Vanguard FTSE Social Index Fund

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Ticker: VFTAX socially responsible

This fund is clean for all five of our weapon categories!

For each weapons category, we show the fund's exposure.

Click a category to see the breakdown of companies in the pie chart and list below.

Military weapons

Major military contractors

Top 100 military contractors

0 direct stock holdings

Cluster munitions and landmines

Manufacturers of weapons banned in 100+ countries

0 direct stock holdings

Nuclear weapons

Manufacturers/servicers of nuclear armaments

0 direct stock holdings

Civilian firearms

Gun manufacturers

Manufacturers of civilian firearms

0 direct stock holdings

Gun retailers

Largest public retailers of civilian firearms

0 direct stock holdings

Vanguard FTSE Social Index Fund $VFTAX has no weapon stock 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 FTSE Social Index Fund [VFTAX]

Basic

Expanded

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

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

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

Civilian firearms
Investments in civilian firearms manufacturers and gun retailers

Prison industrial complex
Investments in prisons and borders industry

Military weapons
Investments in military arms manufacturers and services companies

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

VFTAX

Vanguard FTSE Social Index Fund

Family

Vanguard

Category

Large Blend

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Benchmark

IVV

iShares Core S&P 500 ETF

Family

iShares from BlackRock

Category

Large Blend

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Investment timeline

Performance as of: 10/31/20

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

1.25% more in annualized returns

Less invested in weapons overall

3.21% less invested

Less invested in military weapons

2.5% less invested

Less invested in civilian firearms

0.71% less invested

Current fund

VFTAX

Vanguard FTSE Social 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: 10/31/20

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

1.25% more in annualized returns

Less invested in weapons overall

3.21% less invested

Less invested in military weapons

2.5% less invested

Less invested in civilian firearms

0.71% less invested

Current fund

VFTAX

Vanguard FTSE Social 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: 10/31/20

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

1.25% more in annualized returns

Less invested in weapons overall

3.21% less invested

Less invested in military weapons

2.5% less invested

Less invested in civilian firearms

0.71% less invested

Month-end trailing returns

Performance as of date: 10/31/20

Morningstar suggested benchmark: S&P 500 TR USD

Annualized returns

Weapon analysis

1-yr

3-yr

5-yr

10-yr

This fund
VFTAX - Vanguard FTSE Social Index Fund

14%

13%

14%

Benchmark

9.68%

10%

12%

13%

3.21%

Fund compared to benchmark

4.43%

2.18%

1.46%

1.25%

3.21% lower

Find more financial data on VFTAX at Morningstar.com

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