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ETF comparison

IXC vs VDE

Both Energy.

iShares Global Energy ETF · Vanguard Energy Index Fund ETF Shares

Holdings overlap

Weighted by ISIN/CUSIP
59.6 %

21 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of IXC and VDE would leave roughly 59.6% of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.

IXC unmatched 39.9% Shared 59.6% VDE unmatched 39.9%

Unmatched is the part of a fund's weight the other fund doesn't match: names only it holds, plus any extra weight it puts in names both funds hold.

In IXC only
29 positions
Shared
21 positions
In VDE only
84 positions

Side by side

IXC

iShares Global Energy ETF

iShares · Energy

65 composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.37%
Net assets
$2.98B
TTM yield
2.46%
Top-10 conc.
57.4%
VDE

Vanguard Energy Index Fund ETF Shares

Vanguard · Energy

81 composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.090%
Net assets
$12.67B
whole fund, 2 share classes
TTM yield
2.11%
Top-10 conc.
63.7%

Sub-score comparison

63
Cost
91
81
Tax efficiency
81
77
Liquidity
100
32
Concentration
23
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Tracking quality
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IXC sub-score VDE

Tracking quality isn't part of the composite — see what we don't score for why.

Cost difference

VDE is 28 bps cheaper than IXC. On a $100,000 position that's about $280/yr more in fees for IXC.

Fee figure is the annual expense charged on $100,000. To see how the gap compounds over a multi-decade holding period, open the cost calculator pre-filled with IXC vs VDE.

Top shared holdings

21 shared in total
# Holding In IXC In VDE Overlap
1 EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION 17.58% 21.26% 17.58%
2 CHEVRON CORPORATION 9.63% 14.46% 9.63%
3 CONOCOPHILLIPS 3.93% 5.76% 3.93%
4 THE WILLIAMS COMPANIES, INC. 2.82% 3.63% 2.82%
5 VALERO ENERGY CORPORATION 2.40% 3.17% 2.40%
6 MARATHON PETROLEUM CORPORATION 2.32% 3.27% 2.32%
7 SLB N.V. 2.16% 3.47% 2.16%
8 EOG RESOURCES, INC. 2.14% 3.05% 2.14%
9 PHILLIPS 66 2.10% 2.97% 2.10%
10 KINDER MORGAN, INC. 1.94% 2.60% 1.94%
11 TARGA RESOURCES CORP. 1.79% 2.30% 1.79%
12 BAKER HUGHES COMPANY 1.71% 2.64% 1.71%

Only in IXC

29 total
  • SHELL PLC 6.75%
  • TOTALENERGIES SE 5.03%
  • Enbridge Inc. 3.67%
  • BP P.L.C. 3.00%
  • CANADIAN NATURAL RESOURCES LIMITED 2.56%
  • TC Energy Corporation 2.14%
  • Suncor Energy Inc. 1.97%
  • ENI S.P.A. 1.45%
  • CAMECO CORPORATION 1.38%
  • WOODSIDE ENERGY GROUP LTD 1.14%

Only in VDE

84 total
  • Cheniere Energy Inc 2.06%
  • TechnipFMC PLC 1.22%
  • Ovintiv Inc 0.70%
  • DT Midstream Inc 0.62%
  • Prc Newco Inc 0.60%
  • HF Sinclair Corp 0.50%
  • Antero Resources Corp 0.47%
  • Range Resources Corp 0.42%
  • Viper Energy Inc 0.40%
  • Chord Energy Corp 0.36%

Percentages are holdings overlap with the named fund.

Open IXC or VDE at a brokerage

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Holdings overlap is the sum of min(weight_a, weight_b) over positions matched on ISIN (CUSIP fallback). Methodology: see /methodology/.

Comparing two funds doesn't endorse swapping one for the other. Tax-lot history, account type, and personal goals matter — PlainIndex publishes data and methodology, not investment advice.