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ETF analysis

Vanguard Energy ETF (VDE) holdings & weights

Per-holding contribution · concentration · sector skew — a deep read

US-listed
IndexMSCI US IMI 25/50 Energy
Annual fee0.09%
Net assets$11.2B
InceptionSep 23, 2004

Fund overview

This is a US-listed ETF from Vanguard. It tracks the MSCI US IMI 25/50 Energy. Key facts — expense ratio 0.09%; net assets about $11.2B; inception Sep 23, 2004. Its 1-year return is +59.42%.

Index tracked
MSCI US IMI 25/50 Energy
Provider
Vanguard
Expense ratio
0.09%
Net assets (AUM)
$11.2B
Inception
Sep 23, 2004
1-year return
+59.42%
Holdings
116
52-week range
$121.43–$190.96
Fund details

Fund overview

This is a US-listed ETF from Vanguard. It tracks the MSCI US IMI 25/50 Energy. Key facts — expense ratio 0.09%; net assets about $11.2B; inception Sep 23, 2004. Its 1-year return is +59.42%.

Index tracked
MSCI US IMI 25/50 Energy
Provider
Vanguard
Expense ratio
0.09%
Net assets (AUM)
$11.2B
Inception
Sep 23, 2004
1-year return
+59.42%
Holdings
116
52-week range
$121.43–$190.96

25 identified stocks · net exposure / NAV 87.11%. Display weights are normalized to 100%; calculations retain original exposures without an additional leverage multiplier. Cash and unallocated contracts are excluded from stock attribution.

Weight and calculation basis

25 identified stocks · net exposure / NAV 87.11%. Display weights are normalized to 100%; calculations retain original exposures without an additional leverage multiplier. Cash and unallocated contracts are excluded from stock attribution.

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Theoretical day return
77.0%
Top-10 weight
1165
Concentration HHI (Low)
Energy
Top sector

Today's summary

Its top 10 holdings make up about 77.0% of the fund. The concentration index (HHI) is 1165 — Low — evenly diversified, and the largest sector is Energy (96%). The higher the concentration, the more one stock or sector drives the whole ETF's return.

Structural health

A five-axis read on how this fund is built. It is not a return forecast or a recommendation, and a low score does not mean a bad fund — leveraged products score low by design. Each axis shows the figure behind it.

66/ 100
BSound structure
DiversificationHHI 1,16548

Concentration is below 1,500 (1,165), so no single holding dominates.

Sector balanceEnergy 96%0

Energy alone is 96%. This is effectively a bet on that one industry — if the sector falls, diversification will not help.

Cost0.09%/yr97

At 0.09% a year this is a low-cost fund — little drag over a long hold.

Fund size$11.2B90

Net assets of $11.2B — liquid enough to trade, and unlikely to be wound down.

Structural simplicityPhysical, 1x100

A plain 1x physical fund holding the shares themselves — no structural drift from how long you hold it.

Concentration and diversification

Structural health

A five-axis read on how this fund is built. It is not a return forecast or a recommendation, and a low score does not mean a bad fund — leveraged products score low by design. Each axis shows the figure behind it.

66/ 100
BSound structure
DiversificationHHI 1,16548

Concentration is below 1,500 (1,165), so no single holding dominates.

Sector balanceEnergy 96%0

Energy alone is 96%. This is effectively a bet on that one industry — if the sector falls, diversification will not help.

Cost0.09%/yr97

At 0.09% a year this is a low-cost fund — little drag over a long hold.

Fund size$11.2B90

Net assets of $11.2B — liquid enough to trade, and unlikely to be wound down.

Structural simplicityPhysical, 1x100

A plain 1x physical fund holding the shares themselves — no structural drift from how long you hold it.

Top 20 holdings

Weights are normalized to 100% of absolute exposures across analysed positions, including positions outside this top list. Cash, collateral and unverified assets are excluded. Contributions retain original signed NAV exposures; leverage is not applied twice.

Normalized to 100% of analysed positions

Weights are normalized to 100% of absolute exposures across analysed positions, including positions outside this top list. Cash, collateral and unverified assets are excluded. Contributions retain original signed NAV exposures; leverage is not applied twice.

Tile size = weight, colour = the day's return (deeper = larger). Covers the top 25 holdings, 87.1% of the fund. Labels are dropped where a tile is too small; hover any tile for its name and figures.
#HoldingWeight
1ExxonMobilXOM26.27%
2ChevronCVX16.55%
3ConocoPhillipsCOP6.74%
4Marathon PetroleumMPC5.12%
5Valero EnergyVLO5.11%
6Phillips 66PSX4.52%
7The Williams CompaniesWMB3.63%
8EOG ResourcesEOG3.27%
9SLBSLB3.25%
10Kinder MorganKMI2.55%
11Targa ResourcesTRGP2.54%
12Cheniere EnergyLNG2.47%
13Baker HughesBKR2.38%
14ONEOKOKE2.35%
15Devon EnergyDVN2.28%
16Occidental PetroleumOXY1.81%
17Diamondback EnergyFANG1.51%
18EQTEQT1.33%
19TechnipFMCFTI1.24%
20HalliburtonHAL1.21%

Holdings below 0.5% or outside the top list are folded into “Others” and omitted above.

Where the weight sits — sector mix

Listed equity weights summed by sector and normalized to 100%. Each band is one sector's share.

Energy96.3%
Utilities2.5%
Consumer Discretionary1.2%
Industry breakdown
Integrated oil Companies64.3%
Oil & Gas Production15.7%
Natural Gas Distribution9.5%
Oilfield Services/Equipment4.5%
Oil and Gas Field Machinery3.6%
Oil/Gas Transmission2.5%
Concentration at a glanceHHI 1,165moderate
spread1,0001,8002,500concentrated

HHI sums the squared weights. The more it leans on a few names, the higher it goes — and the more the whole ETF moves with them.

How concentrated is it

Concentration (HHI) sits at 1165 — moderate. The top 10 names carry 77.0% of equity weight, so the fund is spread out but its largest holdings still steer it.

That is the usual shape of a cap-weighted index fund: broad, yet tilted toward the biggest companies.

HHI squares each weight and sums them: 10,000 means one stock is everything, and the more evenly spread the holdings, the closer it falls to zero.

Where the sector weight sits

By sector, Energy alone is 96% — whatever the fund is called, this is a bet on that industry.

Bad news for the sector moves the whole fund. Worth checking against anything else you hold in the same space.

Weights above sum the individually listed equities and normalize that equity total to 100%.

How much it overlaps others

Its closest neighbour is IYE at 91% overlap — effectively the same basket.

Holding both is not diversification, it is buying the same companies twice. Pick whichever is cheaper.

What it is made of

The fund holds 116 positions in total; this page lists the largest 25 and folds the rest into "Others".

Equities are 87.1% of the fund, the rest swaps and cash — index exposure built synthetically rather than by owning the shares, which adds counterparty risk.

The expense ratio is 0.09% a year. Funds tracking the same index tend to perform alike, which makes the fee one of the few things that reliably separates them over time.

This page is not investment advice. Investment decisions and responsibility are your own.

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