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NYSE Arca · Equity Energy · USD · ETF

Vanguard Energy Index Fund ETF Shares (VDE) ETF Analysis

VDE
Expense ratio 0.09% Yield 2.37% Assets $12.67B Since September 23, 2004 Family Vanguard

Last Updated: October 21, 2026

$189.90
+$0.72 (+0.38%)

October 21, 2026 · Market close

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VDE Annualized Returns

PeriodAnnualized$100 becomes
1 year+59.49%$159.49
3 years+18.02%$164.40
5 years+22.58%$276.79
10 years+10.71%$276.66

Returns are total returns computed from daily closes, with dividends reinvested. As of October 21, 2026.

VDE Return by Calendar Year

2016 and 2026 are partial years

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YearReturn
2026 (partial year)+53.62%
2025+7.11%
2024+6.75%
2023+0.03%
2022+62.89%
2021+56.31%
2020−33.03%
2019+9.28%
2018−19.95%
2017−2.50%
2016 (partial year)+11.53%

VDE Monthly Returns

−37%+33%
YearJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
2026+14.2+9.6+10.4−2.0−6.2−5.0+11.9+7.3−3.9+10.3——
2025+1.9+2.4+3.2−13.7+2.0+5.1+2.8+3.6−0.0−1.0+2.5−0.5
2024−0.8+3.2+10.5−1.0+0.2−1.6+2.4−2.5−3.0+1.0+8.5−8.9
2023+3.0−6.6−1.1+2.4−9.5+7.6+8.3+1.9+2.4−5.4−1.2−0.2
2022+17.5+7.5+10.0−1.7+15.2−17.1+10.6+3.2−9.4+24.0+1.3−3.9
2021+5.0+22.5+3.1+0.4+6.5+5.2−8.7−1.8+10.0+9.9−5.7+2.6
2020−11.8−14.9−36.5+32.2+1.7−0.9−4.2−0.6−14.7−3.5+28.0+5.3
2019+11.7+2.2+2.3−0.2−11.7+8.8−2.4−8.7+3.9−2.6+1.1+7.1
2018+3.2−10.7+2.0+9.7+3.6+0.7+1.1−3.0+2.6−12.1−2.8−13.4
2017−3.5−2.7−1.1−3.5−4.1−0.5+2.6−5.6+10.5−1.1+2.1+5.4

Monthly total returns with dividends reinvested; each cell prints its signed value.

VDE Volatility & Risk

Volatility: 10 yrs · Beta: 3 yrs
Annualized volatility
29.92%
Beta (3y)
-0.01
Best year
+62.89%

2022

Worst year
−33.03%

2020

Volatility is the annualized standard deviation of daily returns. As of October 21, 2026.

Top Holdings

# Symbol Name Weight
1 XOM ExxonMobil Holdings Corp 22.88%
2 CVX Chevron Corp 14.42%
3 COP ConocoPhillips 5.87%
4 MPC Marathon Petroleum Corp 4.46%
5 VLO Valero Energy Corp 4.45%
6 PSX Phillips 66 3.94%
7 WMB Williams Companies Inc 3.16%
8 EOG EOG Resources Inc 2.85%
9 SLB SLB Ltd 2.83%
10 KMI Kinder Morgan Inc Class P 2.22%

Analysis

Data-derived

Fund Overview

Vanguard Energy Index Fund ETF Shares trades as VDE and is categorised as Equity Energy. The fund is issued by Vanguard. It has been trading since September 23, 2004. The fund holds $12.67B in total net assets. The expense ratio is 0.09%. On a $10,000 position that is $9.00 a year.

Its biggest positions are ExxonMobil Holdings Corp (XOM), Chevron Corp (CVX), and ConocoPhillips (COP). ExxonMobil Holdings Corp alone accounts for 22.88% of the portfolio. The ten largest positions together make up 67.08% of the fund.

Performance Analysis

VDE last closed at $189.90 on October 21, 2026. The trailing one-year total return is +59.49%. Measured over 10 years, that is +10.71% a year compounded. The trailing distribution yield is 2.37%.

So far in 2026 the total return is +53.62%. Across the complete calendar years on file, 2022 returned +62.89% and 2020 returned −33.03%. Of the 9 complete calendar years on file, 6 finished higher.

Price & Risk Profile

Daily returns over the trailing 10 years annualize to a volatility of 29.92%. Beta against the wider market is reported at −0.01. Over the past 52 weeks the price has ranged from $121.43 to $190.19. The latest close sits 56.39% above that 52-week low. The volatility figure is calculated from the stored daily closes, the same series the charts on this page use.

Every figure above is read from this page's own data on each daily rebuild. Informational only, not financial advice. As of October 21, 2026.

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