- Sector
- Financial Services
- Industry
- Asset Management
- Address
- 100 Vanguard Boulevard Malvern PA United States of America 19355
- IPO Date
- Sep 29, 2004
- Business
- Vanguard Industrials Index Fund Admiral Shares (VINAX) is an open-end mutual fund managed by The Vanguard Group, Inc., that seeks to track the performance of the MSCI US Investable Market Index (IMI)/Industrials 25/50, providing investors with low-cost exposure to the U.S. industrials sector. The fund employs a full-replication indexing investment approach, holding approximately 387 stocks primarily in industrials (88.84% allocation), with secondary exposure to technology (9.02%), consumer cyclical (0.82%), and other sectors; top holdings as of early 2025 include GE Aerospace (5.25%), Caterpillar Inc. (4.32%), RTX Corp. (3.80%), Uber Technologies Inc. (3.05%), and GE Vernova Inc. (2.54%), representing 18.96% of the portfolio. It targets institutional and high-net-worth investors requiring a minimum initial investment of $100,000, features an adjusted expense ratio of 0.10%, a portfolio turnover rate of 4-10%, and a TTM yield of 1.25%, with assets under management of approximately $5.8-6.8 billion.
Launched on May 8, 2006, and domiciled in the United States with headquarters aligned to Vanguard's operations in Malvern, Pennsylvania, VINAX focuses on mid-blend investment style across large, mid, and small capitalization industrials companies involved in manufacturing, aerospace, defense, transportation, machinery, and related services. The fund maintains nearly full equity allocation (98.38% U.S. stocks, 1.12% non-U.S. stocks, minimal cash), serving primarily financial advisors, retirement plans, and institutional portfolios seeking sector-specific diversification.
Recent developments include sustained strong performance with 1-year returns of 20.54% and 5-year annualized returns of 18.18% as of mid-2025, outperforming category averages by 46 basis points over five years, alongside routine dividend distributions such as $0.497 in December 2024 and $0.396 in March 2025. No major acquisitions, partnerships, funding rounds, or strategic reorganizations have been reported in the last 1-2 years; the fund continues its passive indexing strategy with low turnover and periodic rebalancing to mirror the benchmark amid evolving industrials sector dynamics.