Fund Facts  

Inception Date: Mar 25, 2004
CUSIP: 92204A793
Ticker Symbol: VITAX
Morningstar Category:Technology
As of Aug 31, 2022
Fund Net Assets ($millions) $43,249

Documents for Fund or Underlying Fund(s)  

Description

Objective  

The investment seeks to track the performance of a benchmark index.

Principal Investment Strategies  

The fund employs an indexing investment approach designed to track the performance of the MSCI US Investable Market Index/Information Technology 25/50, an index made up of stocks of large, mid-size, and small U.S. companies within the information technology sector, as classified under the Global Industry Classification Standard. The Advisor attempts to replicate the target index by seeking to invest all, or substantially all, of its assets in the stocks that make up the index, in order to hold each stock in approximately the same proportion as its weighting in the index. It is non-diversified.

Principal Investment Risks  

There is no guarantee that the Fund will achieve its investment objective. You may lose money by investing in the Fund. Please see the Fund’s prospectus or other disclosure documents for information about the Fund’s risks.

 

Performance & Expenses

Standard Performance As of Sep 30, 2022
Fund/Benchmark Name QtrYTD1-Yr3-Yr5-Yr10-YrSince Inception
Vanguard Info Tech Index Adma-5.69%-32.53%-22.89%13.55%16.27%16.79%11.85%
MSCI US IMI Information Technology 25-50 (Gross)a,b-5.67%-32.45%-22.79%13.69%15.77%16.60%N/A
Morningstar Technologya,c-6.10%-38.50%-34.98%6.89%9.41%13.92%N/A

Fund past performance, as shown, is no guarantee of how the Fund will perform in the future. The performance shown has been annualized for periods greater than one year. Investment returns and principal value will fluctuate, so that an investor's shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. For current performance, participants or plan sponsors in a MissionSquare Retirement administered account can log in at www.missionsq.org, or institutions can go to www.investments.missionsq.org.

Fund performance is shown comparing it to a "benchmark" which may be a (i) broad-based securities market index (ii) a group of mutual funds with similar investment objectives, or (iii) a short term government backed debt obligation such as a U.S. Treasury Bill. An index is not available for direct investment, is unmanaged, and does not reflect the costs of portfolio management or trading. A fund's portfolio may differ from the securities held in an index.

Fund Expensesa
Gross Expenses0.10%
Net Expenses0.10%

 

a. Certain information including, but not limited to, benchmark performance or other performance and/or fee information, is provided by Morningstar, Inc., © 2022 All rights reserved. This information: (1) is proprietary to Morningstar and/or its content providers; (2) may not be copied or distributed; and (3) is not warranted to be accurate, complete or timely. Neither Morningstar nor its content providers are responsible for any damages or losses arising from any use of information. Morningstar is a registered trademark of Morningstar, Inc.

b. The MSCI US IMI Information Technology 25-50 Index (Gross) represents the universe of companies in the U.S. equity market, including large, mid and small cap companies. All securities in the index are classified in the Information Technology sector as per the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS). Gross total return indexes reinvest as much as possible of a company's dividend distributions. The reinvested amount is equal to the total dividend amount distributed to persons residing in the country of the dividend-paying company. Gross total return indexes do not, however, include any tax credits.

c. The Morningstar category average return represents the average return for a category of funds with similar investment objectives and strategies. The average is calculated and funds are assigned to a category by Morningstar.

Distributions

Dividends and Capital Gains  
Record Date Ex/Payable Date Income/Capital Gains Paid Per Share
Sep 27, 2022Sep 27, 2022$0.392000000
Jun 22, 2022Jun 22, 2022$0.304200000
Mar 23, 2022Mar 23, 2022$0.346800000
Dec 15, 2021Dec 15, 2021$0.420800000
Sep 28, 2021Sep 28, 2021$0.454500000
Jun 23, 2021Jun 23, 2021$0.299700000
Mar 25, 2021Mar 25, 2021$0.322700000
Dec 16, 2020Dec 16, 2020$0.353700000
Sep 10, 2020Sep 10, 2020$0.362900000
Jun 19, 2020Jun 19, 2020$0.345700000
Mar 9, 2020Mar 9, 2020$0.431100000
Dec 13, 2019Dec 13, 2019$0.333400000
Sep 25, 2019Sep 25, 2019$0.427300000
Jun 20, 2019Jun 20, 2019$0.326800000
Mar 20, 2019Mar 20, 2019$0.306500000
Dec 12, 2018Dec 12, 2018$0.328500000
 

Morningstar Information

Morningstar RatingTM   As of Sep 30, 2022
Period Stars Category Size
Overall 5 Stars214
3-Year 5 Stars214
5-Year 5 Stars188
10-Year 5 Stars155

The Morningstar Rating™ for funds, or “star rating”, is calculated for managed products (including mutual funds, variable annuity and variable life subaccounts, exchange–traded funds, closed–end funds, and separate accounts) 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. The Overall Morningstar Rating for a managed product is derived from a weighted average of the performance figures associated with its three–, five–, and 10–year (if applicable) Morningstar Rating metrics. The weights are: 100% three–year rating for 36–59 months of total returns, 60% five–year rating/40% three–year rating for 60–119 months of total returns, and 50% 10–year rating/30% five–year rating/20% three-year rating for 120 or more months of total returns. While the 10-year overall star rating formula seems to give the most weight to the 10-year period, the most recent three-year period actually has the greatest impact because it is included in all three rating periods.

Allocation of Assets As of Aug 31, 2022
Type of Asset Percent
Equity100%
Fixed Income0%
Cash/Other0%

Due to rounding, percentages shown may not add up to 100%.

 
 

Characteristics

Allocation of Assets As of Aug 31, 2022
Asset ClassPercent
Domestic Stock99.0%
Foreign Stock0.8%
Domestic Bond0.0%
Foreign Bond0.0%
Preferred0.0%
Convertible0.0%
Cash0.3%
Other0.0%

Due to rounding, percentages shown may not add up to 100%.

 

Top Ten Holdings As of Aug 31, 2022
Holding NamePercent
Apple Inc22.5%
Microsoft Corp18.0%
NVIDIA Corp3.7%
Visa Inc Class A3.0%
Mastercard Inc Class A2.7%
Broadcom Inc2.0%
Cisco Systems Inc1.8%
Accenture PLC Class A1.8%
Adobe Inc1.7%
Salesforce Inc1.5%
 

Statistics

Portfolio Statistics As of Sep 30, 2022
Statistic3-Year5-Year
Beta1.001.00
Alpha-0.130.42
Standard Deviation24.5422.28
 
 

Footnotes

1.

Please read the fund's prospectus or disclosure materials carefully for a complete summary of all fees, expenses, investment objectives and strategies, risks, financial highlights, and performance information. Investing involves risk, including possible loss of the amount invested. Investors should carefully consider the information contained in the prospectus or disclosure materials before investing. To request a prospectus or disclosure materials, you may contact us by calling 800-669-7400, or log in at www.missionsq.org.

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Morningstar places funds in certain categories based on the fund's historical portfolio holdings. Placement of a fund in a particular Morningstar category does not mean that the fund will remain in that category or that it will invest primarily in securities consistent with its Morningstar category. A fund's investment strategy and portfolio holdings are governed by its prospectus, guidelines or other governing documents, not its Morningstar category.