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 (2.32%).

Side-by-side metrics

MetricVAWVWO
Expense ratio
Annual fee. Lower is better.
0.09%0.06%
Dividend yield
Trailing 12-month yield.
1.39%2.32%
AUM
Assets under management — bigger funds are typically more liquid.
$4.49B$163.32B
YTD return
8.48%10.19%
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.
0.910.78
P/E ratio
23.9616.80
Last price
$224.54$59.49
Inception
Issuer
VanguardVanguard

VAW top holdings

Top holdings · VAW
LINLinde PLC14.78%
NEMNewmont Corp7.60%
FCXFreeport-McMoRan Inc6.05%
CRHCRH PLC4.67%
SHWSherwin-Williams Co4.58%
ECLEcolab Inc4.17%
APDAir Products and Chemicals Inc3.61%
NUENucor Corp3.56%
CTVACorteva Inc3.37%
VMCVulcan Materials Co2.37%
Sector breakdown · VAW
Consumer Cyclical8.3%
Basic Materials90.1%
Consumer Defensive0.0%
Industrials1.1%
Energy0.0%
Healthcare0.5%

VWO top holdings

Top holdings · VWO
2330.TWTaiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd14.66%
0700.HKTencent Holdings Ltd2.74%
9988.HKAlibaba Group Holding Ltd Ordinary Shares2.26%
2454.TWMediaTek Inc1.62%
2308.TWDelta Electronics Inc1.20%
2317.TWHon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd0.91%
RELIANCE.NSReliance Industries Ltd0.77%
00939China Construction Bank Corp Class H0.77%
HDFCBANK.NSHDFC Bank Ltd0.72%
ICICIBANK.NSICICI Bank Ltd0.57%
Sector breakdown · VWO
Real Estate2.1%
Consumer Cyclical9.9%
Basic Materials7.7%
Consumer Defensive3.5%
Technology32.8%
Communication Services6.6%
Financial Services18.9%
Utilities2.9%
Industrials7.8%
Energy4.1%
Healthcare3.6%

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 1.39%. Its largest holding is Linde PLC (LIN), which represents 14.8% of the portfolio. Consumer Cyclical is the fund's largest sector exposure at 8.3%.

About VWO

VWO (Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets ETF) is Stocks in emerging-market economies. Managed by Vanguard, the fund carries $163.3B in assets under management, an expense ratio of 0.06%, a dividend yield of 2.32%. Its largest holding is Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd (2330.TW), which represents 14.7% of the portfolio. Real Estate is the fund's largest sector exposure at 2.1%.