Fossil fuel companiesare fueling the climate crisis.


Vanguard 500 Index Fund

Shareclass
Vanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO)
Type
Exchange-traded fund
Manager
Fossil fuel exposure of 8.48% places the fund in the D tier, between 5.5% and 9% exposure.

Methodology
D
Investments in major fossil fuel companies
Berkshire Hathaway Inc Class B
Macroclimate 50Top 50 coal-fired power
$20.6 BILLION
Exxon Mobil Corp
Carbon Underground 200Top 200 carbon reserves
$13.81 BILLION
Chevron Corp
Carbon Underground 200Top 200 carbon reserves
$7.14 BILLION
ConocoPhillips
Carbon Underground 200Top 200 carbon reserves
$3.38 BILLION
Duke Energy Corp
Macroclimate 50Top 50 coal-fired power
$2.19 BILLION
EOG Resources Inc
Carbon Underground 200Top 200 carbon reserves
$1.89 BILLION
Fossil fuel holdings
Energy sector
Top 200 owners of carbon reserves
Top 200 owners of carbon reserves
Carbon Underground 200
13
holdings
$32.36B
invested
2.69%
of portfolio
Coal industry
Coal industry
Coal miners, coal services, owners of coal reserves
11
holdings
$9B
invested
0.75%
of portfolio
Oil/gas industry
Oil/gas industry
Oil/gas producers and refiners, oil field services and equipment companies, pipeline operators
38
holdings
$67.16B
invested
5.58%
of portfolio
Utility sector
Top 50 coal-fired utilities
Top 50 coal-fired utilities
Macroclimate 50
6
holdings
$25.45B
invested
2.11%
of portfolio
Fossil-fired utilities
Fossil-fired utilities
Utilities burning fossil fuels or distributing gas
31
holdings
$48.6B
invested
4.04%
of portfolio
  When calculating a portfolio's screen exposure, we only consider long investments, ignoring any shorts or liabilities.
All fossil fuel companies
58 holdings
58 holdings
  • 1. Berkshire Hathaway Inc Class B
    Macroclimate 50Fossil-fired utility
    $20.6B
    1.71%
  • 2. Exxon Mobil Corp
    Carbon Underground 200Oil/gas industry
    $13.81B
    1.15%
  • 3. Chevron Corp
    Carbon Underground 200Oil/gas industry
    $7.14B
    0.59%
  • 4. NextEra Energy Inc
    Oil/gas industryFossil-fired utility
    $4.07B
    0.34%
  • 5. ConocoPhillips
    Carbon Underground 200Oil/gas industry
    $3.38B
    0.28%
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Vanguard 500 Index Fund $VOO is 8.48% ($102.11 BILLION) invested in fossil fuel stocks
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Financial performance
Performance data provided byMorningstarFind more financial data on VOO at Morningstar.com
Current fund
VOO
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: 8/31/24
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:
Lower
 10-yr returns 
0% less in annualized returns
More invested in fossil fuels 
0.05% more invested
Higher fossil finance risk score 
0 points higher
Lower fossil insurance risk score 
1 points lower
More invested in Clean200 
0.33% more invested
Current fund
VOO
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: 8/31/24
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:
Lower
 10-yr returns 
0% less in annualized returns
More invested in fossil fuels 
0.05% more invested
Higher fossil finance risk score 
0 points higher
Lower fossil insurance risk score 
1 points lower
More invested in Clean200 
0.33% more invested
Current fund
VOO
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: 8/31/24
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:
Lower
 10-yr returns 
0% less in annualized returns
More invested in fossil fuels 
0.05% more invested
Higher fossil finance risk score 
0 points higher
Lower fossil insurance risk score 
1 points lower
More invested in Clean200 
0.33% more invested
Month-end trailing returns  
Annualized returns
Climate analysis
1-yr
3-yr
5-yr
10-yr
Fossil fuel %
This fund
VOO - Vanguard 500 Index Fund
27%
9.34%
16%
13%
8.48% 
Benchmark
IVV - iShares Core S&P 500 ETF
27%
9.35%
16%
13%
8.43% 
Fund compared to benchmark
 
<0.01%
-0.01%
-0.01%
0%
0.05%  higher
Find more financial data on VOO at Morningstar.com
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