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Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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IYE vs MOAT: how they differ

IYE and MOAT hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and IYE returned more over the year.

iShares U.S. Energy ETF and VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IYE and MOAT hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in IYEOnly in MOAT
EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION 21.74%Masco Corp 2.96%
CHEVRON CORPORATION 15.41%Kenvue Inc 2.59%
CONOCOPHILLIPS 6.51%Airbnb Inc 2.56%
THE WILLIAMS COMPANIES, INC. 4.38%Palo Alto Networks Inc 2.51%
SLB N.V. 3.95%Brown-Forman Corp 2.49%
EOG RESOURCES, INC. 3.56%Charles Schwab Corp/The 2.45%
VALERO ENERGY CORPORATION 3.54%NVIDIA Corp 2.45%
MARATHON PETROLEUM CORPORATION 3.44%Datadog Inc 2.44%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Apr 30, 2026 and Jun 30, 2026.

IYE and MOAT on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
IYE
iShares U.S. Energy ETF
MOAT
VanEck Morningstar Wide Moat ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssueriSharesVanEck
What it isU.S. EnergyMorningstar Wide Moat
Total return, 1 year+48.8%+11.3%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500+31.3 pts−6.2 pts
Expense ratio0.37%0.46%
Already in the S&P 50089.0%91.6%
Holdings3855

IYE in plain words

IYE is an index equity fund tracking the U.S. Energy. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +48.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.37% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 89% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 38 positions, with the top ten at 69.0%.

MOAT in plain words

MOAT is an index equity fund tracking the Morningstar Wide Moat. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +11.3% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.46% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 92% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 55 positions, with the top ten at 25.3%. It sat 5.7% below its high of Aug 27, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IYE or MOAT?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IYE returned +48.8% and MOAT returned +11.3%, so IYE returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, IYE or MOAT?
IYE charges 0.37% a year and MOAT charges 0.46%, so IYE is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do IYE and MOAT overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 89% of IYE and 92% of MOAT by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 0% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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IYE against MOAT, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 12, 2026. Every figure is arithmetic on a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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