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VAW vs RSPM

Vanguard Materials Index Fund ETF Shares vs Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Materials ETF

VAW

Vanguard Materials Index Fund ETF Shares

Vanguard

Annual cost

0.09%

Fund size

$4.5B

RSPM

Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Materials ETF

Invesco

Annual cost

0.40%

Fund size

$179M

Key differences

  • VAW costs 0.31% less per year.
  • VAW is significantly larger than RSPM — larger funds tend to be more liquid and less likely to close.
  • Over the last 3 years, VAW has delivered higher annualized returns.

Side-by-side comparison

VAWRSPM
Annual cost (TER)0.09%0.40%
Fund size (AUM)$4.5B$179M
Since20042006
Dividend yield1.37%1.49%
Asset classequityequity
Regionnorth americanorth america
Strategyindex trackingindex tracking
CAGR 1Y+22.0%+22.6%
CAGR 3Y+11.8%+9.6%
CAGR 5Y+5.0%+3.5%
Sharpe 3Y0.520.40
Volatility 1Y17.67%18.20%
Max drawdown-41.13%-39.84%

Green dot indicates the better value for that metric. Performance data is historical and does not predict future results.

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