VDEVanguard Energy Index Fund ETF Shares
Seeks to track the performance of a benchmark index that measures energy stocks.
By Vanguard · Launched 2004
Annual Cost
0.09%
#474 of 5,562 · low cost
Fund Size
$11.8B
#234 of 5,562 · large
Return (1Y)Goal
+28.7%
Track Record
21 years
#207 of 5,562 · established
Performance
Total-return NAV · USDGrowth of $10,000
$13,048+30.5%
Total-return NAV, USD. Net of fund fees, before tax.
Classification
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 = 63.9% of fundconcentrated
Exxon Mobil Corp
22.1%
Chevron Corp
15.0%
ConocoPhillips
5.6%
Williams Cos Inc/The
3.8%
Marathon Petroleum Corp
3.2%
EOG Resources Inc
3.1%
Phillips 66
2.9%
Valero Energy Corp
2.9%
Kinder Morgan Inc
2.8%
Baker Hughes Co
2.6%
Asset allocation
Stocks
99.3%
Other
0.5%
Cash
0.2%
By sector
Energy
99.5%
Basic Materials
0.4%
Industrials
0.1%
Risk profile
Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ yearsVolatility (1Y)
20.7%High
Year-on-year price swings
Max drawdown
-69.3%Severe
Worst peak-to-trough loss
Sharpe (3Y)
0.59Decent risk-adjusted returns
Sortino (3Y)
0.79Moderate downside risk
Where to buy
Listing
- Exchange
- NYSE Arca
Full fund details
- Objective
- Seeks to track the performance of a benchmark index that measures energy stocks.
- Strategy
- Invests primarily in stocks of large, mid-size, and small U.S. companies in the energy sector, as classified under GICS. Attempts to replicate the MSCI US Investable Market Index (IMI)/Energy 25/50 by holding stocks in proportion to their index weightings.
- Inception date
- September 23, 2004
- Fund family
- Vanguard
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Data updated on 2026-06-19