Mutual fund
Vanguard 500 Index Fund
TickerVFINX
Fund manager
Vanguard
Gun grade: Fund is invested in civilian firearm manufacturers, above the threshold of 0.1% and below 0.4%. Assigned a grade of D.
How we track gun investments
D
$6.38 BILLION
Civilian firearms
2
gun stocks found
0.79%
of assets flagged
Data as of 3/31/23
For each civilian firearm category, we show the fund's exposure. Click a category to see the breakdown of companies. When calculating a portfolio's exposure to a screen list, we only consider long investments, ignoring any shorts or liabilities.
Civilian firearms
Gun manufacturers
Gun manufacturers
Manufacturers of civilian firearms
1
holdings
$1.55B
invested
0.19%
of portfolio
Major gun retailers
Major gun retailers
Largest public retailers of civilian firearms
1
holdings
$4.83B
invested
0.6%
of portfolio
Gun manufacturers and major gun retailers
2 holdings
2 holdings
  • 1. Walmart Inc
    Civilian firearm retailers
    $4.83B
    0.6%
  • 2. Northrop Grumman Corp
    Civilian firearm manufacturers
    $1.55B
    0.19%
Vanguard 500 Index Fund $VFINX has $6.38 BILLION invested in 2 gun manufacturer and major gun retailer holdings, amounting to 0.79% of fund assets
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Financial performance
Performance data provided byMorningstarFind more financial data on VFINX at Morningstar.com
Current fund
VFINX
Vanguard 500 Index Fund
Family
Vanguard
Category
Large Blend
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: S&P 500
IVV - iShares Core S&P 500 ETF
Fund comparison results
Compared to the benchmark, this fund has:
Lower 10-yr returns 
-0.11% less in annualized returns
Less invested in civilian firearms 
0% less invested
Current fund
VFINX
Vanguard 500 Index Fund
Family
Vanguard
Category
Large Blend
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: S&P 500
IVV - iShares Core S&P 500 ETF
Fund comparison results
Compared to the benchmark, this fund has:
Lower 10-yr returns 
-0.11% less in annualized returns
Less invested in civilian firearms 
0% less invested
Current fund
VFINX
Vanguard 500 Index Fund
Family
Vanguard
Category
Large Blend
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: S&P 500
IVV - iShares Core S&P 500 ETF
Fund comparison results
Compared to the benchmark, this fund has:
Lower 10-yr returns 
-0.11% less in annualized returns
Less invested in civilian firearms 
0% less invested
Month-end trailing returns  
Annualized returns
Gun investments
1-yr
3-yr
5-yr
10-yr
Civilian firearm
This fund
VFINX - Vanguard 500 Index Fund
2.52%
14%
11%
12%
0.79% 
Benchmark
IVV - iShares Core S&P 500 ETF
2.63%
14%
11%
12%
0.8% 
Fund compared to benchmark
 
-0.12%
-0.12%
-0.12%
-0.11%
<0.01%  lower
Find more financial data on VFINX at Morningstar.com
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