VANGUARD TARGET RETIREMENT 2050 FUND - Vanguard

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VANGUARD TARGET RETIREMENT 2050 FUND Investor Shares (VFIFX)
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Open-end mutual fund
Manager
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VANGUARD TARGET RETIREMENT FUND - Vanguard
Prison industrial complex grade: One or more holdings were flagged as private prison operators by our prison industrial complex screen. Assigned a grade of F.
F
$11.56 BILLION
Prison industrial complex
85
flagged holdings
12%
of assets flagged
Data as of 31 Dec 2025
Flagged investments
$11.56B
12% of assets
High Risk
$1.15B
1.2% of assets
Private prison operators
$9.89M
0.01% of assets
Private prison operator holdings
CoreCivicGeoGroupSodexoSercoMITIE GroupFerrovial
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Prison industry
Prison industry
Incarceration and detention facilities, services in facilities, supervision and monitoring
56
holdings
$9.98B
invested
10%
of portfolio
Border industry
Border industry
Incarceration and detention facilities, immigrant monitoring and surveillance, militarization of the U.S.-Mexico border
58
holdings
$9.55B
invested
9.94%
of portfolio
All flagged holdings
85 holdings
85 holdings
  • 1.  
    Microsoft Corp
    Prison industryBorder industry
    $2.83B
    2.95%
  • 2.  
    Amazon.com Inc
    Prison industryBorder industry
    $1.75B
    1.82%
  • 3.  
    Alphabet Inc
    Prison industryBorder industry
    $1.43B
    1.49%
  • 4.  
    Alphabet Inc
    Prison industryBorder industry
    $1.14B
    1.18%
  • 5.  
    Berkshire Hathaway Inc
    Prison industry
    $710.2M
    0.74%
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