ETF comparison
MLPX vs VDE
Both Energy.
Global X MLP & Energy Infrastructure ETF · Vanguard Energy Index Fund ETF Shares
Holdings overlap
14 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of MLPX and VDE would leave roughly 15.1% of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.
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.
Side by side
Sub-score comparison
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Cost difference
VDE is 36 bps cheaper than MLPX. On a $100,000 position that's about $360/yr more in fees for MLPX.
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 MLPX vs VDE.
Top shared holdings
14 shared in total| # | Holding | In MLPX | In VDE | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | THE WILLIAMS COMPANIES, INC. | 8.54% | 3.63% | 3.63% |
| 2 | KINDER MORGAN, INC. | 7.42% | 2.60% | 2.60% |
| 3 | TARGA RESOURCES CORP. | 4.98% | 2.30% | 2.30% |
| 4 | ONEOK, INC. | 6.57% | 2.21% | 2.21% |
| 5 | CHENIERE ENERGY, INC. | 6.35% | 2.06% | 2.06% |
| 6 | DT MIDSTREAM, INC. | 4.53% | 0.62% | 0.62% |
| 7 | ANTERO MIDSTREAM CORPORATION | 2.33% | 0.34% | 0.34% |
| 8 | KODIAK GAS SERVICES, INC. | 1.91% | 0.32% | 0.32% |
| 9 | ARCHROCK INC. | 1.92% | 0.27% | 0.27% |
| 10 | PLAINS GP HOLDINGS, L.P | 1.57% | 0.24% | 0.24% |
| 11 | HESS MIDSTREAM LP | 1.62% | 0.23% | 0.23% |
| 12 | KINETIK HOLDINGS INC. | 0.63% | 0.13% | 0.13% |
Only in MLPX
15 total- TC Energy Corporation 9.23%
- Enbridge Inc. 8.99%
- PEMBINA PIPELINE CORPORATION 4.55%
- ENERGY TRANSFER LP 4.48%
- ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS PARTNERS L.P. 4.43%
- MPLX LP 4.23%
- PLAINS ALL AMERICAN PIPELINE, L.P. 3.92%
- WESTERN MIDSTREAM PARTNERS, LP 3.88%
- South Bow Corporation 2.51%
- VENTURE GLOBAL, INC. 1.90%
Only in VDE
91 total- Exxon Mobil Corp 21.26%
- Chevron Corp 14.46%
- ConocoPhillips 5.76%
- SLB Ltd 3.47%
- Marathon Petroleum Corp 3.27%
- Valero Energy Corp 3.17%
- EOG Resources Inc 3.05%
- Phillips 66 2.97%
- Baker Hughes Co 2.64%
- Devon Energy Corp 2.11%
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Percentages are holdings overlap with the named fund.
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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/.
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