Vanguard World Funds: Vanguard Materials Index Fund; ETF Shares (VAW) Share Price ($):83.50 Price Change: 0.07 (0.08%)

Exchange: NYSE Arca   Industry: Basic Materials   

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    Investment Info

    Expense Ratio0.19
    Net Assets$ 626 mil
    Alpha-0.08
    R-Squared0.87
    Dividend (Yield)$1.58 (1.93%)
    Avg. Market Cap$ 16,141 mil
    Beta1.43
    Price/Earnings14.65
    Ex-Dividend Date12/21/2011
    Turnover14.00
    Standard Deviation7.96
    Price/Book2.53
    Management CompanyVanguard Group Inc
    AdministratorVanguard Group Inc

    Sector Weightings

    Top 10 Holdings

    Company of Name % of Total # of Shares Held
    1. E I Du Pont De Nemours And Co ORD 7.67% 1,154,024
    2. Monsanto Co ORD 6.65% 666,070
    3. Newmont Mining Corp ORD 6.41% 613,500
    4. Freeport McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc ORD 5.96% 1,177,177
    5. Praxair Inc ORD 5.87% 377,890
    6. Dow Chemical Co ORD 5.45% 1,460,832
    7. Air Products and Chemicals Inc ORD 3.34% 263,319
    8. Mosaic Co ORD 3.09% 380,109
    9. Ecolab Inc ORD 2.34% 288,284
    10. PPG Industries Inc ORD 2.31% 196,563
    % of Total Holdings 49.09%  

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