Which returned more over the last year, FTXN or VDE?

In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FTXN returned +48.8% and VDE +50.7%.

Which is cheaper, FTXN or VDE?

VDE is cheaper, by 0.51 percentage points a year. That is about $51 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do FTXN and VDE overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 78% of FTXN and 81% of VDE by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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FTXN vs VDE: Differences, Returns & Fees

FTXN and VDE hold 65% of their weight in the same names, and VDE returned +50.7% over the year. Net assets: $1.1bn on Oct 9, 2026 for First Trust Nasdaq Oil & Gas ETF, and $10.4bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Energy ETF.

VDE costs 0.51 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.9 points.

	FTXN	VDE
Expense ratio	0.60%	0.09%
Net assets, FTXN as of Oct 9, 2026 and VDE as of Sep 30, 2026	$1.1bn	$10.4bn
Total return, 1 year	+48.8%	+50.7%
What it tracks	not read by ETFIQ	MSCI US Investable Market Index (IMI)/Energy 25/50
Holdings in common	65%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	56.3%	65.5%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Aug 31, 2026 and Oct 9, 2026.

+48.8%

FTXN total return, 1 year

+50.7%

VDE total return, 1 year

0.60%

FTXN expense ratio

0.09%

VDE expense ratio

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, FTXN and VDE hold 65% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Aug 31, 2026 and Oct 9, 2026.

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65% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding FTXN VDE

ExxonMobil Holdings Corp. 7.91% 21.82%

Chevron Corporation 7.75% 14.03%

ConocoPhillips 7.63% 5.99%

Marathon Petroleum Corporation 8.26% 4.06%

Valero Energy Corporation 4.55% 3.98%

Phillips 66 4.10% 3.67%

EOG Resources, Inc. 5.33% 2.89%

The Williams Companies, Inc. 2.36% 3.36%

Kinder Morgan, Inc. 2.82% 2.29%

Cheniere Energy, Inc. 2.34% 2.25%

SLB Ltd. 2.08% 3.36%

Devon Energy Corporation 3.43% 2.02%

Only in FTXN

Venture Global, Inc. (Class A) 2.46%

ONEOK, Inc. 2.34%

Only in VDE

ONEOK Inc 2.23%

TechnipFMC PLC 1.20%

DT Midstream Inc 0.51%

Viper Energy Inc 0.34%

Kodiak Gas Services Inc 0.25%

Plains GP Holdings LP 0.24%

Uranium Energy Corp 0.24%

Transocean Ltd 0.24%

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On the same fields

FTXN

First Trust Nasdaq Oil & Gas ETF

VDE

Vanguard Energy ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer First Trust Vanguard

What it is Tracks an index Tracks an index of Energy

Total return, 1 year +48.8% +50.7%

S&P 500 over the same days +17.3% +17.3%

Gap to the S&P 500 +31.5 pts +33.5 pts

Expense ratio 0.60% 0.09%

Already in the S&P 500 78.3% 81.2%

Holdings 49 113

Net assets, FTXN as of Oct 9, 2026 and VDE as of Sep 30, 2026 $1.1bn $10.4bn

FTXN and VDE on the fields both publish, as of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

FTXN in plain words

FTXN tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +48.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.60% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 9, 2026, 78% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 49 positions, with the top ten at 56.3%.

VDE in plain words

VDE tracks an index of Energy. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 it returned +50.7% with distributions reinvested, against +17.3% for the S&P 500. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.09% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Aug 31, 2026, 81% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 113 positions, with the top ten at 65.5%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, FTXN or VDE?: In the year to Oct 9, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FTXN returned +48.8% and VDE +50.7%.
Which is cheaper, FTXN or VDE?: VDE is cheaper, by 0.51 percentage points a year. That is about $51 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do FTXN and VDE overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 78% of FTXN and 81% of VDE by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Where these figures came from

FTXN filings on SEC EDGAR ↗FTXN prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗First Trust page for FTXN ↗VDE filings on SEC EDGAR ↗VDE prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Vanguard page for VDE ↗

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How this is computed

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

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