Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
VDE vs VXF: how they differ
VDE and VXF hold 4% of their weight in the same names, and VDE returned more over the year.
Vanguard Energy Index Fund and Vanguard Extended Market Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, VDE and VXF hold 4% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | VDE | VXF |
|---|---|---|
| Cheniere Energy Inc | 2.07% | 0.59% |
| TechnipFMC PLC | 1.23% | 0.31% |
| DT Midstream Inc | 0.63% | 0.18% |
| Ovintiv Inc | 0.70% | 0.17% |
| Prc Newco Inc | 0.60% | 0.17% |
| HF Sinclair Corp | 0.50% | 0.12% |
| Antero Resources Corp | 0.47% | 0.12% |
| Range Resources Corp | 0.42% | 0.10% |
| Viper Energy Inc | 0.40% | 0.10% |
| Antero Midstream Corp | 0.34% | 0.09% |
| Kodiak Gas Services Inc | 0.32% | 0.09% |
| Archrock Inc | 0.27% | 0.08% |
| Only in VDE | Only in VXF |
|---|---|
| Exxon Mobil Corp 21.37% | Space Exploration Technologies Corp 1.19% |
| Chevron Corp 14.53% | Snowflake Inc 1.03% |
| ConocoPhillips 5.79% | Bloom Energy Corp 0.93% |
| Williams Cos Inc/The 3.65% | Cloudflare Inc 0.92% |
| SLB Ltd 3.49% | Astera Labs Inc 0.76% |
| Marathon Petroleum Corp 3.29% | Rocket Lab Corp 0.61% |
| Valero Energy Corp 3.19% | Ferguson Enterprises Inc 0.54% |
| EOG Resources Inc 3.06% | Credo Technology Group Holding Ltd 0.52% |
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 Jun 30, 2026 and May 31, 2026.
| VDE Vanguard Energy Index Fund | VXF Vanguard Extended Market Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Vanguard | Vanguard |
| What it is | Energy | Extended Market |
| Total return, 1 year | +50.6% | +14.1% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | +33.1 pts | −3.4 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.09% | 0.05% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 81.6% | 0.0% |
| Holdings | 105 | 3365 |
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%.
VXF in plain words
VXF is an index equity fund tracking the Extended Market. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +14.1% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.05% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 3365 positions, with the top ten at 7.6%. It sat 5.1% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, VDE or VXF?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VDE returned +50.6% and VXF returned +14.1%, so VDE returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, VDE or VXF?
- VDE charges 0.09% a year and VXF charges 0.05%, so VXF is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do VDE and VXF overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 82% of VDE and 0% of VXF by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 4% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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