


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.

The AI infrastructure selloff has hit AI-linked industrials, including copper producers, potentially setting up a buying opportunity for investors with a longer-term outlook. While modelling by Goldman Sachs estimates that AI expectations are the biggest driver of today's copper prices, S&P Global projects AI and data centers will only account for about 10%. Under S&P Global's model, eliminating the entire data-center sector, including conventional cloud and internet services, would still leave a 7.5 million-tonne annual copper supply gap by 2040, versus its baseline.


MassMutual Private Wealth and Trust FSB purchased a new position in Vanguard Materials ETF (NYSEARCA:VAW) in the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor purchased 9,327 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $2,035,000. MassMutual Private Wealth and

Park National Corp OH acquired a new position in Vanguard Materials ETF (NYSEARCA:VAW) during the third quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm acquired 28,636 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $6,248,000. Park National Corp OH owned about 0.22% of Vanguard Materials ETF as of

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