VAW vs VOX

Vanguard Materials ETF vs Vanguard Communication Services ETF

Quick take
  • VAW pays a higher dividend yield (1.37%).

Side-by-side metrics

MetricVAWVOX
Expense ratio
Annual fee. Lower is better.
0.09%0.09%
Dividend yield
Trailing 12-month yield.
1.37%0.96%
AUM
Assets under management — bigger funds are typically more liquid.
$4.54B$6.32B
YTD return
14.25%2.67%
1-year return
3-year return
Annualized.
5-year return
Annualized.
10-year return
Annualized.
Beta (3Y)
Volatility relative to the market. Closer to 1 = market-like.
1.020.98
P/E ratio
25.9821.09
Last price
$232.03$198.12
Inception
Issuer
VanguardVanguard

VAW top holdings

Top holdings · VAW
LINLinde PLC15.14%
NEMNewmont Corp7.73%
FCXFreeport-McMoRan Inc5.52%
SHWSherwin-Williams Co4.94%
CRHCRH PLC4.61%
ECLEcolab Inc4.44%
APDAir Products and Chemicals Inc4.05%
CTVACorteva Inc3.70%
NUENucor Corp2.53%
VMCVulcan Materials Co2.35%
Sector breakdown · VAW
Consumer Cyclical9.2%
Basic Materials89.3%
Consumer Defensive0.0%
Industrials0.9%
Healthcare0.5%

VOX top holdings

Top holdings · VOX
METAMeta Platforms Inc Class A20.58%
GOOGLAlphabet Inc Class A13.14%
GOOGAlphabet Inc Class C8.71%
NFLXNetflix Inc5.74%
VZVerizon Communications Inc4.72%
TAT&T Inc4.65%
DISThe Walt Disney Co4.04%
TMUST-Mobile US Inc3.02%
WBDWarner Bros. Discovery Inc Ordinary Shares - Class A3.00%
CMCSAComcast Corp Class A2.93%
Sector breakdown · VOX
Real Estate0.1%
Consumer Cyclical0.4%
Technology1.4%
Communication Services98.1%
Industrials0.0%
Healthcare0.0%

About VAW

VAW (Vanguard Materials ETF) is US materials sector stocks. Managed by Vanguard, the fund carries $4.5B in assets under management, an expense ratio of 0.09%, a dividend yield of 1.37%. Its largest holding is Linde PLC (LIN), which represents 15.1% of the portfolio. Consumer Cyclical is the fund's largest sector exposure at 9.2%.

About VOX

VOX (Vanguard Communication Services ETF) is US communication services sector stocks. Managed by Vanguard, the fund carries $6.3B in assets under management, an expense ratio of 0.09%, a dividend yield of 0.96%. Its largest holding is Meta Platforms Inc Class A (META), which represents 20.6% of the portfolio. Real Estate is the fund's largest sector exposure at 0.1%.