Key Highlights

  • The Market Price was $312.49 on 6 November 2026, up $1.51 or 0.49 per cent on the session.
  • Aerospace and defense is the largest sub-sector at 22.90 per cent of the portfolio.
  • Caterpillar is the largest holding at 5.60 per cent, followed by GE at 4.86 per cent.
  • The expense ratio is 0.09 per cent a year, and the fund holds 396 stocks.

The Vanguard Industrials ETF (NYSE:VIS) gives investors exposure to U.S. companies making machinery, aerospace and defense equipment, electrical components, transport services and industrial support businesses. As at 6 November 2026, the market price was $312.49, against a net asset value of $312.53. The fund launched on 23 September 2004 and tracks an industrials sector index.

Fund fact

Detail

Market price (6 November 2026)

$312.49

Day change

+$1.51 (+0.49%)

Net asset value

$312.53

Expense ratio

0.09% a year

30-day SEC yield

0.97%

Fund net assets

$8.2 billion

Sub-Sector Structure

Aerospace and defense is the largest sub-sector at 22.90 per cent, followed by construction machinery and heavy transport at 8.90 per cent, electrical components and equipment at 8.80 per cent and industrial machinery at 8.80 per cent. Building products account for 5.90 per cent and rail transportation for 4.80 per cent.

The fund's exposure to aerospace and defense means that aircraft programmes, government contracts and defence budgets carry weight in the unit price, alongside the Capital spending cycle that drives machinery sales.

Leading Holdings

Caterpillar is the largest holding at 5.60 per cent, followed by GE at 4.86 per cent, GE Vernova at 3.83 per cent and RTX at 3.75 per cent. Eaton, Deere, Union Pacific, Boeing, Uber Technologies and Parker-Hannifin complete the top ten.

Together the top ten account for a moderate share of the fund, which holds 396 companies in total. The fund's largest positions are therefore spread across several industries rather than concentrated in one.

Income and Costs

The 30-day SEC Yield is 0.97 per cent, and the expense ratio is 0.09 per cent a year, which equates to about $9 on a $10,000 holding. Net Assets were reported at $8.2 billion at 31 October 2026.

The fund distributes income quarterly. Units trade at market price, which closely matched net asset value on the session.

Final Word

The Vanguard Industrials ETF offers a diversified route into U.S. industrial companies across 396 holdings, with aerospace and defense the largest sub-sector. The market price rose 0.49 per cent on 6 November, and the expense ratio is 0.09 per cent a year. Capital spending, aircraft production and government defence budgets are the factors most likely to shape the fund's direction.