Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund
Shareclass
Vanguard Total Stock Mkt Idx Instl Pls (VSMPX)
Type
Open-end mutual fund
Manager
Deforestation grade: Fund is invested in deforestation-risk agricultural commodity producer/traders, below the threshold of 0.5%. Assigned a grade of C.
How we track deforestation-risk investments
How we track deforestation-risk investments
C
12.49%
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
61
holdings flagged
12%
of assets flagged
This fund contains
$216.3 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
5 holdings
0.15% of assets
$2.63 BILLION invested
Banks and lenders
4 holdings
2.15% of assets
$37.23 BILLION invested
Major consumer brands
56 holdings
10% of assets
$178.47 BILLION invested
Commodity producers
5 HOLDINGS
Companies that produce and trade palm oil, paper/pulp, rubber, timber, cattle, and soy, and have a past record or a significant risk of contributing to deforestation, land grabbing, and human rights abuses. Investing in any of these companies assigns a fund a grade of C if total producer exposure is below the threshold of 0.5%; a grade of D if below 1.5%; and a grade of F if above 1.5%.
5 HOLDINGS
- % of portfolio$ invested
- 1. Archer-Daniels Midland Co
0.05%0.05% of portfolio$832.99M$832.99M invested - 2. International Paper Co
0.04%0.04% of portfolio$607.81M$607.81M invested - 3. Tyson Foods Inc Class A
0.03%0.03% of portfolio$527.12M$527.12M invested - 4. Bunge Global SA0.02%0.02% of portfolio$375.48M$375.48M invested
- 5. Hormel Foods Corp0.02%0.02% of portfolio$291.39M$291.39M invested
Banks and lenders
4 HOLDINGS
Financial institutions directly and indirectly involved in underwriting and lending to deforestation-risk producers and traders. Investing in any of these companies assigns a fund a grade of B (assuming there are no investments in producers).
4 HOLDINGS
Major consumer brands
56 HOLDINGS
Consumer goods retailers that source palm oil, paper/pulp, rubber, timber, cattle, and soy from deforestation-risk producers and traders and sell it to consumers worldwide. Investing in any of these companies assigns a fund a grade of B (assuming there are no investments in producers).
56 HOLDINGS
- % of portfolio$ invested
- 1. Amazon.com Inc
3.21%3.21% of portfolio$55.59B$55.59B invested - 2. The Home Depot Inc0.71%0.71% of portfolio$12.35B$12.35B invested
- 3. Procter & Gamble Co0.71%0.71% of portfolio$12.25B$12.25B invested
- 4. Costco Wholesale Corp0.71%0.71% of portfolio$12.23B$12.23B invested
- 5. Johnson & Johnson0.7%0.7% of portfolio$12.15B$12.15B invested
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DATA AS OF 31 Oct 2024
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