Thursday, February 07, 2008

Sector allocation of index funds

The following table lists the sector allocation of 3 Vanguard index funds as of 12/31/2007; Vanguard total stock market index fund, Vanguard growth index fund and Vanguard value index fund.

The Vanguard total stock market index follows MSCI US broad market index, the Vanguard growth index fund follows MSCI US prime market growth index, and the Vanguard value index fund mimics MSCI prime market value index.

Sector Total stock market Growth index fund Value index fund
Consumer discretionary 9.60% 11.90% 6.40%
Consumer staples 8.90% 10.10% 9.90%
Energy 12.00% 8.80% 16.60%
Financials 17.60% 7.70% 28.10%
Health care 12.10% 12.50% 11.50%
Industrials 11.90% 13.20% 9.50%
Information technology 16.80% 30.50% 1.90%
Materials 3.90% 3.60% 3.40%
Telecommunication services 3.30% 0.80% 6.50%
Utilities 3.90% 0.90% 6.80%

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