Mutual fund
Vanguard FTSE Social Index Fund
TickerVFTAXsocially responsible
Fund manager
Vanguard
Gender equality score
Gender equality score

53
/ 100 points
Overall score
Average Equileap Gender Equality Score of fund holdings, weighted by market value
Peer rank
Group ranking

A
80.1
percentile

Universe: Groups

Group: U.S. Equity Fund

Ranking: 492 out of 2,466 funds


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Gender balance in leadership and workforce
Gender balance in leadership and workforce
26/40
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Equal compensation and work life balance
Equal compensation and work life balance
8/30
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Policies promoting gender equality
Policies promoting gender equality
18/20
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Commitment, transparency, and accountability
Commitment, transparency, and accountability
1/10
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Top scoring holdings
Top scoring holdings
The top 10 holdings in this portfolio with the best scores on the Equileap Gender Scorecard. In the case of ties, the holding with more assets invested is listed higher.
  • 1. Procter & Gamble Co
    1.19% of assets
    $169.84M invested
  • 2. International Flavors & Fragrances Inc
    0.08% of assets
    $11.32M invested
  • 3. S&P Global Inc
    0.38% of assets
    $53.68M invested
  • 4. JPMorgan Chase & Co
    1.29% of assets
    $183.9M invested
  • 5. Biogen Inc
    0.13% of assets
    $19.25M invested
  • 6. Accenture PLC Class A
    0.61% of assets
    $87.65M invested
  • 7. Bank of America Corp
    0.68% of assets
    $97.16M invested
  • 8. Hasbro Inc
    0.02% of assets
    $3.4M invested
  • 9. The Goldman Sachs Group Inc
    0.36% of assets
    $51.92M invested
  • 10. General Mills Inc
    0.17% of assets
    $24.36M invested
Bottom scoring holdings
Bottom scoring holdings
The bottom 10 holdings in this portfolio with the worst scores on the Equileap Gender Scorecard. In the case of ties, the holding with more assets invested is listed higher.
  • 1. Ubiquiti Inc
    <0.01% of assets
    $543,380 invested
  • 2. Lennar Corp Class A
    0.09% of assets
    $12.52M invested
  • 3. Lennar Corp Class B
    <0.01% of assets
    $906,943 invested
  • 4. NVR Inc
    0.05% of assets
    $7.84M invested
  • 5. Lucid Group Inc Shs
    0.02% of assets
    $2.3M invested
  • 6. Old Dominion Freight Line Inc Ordinary Shares
    0.11% of assets
    $16.38M invested
  • 7. Universal Health Services Inc Class B
    0.03% of assets
    $3.75M invested
  • 8. Markel Corp
    0.06% of assets
    $8.22M invested
  • 9. Roblox Corp Ordinary Shares - Class A
    0.06% of assets
    $7.92M invested
  • 10. PACCAR Inc
    0.13% of assets
    $18.11M invested
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Financial performance
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Gender Equality and Returns
Returns chart for Vanguard FTSE Social Index Fund
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The figure above charts annualized returns and Gender Equality Fund grades. The orange marker represents this fund. The purple marker (if present) represents an assigned benchmark. Blue dots represent funds in the same Morningstar category as this fund. Dark gray dots represent funds in the same grading group as this fund. Returns are for the most recent available for this fund of 1, 3, 5, or 10 year annualized returns. The higher a fund is marked on the Y axis, the better its returns for the specified time period. The higher a fund is marked on the X axis, the better its Gender Equality Funds group ranking. Read more on the How it Works page.
Benchmarking tool
Current fund
VFTAX
Vanguard FTSE Social 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:
Higher 10-yr returns 
0.45% more  in annualized returns
Same overall gender equality score 
0 / 100 points 
Same gender balance in leadership and workforce score 
0 / 40 points 
Same equal compensation and work life balance score 
0 / 30 points 
Same policies promoting gender equality score 
0 / 20 points 
Same commitment, transparency, and accountability score 
0 / 10 points 
Current fund
VFTAX
Vanguard FTSE Social 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:
Higher 10-yr returns 
0.45% more  in annualized returns
Same overall gender equality score 
0 / 100 points 
Same gender balance in leadership and workforce score 
0 / 40 points 
Same equal compensation and work life balance score 
0 / 30 points 
Same policies promoting gender equality score 
0 / 20 points 
Same commitment, transparency, and accountability score 
0 / 10 points 
Current fund
VFTAX
Vanguard FTSE Social 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:
Higher 10-yr returns 
0.45% more  in annualized returns
Same overall gender equality score 
0 / 100 points 
Same gender balance in leadership and workforce score 
0 / 40 points 
Same equal compensation and work life balance score 
0 / 30 points 
Same policies promoting gender equality score 
0 / 20 points 
Same commitment, transparency, and accountability score 
0 / 10 points 
Month-end trailing returns  
Annualized returns
Gender-lens analysis
1-yr
3-yr
5-yr
10-yr
Overall gender equality score
This fund
VFTAX - Vanguard FTSE Social Index Fund
1.17%
13%
11%
13%
53  / 100 points
Benchmark
IVV - iShares Core S&P 500 ETF
2.63%
14%
11%
12%
53  / 100 points
Fund compared to benchmark
 
-1.47%
-1.21%
-0.08%
0.45%
Same
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