Living In a Materials ETF World: Broad & Targeted Exposure

Materials are often viewed as a sleepy, cyclical corner of the market, but the artificial intelligence (AI) buildout is adding vim and vigor to the sector.

ETF Trends • Jul 24, 2026

VAW: The Dollar's Breakout And Commodities' Rollover Don't Bode Well (Rating Downgrade)

Vanguard Materials ETF is downgraded from buy to hold after a 27% total return since March 2025. Negative trends in commodities and a strengthening US dollar present material headwinds, offsetting VAW's reasonable 17.6x P/E and 12.9% EPS growth. VAW's portfolio is highly concentrated, with over 50% in the top 10 holdings, making monitoring sector trends and earnings season critical.

Seeking Alpha • Jun 22, 2026

Should You Invest in the Vanguard Materials Index Fund ETF Shares (VAW)?

The Vanguard Materials Index Fund ETF Shares (VAW) was launched on January 26, 2004, and is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to offer broad exposure to the Materials - Broad segment of the equity market.

Zacks Investment Research • Jun 17, 2026

How To Invest $100,000 Today: 5 Strategies For Success

The market environment is challenging, to say the least. We discuss how one should invest in today's market. The article presents five different investment strategies, including a fixed-income strategy, high-income strategy, sleep-well-at-night strategy, growth-focused strategy, and the Near-Perfect Portfolio strategy. Selecting a strategy aligned with personal risk tolerance and sticking to it through cycles is critical for long-term success.

Seeking Alpha • Apr 25, 2026

Global PMI: Tracking The Sectors Hit Hardest By The Middle East War

Survey data underscored how the war in the Middle East has already had a material impact on economic growth around the world. Drilling down deeper, the data showed weaker growth trends were recorded across all major industries globally.

Seeking Alpha • Apr 12, 2026

VAW Diversifies Risk With The Potential To Offer Solid Returns; IYW & FXZ Carry Higher Risks

The Vanguard Materials Index Fund ETF (VAW) is initiated with a buy rating, offering diversified exposure to the basic materials sector's sustained uptrend. VAW's broad portfolio of 114 holdings, low 0.09% expense ratio, and 1.43% dividend yield provide risk-mitigated access to sector growth. Sector earnings are forecast to grow 28% in 2026, with metals, mining, and specialty chemicals as key drivers; VAW's top holdings are poised for robust performance.

Seeking Alpha • Mar 18, 2026

Should You Invest in the Vanguard Materials ETF (VAW)?

If you're interested in broad exposure to the Materials - Broad segment of the equity market, look no further than the Vanguard Materials ETF (VAW), a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on January 26, 2004.

Zacks Investment Research • Feb 11, 2026

Retire With A Potential $5,000 Monthly Income And High Growth

The S&P 500 offers a meager 1.1% yield, along with a roller-coaster ride on a regular basis. Most retirees do not like the idea of raising income by selling shares. The article presents a diversified, three-bucket retirement portfolio targeting 5.5%-6% income and 10%+ annualized growth over 10-15 years. Backtesting shows the combined model portfolio would have delivered 14% annualized returns since 2008, outperforming the S&P 500's 10.9%.

Seeking Alpha • Jan 10, 2026

Buy And Hold Portfolio For Next 10 Years: Potential $5,500 Monthly Income

This article presents a diversified, fund-based portfolio targeting market-matching growth and a 6%+ income yield, with lower tech exposure than the S&P 500. The model portfolio, comprising 5 ETFs and 6 CEFs, emphasizes asset class diversification—spanning blue-chip dividends, tech, real estate, gold, materials, energy, and utilities. The portfolio presented uses ahands-off approach, and it is diversified among many asset classes to be able to withstand different economiccycles in the next 10 years.

Seeking Alpha • Dec 13, 2025

The 2 Best Vanguard Sector Index Funds to Buy Ahead of 2026, According to Wall Street

Among the 11 stock market sectors, Wall Street analysts currently see the most upside in information technology stocks (21%) and materials stocks (18%). Information technology was the best performing stock market sector in the last decade, and it outpaced the next closest sector by 460 percentage points.

The Motley Fool • Dec 9, 2025