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VAW
Description
Description
VAW was created on 2004-01-26 by Vanguard. The fund's investment portfolio concentrates primarily on materials equity. The fund tracks a market cap-weighted index of companies in the US materials sector.
NYSE/NASDAQ
ETF - A bundle of shares
Performance
Performance
$226.79
USD
Ⲡ$119.28 (110.95%)
24th July 2026, 08:00 p.m.
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Quick facts
Quick facts
Ⲡ27.22% Growth
5 years capital growth
Ⲡ1.74% Dividends
5 year average dividend yield
$15 AUD minimum investment
Due to minimum AUD to USD conversion
$329.48 USD median portfolio
Median amount held by the community
Holdings & exposure
Holdings & exposure
Top holdings
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LIN (Linde PLC)
16%
NEM (Newmont Corp)
7%
FCX (Freeport-McMoRan Inc)
6%
Top country exposure
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United States
97%
Ireland
1%
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1%
Top industry exposure
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Materials
99%
Other
1%
Distributions
Distributions
Annual dividend yield
1.38%
Average franked amount
0%
5 year avg. dividend yield (p.a.)
1.74%
Dividend reinvestment
Highest franked amount
N/A
Payout dates
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Costs
Costs
PURCHASE FEE
$6.50 AUD (or $5.50 with Pearler Prepay)
MANAGEMENT FEE
0.09% p.a.
Advanced information
Advanced information
Leveraged
No
P/E ratio
23.02
Inverse
No
P/B ratio
3.04
Expense ratio
0.09
Inception date
2004-01-26
Pearler community insights
Pearler community insights
General statistics
12 investors hold VAW
38 weeks average time between investments
$790 average holding per investor
1 day since last community investment
Demographics
Income of investors
Less than 50k
43%
100k - 150k
36%
150k - 200k
14%
50k - 100k
7%
More than 200k
0%
Age of investors
35-90 years old
50%
26-34 years old
33%
18-25 years old
17%
Legal gender of investors
58% male
42% female
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