Which returned more over the last year, IYE or VBR?

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IYE returned +58.8% and VBR +17.6%.

Which is cheaper, IYE or VBR?

VBR is cheaper, by 0.32 percentage points a year. That is about $32 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do IYE and VBR overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 67% of IYE and 30% of VBR by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

IYE vs VBR: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, IYE returned +58.8% to VBR's +17.6%; 3% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $1.8bn on Oct 28, 2026 for iShares U.S. Energy ETF, and $35.1bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Morningstar Small-Cap Value ETF.

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At a glance

+58.8%

IYE total return, 1 year

+17.6%

VBR total return, 1 year

0.37%

IYE expense ratio

0.05%

VBR expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VBR costs 0.32 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 41.2 points; VBR is far larger, $35.1bn against $1.6bn.

IYE vs VBR: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	IYE	VBR
Return
Measure	IYE	VBR
Total return, 1 year	+58.8%	+17.6%
Drawdown
Measure	IYE	VBR
Below its high		3.9%, high on Aug 14, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	IYE	VBR
What it tracks	Russell 1000 Energy RIC 22	Morningstar US Small Cap Value Index
Cost and size
Measure	IYE	VBR
Expense ratio	0.37%	0.05%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026	$1.6bn	$35.1bn
Holdings
Measure	IYE	VBR
Holdings in common	3%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	71.5%	5.9%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Sep 30, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026. Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, IYE and VBR hold 3% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Sep 30, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026.

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3% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first IYE VBR

EXPAND ENERGY 0.83% 0.44%

HF SINCLAIR 0.69% 0.37%

OVINTIV 0.78% 0.36%

EQT 1.35% 0.35%

APA 0.71% 0.33%

DT MIDSTREAM 0.52% 0.28%

RANGE RESOURCES 0.52% 0.20%

PERMIAN RESOURCES CLASS A 0.80% 0.19%

CHORD ENERGY 0.34% 0.17%

ANTERO MIDSTREAM 0.28% 0.15%

NOV 0.29% 0.15%

MATADOR RESOURCES 0.27% 0.14%

Only in one fund ↓

Only in IYE

EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 23.48%

CHEVRON 16.24%

CONOCOPHILLIPS 6.74%

MARATHON PETROLEUM 4.68%

VALERO ENERGY CORP 4.07%

PHILLIPS 66 3.97%

WILLIAMS 3.37%

EOG RESOURCES 3.28%

Only in VBR

Moderna Inc 0.79%

Jabil Inc 0.68%

SLCMT1142 0.62%

Williams-Sonoma Inc 0.61%

Atmos Energy Corp 0.60%

F5 Inc 0.57%

Smurfit Westrock PLC 0.53%

Tapestry Inc 0.52%

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Side by side

IYE iShares U.S. Energy ETF VBR Vanguard Morningstar Small-Cap Value ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares Vanguard

What it is Tracks an index of U.S. Energy Tracks an index of Small-Cap Value

Total return, 1 year +58.8% +17.6%

Expense ratio 0.37% 0.05%

Already in the S&P 500 67.1% 30.4%

Holdings 41 822

Net assets, IYE as of Oct 28, 2026 and VBR as of Sep 30, 2026 $1.8bn $35.1bn

IYE and VBR on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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About each fund

IYE

IYE tracks an index of U.S. Energy. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +58.8% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.37% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 67% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 41 positions, with the top ten at 71.5%.

VBR

VBR tracks an index of Small-Cap Value. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +17.6% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.05% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Sep 30, 2026, 30% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 822 positions, with the top ten at 5.9%. It sat 3.9% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IYE or VBR?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IYE returned +58.8% and VBR +17.6%.
Which is cheaper, IYE or VBR?: VBR is cheaper, by 0.32 percentage points a year. That is about $32 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do IYE and VBR overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 67% of IYE and 30% of VBR by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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IYE on its own →VBR on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →IYE dividend history →IYE holdings →VBR dividend history →VBR holdings →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

IYE filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IYE prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IYE ↗

VBR filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

VBR prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Vanguard page for VBR ↗

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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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