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VDEVanguard Energy Index Fund ETF Shares

Grow my money21y track recordRanked #73 of 2,960 in this goal

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 · USD
Growth of $10,000
$13,048+30.5%

Total-return NAV, USD. Net of fund fees, before tax.

Classification

How Beacon categorizes this fund

Asset class

Equity

Cap

Multi cap

Strategy

Index tracking

Sector

Energy

Index tracked

MSCI US Investable Market Index (IMI)/Energy 25/50

What it actually holds

By weight

Concentration

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+ years
Volatility (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