Vanguard Materials Index Fund ETF Shares
Vanguard · Exchange-traded fund
$227.17
TTM yield1.40%Trailing twelve months
Indicated yield1.37%Latest payment, annualized
12-month dividends$3.184 payments per share
Last dividend$0.7756Ex-date Sep 23, 2026
1Y total return+13.92%Reinvested at ex-date close
NAV erosion gradeAPrice +12.3% a year
Performance
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VAW
VAW
Total Return (%) · dividends reinvested · Oct 27, 2025 – Oct 27, 2026
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Returns
What $10,000 invested in VAW became, with dividends reinvested at the ex-date closing price. Broker DRIP results can differ.
1 month$10,159
+1.59%
- Price change
- +1.59%
- Dividends
- —
3 months$10,025
+0.25%
- Price change
- -0.10%
- Dividends
- $34
6 months$9,717
−2.83%
- Price change
- -3.50%
- Dividends
- $67
1 year$11,392
+13.92%
- Price change
- +12.28%
- Dividends
- $157
2 years$11,292
+12.92%
- Price change
- +9.44%
- Dividends
- $311
5 years$13,402
+34.02%
- Price change
- +23.03%
- Dividends
- $879
Dividend history Payout shrinking −3%
Total paid per share each month, last 36 months.
Recent payments
Change versus the prior payment.
- Sep 23, 2026$0.7756−3.27%
- Jun 24, 2026$0.8018+1.29%
- Mar 24, 2026$0.7916−2.39%
- Dec 17, 2025$0.811+5.43%
- Sep 24, 2025$0.7692−5.62%
- Jun 26, 2025$0.815−1.91%
- Mar 25, 2025$0.8309−3.07%
- Dec 18, 2024$0.8572—
Payments by month
Total dividends per share paid in each calendar month.
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | — | — | $0.7916 | — | — | $0.8018 | — | — | $0.7756 | — | — | — | $2.37 |
| 2025 | — | — | $0.8309 | — | — | $0.815 | — | — | $0.7692 | — | — | $0.811 | $3.23 |
| 2024 | — | — | $0.6817 | — | — | $0.8184 | — | — | $0.8353 | — | — | $0.8572 | $3.19 |
Distribution dates are reported ex-dividend dates. Read the full disclosure.