Vanguard Baillie Gifford Global Positive Impact Stock Fund

Shareclass
Vanguard Baillie GiffordGlbPstvImpStkInv (VBPIX)
Type
Open-end mutual fund
Manager
Sustainability mandate
Prison industrial complex grade: One or more holdings were flagged by our prison industrial complex screen, but there were no higher risk companies in the portfolio. Assigned a grade of B.
B
$11.31 MILLION
Prison industrial complex
1
flagged holdings
4.45%
of assets flagged
Data as of 31 Dec 2023
Flagged investments:
$11.31 MILLION, 4.45% of assets
Higher risk:
$0, 0% of assets
 Private prison operators:
$0, 0% of assets
For each prison industrial complex category, click to see the breakdown of flagged holdings.
Prison industry
Prison industry
Incarceration and detention facilities, services in facilities, supervision and monitoring
0 direct stock holdings
Border industry
Border industry
Incarceration and detention facilities, immigrant monitoring and surveillance, militarization of the U.S.-Mexico border
1
holdings
$11.31M
invested
4.45%
of portfolio
All flagged holdings
1 holdings
1 holdings
  • 1.  Deere & Co
    Border industry
    $11.31M
    4.45%
Higher risk
Private prison operator
Vanguard Baillie Gifford Global Positive Impact Stock Fund $VBPIX is 4.45% ($11.31 MILLION) invested in companies with prison involvement
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Financial performance
Performance data provided byMorningstarFind more financial data on VBPIX at Morningstar.com
Current fund
VBPIX
Vanguard Baillie Gifford Global Positive Impact Stock Fund
Family
Vanguard
Category
Global Large-Stock Growth
vs.
Benchmark
ACWI
iShares MSCI ACWI ETF
Family
iShares from BlackRock
Category
Global Large-Stock Blend
Fund comparison settings
Investment timeline
Performance as of: 2/29/24
1 year
3 years
5 years
10 years
Benchmark
Suggested: MSCI ACWI
ACWI - iShares MSCI ACWI ETF
Fund comparison results
Compared to the benchmark, this fund has:
Higher 5-yr returns 
3.73% more in annualized returns
Less invested in private prison operators 
0.01% less invested
Less invested in higher risk companies, prison industry 
0.14% less invested
Less invested in higher risk companies, border industry 
1.03% less invested
Less invested in higher risk companies 
1.07% less invested
Less invested in all screened prison industry companies 
10.77% less invested
Less invested in all screened border industry companies 
9.45% less invested
Less invested in all screened companies 
11.38% less invested
Current fund
VBPIX
Vanguard Baillie Gifford Global Positive Impact Stock Fund
Family
Vanguard
Category
Global Large-Stock Growth
vs.
Benchmark
ACWI
iShares MSCI ACWI ETF
Family
iShares from BlackRock
Category
Global Large-Stock Blend
Fund comparison settings
Investment timeline
Performance as of: 2/29/24
1 year
3 years
5 years
10 years
Benchmark
Suggested: MSCI ACWI
ACWI - iShares MSCI ACWI ETF
Fund comparison results
Compared to the benchmark, this fund has:
Higher 5-yr returns 
3.73% more in annualized returns
Less invested in private prison operators 
0.01% less invested
Less invested in higher risk companies, prison industry 
0.14% less invested
Less invested in higher risk companies, border industry 
1.03% less invested
Less invested in higher risk companies 
1.07% less invested
Less invested in all screened prison industry companies 
10.77% less invested
Less invested in all screened border industry companies 
9.45% less invested
Less invested in all screened companies 
11.38% less invested
Current fund
VBPIX
Vanguard Baillie Gifford Global Positive Impact Stock Fund
Family
Vanguard
Category
Global Large-Stock Growth
vs.
Benchmark
ACWI
iShares MSCI ACWI ETF
Family
iShares from BlackRock
Category
Global Large-Stock Blend
Fund comparison settings
Investment timeline
Performance as of: 2/29/24
1 year
3 years
5 years
10 years
Benchmark
Suggested: MSCI ACWI
ACWI - iShares MSCI ACWI ETF
Fund comparison results
Compared to the benchmark, this fund has:
Higher 5-yr returns 
3.73% more in annualized returns
Less invested in private prison operators 
0.01% less invested
Less invested in higher risk companies, prison industry 
0.14% less invested
Less invested in higher risk companies, border industry 
1.03% less invested
Less invested in higher risk companies 
1.07% less invested
Less invested in all screened prison industry companies 
10.77% less invested
Less invested in all screened border industry companies 
9.45% less invested
Less invested in all screened companies 
11.38% less invested
Month-end trailing returns  
Annualized returns
Flagged investments
1-yr
3-yr
5-yr
10-yr
Private prison operators
This fund
VBPIX - Vanguard Baillie Gifford Global Positive Impact Stock Fund
10%
-6.37%
14%
/
0% 
Benchmark
ACWI - iShares MSCI ACWI ETF
23%
6.8%
11%
8.54%
0.01% 
Fund compared to benchmark
 
-12.95%
-13.17%
3.73%
/
0.01%  lower
Find more financial data on VBPIX at Morningstar.com
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