ETF Factsheet · US shares (or stocks)

Vanguard Materials ETF (VAW)

VAW ETF Factsheet : fees, AUM, composition, allocation and performance, based on positions published by the issuer.

Theme US sharesIssuer VanguardClass Sector EquityDomicile United StatesPEA no (fund domiciled outside Europe)
Symbol VAW·ISIN US92204A8018·Created on 2004-01-26·Positions at 2026-10-31·Sheet of the 07/11/2026
Annual fees
0,09 %
deducted from the share value
Outstanding
4,50 $bn
in US dollars
Number of lines
113
published positions
Weight of the top 10
58,0 %
concentration
Performance 1 year
+18,4 %
price in USD
3 year performance
+32,9 %
i.e. +9,9 % per year
5 year performance
+18,5 %
i.e. +3,5 % per year
Volatilité 1 an
19,2 %
annualized standard deviation
Worst drop
-25,9 %
from a high, 5 years
Last share price
227,88 USD
-0,28 % during the session
Reading. Fees of 0,09 % per year represent 9 € deducted each year for 10 000 € invested, directly in the share price. "US shares" ETFs cover either the entire market (more than 3 000 companies), or large caps: their composition closely mirrors that of an S&P 500 ETF. The positions come from the issuer's publications; performance is calculated based on the closing prices of the VAW listing, dividends not reinvested, in the listing currency.

10 first linesweight in the fund

Linde plcIE000S9YS762
15,25 %
8,47 %
6,99 %
5,12 %
Ecolab Inc.US2788651006
4,83 %
CRH plcIE0001827041
3,84 %
Corteva, Inc.US22052L1044
3,61 %
Nucor CorporationUS6703461052
3,60 %
2,20 %

Sectorsaccording to the issuer

Materials
89,41 %
Cyclical Consumption
9,39 %
Industry
0,60 %
Health
0,54 %
Base consumption
0,03 %
Energy
0,03 %

Countryaccording to the issuer

United States
100,00 %

What you need to know

The first 10 lines make up more than half of the fund: it behaves like a basket of a few securities.

Composition: the 50 largest positions

#LineWeightValue
1Linde plcIE000S9YS76215,25 %690,0 M$
2Newmont CorporationUS65163910668,47 %383,5 M$
3Freeport-McMoRan Inc.US35671D85706,99 %316,2 M$
4The Sherwin-Williams CompanyUS82434810615,12 %231,7 M$
5Ecolab Inc.US27886510064,83 %218,5 M$
6Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.US00915810684,03 %182,3 M$
7CRH plcIE00018270413,84 %173,9 M$
8Corteva, Inc.US22052L10443,61 %163,2 M$
9Nucor CorporationUS67034610523,60 %163,1 M$
10Vulcan Materials CompanyUS92916010972,20 %99,8 M$
11Steel Dynamics, Inc.US85811910092,11 %95,4 M$
12Martin Marietta Materials, Inc.US57328410602,00 %90,5 M$
13PPG Industries, Inc.US69350610761,61 %73,1 M$
14Smurfit Westrock PlcIE00028FXN241,61 %72,7 M$
15International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.US45950610151,44 %65,3 M$
16Packaging Corporation of AmericaUS69515610901,42 %64,2 M$
17Royal Gold, Inc.US78028710841,39 %62,9 M$
18Dow Inc.US26055710311,38 %62,4 M$
19Reliance Steel & Aluminum Co.US75950910231,36 %61,7 M$
20Amcor plcJE00BV7DQ5501,34 %60,8 M$
21Amrize LtdAMRZ1,29 %58,5 M$
22Coeur Mining, Inc.US19210850491,26 %57,0 M$
23CF Industries Holdings, Inc.US12526910011,23 %55,6 M$
24International Paper CompanyUS46014610351,16 %52,4 M$
25LyondellBasell Industries N.V.NL00094349921,03 %46,6 M$
26Ball CorporationUS05849810640,98 %44,5 M$
27Avery Dennison CorporationUS05361110910,91 %41,0 M$
28Albemarle CorporationUS01265310130,87 %39,2 M$
29RPM International Inc.US74968510380,85 %38,5 M$
30Crown Holdings, Inc.US22836810600,82 %37,0 M$
31Hecla Mining CompanyUS42270410620,79 %35,9 M$
32Alcoa CorporationUS01387210650,77 %34,8 M$
33Solstice Advanced Materials Inc.US83443Q10310,62 %28,1 M$
34SLBBH11420,59 %26,6 M$
35Element Solutions IncUS28618M10620,58 %26,4 M$
36AptarGroup, Inc.US03833610390,54 %24,3 M$
37Eastman Chemical CompanyUS27743210020,51 %23,3 M$
38Axalta Coating Systems Ltd.BMG0750C10820,48 %21,6 M$
39The Mosaic CompanyUS61945C10360,48 %21,6 M$
40Commercial Metals CompanyUS20172310340,48 %21,6 M$
41NewMarket CorporationUS65158710760,47 %21,4 M$
42MP Materials Corp.US55336810120,47 %21,2 M$
43Cleveland-Cliffs Inc.US18589910110,44 %19,7 M$
44Materion CorporationUS57669010120,38 %17,2 M$
45Balchem CorporationUS05766520040,37 %16,7 M$
46Eagle Materials Inc.US26969P10840,37 %16,6 M$
47Celanese CorporationUS15087010340,34 %15,3 M$
48Sonoco Products CompanyUS83549510270,34 %15,2 M$
49Sensient Technologies CorporationUS81725T10070,33 %14,9 M$
50Warrior Met Coal, Inc.US93627C10180,32 %14,6 M$

Comparable ETFs

The overlap measures the part of the portfolio common to both funds (sum of minimum weights on shared lines): beyond 70 %, holding both provides almost no diversification.

ETFFeesOutstandingPerf. 1 yearRecovery
State Street Materials Select Sector SPDR ETFXLB · SPDR0,08 %8,30 $bn+22,5 %67,0 %compare
State Street SPDR S&P Metals & Mining ETFXME · SPDR0,35 %3,84 $bn+2,6 %24,3 %compare
Global X - U.S. Infrastructure Development ETFPAVE · Global X0,47 %13,87 $bn+7,3 %18,6 %compare

Its holdings in other ETFsdouble exposure

The main lines of VAW are found in many other funds: combining several ETFs often means holding the same companies multiple times.

  • Linde plc : 15,25 % in this fund; held by 766 ETF, 50,97 Bn$ in total
  • Newmont Corporation : 8,47 % in this fund; held by 773 ETF, 30,60 Bn$ in total
  • Freeport-McMoRan Inc. : 6,99 % in this fund; held by 625 ETF, 17,83 Bn$ in total
  • The Sherwin-Williams Company : 5,12 % in this fund; held by 557 ETF, 15,73 Bn$ in total
  • Ecolab Inc. : 4,83 % in this fund; held by 623 ETF, 14,92 Bn$ in total
  • Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. : 4,03 % in this fund; held by 501 ETF, 14,23 Bn$ in total
  • CRH plc : 3,84 % in this fund; held by 544 ETF, 12,24 Bn$ in total
  • Corteva, Inc. : 3,61 % in this fund; held by 401 ETF, 6,83 Bn$ in total

Information provided for educational purposes from the positions published by the issuers and closing prices. Past performance is not indicative of future performance; fees and assets under management are those declared by the source and may contain errors. Investing involves a risk of capital loss.

Frequently Asked Questions

To understand well

What are the fees of the VAW ETF?
Reported ongoing fees are 0,09 % per year. Fees of 0,09 % per year represent 9 € collected each year for every 10 000 € invested, directly in the share value.
What are the largest positions of the Vanguard Materials ETF?
The top ten lines weigh 58,0 % of the fund: Linde plc (15,2 %), Newmont Corporation (8,5 %), Freeport-McMoRan Inc. (7,0 %), The Sherwin-Williams Company (5,1 %), Ecolab Inc. (4,8 %).
Is the VAW ETF eligible for a PEA?
No: the fund is domiciled outside the European Economic Area (ISIN US92204A8018), it cannot be held in a PEA. It remains accessible in a securities account.
What is the performance of VAW over 5 years?
+18,5 % over 5 years, i.e., +3,5 % per year, in USD and dividends not reinvested (closing price at 2026-11-06).

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