In the end, Vanguard may have chosen the best of several imperfect options. The change may lead to less confusion for investors that buy ETFs and expect fund returns to match those of a particular slice of the stock market. But it accomplishes that goal by making the funds' objectives less ambitious, not by better mimicking the returns of the industries they target.
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