# VDE (Vanguard Energy ETF)

Vanguard · Stock ETFs · Energy · data as of Oct 28, 2026

VDE has 113 holdings by its book of Sep 30, 2026 and returned +58.8% over the year to Oct 28, 2026.

Promise check: Delivered. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, VDE returned 58.8% against 59.0% for FENY, which tracks the same MSCI US Investable Market Index (IMI)/Energy 25/50. Fees aside, VDE finished 0.21 points behind FENY. https://etfiq.com/promise-index/stocks/

VDE tracks an index of Energy and returned +58.8% over the past year.

## Key facts

- VDE, total return, 1 year: +58.8%, as of Oct 28, 2026.
- VDE, expense ratio: 0.09%, as of Jun 30, 2026.
- VDE, holdings: 113, as of Sep 30, 2026.
- VDE, below its high: −1.6%, as of Oct 28, 2026.
- VDE, 12-month yield, capital gains included, on its starting price: 3.3%, as of Oct 28, 2026.
- VDE, last payment (paid quarterly), ex-date Sep 23, 2026: $1.0519, as of Sep 23, 2026.
- VDE, net assets: $10.4bn (the issuer’s own number for this ETF, month end, as of Sep 30, 2026).

## VDE over each window to Oct 28, 2026

| Window | Total return | Benchmark (FENY) | Gap to FENY | S&P 500 (SPY) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 month | +10.0% | +10.0% | 0.0 pts | +0.9% |
| 3 months | +16.5% | +16.5% | 0.0 pts | +6.1% |
| 6 months | +15.2% | +15.3% | −0.1 pts | +9.1% |
| Year to date | +54.7% | +54.8% | −0.1 pts | +14.1% |
| 1 year | +58.8% | +59.0% | −0.2 pts | +13.6% |
| 3 years | +75.6% | +75.7% | −0.1 pts | +95.0% |
| 5 years | +178.5% | +179.6% | −1.1 pts | +79.8% |
| 10 years | +183.7% | +181.4% | +2.3 pts | +325.8% |
| Since launch | +561.3% | not available | not available | +934.5% |
| Since launch, annualised | +8.9% | – | – | – |

## VDE key stats

- 52-week high, daily closes to Oct 28, 2026: $194.32 on Oct 26, 2026 (computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices)
- 52-week low, daily closes to Oct 28, 2026: $123.11 on Dec 18, 2025 (computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices)
- Close on Oct 28, 2026, within that range: $191.20, 96% of the way from the low to the high (computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices)
- Beta to its benchmark, 1 year: 1.00, against FENY (computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices)
- R-squared, the same days: 1.00 (computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices)
- Beta and R-squared measured over: 251 daily total returns, Oct 29, 2025 to Oct 28, 2026 (computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices)
- Holdings: 113
- Top ten weight: 67.1%
- P/E ratio: 17.0 (Vanguard, Sep 30, 2026)

## VDE trading

- Not scored.
- $1,000: about $0.14, 0.014%, one way.
- $10,000: about $1.40, 0.014%, one way.
- Premium to NAV at the Oct 27 close: −0.03%; 95% of days within ±0.06%.
- Limit: midpoint + 3¢ to buy, midpoint − 3¢ to sell. At the Oct 27 close of $190.43, that’s $190.46 to buy and $190.40 to sell.
- The full trading page: https://etfiq.com/funds/vde/trading/

## Every published field

| Field | Value | Source |
| --- | --- | --- |
| What it tracks | MSCI US Investable Market Index (IMI)/Energy 25/50 | ETFIQ |
| Fund type | Equity fund | ETFIQ |
| Category | Stocks · Energy | ETFIQ |
| Expense ratio | 0.09% | 497 XBRL, Jun 30, 2026 |
| Price | $191.20 | ETFIQ |
| First traded | Sep 29, 2004 | ETFIQ |
| Net assets | $10.4bn | the issuer’s own number for this ETF, month end, as of Sep 30, 2026 |
| Benchmark | MSCI US Investable Market Index (IMI)/Energy 25/50, measured by FENY, which tracks the same index | ETFIQ, from its filings |
| Benchmark named in | its prospectus, 497, Jun 30, 2026 | ETFIQ |
| VDE, 1 year to Oct 28, 2026 | +58.8% | ETFIQ |
| FENY, the same days | +59.0% | ETFIQ |
| Against its benchmark, 1 year | −0.2 pts | ETFIQ |
| Below its high | −1.6% | ETFIQ |
| Holdings | 113 | ETFIQ |
| Top ten weight | 67.1% | ETFIQ |
| Holdings as of | Sep 30, 2026 | the issuer’s month-end file |
| Already in the S&P 500, by weight | 81.2% | ETFIQ |
| Active share vs the S&P 500 | 97.0% | ETFIQ |
| Already in the Nasdaq-100, by weight | 4.1% | ETFIQ |

## Money in and out, to May 31, 2026

Monthly data only. May 2026: −$80.0m, from SEC Form N-PORT, all share classes of the fund, not the ETF alone.

Computed by ETFIQ from the change in shares outstanding times the previous day’s NAV. Every day and month: <https://etfiq.com/data/flows/funds/vde.json>. Method: https://etfiq.com/methodology/flows

## Questions

### How has VDE performed?

Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, VDE returned +58.8% with distributions reinvested, against +59.0% for its benchmark, the MSCI US Investable Market Index (IMI)/Energy 25/50. Over three years the number is +75.6%.

### What does VDE cost?

The prospectus expense ratio is 0.09% a year.

### What does VDE hold?

113 positions as published by its issuer as of Sep 30, 2026, with the top ten at 67.1% of the fund. 81% of its weight is in stocks the S&P 500 also holds.

### How far is VDE below its high?

1.6% below its high of Oct 26, 2026, measured on the reinvested series to Oct 28, 2026.

### What dividend does VDE pay?

VDE pays quarterly. The last distribution was $1.0519 a share, which went ex on Sep 23, 2026.


## Cite this page

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