The Vanguard Group controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2025
SEC settlement over target-date fund tax communications
Vanguard agreed to pay $106.41 million to settle SEC charges alleging that investors were misled about tax consequences following changes to minimum investment requirements for target-date funds.
2025
Criticism concerning investments connected to the Israel-Gaza conflict
Vanguard was cited in a United Nations report and related criticism concerning investments in military, technology, energy, and industrial companies connected by critics to Israel’s military operations and the Gaza conflict.
2021
Criticism of fossil-fuel exposure
Vanguard faced criticism over the scale of its investments in coal, oil, and companies associated with Amazon-region extraction while participating in a net-zero asset-manager initiative.