Accolades
A recognized industry leader
At Vanguard, our standards of success are based on helping investors achieve financial security, being an employer of choice, and being a force for positive change in the communities in which we operate. Our efforts have not gone unnoticed.
2021
Forbes
Forbes magazine named Vanguard one of the World's Best Employers (October 2021).
Morningstar
Morningstar designated eight Vanguard ETFs as 5-star ETFs with risk-adjusted returns in the top 10% of their peer groups and 36 Vanguard ETFs as 4-star ETFs with risk-adjusted returns in the top third of their peer groups (September 2021).1
Morningstar also named Vanguard Australia its Multisector Fund Manager of the Year (February 2021).2
Az Business
Vanguard was named to Az Business magazine's list of Arizona’s Most Admired Companies in 2021 (September 2021).
U.S. Veterans Magazine
U.S. Veterans Magazine recognized Vanguard as a 2021 Top Veteran-Friendly Company (August 2021).
Computerworld
Computerworld magazine named Vanguard to its list of 2021 Best Places to Work in IT (July 2021).
Money
Vanguard made Money magazine's list of top Roth IRA providers (May 2021).3
Refinitiv Lipper
Thirteen Vanguard funds received Refinitiv Lipper Fund Awards. The awards honor mutual funds and firms that have the best risk-adjusted performance over three-, five-, and 10-year horizons (March 2021).4
Human Rights Campaign Foundation
Vanguard was recognized by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation as a 2021 Best Place to Work for LGBTQ Equality, scoring a perfect 100% on the Corporate Equality Index survey (January 2021).
2020
Morningstar
Ten Vanguard funds were named to Morningstar's Thrilling 36 list (September 2020).5
Money
For the 20th year running, Vanguard made Money magazine's “best of” lists. We claimed 20 of the 50 ETF spots and 23 of the 50 mutual fund spots for 2020 (December 2019).6
2019
Morningstar
Vanguard received Morningstar’s first Exemplary Stewardship Award for being “an asset manager that has shown an unwavering focus on serving the best interest of investors” (May 2019).
Notes:
Vanguard ETF Shares are not redeemable with the issuing fund other than in very large aggregations worth millions of dollars. Instead, investors must buy and sell Vanguard ETF Shares in the secondary market and hold those shares in a brokerage account. In doing so, the investor may incur brokerage commissions and may pay more than net asset value when buying and receive less than net asset value when selling.
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1 The Morningstar Rating™ for funds, or "star rating," is calculated for funds with at least a three-year history. Exchange-traded funds and open-ended mutual funds are considered a single population for comparative purposes. It is calculated based on a Morningstar Risk-Adjusted Return measure that accounts for variation in a managed product's monthly excess performance, placing more emphasis on downward variations and rewarding consistent performance. The top 10% of products in each product category receive 5 stars, the next 22.5% receive 4 stars, the next 35% receive 3 stars, the next 22.5% receive 2 stars, and the bottom 10% receive 1 star. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Results are as of September 30, 2021, and will vary for other time periods. 1,512 ETFs were included in this analysis.
2 Based on various criteria, including low costs, risk-adjusted performance, and stewardship.
3 Based on a number of factors at the time these awards were announced in May 2021, including having a large number of investment options, low fees, reasonably low minimum investment/balance requirements, and helpful online account management options. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.
4 Based on the Lipper Leader for Consistent Return rating, which is a risk-adjusted performance measure calculated over 3, 5, and 10-year periods. The fund with the highest Lipper Leader for Consistent Return (Effective Return) value in each eligible classification wins the Refinitiv Lipper Fund Award. If the funds are eligible for Lipper Fund Awards, are in the Lipper database and meet all criteria as per methodology, they will be considered. The merit of the winners is based entirely on objective, quantitative criteria. Proprietary methodology is the foundation of the Award qualification. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.
5 Funds included on Morningstar’s Thrilling 36 have expense ratios in their category’s cheapest quintile, manager investment of more than $1 million in the fund, a Morningstar Risk rating below the High level, a Morningstar Analyst Rating of Bronze or higher, and returns above the fund’s category benchmark over the manager’s tenure for a minimum of five years. In the case of allocation funds, category averages are used. Funds on the Thrilling 36 list must be a share class accessible to individual investors with a minimum investment no greater than $50,000. The Morningstar Risk measure is based on the utility theory of risk and penalizes downside volatility more than upside. It’s based on a fund’s three-, five-, and 10-year records and is measured relative to category peers. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.
6 Based on steady performance, low costs, skilled and trustworthy managers, and a consistent investment strategy. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.
