All charts and data below are with dividends reinvested. (Inflation adjustment is OFF !)
VDE total return snapshot: VDE returned +49.50% over the past year and +38.27% YTD, with dividends reinvested. Since Sep. 29, 2004, VDE is up +493.63% in nominal total return, or +8.49%/yr, and is currently −2.17% below its total-return high on Mar. 27, 2026.
Data ending Tue Aug. 11, 2026
| Wed 2004-09-29💬 to Tue 2026-08-11 |
Overall
Return |
Exponential
Trendline |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VDE × |
+493.63%
+8.49%/yr |
+4.20%/yr
R2=0.511 |
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| Vanguard Energy Index Fund ETF Shares Exchange-Traded Fund | ||||||
| Wed 2004-09-29💬 to Tue 2026-08-11 |
Start
Value |
End
Value |
|---|---|---|
| VDE × |
$10,000.00
2004-09-29 |
$59,362.87
2026-08-11 |
| YTD | YoY | |
|---|---|---|
| VDE × | +38.27% | +49.50% |
|
Current
Drawdown |
Worst
Drawdown |
|
|---|---|---|
| VDE × |
−2.17%
on 2026-08-11 from 2026-03-27 peak |
−74.16%
on 2020-03-18 from 2014-06-23 peak |
| Period ending Tue 2026-08-11 | 1 yr | 2 yr | 3 yr | 5 yr | 10 yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VDE × | +49.50% |
+46.56% +21.06%/yr |
+49.87% +14.44%/yr |
+192.37% +23.93%/yr |
+158.02% +9.94%/yr |
| Year | VDE |
|---|---|
| 2026 (YTD) | +38.27% |
| 2025 | +7.11% |
| 2024 | +6.75% |
| 2023 | +0.03% |
| 2022 | +62.89% |
| 2021 | +56.31% |
| 2020 | −33.02% |
| 2019 | +9.47% |
| 2018 | −19.95% |
| 2017 | −2.50% |
| 2016 | +29.17% |
| 2015 | −23.22% |
| 2014 | −9.91% |
| 2013 | +25.83% |
| 2012 | +3.39% |
| 2011 | +2.81% |
| 2010 | +21.07% |
| 2009 | +25.54% |
| 2008 | −39.58% |
| 2007 | +34.64% |
| 2006 | +18.99% |
| 2005 | +39.10% |
| 2004 | +5.31% |
