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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IYE returned +58.8% and VO +12.8%.

Which is cheaper, IYE or VO?

VO is cheaper, by 0.34 percentage points a year. That is about $34 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

By their latest filed holdings, 67% of IYE and 91% of VO by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

IYE vs VO: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, IYE returned +58.8% to VO's +12.8%; 9% 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 $103.4bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Morningstar Mid-Cap ETF.

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At a glance

+58.8%

IYE total return, 1 year

+12.8%

VO total return, 1 year

0.37%

IYE expense ratio

0.03%

VO expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VO costs 0.34 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 46.0 points; VO is far larger, $103.4bn against $1.6bn.

IYE vs VO: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	IYE	VO
Return
Measure	IYE	VO
Total return, 1 year	+58.8%	+12.8%
Drawdown
Measure	IYE	VO
Below its high		3.1%, high on Aug 14, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	IYE	VO
What it tracks	Russell 1000 Energy RIC 22	Morningstar US Mid Cap Index (formerly CRSP US Mid Cap Index)
Cost and size
Measure	IYE	VO
Expense ratio	0.37%	0.03%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026	$1.6bn	$103.4bn
Holdings
Measure	IYE	VO
Holdings in common	9%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	71.5%	9.7%

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 VO hold 9% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Sep 30, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026.

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9% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first IYE VO

VALERO ENERGY CORP 4.07% 1.10%

MARATHON PETROLEUM 4.68% 1.10%

PHILLIPS 66 3.97% 1.01%

SLB 3.04% 0.71%

TARGA RESOURCES 2.52% 0.57%

CHENIERE ENERGY 2.49% 0.55%

BAKER HUGHES CLASS A 2.29% 0.54%

ONEOK 2.38% 0.53%

DEVON ENERGY 2.30% 0.50%

WILLIAMS 3.37% 0.41%

OCCIDENTAL PETROLEUM CORP 1.81% 0.41%

DIAMONDBACK ENERGY 1.67% 0.38%

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Only in IYE

EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 23.48%

CHEVRON 16.24%

CONOCOPHILLIPS 6.74%

EOG RESOURCES 3.28%

TECHNIPFMC PLC 1.10%

EXPAND ENERGY 0.83%

PERMIAN RESOURCES CLASS A 0.80%

OVINTIV 0.78%

Only in VO

Cloudflare Inc 1.11%

Quanta Services Inc 0.95%

Vertiv Holdings Co 0.92%

Datadog Inc 0.91%

Howmet Aerospace Inc 0.89%

Robinhood Markets Inc 0.88%

Lumentum Holdings Inc 0.86%

Constellation Energy Corp 0.84%

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Side by side

IYE iShares U.S. Energy ETF VO Vanguard Morningstar Mid-Cap 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 Mid-Cap

Total return, 1 year +58.8% +12.8%

Expense ratio 0.37% 0.03%

Already in the S&P 500 67.1% 91.1%

Holdings 41 273

Net assets, IYE as of Oct 28, 2026 and VO as of Sep 30, 2026 $1.8bn $103.4bn

IYE and VO 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%.

VO tracks an index of Mid-Cap. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +12.8% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Sep 30, 2026, 91% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 273 positions, with the top ten at 9.7%. It sat 3.1% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IYE or VO?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IYE returned +58.8% and VO +12.8%.
Which is cheaper, IYE or VO?: VO is cheaper, by 0.34 percentage points a year. That is about $34 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do IYE and VO overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 67% of IYE and 91% of VO by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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

Sources and dates

IYE filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IYE prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IYE ↗

VO filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

VO prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Vanguard page for VO ↗

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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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