VANGUARD MATERIALS INDEX FUND ETF SHARES
Symbol: VAW
Exchange: NYSE
Sector: Basic_Materials
Category: Natural Resources
Inception date: 26/01/2004
Latest date: 16/07/2026
Current price: $225.81
Expense ratio: 0.09%
Period performance
Adjusted cumulative ETF performance, normalized to the first available adjusted price in the selected period.
Performance metrics
Period total return
-4.75%
Ann. -51.60% (Sharpe / Sortino numerator)
Volatility
24.53%
Sharpe ratio
-2.251
VaR 95%
-2.41%
The performance chart and period total return use a rolling window to the latest adjusted close. For 1M/3M/6M/... periods, default behavior is Yahoo-style rolling (first session on or after "latest date minus N calendar months" through the latest quote). If the calendar is already in a new month, the last quote is near month-end, and there is no current-month data yet, the window switches to N full calendar months ending in that quote month. Sharpe, Sortino, VaR and related metrics still come from the latest batch row. Sharpe/Sortino use annualized excess return versus the US risk-free rate, so a positive chart can still show a negative ratio if annualized return is below cash.
Period total return
-3.34%
Ann. 37.18% (Sharpe / Sortino numerator)
Volatility
21.85%
Sharpe ratio
1.536
VaR 95%
-2.38%
The performance chart and period total return use a rolling window to the latest adjusted close. For 1M/3M/6M/... periods, default behavior is Yahoo-style rolling (first session on or after "latest date minus N calendar months" through the latest quote). If the calendar is already in a new month, the last quote is near month-end, and there is no current-month data yet, the window switches to N full calendar months ending in that quote month. Sharpe, Sortino, VaR and related metrics still come from the latest batch row. Sharpe/Sortino use annualized excess return versus the US risk-free rate, so a positive chart can still show a negative ratio if annualized return is below cash.
Period total return
1.12%
Ann. 24.66% (Sharpe / Sortino numerator)
Volatility
19.05%
Sharpe ratio
1.104
VaR 95%
-1.86%
The performance chart and period total return use a rolling window to the latest adjusted close. For 1M/3M/6M/... periods, default behavior is Yahoo-style rolling (first session on or after "latest date minus N calendar months" through the latest quote). If the calendar is already in a new month, the last quote is near month-end, and there is no current-month data yet, the window switches to N full calendar months ending in that quote month. Sharpe, Sortino, VaR and related metrics still come from the latest batch row. Sharpe/Sortino use annualized excess return versus the US risk-free rate, so a positive chart can still show a negative ratio if annualized return is below cash.
Period total return
15.77%
Ann. 20.75% (Sharpe / Sortino numerator)
Volatility
21.43%
Sharpe ratio
0.799
VaR 95%
-1.85%
The performance chart and period total return use a rolling window to the latest adjusted close. For 1M/3M/6M/... periods, default behavior is Yahoo-style rolling (first session on or after "latest date minus N calendar months" through the latest quote). If the calendar is already in a new month, the last quote is near month-end, and there is no current-month data yet, the window switches to N full calendar months ending in that quote month. Sharpe, Sortino, VaR and related metrics still come from the latest batch row. Sharpe/Sortino use annualized excess return versus the US risk-free rate, so a positive chart can still show a negative ratio if annualized return is below cash.
Period total return
14.90%
Ann. 7.60% (Sharpe / Sortino numerator)
Volatility
18.56%
Sharpe ratio
0.214
VaR 95%
-1.76%
The performance chart and period total return use a rolling window to the latest adjusted close. For 1M/3M/6M/... periods, default behavior is Yahoo-style rolling (first session on or after "latest date minus N calendar months" through the latest quote). If the calendar is already in a new month, the last quote is near month-end, and there is no current-month data yet, the window switches to N full calendar months ending in that quote month. Sharpe, Sortino, VaR and related metrics still come from the latest batch row. Sharpe/Sortino use annualized excess return versus the US risk-free rate, so a positive chart can still show a negative ratio if annualized return is below cash.
Period total return
28.10%
Ann. 10.38% (Sharpe / Sortino numerator)
Volatility
17.55%
Sharpe ratio
0.385
VaR 95%
-1.71%
The performance chart and period total return use a rolling window to the latest adjusted close. For 1M/3M/6M/... periods, default behavior is Yahoo-style rolling (first session on or after "latest date minus N calendar months" through the latest quote). If the calendar is already in a new month, the last quote is near month-end, and there is no current-month data yet, the window switches to N full calendar months ending in that quote month. Sharpe, Sortino, VaR and related metrics still come from the latest batch row. Sharpe/Sortino use annualized excess return versus the US risk-free rate, so a positive chart can still show a negative ratio if annualized return is below cash.
Daily returns for period 12M
Daily simple returns from the same adjusted closes used by the performance chart: 16/07/2025 - 16/07/2026.
Average daily return
0.065%
Best day
3.484%
Worst day
-2.947%
Days with data
251
Recent price history (last 90 days)
| Date | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16/07/2026 | $224.06 | $226.19 | $224.04 | $225.81 | 60,100 |
| 15/07/2026 | $225.67 | $226.80 | $223.41 | $225.25 | 41,000 |
| 14/07/2026 | $228.05 | $229.11 | $225.48 | $225.73 | 44,700 |
| 13/07/2026 | $226.65 | $228.09 | $223.97 | $224.73 | 50,700 |
| 10/07/2026 | $224.69 | $227.66 | $224.69 | $226.74 | 27,900 |
| 09/07/2026 | $224.92 | $225.71 | $223.83 | $224.54 | 32,300 |
| 08/07/2026 | $226.69 | $226.74 | $222.28 | $223.56 | 33,200 |
| 07/07/2026 | $232.31 | $232.31 | $228.34 | $228.98 | 47,500 |
| 06/07/2026 | $232.30 | $232.30 | $229.59 | $232.06 | 50,300 |
| 02/07/2026 | $230.58 | $232.64 | $230.30 | $232.64 | 60,800 |