ETFdb Realtime Rating & Analyst Report for VAW
VAW is a passive ETF that seeks to replicate the MSCI US Investable Market Materials 25/50 Index. The index consists of stocks of large, medium, and small U.S. companies in the materials sector. This sector is made up of companies in a wide range of commodity-related manufacturing industries. Included within this sector are companies that manufacture chemicals, construction materials, glass, paper, forest products, and related packaging products, as well as metals, minerals, and mining companies, including producers of steel.
| ETFdb Category | Expense Ratio | Inception Date | Issuer | Structure | YTD Return * |
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| Materials | 0.19% | 2004-01-26 | Vanguard | ETF | +2.91% |
* As of 05-24-2012
VAW Realtime Rating: By Metric
| Metric | Metric Realtime Rating | A+ Metric Rated ETF |
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| Liquidity | A- | XLB |
| Expenses | A | XLB |
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The first adjacent table gives investors an individual Realtime Rating for VAW on several different metrics, including liquidity, expenses, performance, volatility, dividend, and concentration of holdings. The "A+ Metric Rated ETF" field, available to ETFdb Pro members, shows the ETF in the Materials ETFdb Category with the highest Metric Realtime Rating for each individual field.
VAW Realtime Rating: Overall
| ETFdb Rating Type | Overall Rating | A+ Overall Rated ETF |
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The second table shows the overall Realtime Rating for VAW, as well as the A+ Overall Rated ETF in VAW's Category. To view information on how the ETFdb Realtime Ratings work, click here.
ETFdb Analyst Report for VAW
This ETF is one of several funds offering exposure to the U.S. materials sector, a corner of the market that may be appealing for investors looking to gain indirect exposure to commodity prices through the stocks of companies engaged in the extraction or production of natural resources. Because the...
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