Values-driven Investments
Want to align your personal values with your charitable investments? Then the Values-driven Investments could be right for you. You can choose from three socially responsible investment options. For information about performance and fund benchmarks, view our Investment Performance page.
Values-driven Investments
Investment fees range from 0.09% to 0.59%
Last updated 04/19/2024
Utilize these funds for a broad exposure
ESG U.S. Stock
ESG U.S. Stock allows donors to align charitable investments with personal values. Companies are screened for certain ESG criteria, and the fund utilizes three levels of restrictiveness for exclusions, as companies are screened on primary (i.e., producer/manufacturer) and, in most cases, secondary (i.e., retailer/supplier) involvement in the ESG exclusion categories using revenue-based thresholds. Least restrictive categories include adult entertainment, alcohol, and gambling. Moderately restrictive categories include tobacco, cannabis, and conventional (military) weapons. Most restrictive categories include controversial weapons, civilian firearms, nuclear power, and fossil fuels. The index fund also excludes stocks of certain companies that the index provider determines do not meet standards of U.N. global compact principles and companies that do not meet certain diversity criteria.
Expense Ratio
Last updated 09/30/2023
0.09%
Risk/granting time horizon
Returns
Last updated 09/30/2023
Qtr
-3.71%
1 Yr
21.17%
5 Yrs
—
10 Yrs
—
Underlying funds
Benchmark
FTSE U.S. All Cap Choice Index
Management
Active funds focus on outperforming the market compared to a specific benchmark through a portfolio manager’s selections. Passive funds seek to mimic benchmarks by tracking an index
passive
Goal
Seeks to track the performance of a benchmark index that measures the investment return of large-, mid-, and small-capitalization stocks of U.S. companies, while adhering to certain environmental, social, and corporate governance criteria.
ESG Global Stock
ESG Global Stock, a proprietary blend of ESG U.S. Stock and ESG International Stock, provides a broad diversification of equities, including a global investment allocation, in a passively managed index fund that is professionally rebalanced daily to maintain target allocation. For donors with a higher risk threshold and long-term granting plans, this low-cost and professionally-rebalanced values-driven fund may be an option.
Expense Ratio
Last updated 09/30/2023
0.10%
Risk/granting time horizon
Returns
Last updated 09/30/2023
Qtr
-3.94%
1 Yr
20.77%
5 Yrs
—
10 Yrs
—
Benchmark
70% FTSE U.S. All Cap Choice Index
30% FTSE Global All Cap ex U.S. Choice Index
Management
Active funds focus on outperforming the market compared to a specific benchmark through a portfolio manager’s selections. Passive funds seek to mimic benchmarks by tracking an index
passive
Goal
Provides exposure to U.S. and International stocks screened for certain environmental, social, and corporate governance criteria through a targeted, professionally rebalanced allocation of 70% U.S. and 30% International equity.
Global Positive Impact
For donors with a long-term granting horizon, Baillie Gifford Global Positive Impact Stock Fund seeks growth companies with the potential to outperform the fund’s benchmark over the long term that the portfolio managers consider to have core ambitions of delivering positive change.
Expense Ratio
Last updated 12/31/2023
0.59%
Risk/granting time horizon
Returns
Last updated 12/31/2023
Qtr
13.83%
1 Yr
—
5 Yrs
—
10 Yrs
—
Underlying funds
Benchmark
MSCI All Country World Index
Management
Active funds focus on outperforming the market compared to a specific benchmark through a portfolio manager’s selections. Passive funds seek to mimic benchmarks by tracking an index
active
Goal
Seeks capital appreciation with an emphasis on investing in businesses that deliver positive change by contributing towards a more sustainable and inclusive world.
ESG International Stock
ESG International Stock allows donors to align charitable investments with personal values. Companies are screened for certain ESG criteria, and the fund utilizes three levels of restrictiveness for exclusions, as companies are screened on primary (i.e., producer/manufacturer) and, in most cases, secondary (i.e., retailer/supplier) involvement in the ESG exclusion categories using revenue-based thresholds. Least restrictive categories include adult entertainment, alcohol, and gambling. Moderately restrictive categories include tobacco, cannabis, and conventional (military) weapons. Most restrictive categories include controversial weapons, civilian firearms, nuclear power, and fossil fuels. The index fund also excludes stocks of certain companies that the index provider determines do not meet standards of U.N. global compact principles and companies that do not meet certain diversity criteria.
Expense Ratio
Last updated 09/30/2023
0.12%
Risk/granting time horizon
Returns
Last updated 09/30/2023
Qtr
-4.62%
1 Yr
19.22%
5 Yrs
—
10 Yrs
—
Underlying funds
Benchmark
FTSE Global All Cap ex U.S. Choice Index
Management
Active funds focus on outperforming the market compared to a specific benchmark through a portfolio manager’s selections. Passive funds seek to mimic benchmarks by tracking an index
passive
Goal
Seeks to track the performance of a benchmark index that measures the investment return of large-, mid-, and small-capitalization companies located in developed and emerging markets outside of the United States, while adhering to certain environmental, social, and corporate governance criteria.
Footnotes
- Expense ratios are current as of 06/30/2023.
- Expense ratios are assessed by the Vanguard mutual funds/exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and vary based on allocation; Vanguard Charitable does not itself charge investment fees. While they may be invested in mutual funds or ETFs, the investment options are not themselves mutual funds, nor are they publicly traded. They are not available for investment by any individual or organization apart from Vanguard Charitable. As such, prospectuses only exist for the underlying mutual funds, and not for the Vanguard Charitable investment options.
- Account expense ratios utilize the Institutional plus share class of the underlying Vanguard mutual funds where applicable.
- Underlying funds for the Values-Driven Investment options are Vanguard exchange-traded funds. However, all Vanguard Charitable investment options are traded once daily and pricing is based on the NAV.
- ESG U.S. Stock benchmark: FTSE U.S. All Cap Choice Index
- ESG International Stock benchmark: FTSE Global All Cap ex U.S. Choice Index
- ESG Global Stock Pool Benchmark: Weighted 70% FTSE U.S. All Cap Choice Index and 30% FTSE Global All Cap ex U.S. Choice Index.
- The potential for risk in Vanguard funds can be categorized in levels from 1 to 5. Learn more in our FAQs.
- Any Portfolio Builders option can be combined with other Portfolio Solutions, Portfolio Builders, and Values-Driven Investment options
Maintenance fee may be applied
Accounts having a balance below $25,000 may be subject to an annual maintenance fee of $250.
You are eligible for special rates
Our premier clients enjoy reduced pricing to further maximize their impact.
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