Vanguard Target Retirement 2050 Fund
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Vanguard Target Retirement 2050 Fund (VFIFX)
Type
Open-end mutual fund
Manager
Target date
Vanguard Target Retirement Series
Deforestation grade: Fund is invested in deforestation-risk agricultural commodity producer/traders, above the threshold of 0.5% and below 1.5%. Assigned a grade of D.
How we track deforestation-risk investments
How we track deforestation-risk investments
D
11.17%
INVESTED IN DEFORESTATION-RISK COMPANIES
AGRIBUSINESS
deforestation-risk producers and traders of palm oil, paper/pulp, rubber, timber, cattle, and soy
BANKS AND LENDERS
that finance deforestation-risk agribusiness producers via lending and underwriting
MAJOR CONSUMER BRANDS
that use deforestation-risk agribusiness commodities in products
259
holdings flagged
11%
of assets flagged
This fund contains
$8.57 BILLION invested
in holdings flagged for deforestation riskVanguard holds hundreds of millions of dollars in shares in the agribusiness companies most responsible for devastating our rainforests. Vanguard's continued financing of the world's worst deforesters exposes Vanguard and its clients to reputational and financial risk - and Vanguard has no policy in place to stop the destruction. Tell Vanguard to adopt a No Deforestation Policy!
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Commodity producers
78 holdings
0.51% of assets
$398.17 MILLION invested
Banks and lenders
41 holdings
2.98% of assets
$2.33 BILLION invested
Major consumer brands
160 holdings
7.64% of assets
$5.99 BILLION invested
Commodity producers
78 HOLDINGS
Companies that produce and trade palm oil, paper/pulp, rubber, timber, cattle, and soy, and have a past record or a significant risk of contributing to deforestation, land grabbing, and human rights abuses. Investing in any of these companies assigns a fund a grade of C if total producer exposure is below the threshold of 0.5%; a grade of D if below 1.5%; and a grade of F if above 1.5%.
78 HOLDINGS
- % of portfolio$ invested
- 1. Mitsubishi Corp
0.07%0.07% of portfolio$56.42M$56.42M invested - 2. ITOCHU Corp
0.07%0.07% of portfolio$53.46M$53.46M invested - 3. Glencore PLC
0.05%0.05% of portfolio$38.28M$38.28M invested - 4. Marubeni Corp0.03%0.03% of portfolio$21.81M$21.81M invested
- 5. International Paper Co0.03%0.03% of portfolio$20.92M$20.92M invested
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Banks and lenders
41 HOLDINGS
Financial institutions directly and indirectly involved in underwriting and lending to deforestation-risk producers and traders. Investing in any of these companies assigns a fund a grade of B (assuming there are no investments in producers).
41 HOLDINGS
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Major consumer brands
160 HOLDINGS
Consumer goods retailers that source palm oil, paper/pulp, rubber, timber, cattle, and soy from deforestation-risk producers and traders and sell it to consumers worldwide. Investing in any of these companies assigns a fund a grade of B (assuming there are no investments in producers).
160 HOLDINGS
- % of portfolio$ invested
- 1. Amazon.com Inc
1.73%1.73% of portfolio$1.35B$1.35B invested - 2. Costco Wholesale Corp0.4%0.4% of portfolio$313.17M$313.17M invested
- 3. Procter & Gamble Co0.38%0.38% of portfolio$298.17M$298.17M invested
- 4. Johnson & Johnson0.38%0.38% of portfolio$297.88M$297.88M invested
- 5. Walmart Inc0.37%0.37% of portfolio$289.33M$289.33M invested
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DATA AS OF 31 Mar 2025
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