Vanguard 500 Index Fund | Weapon investments

Mutual fund

Vanguard 500 Index Fund

TickerVFIAX

Fund manager

For each weapons category, we show the fund's exposure. Click a category to see the breakdown of companies. When calculating a portfolio's exposure to a screen list, we only consider long investments, ignoring any shorts or liabilities.

Military weapons

Major military contractors

Top 100 military contractors

holdings

$21.7B

invested

2.7%

of portfolio

Cluster munitions

Manufacturers of weapons banned in 100+ countries

0 direct stock holdings

Nuclear weapons

Manufacturers/servicers of nuclear armaments

holdings

$15.47B

invested

1.93%

of portfolio

Military weapon companies

16 holdings

1. Raytheon Technologies Corp
$3.35B
0.42%
2. Honeywell International Inc
$2.98B
0.37%
3. Boeing Co
$2.79B
0.35%
4. General Electric Co
$2.43B
0.3%
5. Lockheed Martin Corp
$2.42B
0.3%

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Vanguard 500 Index Fund $VFIAX is 2.7% invested in military weapon stocks, with $21.7 BILLION invested across 16 equity holdings

Sustainability report card

As You Sow’s Invest Your Values report card grades mutual funds on environmental and social issues, including climate change, gender equality, and weapon investments. Click through to get more details on each issue.

Vanguard 500 Index Fund VFIAX

Environment

Fossil fuels
Investments in coal, oil, and natural gas energy and utility companies, and related financial companies

Deforestation
Investments in deforestation-risk agricultural commodities, and related financial companies and consumer brands

Social

Gender equality
Gender equality group ranking, based on Equileap company data

Civilian firearms
Investments in civilian firearms manufacturers, and related gun retailers

Prison industrial complex
Investments in prisons and borders industry, including private prison operators

Military weapons
Investments in military arms manufacturers and services companies, including nuclear weapon manufacturers and servicers

Tobacco
Investments in tobacco and e-cigarette manufacturers, and tobacco-promoting entertainment companies

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Financial performance

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Current fund

VFIAX

Vanguard 500 Index Fund

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Vanguard

Category

Large Blend

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Benchmark

IVV

iShares Core S&P 500 ETF

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iShares from BlackRock

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Large Blend

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Investment timeline

Performance as of: 4/30/23

1 year

3 years

5 years

10 years

Benchmark

Suggested: S&P 500

Fund comparison results

Compared to the benchmark, this fund has:

Higher

10-yr returns

<0.01% more in annualized returns

More invested in military weapons

0.03% more invested

More invested in major military contractors

0.03% more invested

Same in manufacturers of cluster munitions

More invested in manufacturers/servicers of nuclear weapons

0.02% more invested

Current fund

VFIAX

Vanguard 500 Index Fund

Family

Vanguard

Category

Large Blend

Find another fund

vs.

Benchmark

IVV

iShares Core S&P 500 ETF

Family

iShares from BlackRock

Category

Large Blend

Change benchmark

Fund comparison settings

Investment timeline

Performance as of: 4/30/23

1 year

3 years

5 years

10 years

Benchmark

Suggested: S&P 500

Fund comparison results

Compared to the benchmark, this fund has:

Higher

10-yr returns

<0.01% more in annualized returns

More invested in military weapons

0.03% more invested

More invested in major military contractors

0.03% more invested

Same in manufacturers of cluster munitions

More invested in manufacturers/servicers of nuclear weapons

0.02% more invested

Current fund

VFIAX

Vanguard 500 Index Fund

Family

Vanguard

Category

Large Blend

Find another fund

vs.

Benchmark

IVV

iShares Core S&P 500 ETF

Family

iShares from BlackRock

Category

Large Blend

Change benchmark

Fund comparison settings

Investment timeline

Performance as of: 4/30/23

1 year

3 years

5 years

10 years

Benchmark

Suggested: S&P 500

Fund comparison results

Compared to the benchmark, this fund has:

Higher

10-yr returns

<0.01% more in annualized returns

More invested in military weapons

0.03% more invested

More invested in major military contractors

0.03% more invested

Same in manufacturers of cluster munitions

More invested in manufacturers/servicers of nuclear weapons

0.02% more invested

Month-end trailing returns

Performance as of date: 4/30/23

Morningstar suggested benchmark: S&P 500 TR USD

Annualized returns

Climate analysis

1-yr

3-yr

5-yr

10-yr

This fund
VFIAX - Vanguard 500 Index Fund

2.62%

14%

11%

12%

2.7%

Benchmark

2.63%

14%

11%

12%

2.67%

Fund compared to benchmark

-0.02%

-0.01%

<0.01%

0.03% higher

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