 Years

Max Drawdown

-13.39% 1 Year
-23.88% 3 Years
-25.95% 5 Years
-43.62% 10 Years

Sharpe Ratio

0.69 1 Year
0.42 3 Years
0.08 5 Years
0.27 10 Years

Return Triangle (Heatmap)

Last updated: Nov 01, 2026
2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
2011 -12.2% -0.8% 5.5% 5.4% 1.5% 4.6% 6.7% 2.9% 4.7% 6.0% 7.7% 5.9% 6.3% 5.8% 6.1%
2012 12.0% 15.7% 11.9% 5.2% 8.3% 10.2% 5.3% 7.0% 8.2% 9.9% 7.7% 8.0% 7.3% 7.6%
2013 19.4% 11.9% 3.1% 7.3% 9.9% 4.2% 6.4% 7.8% 9.7% 7.2% 7.6% 6.9% 7.2%
2014 4.8% -4.3% 3.6% 7.6% 1.4% 4.3% 6.2% 8.5% 6.0% 6.5% 5.8% 6.3%
2015 -12.6% 3.0% 8.5% 0.5% 4.2% 6.4% 9.1% 6.1% 6.7% 5.9% 6.4%
2016 21.3% 20.9% 5.3% 8.9% 10.7% 13.2% 9.1% 9.4% 8.2% 8.5%
2017 20.6% -1.9% 5.1% 8.2% 11.6% 7.2% 7.8% 6.7% 7.2%
2018 -20.2% -1.9% 4.4% 9.5% 4.7% 5.8% 4.8% 5.6%
2019 20.5% 19.4% 21.6% 12.0% 11.9% 9.7% 10.0%
2020 18.2% 22.2% 9.3% 9.9% 7.6% 8.3%
2021 26.4% 5.1% 7.2% 5.1% 6.4%
2022 -12.6% -1.2% -1.1% 1.9%
2023 11.7% 5.2% 7.3%
2024 -0.9% 5.2%
2025 11.6%

Distributions

*by ETF Portfolio Weight Last updated: Nov 01, 2026

Profit Margin Distribution

< 0%
9%
1y 3y N/A N/A
0 - 5%
9%
1y 3y N/A N/A
5 - 10%
28%
1y 3y N/A N/A
10 - 15%
14%
1y 3y N/A N/A
15 - 20%
8%
1y 3y N/A N/A
20 - 30%
20%
1y 3y N/A N/A
30 - 40%
2%
1y 3y N/A N/A
> 40%
11%
1y 3y N/A N/A

P/E Ratio Distribution

< 0
9%
1y 3y N/A N/A
0 - 10
3%
1y 3y N/A N/A
10 - 15
15%
1y 3y N/A N/A
15 - 20
18%
1y 3y N/A N/A
20 - 25
5%
1y 3y N/A N/A
25 - 35
34%
1y 3y N/A N/A
35 - 50
9%
1y 3y N/A N/A
> 50
7%
1y 3y N/A N/A

Discounted Cash Flow

Weighted Average Undervaluation
N/A
Undervalued
> 60%
0%
1y 3y N/A N/A
45 - 60%
0%
1y 3y N/A N/A
30 - 45%
0%
1y 3y N/A N/A
15 - 30%
0%
1y 3y N/A N/A
Fair (&plusmn;15%)
0%
1y 3y N/A N/A
Overvalued
15 - 30%
0%
1y 3y N/A N/A
30 - 45%
0%
1y 3y N/A N/A
45 - 60%
0%
1y 3y N/A N/A
> 60%
0%
1y 3y N/A N/A

Market Cap Size Distribution

Micro Cap
0.0%
1y 3y N/A N/A
Small Cap
2.1%
1y 3y N/A N/A
Mid Cap
15.3%
1y 3y N/A N/A
Large Cap
67.9%
1y 3y N/A N/A
Mega Cap
14.7%
1y 3y N/A N/A
Micro: < $300M Small: $300M–$2B Mid: $2B–$10B Large: $10B–$200B Mega: > $200B

Portfolio Concentration

*by ETF Portfolio Weight Last updated: Nov 01, 2026
40.4% Top 5 Holdings
58.2% Top 10 Holdings
94.4% Top 50 Holdings
99.9% Top 100 Holdings
Top 5 Companies
LIN Linde Plc
14.7%
NEM Newmont Corp
8.8%
FCX Freeport-McMoRan Inc
7.1%
SHW Sherwin-Williams Co.
5.2%
ECL Ecolab, Inc.
4.7%

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Sectors

Manufacturing 47.6%
Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction 31.1%
Basic Materials 16.2%
Consumer Cyclical 1.4%
Financial Services 0.6%
Wholesale Trade 0.3%
Administrative and Support and Waste Management and Remediation Services 0.2%
Industrials 0.1%
Other 2.5%

Countries

United States 100.0%

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