Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
VDE vs VGLT: how they differ
VDE and VGLT hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and VDE returned more over the year.
Vanguard Energy Index Fund and Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, VDE and VGLT hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in VDE | Only in VGLT |
|---|---|
| Exxon Mobil Corp 21.37% | JPMorgan Chase & Co 0.62% |
| Chevron Corp 14.53% | Mexico Government International Bond 0.50% |
| ConocoPhillips 5.79% | United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.49% |
| Williams Cos Inc/The 3.65% | United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.48% |
| SLB Ltd 3.49% | United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.48% |
| Marathon Petroleum Corp 3.29% | Mexico Government International Bond 0.48% |
| Valero Energy Corp 3.19% | United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.44% |
| EOG Resources Inc 3.06% | Province of British Columbia Canada 0.43% |
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 Apr 30, 2026 and May 31, 2026.
| VDE Vanguard Energy Index Fund | VGLT Vanguard Long-Term Treasury Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Vanguard | Vanguard |
| What it is | Energy | Long-term Treasury |
| Total return, 1 year | +50.6% | −5.4% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | +33.1 pts | −22.9 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.09% | not published |
| Holdings | 105 | 1703 |
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%.
VGLT in plain words
VGLT is a bond fund tracking the Long-term Treasury. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −5.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. It sat 39.2% below its high of Aug 4, 2020 on Sep 11, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, VDE or VGLT?
- In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, VDE returned +50.6% and VGLT returned −5.4%, so VDE returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
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