Vanguard Total World Stock Index Fund

Shareclass
Vanguard Total World Stock ETF (VT)
Type
Exchange-traded fund
Manager
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
12.23%
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
259
holdings flagged
12%
of assets flagged
This fund contains
 $6.46 BILLION invested 
in holdings flagged for deforestation risk
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producers
Commodity producers
78 holdings
0.59% of assets
$314.72 MILLION invested
banks
Banks and lenders
40 holdings
3.03% of assets
$1.6 BILLION invested
consumers
Major consumer brands
161 holdings
8.81% of assets
$4.67 BILLION invested
Commodity producers
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
    Palm oil producer
    0.08%0.08% of portfolio
    $44.69M$44.69M invested
    Palm oil producer
  • 2. ITOCHU Corp
    Timber producerRubber producerPaper/pulp producerPalm oil producer
    0.08%0.08% of portfolio
    $40.78M$40.78M invested
    Timber producerRubber producerPaper/pulp producerPalm oil producer
  • 3. Glencore PLC
    Soy producerPalm oil producer
    0.07%0.07% of portfolio
    $38.94M$38.94M invested
    Soy producerPalm oil producer
  • 4. Archer-Daniels Midland Co
    Soy producerPalm oil producer
    0.03%0.03% of portfolio
    $16.08M$16.08M invested
    Soy producerPalm oil producer
  • 5. Marubeni Corp
    Timber producerRubber producerPaper/pulp producer
    0.03%0.03% of portfolio
    $14.73M$14.73M invested
    Timber producerRubber producerPaper/pulp producer
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Banks and lenders
Banks and lenders
40 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).
40 HOLDINGS
  • % of portfolio
    $ invested
  • 1. JPMorgan Chase & Co
    0.73%0.73% of portfolio
    $387.92M$387.92M invested
  • 2. Bank of America Corp
    0.33%0.33% of portfolio
    $173.07M$173.07M invested
  • 3. HSBC Holdings PLC
    0.2%0.2% of portfolio
    $103.7M$103.7M invested
  • 4. Commonwealth Bank of Australia
    0.18%0.18% of portfolio
    $95.1M$95.1M invested
  • 5. Morgan Stanley
    0.15%0.15% of portfolio
    $82.22M$82.22M invested
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Major consumer brands
Major consumer brands
161 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).
161 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
    1.99%1.99% of portfolio
    $1.06B$1.06B invested
    Soy major consumer brandCattle major consumer brandTimber major consumer brandRubber major consumer brandPaper/pulp major consumer brandPalm oil major consumer brand
  • 2. The Home Depot Inc
    Cattle major consumer brandTimber major consumer brandRubber major consumer brandPaper/pulp major consumer brand
    0.45%0.45% of portfolio
    $238.18M$238.18M invested
    Cattle major consumer brandTimber major consumer brandRubber major consumer brandPaper/pulp major consumer brand
  • 3. Procter & Gamble Co
    Paper/pulp major consumer brandPalm oil major consumer brand
    0.45%0.45% of portfolio
    $237.59M$237.59M invested
    Paper/pulp major consumer brandPalm oil major consumer brand
  • 4. Costco Wholesale Corp
    Soy major consumer brandCattle major consumer brandTimber major consumer brandPaper/pulp major consumer brandPalm oil major consumer brand
    0.45%0.45% of portfolio
    $236.37M$236.37M invested
    Soy major consumer brandCattle major consumer brandTimber major consumer brandPaper/pulp major consumer brandPalm oil major consumer brand
  • 5. Johnson & Johnson
    Paper/pulp major consumer brandPalm oil major consumer brand
    0.44%0.44% of portfolio
    $235.11M$235.11M invested
    Paper/pulp major consumer brandPalm oil major consumer brand
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DATA AS OF 31 Oct 2024
Financial performance
Performance data provided byMorningstarFind more financial data on VT at Morningstar.com
Current fund
VT
Vanguard Total World Stock Index Fund
Family
Vanguard
Category
Global Large-Stock Blend
vs.
Benchmark
ACWI
iShares MSCI ACWI ETF
Family
iShares from BlackRock
Category
Global Large-Stock Blend
Fund comparison settings
Investment timeline
Performance as of: 11/30/24
1 year
3 years
5 years
10 years
Benchmark
Suggested: MSCI ACWI
ACWI - iShares MSCI ACWI ETF
Fund comparison results
Compared to the benchmark, this fund has:
Higher 10-yr returns 
0.03% more in annualized returns
More invested in commodity producers 
0.07% more invested
Less invested in banks and lenders 
0.51% less invested
Less invested in major consumer brands 
1.16% less invested
Current fund
VT
Vanguard Total World Stock Index Fund
Family
Vanguard
Category
Global Large-Stock Blend
vs.
Benchmark
ACWI
iShares MSCI ACWI ETF
Family
iShares from BlackRock
Category
Global Large-Stock Blend
Fund comparison settings
Investment timeline
Performance as of: 11/30/24
1 year
3 years
5 years
10 years
Benchmark
Suggested: MSCI ACWI
ACWI - iShares MSCI ACWI ETF
Fund comparison results
Compared to the benchmark, this fund has:
Higher 10-yr returns 
0.03% more in annualized returns
More invested in commodity producers 
0.07% more invested
Less invested in banks and lenders 
0.51% less invested
Less invested in major consumer brands 
1.16% less invested
Current fund
VT
Vanguard Total World Stock Index Fund
Family
Vanguard
Category
Global Large-Stock Blend
vs.
Benchmark
ACWI
iShares MSCI ACWI ETF
Family
iShares from BlackRock
Category
Global Large-Stock Blend
Fund comparison settings
Investment timeline
Performance as of: 11/30/24
1 year
3 years
5 years
10 years
Benchmark
Suggested: MSCI ACWI
ACWI - iShares MSCI ACWI ETF
Fund comparison results
Compared to the benchmark, this fund has:
Higher 10-yr returns 
0.03% more in annualized returns
More invested in commodity producers 
0.07% more invested
Less invested in banks and lenders 
0.51% less invested
Less invested in major consumer brands 
1.16% less invested
Month-end trailing returns  
Annualized returns
Deforestation analysis
1-yr
3-yr
5-yr
10-yr
Commodity producers
This fund
VT - Vanguard Total World Stock Index Fund
26%
7.64%
11%
9.45%
0.59% 
Benchmark
ACWI - iShares MSCI ACWI ETF
26%
7.75%
11%
9.42%
0.53% 
Fund compared to benchmark
 
-0.18%
-0.11%
-0.06%
0.03%
0.07%  higher
Find more financial data on VT at Morningstar.com
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