VANGUARD MATERIALS INDEX FUND ETF SHARES
Symbol: VAW
Exchange: NYSE
Sector: Basic_Materials
Category: Natural Resources
Inception date: 26/01/2004
Latest date: 15/10/2026
Current price: $223.88
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
-0.71%
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
-0.27%
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
-3.43%
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
11.40%
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
8.38%
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
36.86%
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: 15/10/2025 - 15/10/2026.
Average daily return
0.05%
Best day
3.484%
Worst day
-2.947%
Days with data
251
Recent price history (last 90 days)
| Date | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15/10/2026 | $221.58 | $224.14 | $220.89 | $223.88 | 54,700 |
| 14/10/2026 | $220.45 | $221.57 | $218.31 | $220.34 | 37,500 |
| 13/10/2026 | $222.27 | $222.78 | $220.44 | $222.06 | 39,300 |
| 12/10/2026 | $220.97 | $222.81 | $220.82 | $221.48 | 34,200 |
| 09/10/2026 | $221.57 | $222.49 | $221.42 | $221.57 | 52,200 |
| 08/10/2026 | $218.73 | $220.70 | $218.55 | $220.51 | 42,900 |
| 07/10/2026 | $220.81 | $220.81 | $219.13 | $219.49 | 42,100 |
| 06/10/2026 | $222.48 | $224.15 | $221.88 | $223.15 | 35,400 |
| 05/10/2026 | $220.04 | $223.20 | $217.97 | $221.71 | 43,000 |
| 02/10/2026 | $219.46 | $221.67 | $219.24 | $219.85 | 107,000 |