Mutual fund
Vanguard Target Retirement 2050 Fund
TickerVFIFX
Fund manager
Vanguard
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
D
11.26%
INVESTED IN DEFORESTATION-RISK COMPANIES
producers
AGRIBUSINESS
deforestation-risk producers and traders of palm oil, paper/pulp, rubber, timber, cattle, and soy
banks
BANKS AND LENDERS
that finance deforestation-risk agribusiness producers via lending and underwriting
consumers
MAJOR CONSUMER BRANDS
that use deforestation-risk agribusiness commodities in products
264
holdings flagged
11%
of assets flagged
This fund contains
 $6.03 BILLION invested 
in holdings flagged for deforestation risk
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producers
Commodity producers
77 holdings
0.63% of assets
$341.34 MILLION invested
banks
Banks and lenders
43 holdings
2.36% of assets
$1.29 BILLION invested
consumers
Major consumer brands
165 holdings
8.32% of assets
$4.54 BILLION invested
Commodity producers
Commodity producers
77 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%.
77 HOLDINGS
  • % of portfolio
    $ invested
  • 1. Glencore PLC
    Soy producerPalm oil producer
    0.09%0.09% of portfolio
    $49.05M$49.05M invested
    Soy producerPalm oil producer
  • 2. Archer-Daniels Midland Co
    Soy producerPalm oil producer
    0.06%0.06% of portfolio
    $30.83M$30.83M invested
    Soy producerPalm oil producer
  • 3. ITOCHU Corp
    Timber producerRubber producerPaper/pulp producerPalm oil producer
    0.05%0.05% of portfolio
    $29.45M$29.45M invested
    Timber producerRubber producerPaper/pulp producerPalm oil producer
  • 4. Mitsubishi Corp
    Palm oil producer
    0.05%0.05% of portfolio
    $28.44M$28.44M invested
    Palm oil producer
  • 5. POSCO Holdings Inc
    Palm oil producer
    0.03%0.03% of portfolio
    $14.22M$14.22M invested
    Palm oil producer
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Banks and lenders
Banks and lenders
43 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).
43 HOLDINGS
  • % of portfolio
    $ invested
  • 1. JPMorgan Chase & Co
    0.5%0.5% of portfolio
    $270.94M$270.94M invested
  • 2. Bank of America Corp
    0.25%0.25% of portfolio
    $137.46M$137.46M invested
  • 3. HSBC Holdings PLC
    0.17%0.17% of portfolio
    $92.4M$92.4M invested
  • 4. Morgan Stanley
    0.14%0.14% of portfolio
    $78.64M$78.64M invested
  • 5. Commonwealth Bank of Australia
    0.14%0.14% of portfolio
    $75.33M$75.33M invested
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Major consumer brands
Major consumer brands
165 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).
165 HOLDINGS
  • % of portfolio
    $ invested
  • 1. Amazon.com Inc
    Soy major consumer brandCattle major consumer brandTimber major consumer brandRubber major consumer brandPaper/pulp major consumer brandPalm oil major consumer brand
    1.16%1.16% of portfolio
    $635.57M$635.57M invested
    Soy major consumer brandCattle major consumer brandTimber major consumer brandRubber major consumer brandPaper/pulp major consumer brandPalm oil major consumer brand
  • 2. Johnson & Johnson
    Paper/pulp major consumer brandPalm oil major consumer brand
    0.52%0.52% of portfolio
    $285.15M$285.15M invested
    Paper/pulp major consumer brandPalm oil major consumer brand
  • 3. Procter & Gamble Co
    Paper/pulp major consumer brandPalm oil major consumer brand
    0.45%0.45% of portfolio
    $247.78M$247.78M invested
    Paper/pulp major consumer brandPalm oil major consumer brand
  • 4. Nestle SA
    Soy major consumer brandCattle major consumer brandPaper/pulp major consumer brandPalm oil major consumer brand
    0.41%0.41% of portfolio
    $222.05M$222.05M invested
    Soy major consumer brandCattle major consumer brandPaper/pulp major consumer brandPalm oil major consumer brand
  • 5. The Home Depot Inc
    Cattle major consumer brandTimber major consumer brandRubber major consumer brandPaper/pulp major consumer brand
    0.39%0.39% of portfolio
    $212.48M$212.48M invested
    Cattle major consumer brandTimber major consumer brandRubber major consumer brandPaper/pulp major consumer brand
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DATA AS OF 3/31/23
Financial performance
Performance data provided byMorningstarFind more financial data on VFIFX at Morningstar.com
Current fund
VFIFX
Vanguard Target Retirement 2050 Fund
Family
Vanguard
Category
Target-Date 2050
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: Not available
IVV - iShares Core S&P 500 ETF
Fund comparison results
Compared to the benchmark, this fund has:
Lower 10-yr returns 
-4% less in annualized returns
More invested in commodity producers 
0.32% more invested
More invested in banks and lenders 
0.01% more invested
Less invested in major consumer brands 
4.82% less invested
Current fund
VFIFX
Vanguard Target Retirement 2050 Fund
Family
Vanguard
Category
Target-Date 2050
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: Not available
IVV - iShares Core S&P 500 ETF
Fund comparison results
Compared to the benchmark, this fund has:
Lower 10-yr returns 
-4% less in annualized returns
More invested in commodity producers 
0.32% more invested
More invested in banks and lenders 
0.01% more invested
Less invested in major consumer brands 
4.82% less invested
Current fund
VFIFX
Vanguard Target Retirement 2050 Fund
Family
Vanguard
Category
Target-Date 2050
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: Not available
IVV - iShares Core S&P 500 ETF
Fund comparison results
Compared to the benchmark, this fund has:
Lower 10-yr returns 
-4% less in annualized returns
More invested in commodity producers 
0.32% more invested
More invested in banks and lenders 
0.01% more invested
Less invested in major consumer brands 
4.82% less invested
Month-end trailing returns  
Annualized returns
Deforestation analysis
1-yr
3-yr
5-yr
10-yr
Commodity producers
This fund
VFIFX - Vanguard Target Retirement 2050 Fund
2.06%
11%
6.83%
8.16%
0.63% 
Benchmark
IVV - iShares Core S&P 500 ETF
2.63%
14%
11%
12%
0.3% 
Fund compared to benchmark
 
-0.57%
-3.52%
-4.59%
-4%
0.32%  higher
Find more financial data on VFIFX at Morningstar.com
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