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About Vanguard Materials ETF
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Inception date
Jan 26, 2004
Structure
Open-Ended Fund
Distributes
Capital Gains
Max ST capital gains rate
39.60%
Max LT capital gains rate
20.00%
Tax on distributions
Qualified dividends
The fund offers broad exposure to the US basic materials segment thanks to a highly representative market cap-weighted index. The fund holds materials companies, stretching across multiple sub-industries from the broadly defined space. The underlying index uses GICS classification to include companies that manufacture chemicals, construction materials, glass, paper, forest products, and packaging products, as well as metals, minerals, and mining companies. Certain investment limits are applied for RICs to help ensure diversification. The index is rebalanced on a quarterly basis.
Classification
What's in the fund
Exposure type
Process Industries
Non-Energy Minerals
Stock breakdown by region
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