Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund

Shareclass
Vanguard Total Stock Mkt Idx Instl Pls (VSMPX)
Type
Open-end mutual fund
Manager
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
$14.47 BILLION
Civilian firearms
12
gun stocks found
0.84%
of assets flagged
Data as of 10/31/24
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
7
holdings
$2.56B
invested
0.15%
of portfolio
Major gun retailers
Major gun retailers
Largest public retailers of civilian firearms
5
holdings
$11.91B
invested
0.69%
of portfolio
Gun manufacturers and major gun retailers
12 holdings
12 holdings
  • 1. Walmart Inc
    Civilian firearm retailers
    $11.45B
    0.66%
  • 2. Northrop Grumman Corp
    Civilian firearm manufacturers
    $2.35B
    0.14%
  • 3. Dick's Sporting Goods Inc
    Civilian firearm retailers
    $341.17M
    0.02%
  • 4. Olin Corp
    Civilian firearm manufacturers
    $151.09M
    <0.01%
  • 5. Academy Sports and Outdoors Inc Ordinary Shares
    Civilian firearm retailers
    $115.01M
    <0.01%
See all
Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund $VSMPX is 0.84% ($14.47 BILLION) invested in gun manufacturer and major gun retailer stocks
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Financial performance
Performance data provided byMorningstarFind more financial data on VSMPX at Morningstar.com
Current fund
VSMPX
Vanguard Total Stock Market 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: 11/30/24
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 
-0.45% less in annualized returns
Less invested in civilian firearms 
0.08% less invested
Current fund
VSMPX
Vanguard Total Stock Market 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: 11/30/24
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 
-0.45% less in annualized returns
Less invested in civilian firearms 
0.08% less invested
Current fund
VSMPX
Vanguard Total Stock Market 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: 11/30/24
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 
-0.45% less in annualized returns
Less invested in civilian firearms 
0.08% less invested
Month-end trailing returns  
Annualized returns
Gun investments
1-yr
3-yr
5-yr
10-yr
Civilian firearm
This fund
VSMPX - Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund
34%
10%
15%
13%
0.84% 
Benchmark
IVV - iShares Core S&P 500 ETF
34%
11%
16%
13%
0.92% 
Fund compared to benchmark
 
0.57%
-1.04%
-0.56%
-0.45%
0.08%  lower
Find more financial data on VSMPX at Morningstar.com
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