VANGUARD MATERIALS INDEX FUND ETF SHARES
Symbol: VAW
Exchange: NYSE ARCA
Sector: Basic_Materials
Category: Natural Resources
Inception Date: 26/01/2004
Latest Date: 02/04/2026
Current Price: $227.99
Expense Ratio: 0.09%
Assets Under Management
$4.7B
1.19% daily change
Period Performance
Adjusted cumulative ETF performance normalized to the first available adjusted price of the selected period.
Adjusted Return
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Performance Metrics
Return
-6.41%
Volatility
24.53%
Sharpe Ratio
-2.251
VaR 95%
-2.41%
CVaR 95%:
-2.87%
Max Drawdown:
-10.65%
Sortino Ratio:
-3.349
Calmar Ratio:
-4.85
Return
8.09%
Volatility
21.85%
Sharpe Ratio
1.536
VaR 95%
-2.38%
CVaR 95%:
-2.76%
Max Drawdown:
-13.74%
Sortino Ratio:
2.119
Calmar Ratio:
2.71
Return
11.56%
Volatility
19.05%
Sharpe Ratio
1.104
VaR 95%
-1.86%
CVaR 95%:
-2.48%
Max Drawdown:
-13.74%
Sortino Ratio:
1.672
Calmar Ratio:
1.80
Return
20.66%
Volatility
21.43%
Sharpe Ratio
0.799
VaR 95%
-1.85%
CVaR 95%:
-2.97%
Max Drawdown:
-13.74%
Sortino Ratio:
1.130
Calmar Ratio:
1.51
Return
15.72%
Volatility
18.56%
Sharpe Ratio
0.214
VaR 95%
-1.76%
CVaR 95%:
-2.58%
Max Drawdown:
-23.21%
Sortino Ratio:
0.310
Calmar Ratio:
0.33
Return
34.32%
Volatility
17.55%
Sharpe Ratio
0.385
VaR 95%
-1.71%
CVaR 95%:
-2.41%
Max Drawdown:
-23.21%
Sortino Ratio:
0.566
Calmar Ratio:
0.45
Daily Returns for Period 12M
Daily simple returns calculated over the official metric window from the same adjusted price series used in the chart: 02/04/2025 - 02/04/2026.
Average Daily Return
0.084%
Best Day
8.827%
09/04/2025
Worst Day
-6.105%
04/04/2025
Days with Data
251
Recent Price History (Last 90 Days)
| Date | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/04/2026 | $225.31 | $230.00 | $225.22 | $227.99 | 113,700 |
| 01/04/2026 | $227.59 | $229.38 | $226.96 | $228.39 | 121,700 |
| 31/03/2026 | $222.40 | $226.50 | $222.16 | $225.34 | 111,300 |
| 30/03/2026 | $222.59 | $223.48 | $219.63 | $220.18 | 65,900 |
| 27/03/2026 | $219.66 | $221.17 | $218.95 | $219.76 | 44,100 |
| 26/03/2026 | $220.00 | $223.53 | $220.00 | $220.40 | 66,500 |
| 25/03/2026 | $221.35 | $222.61 | $219.37 | $222.54 | 70,600 |
| 24/03/2026 | $213.08 | $219.41 | $213.05 | $218.17 | 47,200 |
| 23/03/2026 | $214.43 | $218.13 | $214.43 | $215.25 | 71,900 |
| 20/03/2026 | $215.76 | $215.84 | $210.14 | $211.37 | 67,500 |