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Vanguard Industrials ETF (VIS)
Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Dividends
Drawdowns
Volatility

ETF Info

ISIN

US92204A6038

CUSIP

92204A603

Issuer

Vanguard

Inception Date

Sep 23, 2004

Region

North America (U.S.)

Leveraged

1x

Index Tracked

MSCI US Investable Market Industrials 25/50 Index

Asset Class

Equity

Asset Class Size

Multi-Cap

Asset Class Style

Blend

Expense Ratio

VIS has an expense ratio of 0.10%, which is considered low.


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Performance

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S&P 500

Returns By Period

Vanguard Industrials ETF (VIS) returned 7.81% year-to-date (YTD) and 18.13% over the past 12 months. Over the past 10 years, VIS had an annualized return of 11.66%, slightly ahead of the S&P 500 benchmark at 11.14%.


VIS

YTD

7.81%

1M

2.72%

6M

2.44%

1Y

18.13%

3Y*

18.83%

5Y*

17.86%

10Y*

11.66%

^GSPC (Benchmark)

YTD

2.39%

1M

3.05%

6M

-1.02%

1Y

12.04%

3Y*

15.58%

5Y*

14.64%

10Y*

11.14%

*Annualized

Monthly Returns

The table below presents the monthly returns of VIS, with color gradation from worst to best to easily spot seasonal factors. Returns are adjusted for dividends.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
20254.74%-2.60%-4.33%0.11%8.70%1.50%7.81%
2024-1.18%7.13%4.89%-4.14%2.35%-1.48%5.58%1.79%3.18%-0.98%8.62%-8.38%17.28%
20235.57%-0.50%-0.36%-1.03%-2.35%12.02%3.14%-2.05%-5.78%-3.92%9.53%7.93%22.50%
2022-6.27%-0.49%3.05%-7.88%-0.80%-7.73%10.57%-2.65%-9.98%12.94%7.23%-3.85%-8.57%
2021-2.95%6.84%7.67%3.58%2.51%-2.00%0.45%0.95%-5.37%6.79%-3.13%4.74%20.80%
2020-0.60%-9.24%-20.11%9.49%5.94%1.93%4.48%8.25%-1.10%-1.09%16.83%2.00%12.34%
201911.34%6.25%-1.30%4.56%-7.55%8.19%0.78%-3.10%3.09%1.38%4.29%0.09%30.09%
20184.59%-4.39%-1.96%-2.68%3.32%-2.51%6.72%0.78%1.53%-11.18%3.60%-10.97%-14.01%
20171.40%3.37%-0.58%1.86%0.67%1.63%0.19%0.02%4.79%0.66%3.85%1.88%21.47%
2016-6.44%3.87%7.67%1.07%0.08%0.31%3.84%1.15%-0.12%-2.19%9.74%0.69%20.37%
2015-3.89%6.15%-1.50%-0.62%0.37%-2.21%-0.03%-5.22%-2.89%8.73%1.23%-2.81%-3.51%
2014-4.05%4.08%0.69%0.91%1.79%0.88%-4.52%4.45%-2.44%3.91%2.77%0.22%8.52%
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Risk-Adjusted Performance

Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank

The current rank of VIS is 70, indicating average performance compared to other ETFs on our website. Here’s a breakdown of how it compares using common performance measures.


The Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank of VIS is 7070
Overall Rank
The Sharpe Ratio Rank of VIS is 6969
Sharpe Ratio Rank
The Sortino Ratio Rank of VIS is 7373
Sortino Ratio Rank
The Omega Ratio Rank of VIS is 7171
Omega Ratio Rank
The Calmar Ratio Rank of VIS is 7272
Calmar Ratio Rank
The Martin Ratio Rank of VIS is 6565
Martin Ratio Rank
The risk-adjusted ranks indicate the investment's position relative to the market. A rank closer to 100 signifies top-performing investments, while a rank closer to 0 might suggest underperformance, based on the selected ratio. The values are calculated based on the past 12 months of returns.

Risk-Adjusted Performance Indicators

The charts below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for Vanguard Industrials ETF (VIS) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (^GSPC). These indicators evaluate an investment's returns against its associated risks.


The Sharpe ratio helps investors understand how much return they're getting for the level of risk taken. A higher Sharpe ratio indicates better risk-adjusted performance, meaning more reward for each unit of risk.

Vanguard Industrials ETF Sharpe ratios as of Jun 12, 2025 (values are recalculated daily):

  • 1-Year: 0.88
  • 5-Year: 0.95
  • 10-Year: 0.57
  • All Time: 0.48

These values reflect how efficiently the investment has delivered returns relative to its volatility over different time periods. All figures are annualized and based on daily total returns (including price changes and dividends).

The chart below shows the rolling Sharpe ratio of Vanguard Industrials ETF compared to the selected benchmark. This view highlights how the investment's risk-adjusted performance has changed over time.


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Dividends

Dividend History

Vanguard Industrials ETF provided a 1.20% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $3.28 per share. The fund has been increasing its distributions for 3 consecutive years.


1.20%1.40%1.60%1.80%2.00%$0.00$0.50$1.00$1.50$2.00$2.50$3.00$3.5020142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Dividends
Dividend Yield
PeriodTTM20242023202220212020201920182017201620152014
Dividend$3.28$3.12$3.00$2.77$2.26$2.35$2.59$2.29$2.28$2.16$1.96$1.67

Dividend yield

1.20%1.23%1.36%1.52%1.11%1.38%1.69%1.91%1.60%1.81%1.94%1.57%

Monthly Dividends

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for Vanguard Industrials ETF. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
2025$0.00$0.00$0.77$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.77
2024$0.00$0.00$0.62$0.00$0.00$0.79$0.00$0.00$0.75$0.00$0.00$0.97$3.12
2023$0.00$0.00$0.61$0.00$0.00$0.70$0.00$0.00$0.67$0.00$0.00$1.02$3.00
2022$0.00$0.00$0.60$0.00$0.00$0.62$0.00$0.00$0.73$0.00$0.00$0.83$2.77
2021$0.00$0.00$0.51$0.00$0.00$0.50$0.00$0.00$0.64$0.00$0.00$0.61$2.26
2020$0.00$0.00$0.66$0.00$0.00$0.50$0.00$0.00$0.55$0.00$0.00$0.64$2.35
2019$0.00$0.00$0.69$0.00$0.00$0.51$0.00$0.00$0.72$0.00$0.00$0.68$2.59
2018$0.00$0.00$0.50$0.00$0.00$0.56$0.00$0.00$0.59$0.00$0.00$0.65$2.29
2017$0.00$0.00$0.54$0.00$0.00$0.53$0.00$0.00$0.59$0.00$0.00$0.62$2.28
2016$0.00$0.00$0.50$0.00$0.00$0.48$0.00$0.00$0.57$0.00$0.00$0.61$2.16
2015$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$1.42$0.00$0.00$0.55$1.96
2014$1.67$1.67

Drawdowns

Drawdowns Chart

The Drawdowns chart displays portfolio losses from any high point along the way. Drawdowns are calculated considering price movements and all distributions paid, if any.


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Worst Drawdowns

The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the Vanguard Industrials ETF. A maximum drawdown is a measure of risk, indicating the largest reduction in portfolio value due to a series of losing trades.

The maximum drawdown for the Vanguard Industrials ETF was 63.51%, occurring on Mar 9, 2009. Recovery took 953 trading sessions.

The current Vanguard Industrials ETF drawdown is 1.22%.


Depth

Start

To Bottom

Bottom

To Recover

End

Total

-63.51%Oct 10, 2007355Mar 9, 2009953Dec 18, 20121308
-42.42%Feb 13, 202027Mar 23, 2020161Nov 9, 2020188
-24.39%Sep 24, 201864Dec 24, 2018145Jul 24, 2019209
-22.96%Nov 17, 2021219Sep 30, 2022186Jun 29, 2023405
-20.51%Dec 2, 202487Apr 8, 2025
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Volatility

Volatility Chart

The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.


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