(VDE) Energy Shares - Overview
ETF Category: Equity Energy | Exchange: NYSE ARCA (USA) | Market Cap: 10.323m USD | Total Return: 49.6% in 12m
Avg Turnover: 97.5M
Warnings
No concerns identified
Tailwinds
No distinct edge detected
The Vanguard Energy Index Fund ETF (VDE) tracks the performance of the MSCI US Investable Market Index (IMI) Energy 25/50, providing exposure to a broad spectrum of U.S. companies across the energy sector. The fund utilizes a full-replication strategy, holding stocks in proportions that mirror the underlying indexs market-capitalization weighting.
The energy sector primarily includes companies involved in the exploration, production, and distribution of oil, natural gas, and consumable fuels, as well as firms providing specialized equipment and services. Many of these businesses operate under a capital-intensive model where profitability is closely tied to global commodity price fluctuations and extraction costs.
Investors can further evaluate these sector dynamics by reviewing detailed valuation metrics on ValueRay.
As a non-diversified fund, VDE concentrates its assets within a single industry, making its performance sensitive to legislative changes, environmental regulations, and shifts in global energy demand.
- Global crude oil price volatility dictates upstream exploration and production revenue
- Capital expenditure discipline in oil majors supports consistent dividend yield growth
- OPEC+ production quotas influence supply dynamics and domestic profit margins
- Transition toward renewable energy infrastructure impacts long-term fossil fuel demand
- Federal environmental regulations increase compliance costs for domestic refinery operations
As of May 26, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 168.02 with a total of 570,400 shares traded.
Over the past week, the price has changed by -0.21%,
over one month by +3.79%,
over three months by +9.30% and
over the past year by +49.57%.
Energy Shares has no consensus analysts rating.