VDE

VDE reports 107 positions, but the weights make it behave like about 12.4 equally weighted ones. Computed by this site from the fund's SEC Form N-PORT filing — see what this measure does not tell you and the full table.

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• XLE vs VDE: Which Energy ETF Benefits Most from Oil Shocks?

  XLE and VDE deliver nearly identical 5-year results (CAGR 22.7% vs 23.2%) with nearly identical realized risk (max drawdown −26.0% vs −26.6%) — the...

  12 Apr 2026 10 min ETF Analysis

• Energy Equities and Geopolitical Conflict: When the Relationship Actually Holds

  "Energy equities rise on conflict" is true on average but conditional on physical supply transmission — not on how loud the headlines are. The post-2014...

  11 Apr 2026 12 min Macro & Markets

• Top ETFs for AI Infrastructure in 2026 (Utilities, Energy, Grid)

  AI capex is increasingly an electricity story. Data-center load growth has revived a previously sleepy regulated-utility sector and pulled grid-equipment...

  10 Apr 2026 12 min ETF Analysis

• Energy ETFs in the 2026 Hormuz Shock: When Geopolitical Risk Premia Show Up in Returns

  XLE delivered a 22.3% five-year CAGR, but most of that compounded off the 2020 trough; the realized 10-year CAGR of 10.7% is a more honest through-cycle...

  07 Mar 2026 10 min Macro & Markets

• XLE vs VDE: A Five-Year Audit of the Two Largest US Energy ETFs

  XLE and VDE delivered nearly identical 5-year CAGR (22.3% vs 22.6%) at nearly identical volatility — the diversification VDE offers on paper barely...

  07 Mar 2026 9 min ETF Analysis