VAW — Vanguard Materials ETF

US equity
239.67 +2.16% today
USD · as of 2026-08-21

Price · 2024-08-26 → 2026-08-21

499 daily closes shown
52w low 190.36 · high 244.13

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Performance

1 day+2.16%
1 week+1.78%
1 month+7.00%
3 months+5.76%
6 months-0.70%
Year to date+13.63%
1 year+17.77%
3 years+34.55%
5 years+26.94%

Technicals

RSI 1469.3
vs 50-day avg+4.00%
vs 200-day avg+6.78%
Volatility 1y18.9%
Max drawdown 1y-13.42%
Avg volume 30d41.9K
Daily bars held2,674
History from2016-01-04

Dividends

Yield (trailing 12m)1.32%
Paid last 12m3.1736
Payments in 12m4
Paying since2016-03-21

Largest institutional holders

managervalueshares
Beacon Capital Management, Inc.102.3M454.2K
BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/94.2M418.0K
Empower Advisory Group, LLC77.5M343.7K
LPL Financial LLC69.5M308.6K
MORGAN STANLEY58.4M259.3K
ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC52.9M234.9K
WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN51.1M226.7K
MANUFACTURERS LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, THE50.7M225.1K
RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC38.8M172.3K
PGIM Custom Harvest LLC38.4M170.3K

13F positions as of 2026-03-31, filed up to 45 days after quarter end. Long-only US equity — shorts and derivatives never appear. What 13F does and does not show →

Short selling

Avg short volume, 90d41.6% of tape
Days observed61

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