Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
VDE vs VHT: how they differ
VDE and VHT hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and VDE returned more over the year.
Vanguard Energy Index Fund and Vanguard Health Care Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, VDE and VHT hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in VDE | Only in VHT |
|---|---|
| Exxon Mobil Corp 21.37% | Eli Lilly & Co 14.07% |
| Chevron Corp 14.53% | Johnson & Johnson 8.48% |
| ConocoPhillips 5.79% | AbbVie Inc 6.10% |
| Williams Cos Inc/The 3.65% | UnitedHealth Group Inc 5.46% |
| SLB Ltd 3.49% | Merck & Co Inc 4.67% |
| Marathon Petroleum Corp 3.29% | Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc 2.93% |
| Valero Energy Corp 3.19% | Amgen Inc 2.87% |
| EOG Resources Inc 3.06% | Gilead Sciences Inc 2.64% |
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 May 31, 2026.
| VDE Vanguard Energy Index Fund | VHT Vanguard Health Care Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Vanguard | Vanguard |
| What it is | Energy | Health Care |
| Total return, 1 year | +50.6% | +21.6% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | +33.1 pts | +4.1 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.09% | 0.09% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 81.6% | 85.6% |
| Holdings | 105 | 401 |
VDE in plain words
VDE is an index equity fund tracking the Energy. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +50.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.09% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 82% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 105 positions, with the top ten at 64.0%.
VHT in plain words
VHT is an index equity fund tracking the Health Care. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +21.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 86% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 401 positions, with the top ten at 52.0%. It sat 5.7% below its high of Aug 19, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, VDE or VHT?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VDE returned +50.6% and VHT returned +21.6%, so VDE returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, VDE or VHT?
- VDE charges 0.09% a year and VHT charges 0.09%, so VDE is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do VDE and VHT overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 82% of VDE and 86% of VHT 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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