Vanguard - Materials ETF Symbol: VAW

The Materials ETF fund, symbol VAW, is an exchange traded fund (ETF) within the Vanguard family. There is one other fund which has a pratically identical return profile to VAW, which is VMIAX, a mutual fund from Vanguard Mutual Funds.

What is similar to VAW?

There is one other fund we track which has both daily movements and a return profile that is practically identical to Vanguard's Materials ETF fund, which is Vanguard Mutual Funds - Materials Index Fund Admiral Shares.

Similarity	Symbol	Fund Family	Fund Name	Compare
Practically Identical	VMIAX	Vanguard Mutual Funds	Materials Index Fund Admiral Shares

What is the Vanguard Mutual Funds equivalent of VAW?

We track 1 Vanguard Mutual Funds mutual fund which is practically identical to Vanguard's VAW: VMIAX (Materials Index Fund Admiral Shares).

Similarity	Symbol	Fund Family	Fund Name	Compare
Practically Identical	VMIAX	Vanguard Mutual Funds	Materials Index Fund Admiral Shares

Which Vanguard funds are most similar to VAW?

Similarity	Symbol	Fund Family	Fund Name	Compare
Similar	VOE	Vanguard	Mid-Cap Value ETF
Similar	VFMF	Vanguard	U.S. Multifactor ETF
Similar	VIS	Vanguard	Industrials ETF
Similar	VO	Vanguard	Mid-Cap ETF
Similar	VFQY	Vanguard	U.S. Quality Factor ETF

Which Non-Vanguard funds are most similar to VAW?

Similarity	Symbol	Fund Family	Fund Name	Compare
Practically Identical	VMIAX	Vanguard Mutual Funds	Materials Index Fund Admiral Shares
Very Similar	XLB	SPDR	The Materials Select Sector SPDR Fund
Very Similar	IYM	iShares	U.S. Basic Materials ETF
Very Similar	UYM	PowerShares	Ultra Basic Materials
Very Similar	FSDPX	Fidelity	Select Materials Portfolio

Which Vanguard funds are negatively correlated to VAW?

Correlation	Symbol	Fund Family	Fund Name	Compare
-43.3%	VGLT	Vanguard	Long-Term Treasury ETF
-39.8%	EDV	Vanguard	Extended Duration Treasury ETF
-39.1%	VGIT	Vanguard	Intermediate-Term Treasury ETF
-33.6%	VGSH	Vanguard	Short-Term Treasury ETF
-14.3%	BIV	Vanguard	Intermediate-Term Bond ETF
-13.1%	BLV	Vanguard	Long-Term Bond ETF
-9.5%	BSV	Vanguard	Short-Term Bond ETF
-0.9%	BND	Vanguard	Total Bond Market ETF
7.7%	BNDX	Vanguard	Total International Bond ETF
8.2%	VMBS	Vanguard	Mortgage-Backed Securities ETF

Which Non-Vanguard funds are negatively correlated to VAW?

Correlation	Symbol	Fund Family	Fund Name	Compare
-91.8%	MYY	PowerShares	Short MidCap400
-90.9%	MZZ	PowerShares	UltraShort MidCap400
-89.4%	SBM	PowerShares	Short Basic Materials
-88.2%	DOG	PowerShares	Short Dow30
-88.1%	SH	PowerShares	Short S&P500
-88.0%	RWM	PowerShares	Short Russell2000
-87.3%	DXD	PowerShares	UltraShort Dow30
-87.2%	SDS	PowerShares	UltraShort S&P500
-86.9%	TWM	PowerShares	UltraShort Russell2000
-86.8%	SRTY	PowerShares	UltraPro Short Russell2000