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Vanguard Energy ETF

VDENYSE ArcaVanguardB

$185.80−1.58 (−0.84%)

At close: Nov 3, 2026, 4:00 PM ET

B69/ 100

Rank 3 of 25 in Energy (Broad)

B69/100Rank 3 of 25inEnergy (Broad)
Intraday session: down, 79 prints from 187.38 to 185.80. Range 185.80 to 187.73. Use the arrow keys to read each point.186.50187.0010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.09%
Fund size · all share classes
$12.7B
1Y total return
+54.5%
Yield · Last 12 months
2.18%
Holdings
116
Avg volume · 30D
543K sh
52W range
low $122.08high $195.80
Launched
Filings
SEC EDGAR

The ETF.net VDE Grade

Based on 5 of 6 pillars

B

Score 69 out of 100

Category
Energy (Broad)⁠
Rank
3 of 25
Six-pillar profile for VDE. Scores out of 100: Cost 92, Risk 43, Mission not scored, Tradability 61, Holdings 49, Durability 91. Strongest: Cost (92). Weakest: Risk (43). Based on 5 of 6 pillars.

Score 69 of 100 falls in the B band. A is 70 or higher, B 55 to under 70, C 40 to under 55, D 25 to under 40, F under 25.

  • Cost

    The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.
    A92 out of 100
    Rank 3 of 25

  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    Not scored

  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    C43 out of 100
    Rank 17 of 24

  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    B61 out of 100
    Rank 9 of 25

  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    C49 out of 100
    Rank 16 of 25

  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    A91 out of 100
    Rank 1 of 25

Our read on VDE

ETF.net Research

In short

BEnergy without the mega-cap tunnel vision. VDE tracks an index of roughly 110 US energy stocks, large down to small cap, for 0.09% a year, and it has been running since 2004.

Stated mandate

The fund seeks to track the MSCI US Investable Market Energy 25/50 Index, which represents large-, mid-, and small-cap U.S. energy-sector stocks.

Why people hold it

  • Costs 0.09% a year, a fraction of what the typical energy sector fund charges.
  • Casts a wider net than mega-cap-only energy funds: about 110 large-, mid- and small-cap US names, from the integrated majors to shale drillers and refiners.vanguard.com
  • Hugs its benchmark closely and trades actively, which tends to keep spreads slim for everyday buys and sells.
  • Live since 2004 and one of the strongest builds in the broad energy group, with a Vanguard fee structure that has only ratcheted downward.

Worth knowing

  • One sector, one storyline: this rides crude and natural gas prices, and it swings harder in both directions than a total-market fund.
  • Cap-weighted, so a handful of US oil majors carry outsized weight despite the long holdings list; the index's 25/50 rules limit that concentration rather than erase it.vanguard.com
  • Income arrives quarterly, not monthly, and moves with what energy companies choose to pay out.

VDE Holdings

Holdings pillarC49 out of 100Rank 16 of 25 in Energy (Broad)
Asset class
Stocks
Holdings
116
Top-10 weight
67%
Largest holding
XOM22.9%

Sectors

  • Energy99.5%
  • Materials0.4%
  • Industrials0.1%

Geography

  • United States100.00%
The fund’s holdings, weight-ordered — page 1 of 8.
#TickerCompanyWeight %SharesMarket valueHeld by ETFs
1XOMExxonMobil Holdings Corp22.88%17,886,476$2.91B527
2CVXChevron Corp14.42%8,981,558$1.83B501
3COPConocoPhillips5.87%5,968,036$747M443
4MPCMarathon Petroleum Corp4.46%1,436,108$568M412
5VLOValero Energy Corp4.45%1,461,120$566M411
6PSXPhillips 663.94%1,962,040$501M392
7WMBWilliams Cos Inc/The3.16%5,911,290$402M361
8EOGEOG Resources Inc2.85%2,630,554$362M400
9SLBSLB Ltd2.83%7,383,033$360M298
10KMIKinder Morgan Inc2.22%9,387,125$283M338
11TRGPTarga Resources Corp2.21%1,038,297$281M351
12LNGCheniere Energy Inc2.15%1,015,969$273M277
13BKRBaker Hughes Co2.07%4,798,326$263M372
14OKEONEOK Inc2.05%3,063,846$261M340
15DVNDevon Energy Corp1.99%5,505,423$253M357

Showing 1–15 of 116 holdings

VDE Performance

Launched Sep 23, 2004

Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.

VDE$15,452
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,146
Oct 31, 2025 to Nov 2, 2026. VDE $15,452. SPY $11,146. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$10,000$12,500$15,000Oct 2025May 2026Nov 2026

Oct 31, 2025 – Nov 2, 2026

Returns run to the Nov 2, 2026 close, with cash distributions reinvested. Each period starts on the same date that many months or years earlier. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.

Trailing total return for VDE. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodVDE
Year to date+51.6%
1 month+6.5%
3 months+12.2%
1 year+54.5%
3 yearsper year+18.5%
5 yearsper year+22.0%
10 yearsper year+11.0%

With distributions reinvested.

Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.

Annual total returns for VDE
YearReturn barVDE
2026 YTD+51.6%
2025+7.1%
2024+6.8%
20230.0%
2022+62.9%
2021+56.2%
2020−33.1%

VDE in the news

VDE Dividends

Adds up every distribution paid per share over the last 12 months, divided by the last completed close. Distributions are counted by ex-date. Data through Nov 2, 2026.
2.18%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$4.08Last 12 months
Last payment
$1.05 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Quarterly

Distribution history

2017–2026

One bar per payment. 39 payments from 2017 to 2026 YTD. Mar 24, 2017 $0.59; Jun 23, 2017 $0.59; Sep 27, 2017 $1.10; Dec 14, 2017 $0.60; Mar 16, 2018 $0.59; Jun 28, 2018 $0.65; Sep 24, 2018 $0.68; Dec 13, 2018 $0.67; Mar 21, 2019 $0.67; Jun 21, 2019 $0.69; Sep 26, 2019 $0.67; Dec 16, 2019 $0.76; Mar 10, 2020 $0.67; Jun 22, 2020 $0.64; Sep 11, 2020 $0.55; Dec 17, 2020 $0.60; Mar 26, 2021 $0.69; Jun 21, 2021 $0.66; Sep 29, 2021 $0.92; Dec 16, 2021 $0.94; Mar 24, 2022 $0.82; Jun 23, 2022 $1.01; Sep 28, 2022 $1.24; Dec 15, 2022 $1.36; Mar 24, 2023 $1.01; Jun 29, 2023 $0.98; Sep 28, 2023 $0.87; Dec 19, 2023 $1.06; Mar 22, 2024 $0.96; Jun 28, 2024 $0.95; Sep 27, 2024 $1.05; Dec 18, 2024 $0.97; Mar 25, 2025 $0.95; Jun 26, 2025 $0.93; Sep 24, 2025 $1.00; Dec 17, 2025 $1.03; Mar 24, 2026 $0.97; Jun 24, 2026 $1.03; Sep 23, 2026 $1.05. Use the arrow keys to read each point.2017201820192020202120222023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Sep 23, 2026Sep 25, 2026$1.05
Jun 24, 2026Jun 26, 2026$1.03
Mar 24, 2026Mar 26, 2026$0.97
Dec 17, 2025Dec 19, 2025$1.03
Sep 24, 2025Sep 26, 2025$1.00
Jun 26, 2025Jun 30, 2025$0.93
Mar 25, 2025Mar 27, 2025$0.95
Dec 18, 2024Dec 20, 2024$0.97
Sep 27, 2024Oct 1, 2024$1.05
Jun 28, 2024Jul 2, 2024$0.95
Mar 22, 2024Mar 27, 2024$0.96
Dec 19, 2023Dec 22, 2023$1.06

See all 56 payments⁠

$10,000 in VDE 10 years ago paid $3,630 in dividends.⁠

VDE Risk

Risk pillarC43 out of 100Rank 17 of 24 in Energy (Broad)
How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
21.2%
Annualised · 36 months to Oct 2026
How it’s calculated: standard deviation

The sample standard deviation of monthly total returns, multiplied by the square root of 12.

Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Total returns include reinvested distributions.

Return above 3-month US Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
0.81
vs 3-month T-bills · to Oct 2026
How it’s calculated: Sharpe ratio

Subtract each month’s Treasury-bill return from the fund’s monthly total return.

Divide the average of those excess returns by their sample standard deviation, then multiply by the square root of 12.

Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Each month uses the Treasury yield quoted at the end of the previous month.

The largest fall from a peak to the low that followed.
−26.6%
Trough Jul 2022
How it’s calculated: maximum drawdown

The largest percentage decline from an earlier peak, using total returns with reinvested distributions.

Uses up to five years through the last close, with at least 12 months required.

How strongly the fund’s returns move with its asset-class index.
−0.01
vs its asset-class index
How it’s calculated: beta

The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.

FMP measures it over up to five years of monthly returns.

VDE Cost

Compare VDE and XLE

Overpaying vs XLE, cheapest in Energy (Broad)

$209

On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.

  • VDE 0.09%

    $1,898

  • XLE 0.08% Cheapest

    $1,689

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • VDE 0.09%
  • XLE 0.08%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$500$1K$1.5K$2K051015202530VDE $1,898XLE $1,689

Year by year

YearVDEXLEOverpaying
10$165$147$18
20$646$575$71
30$1,898$1,689$209

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