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ETF comparison

VAW vs XME

Both Materials.

Vanguard Materials Index Fund ETF Shares · State Street SPDR S&P Metals & Mining ETF

Holdings overlap

0.0 %

0 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of VAW and XME would leave roughly 0.0% of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.

VAW only 0.0% Shared 0.0% XME only 0.0%
In VAW only
0 positions
Shared
0 positions
In XME only
0 positions

Holdings data for VAW covers 0.0% of fund weight. The remainder lacks matchable identifiers in the N-PORT filing.

Holdings data for XME covers 0.0% of fund weight. The remainder lacks matchable identifiers in the N-PORT filing.

Side by side

VAW

Vanguard Materials Index Fund ETF Shares

Vanguard · Materials

87 composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.090%
Net assets
$4.54B
TTM yield
1.37%
Top-10 conc.
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XME

State Street SPDR S&P Metals & Mining ETF

State Street · Materials

76 composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.35%
Net assets
$5.30B
TTM yield
0.32%
Top-10 conc.
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Sub-score comparison

91
Cost
65
80
Tax efficiency
84
85
Liquidity
88
N/A
Concentration
N/A
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Tracking quality
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VAW sub-score XME

Tracking-quality sub-score is not yet computed for any fund — see methodology for which inputs are live.

Cost difference

VAW is 26 bps cheaper than XME. On a $100,000 position that's about $260/yr more in fees for XME.

Fee figure is the annual expense charged on $100,000. It compounds over time — we publish a fuller cost-projection calculator on the methodology page.

Top shared holdings

0 shared in total

No shared holdings between these funds.

Only in VAW

0 total

Every VAW position is also held by XME.

Only in XME

0 total

Every XME position is also held by VAW.

Holdings overlap is the sum of min(weight_a, weight_b) over positions matched on ISIN (CUSIP fallback). Methodology: see /methodology/.

Comparing two funds doesn't endorse swapping one for the other. Tax-lot history, account type, and personal goals matter — PlainIndex publishes data and methodology, not investment advice.