VAW vs VWO

Vanguard Materials ETF vs Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF

Quick take
  • VWO has the lower expense ratio at 0.06% vs 0.09% for VAW.
  • VWO pays a higher dividend yield (2.48%).

Side-by-side metrics

MetricVAWVWO
Expense ratio
Annual fee. Lower is better.
0.09%0.06%
Dividend yield
Trailing 12-month yield.
1.37%2.48%
AUM
Assets under management — bigger funds are typically more liquid.
$4.54B$159.87B
YTD return
14.25%13.00%
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.
1.020.79
P/E ratio
25.9817.55
Last price
$232.03$60.21
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%

VWO top holdings

Top holdings · VWO
2330.TWTaiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd12.85%
0700.HKTencent Holdings Ltd3.57%
9988.HKAlibaba Group Holding Ltd Ordinary Shares2.56%
RELIANCE.NSReliance Industries Ltd0.90%
00939China Construction Bank Corp Class H0.86%
HDFCBANK.NSHDFC Bank Ltd0.81%
2308.TWDelta Electronics Inc0.79%
PDDPDD Holdings Inc ADR0.71%
2317.TWHon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd0.68%
1810.HKXiaomi Corp Class B0.65%
Sector breakdown · VWO
Real Estate2.3%
Consumer Cyclical11.2%
Basic Materials8.4%
Consumer Defensive3.9%
Technology26.3%
Communication Services7.8%
Financial Services20.5%
Utilities3.0%
Industrials7.9%
Energy4.7%
Healthcare4.1%

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 VWO

VWO (Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF) is Stocks in emerging-market economies. Managed by Vanguard, the fund carries $159.9B in assets under management, an expense ratio of 0.06%, a dividend yield of 2.48%. Its largest holding is Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (2330.TW), which represents 12.9% of the portfolio. Real Estate is the fund's largest sector exposure at 2.3%.