VDEVanguard Energy Index Fund ETF Shares
Tracks the performance of the MSCI US IMI/Energy 25/50 Index.
By Vanguard · Launched 2004
Annual Cost
0.09%
#343 of 5,854 · low cost
Fund Size
$11.1B
#259 of 5,854 · large
Return (1Y)Goal
+40.4%
Track Record
21 years
#202 of 5,854 · established
Performance
Total-return NAV · USDGrowth of $10,000
$15,401+54.0%
Total-return NAV, USD. Net of fund fees, before tax.
What's inside
How Beacon categorizes this fundAsset class
EquityRegion
North americaCap
Multi cap
Strategy
Index tracking
Sector
EnergyIndex tracked
MSCI US Investable Market Index (IMI)/Energy 25/50
What it actually holds
By weightConcentration
Top 10 holdings = 64.5% of fundconcentrated
Exxon Mobil Corp
23.5%
Chevron Corp
14.9%
ConocoPhillips
5.8%
Williams Cos Inc/The
3.8%
SLB Ltd
2.9%
EOG Resources Inc
2.9%
Kinder Morgan Inc
2.8%
Baker Hughes Co
2.7%
Valero Energy Corp
2.7%
Phillips 66
2.6%
Asset allocation
Stocks
98.7%
Cash
0.8%
Other
0.5%
By sector
Energy
99.5%
Basic Materials
0.4%
Industrials
0.1%
Risk profile
Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ yearsVolatility (1Y)
20.9%High
Year-on-year price swings
Max drawdown
-69.2%Severe
Worst peak-to-trough loss
Sharpe (3Y)
0.60Decent risk-adjusted returns
Sortino (3Y)
0.81Moderate downside risk
Listing
- Exchange
- NYSE Arca
Full fund details
- Objective
- Tracks the performance of the MSCI US IMI/Energy 25/50 Index.
- Strategy
- Employs an indexing investment approach to replicate the MSCI US Investable Market Index (IMI)/Energy 25/50, investing primarily in large, mid-size, and small U.S. energy stocks. The Fund holds each stock in approximately the same proportion as its weighting in the Target Index.
- Inception date
- September 23, 2004
- Fund family
- Vanguard
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Data updated on 2026-08-03