Vanguard Global Wellington Fund Admiral Shares (VGWAX) (https://finance.yahoo.com/quote/VGWAX?p=VGWAX&.tsrc=fin-srch) seeks to provide long-term capital appreciation and moderate current income. The fund invests 60% to 70% of its assets in dividend-paying and, to a lesser extent, non-dividend-paying equity securities of established large and mid-size U.S. and foreign companies. In choosing these companies, the advisor seeks those that appear to be undervalued but have prospects for improvement. These stocks are commonly referred to as value stocks. The remaining 30% to 40% of the fund’s assets are invested mainly in U.S. and foreign fixed income securities that the advisor believes will generate a moderate level of current income.
Trailing Returns
- YTD 8.87%
- 1-Month 1.83%
- 3-Month 7.43%
- 1-Year 28.39%
- 3-Year 10.90%
Fund Overview
- Net Assets 1.68 Billions
- YTD Return 8.87%
- Yield 1.56%
Annual Report Expense Ratio (net) 0.34%
Overall Portfolio Composition (%)
- Cash 0.96%
- Stocks 66.42%
- Bonds 30.86%
- Others 0.00%
- Preferred 0.00%
- Convertable 1.71%
Top 10 Holdings (15.53% of Total Assets)
Name | Symbol | % Assets |
---|---|---|
Bank of America Corp | BAC | 1.83% |
Johnson & Johnson | JNJ | 1.81% |
Microsoft Corp | MSFT | 1.81% |
Cisco Systems Inc | CSCO | 1.71% |
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd | 2330.TW | 1.52% |
United Parcel Service Inc Class B | UPS | 1.48% |
Novartis AG | NOVN | 1.45% |
AstraZeneca PLC ADR | AZN.L | 1.42% |
Chubb Ltd | CB | 1.28% |
Northrop Grumman Corp | NOC | 1.22% |
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