Is VDE a good investment?

Vanguard Energy ETF (VDE) is a energy sector ETF. As of September 11, 2026, ETF Copilot scores VDE 3.8 out of 10 — highest on Return (6.6), lowest on Growth (0.4). It trades at 16.7 times earnings, against its own median of 15.7. Its ten largest holdings are 66% of the fund.

Updated September 11, 2026

How is VDE rated? ETF Copilot scores Vanguard Energy ETF (VDE) 3.8 out of 10

As of September 11, 2026, ETF Copilot scores Vanguard Energy ETF (VDE) 3.8 out of 10 overall.

ETF Copilot scores (0–10 scale, higher is better):

Overall: 3.8 / 10
Growth: 0.4 / 10
Valuation: 6.3 / 10
Risk: 1.5 / 10
Quality: 4.5 / 10
Return: 6.6 / 10

What is VDE's expense ratio? 0.09% a year

As of September 11, 2026, VDE charges 0.09% a year, yields 2.97% and holds $12.4B in assets across 111 positions.

Vanguard Energy ETF (VDE) — cost, income and size
Measure	VDE
Expense ratio	0.09%
Dividend yield	2.97%
Assets under management	$12.4B
Holdings	111

Expense ratio, dividend yield and assets under management are reported by the fund and refreshed daily. Every other figure on this page is computed by ETF Copilot.

What stands out in VDE's data

U.S. energy companies, weighted by market size across the sector.

Expected to grow earnings more slowly than the typical energy fund — a drag on total return.

A forward growth estimate of 8% trails the 10% category median. Its top ten holdings make up 65.1% of assets, a concentrated bet on the largest names.

A core energy position, with a narrower set of large holdings than some rivals.

Why did VDE move this week? It rose 0.8% in the week to September 11, 2026 — Exxon Mobil and Valero Energy drove it

VDE rose 0.8% in the week to September 11, 2026. The holdings that moved it most were Exxon Mobil (+2.3%), Valero Energy (+5.3%) and Chevron (+1.3%); Baker Hughes (−7.2%) pushed the other way.

Is VDE expensive right now? It trades at 16.7 times earnings, against its own median of 15.7

As of September 11, 2026, VDE is more expensive than 60% of its own 114 monthly readings since 2017 — 68 of those months were cheaper than today.

Trailing twelve-month, computed by ETF Copilot from the fund's holdings rather than quoted from a data provider, and rebuilt nightly.

What's inside VDE?

What's inside VDE: Size (Large 82%, Mid 13%, Small 5%); Geography (International 2%, US 98%).

What are VDE's top holdings? The ten largest are 66% of the fund

Exxonmobil, Chevron, ConocoPhillips, Valero Energy, Marathon Petroleum, Williams, Phillips 66, EOG Resources, Schlumberger and Kinder Morgan are VDE's largest holdings, in that order.

More concentrated than 77% of Energy ETFs.

Half of VDE's weight sits in its 5 largest positions, and once those weights are taken into account it behaves like 12 equally weighted holdings.

Cite this

ETF Copilot, “Vanguard Energy ETF (VDE) scores and holdings analysis”, as of September 11, 2026.
https://etf-copilot.com/etf/vde