Mutual fund
Vanguard FTSE Social Index Fund
TickerVFTNXsocially responsible
Fund manager
Vanguard
Prison industrial complex grade: One or more holdings were flagged as higher risk by our prison industrial complex screen, making up less than 1% of the portfolio. Assigned a grade of C.
C
$3.09 BILLION
Prison industrial complex
26
flagged holdings
22%
of assets flagged
Data as of 3/31/23
Flagged investments:
$3.09 BILLION, 22% of assets
Higher risk:
$41.64 MILLION, 0.29% 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
16
holdings
$2.09B
invested
15%
of portfolio
Border industry
Border industry
Incarceration and detention facilities, immigrant monitoring and surveillance, militarization of the U.S.-Mexico border
23
holdings
$2.92B
invested
20%
of portfolio
All flagged holdings
26 holdings
26 holdings
  • 1.  Microsoft Corp
    Prison industryBorder industry
    $1.04B
    7.32%
  • 2.  Amazon.com Inc
    Prison industryBorder industry
    $444.23M
    3.11%
  • 3.  Alphabet Inc Class A
    Border industry
    $302.57M
    2.12%
  • 4.  Alphabet Inc Class C
    Border industry
    $262.57M
    1.84%
  • 5.  JPMorgan Chase & Co
    Prison industryBorder industry
    $183.9M
    1.29%
Higher risk
Private prison operator
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Vanguard FTSE Social Index Fund $VFTNX has $3.09 BILLION invested in 26 companies involved in the prison industrial complex, amounting to 22% of fund assets
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Financial performance
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Current fund
VFTNX
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 
0.47% more in annualized returns
Same in private prison operators 
Both 0% invested
More invested in higher risk companies, prison industry 
0.06% more invested
Less invested in higher risk companies, border industry 
1.18% less invested
Less invested in higher risk companies 
1.18% less invested
Less invested in all screened prison industry companies 
1.26% less invested
More invested in all screened border industry companies 
0.58% more invested
Less invested in all screened companies 
1.72% less invested
Current fund
VFTNX
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 
0.47% more in annualized returns
Same in private prison operators 
Both 0% invested
More invested in higher risk companies, prison industry 
0.06% more invested
Less invested in higher risk companies, border industry 
1.18% less invested
Less invested in higher risk companies 
1.18% less invested
Less invested in all screened prison industry companies 
1.26% less invested
More invested in all screened border industry companies 
0.58% more invested
Less invested in all screened companies 
1.72% less invested
Current fund
VFTNX
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 
0.47% more in annualized returns
Same in private prison operators 
Both 0% invested
More invested in higher risk companies, prison industry 
0.06% more invested
Less invested in higher risk companies, border industry 
1.18% less invested
Less invested in higher risk companies 
1.18% less invested
Less invested in all screened prison industry companies 
1.26% less invested
More invested in all screened border industry companies 
0.58% more invested
Less invested in all screened companies 
1.72% less invested
Month-end trailing returns  
Annualized returns
Flagged investments
1-yr
3-yr
5-yr
10-yr
Private prison operators
This fund
VFTNX - Vanguard FTSE Social Index Fund
1.15%
13%
11%
13%
0% 
Benchmark
IVV - iShares Core S&P 500 ETF
2.63%
14%
11%
12%
0% 
Fund compared to benchmark
 
-1.48%
-1.2%
-0.06%
0.47%
Same
Find more financial data on VFTNX at Morningstar.com
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