Mutual fund
Vanguard 500 Index Fund
TickerVFIAX
Fund manager
Vanguard
Prison industrial complex grade: One or more holdings were flagged as higher risk by our prison industrial complex screen, making up between 1% and 2% of the portfolio. Assigned a grade of D.
D
$185.12 BILLION
Prison industrial complex
37
flagged holdings
23%
of assets flagged
Data as of 3/31/23
Flagged investments:
$185.12 BILLION, 23% of assets
Higher risk:
$11.99 BILLION, 1.49% 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
20
holdings
$124.26B
invested
15%
of portfolio
Border industry
Border industry
Incarceration and detention facilities, immigrant monitoring and surveillance, militarization of the U.S.-Mexico border
31
holdings
$157.43B
invested
20%
of portfolio
All flagged holdings
37 holdings
37 holdings
  • 1.  Microsoft Corp
    Prison industryBorder industry
    $50.1B
    6.23%
  • 2.  Amazon.com Inc
    Prison industryBorder industry
    $21.5B
    2.68%
  • 3.  Alphabet Inc Class A
    Border industry
    $14.42B
    1.79%
  • 4.  Berkshire Hathaway Inc Class B
    Prison industry
    $12.99B
    1.62%
  • 5.  Alphabet Inc Class C
    Border industry
    $12.61B
    1.57%
Higher risk
Private prison operator
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Vanguard 500 Index Fund $VFIAX has $185.12 BILLION invested in 37 companies involved in the prison industrial complex, amounting to 23% of fund assets
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Financial performance
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Current fund
VFIAX
Vanguard 500 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 
<0.01% more in annualized returns
Same in private prison operators 
Both 0% invested
Less invested in higher risk companies, prison industry 
0% less invested
More invested in higher risk companies, border industry 
0.02% more invested
More invested in higher risk companies 
0.02% more invested
Less invested in all screened prison industry companies 
0.45% less invested
Less invested in all screened border industry companies 
0.27% less invested
Less invested in all screened companies 
0.36% less invested
Current fund
VFIAX
Vanguard 500 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 
<0.01% more in annualized returns
Same in private prison operators 
Both 0% invested
Less invested in higher risk companies, prison industry 
0% less invested
More invested in higher risk companies, border industry 
0.02% more invested
More invested in higher risk companies 
0.02% more invested
Less invested in all screened prison industry companies 
0.45% less invested
Less invested in all screened border industry companies 
0.27% less invested
Less invested in all screened companies 
0.36% less invested
Current fund
VFIAX
Vanguard 500 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 
<0.01% more in annualized returns
Same in private prison operators 
Both 0% invested
Less invested in higher risk companies, prison industry 
0% less invested
More invested in higher risk companies, border industry 
0.02% more invested
More invested in higher risk companies 
0.02% more invested
Less invested in all screened prison industry companies 
0.45% less invested
Less invested in all screened border industry companies 
0.27% less invested
Less invested in all screened companies 
0.36% less invested
Month-end trailing returns  
Annualized returns
Flagged investments
1-yr
3-yr
5-yr
10-yr
Private prison operators
This fund
VFIAX - Vanguard 500 Index Fund
2.62%
14%
11%
12%
0% 
Benchmark
IVV - iShares Core S&P 500 ETF
2.63%
14%
11%
12%
0% 
Fund compared to benchmark
 
-0.02%
0%
-0.01%
<0.01%
Same
Find more financial data on VFIAX at Morningstar.com
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