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Vanguard Materials Index Fund Admiral Shares (VMIA...
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Risk-Adjusted Performance
Dividends
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Volatility

Fund Info

ISIN

US92204A7853

CUSIP

92204A785

Issuer

Vanguard

Inception Date

Feb 11, 2004

Category

Materials

Min. Investment

$100,000

Asset Class

Equity

Expense Ratio

VMIAX 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 Materials Index Fund Admiral Shares (VMIAX) returned 3.21% year-to-date (YTD) and -2.50% over the past 12 months. Over the past 10 years, VMIAX returned 7.67% annually, underperforming the S&P 500 benchmark at 10.88%.


VMIAX

YTD

3.21%

1M

5.51%

6M

-7.93%

1Y

-2.50%

3Y*

2.12%

5Y*

12.14%

10Y*

7.67%

^GSPC (Benchmark)

YTD

0.68%

1M

7.17%

6M

-1.66%

1Y

11.63%

3Y*

12.51%

5Y*

14.34%

10Y*

10.88%

*Annualized

Monthly Returns

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


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
20255.04%-0.35%-3.57%-1.63%3.94%3.21%
2024-4.05%5.91%6.23%-4.91%3.82%-4.11%5.82%1.28%2.80%-2.65%3.09%-11.11%0.45%
20239.70%-2.87%-1.48%-0.87%-6.65%11.08%3.82%-3.41%-5.05%-3.82%8.74%5.81%13.69%
2022-6.97%0.50%5.77%-4.04%1.09%-14.37%7.04%-3.15%-10.25%9.68%11.24%-5.39%-11.77%
2021-2.49%4.57%8.22%5.01%5.39%-5.12%1.55%1.88%-6.98%7.27%-0.88%7.34%27.30%
2020-6.53%-9.01%-15.33%15.30%7.27%1.99%6.90%4.52%0.18%0.36%12.77%3.75%19.37%
20197.33%3.60%0.30%3.17%-9.27%11.94%-0.58%-3.68%3.41%0.42%3.23%3.02%23.59%
20183.66%-5.24%-3.68%0.46%2.40%-0.29%3.04%-0.87%-1.98%-10.67%3.33%-7.89%-17.38%
20174.68%1.15%0.36%1.07%-0.57%2.25%1.36%0.80%3.92%3.71%0.88%1.96%23.68%
2016-10.04%6.53%9.18%5.32%-0.25%-0.33%5.54%0.07%-0.64%-2.50%8.39%-0.08%21.42%
2015-2.74%7.93%-3.73%2.37%0.49%-3.71%-5.04%-5.56%-7.88%12.83%0.90%-4.60%-10.17%
2014-4.32%6.76%0.78%0.26%2.52%2.35%-2.55%4.22%-2.99%-1.57%1.12%-0.22%5.99%
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Risk-Adjusted Performance

Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank

The current rank of VMIAX is 9, meaning it’s performing worse than 91% of other mutual funds on our website when it comes to balancing risk and reward. Below is a breakdown of how it compares using common performance measures.


The Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank of VMIAX is 99
Overall Rank
The Sharpe Ratio Rank of VMIAX is 77
Sharpe Ratio Rank
The Sortino Ratio Rank of VMIAX is 1010
Sortino Ratio Rank
The Omega Ratio Rank of VMIAX is 1010
Omega Ratio Rank
The Calmar Ratio Rank of VMIAX is 99
Calmar Ratio Rank
The Martin Ratio Rank of VMIAX is 1010
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 Materials Index Fund Admiral Shares (VMIAX) 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 Materials Index Fund Admiral Shares Sharpe ratios as of May 28, 2025 (values are recalculated daily):

  • 1-Year: -0.12
  • 5-Year: 0.59
  • 10-Year: 0.36
  • All Time: 0.36

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 Materials Index Fund Admiral Shares 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 Materials Index Fund Admiral Shares provided a 1.73% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $1.70 per share.


1.40%1.60%1.80%2.00%2.20%2.40%$0.00$0.50$1.00$1.5020142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Dividends
Dividend Yield
PeriodTTM20242023202220212020201920182017201620152014
Dividend$1.70$1.63$1.66$1.72$1.45$1.34$1.33$1.14$1.14$0.96$1.11$0.96

Dividend yield

1.73%1.70%1.72%1.98%1.44%1.67%1.94%2.02%1.63%1.67%2.31%1.76%

Monthly Dividends

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for Vanguard Materials Index Fund Admiral Shares. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
2025$0.00$0.00$0.42$0.00$0.00$0.42
2024$0.00$0.00$0.35$0.00$0.00$0.42$0.00$0.00$0.43$0.00$0.00$0.44$1.63
2023$0.00$0.00$0.35$0.00$0.00$0.42$0.00$0.00$0.44$0.00$0.00$0.46$1.66
2022$0.00$0.00$0.33$0.00$0.00$0.50$0.00$0.00$0.40$0.00$0.00$0.48$1.72
2021$0.00$0.00$0.28$0.00$0.00$0.34$0.00$0.00$0.41$0.00$0.00$0.42$1.45
2020$0.00$0.00$0.28$0.00$0.00$0.34$0.00$0.00$0.30$0.00$0.00$0.42$1.34
2019$0.00$0.00$0.29$0.00$0.00$0.36$0.00$0.00$0.32$0.00$0.00$0.35$1.33
2018$0.00$0.00$0.19$0.00$0.00$0.34$0.00$0.00$0.30$0.00$0.00$0.32$1.14
2017$0.00$0.00$0.26$0.00$0.00$0.28$0.00$0.00$0.31$0.00$0.00$0.29$1.14
2016$0.00$0.00$0.19$0.00$0.00$0.22$0.00$0.00$0.26$0.00$0.00$0.28$0.96
2015$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.80$0.00$0.00$0.31$1.11
2014$0.96$0.96

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 Materials Index Fund Admiral Shares. 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 Materials Index Fund Admiral Shares was 62.17%, occurring on Mar 9, 2009. Recovery took 967 trading sessions.

The current Vanguard Materials Index Fund Admiral Shares drawdown is 9.56%.


Depth

Start

To Bottom

Bottom

To Recover

End

Total

-62.17%May 19, 2008203Mar 9, 2009967Jan 9, 20131170
-41.02%Jan 29, 2018541Mar 23, 2020113Sep 1, 2020654
-27.26%Feb 25, 2015231Jan 25, 2016210Nov 21, 2016441
-25.45%Apr 21, 2022109Sep 26, 2022356Feb 29, 2024465
-23.21%Oct 21, 2024116Apr 8, 2025
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Volatility

Volatility Chart

The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.


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