Mutual fund
Vanguard 500 Index Fund
TickerVFIAX
Fund manager
Vanguard
Military weapon grade: Fund is invested in major military contractors and/or nuclear weapons, above the threshold of 2% and below 3%. Assigned a grade of D.
How we track weapon investments
D
$21.7 BILLION
Military weapons
16
military weapon stocks found
2.7%
of assets flagged
Data as of 3/31/23
  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
Major military contractors
Top 100 military contractors
16
holdings
$21.7B
invested
2.7%
of portfolio
Cluster munitions
Cluster munitions
Manufacturers of weapons banned in 100+ countries
0 direct stock holdings
Nuclear weapons
Nuclear weapons
Manufacturers/servicers of nuclear armaments
10
holdings
$15.47B
invested
1.93%
of portfolio
Military weapon companies
16 holdings
16 holdings
  • 1. Raytheon Technologies Corp
    Major military contractorsNuclear weapons
    $3.35B
    0.42%
  • 2. Honeywell International Inc
    Major military contractorsNuclear weapons
    $2.98B
    0.37%
  • 3. Boeing Co
    Major military contractorsNuclear weapons
    $2.79B
    0.35%
  • 4. General Electric Co
    Major military contractors
    $2.43B
    0.3%
  • 5. Lockheed Martin Corp
    Major military contractorsNuclear weapons
    $2.42B
    0.3%
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Civilian firearm manufacturers and retailers

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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
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Financial performance
Performance data provided byMorningstarFind more financial data on VFIAX at Morningstar.com
Current fund
VFIAX
Vanguard 500 Index Fund
Family
Vanguard
Category
Large Blend
vs.
Benchmark
IVV
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF
Family
iShares from BlackRock
Category
Large Blend
Fund comparison settings
Investment timeline
Performance as of: 4/30/23
1 year
3 years
5 years
10 years
Benchmark
Suggested: S&P 500
IVV - iShares Core S&P 500 ETF
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 
0% 
More invested in manufacturers/servicers of nuclear weapons 
0.02% more invested
Current fund
VFIAX
Vanguard 500 Index Fund
Family
Vanguard
Category
Large Blend
vs.
Benchmark
IVV
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF
Family
iShares from BlackRock
Category
Large Blend
Fund comparison settings
Investment timeline
Performance as of: 4/30/23
1 year
3 years
5 years
10 years
Benchmark
Suggested: S&P 500
IVV - iShares Core S&P 500 ETF
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 
0% 
More invested in manufacturers/servicers of nuclear weapons 
0.02% more invested
Current fund
VFIAX
Vanguard 500 Index Fund
Family
Vanguard
Category
Large Blend
vs.
Benchmark
IVV
iShares Core S&P 500 ETF
Family
iShares from BlackRock
Category
Large Blend
Fund comparison settings
Investment timeline
Performance as of: 4/30/23
1 year
3 years
5 years
10 years
Benchmark
Suggested: S&P 500
IVV - iShares Core S&P 500 ETF
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 
0% 
More invested in manufacturers/servicers of nuclear weapons 
0.02% more invested
Month-end trailing returns  
Annualized returns
Climate analysis
1-yr
3-yr
5-yr
10-yr
Military weapon weight
This fund
VFIAX - Vanguard 500 Index Fund
2.62%
14%
11%
12%
2.7% 
Benchmark
IVV - iShares Core S&P 500 ETF
2.63%
14%
11%
12%
2.67% 
Fund compared to benchmark
 
-0.02%
0%
-0.01%
<0.01%
0.03%  higher
Find more financial data on VFIAX at Morningstar.com
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