Exchange-traded fund
Vanguard Energy Index Fund
TickerVDE
Fund manager
Vanguard
Military weapon grade: No holdings flagged for our military weapon screens. Assigned a grade of A.
How we track weapon investments
A
$0
Military weapons
0
military weapon stocks found
0%
of assets flagged
Data as of 1/31/23
This fund is clean for all three of our military weapon categories!
  For each weapons category, we show the fund's exposure. Click a category to see the breakdown of companies. When calculating a portfolio's exposure to a screen list, we only consider long investments, ignoring any shorts or liabilities.
Military weapons
Major military contractors
Major military contractors
Top 100 military contractors
0 direct stock holdings
Cluster munitions
Cluster munitions
Manufacturers of weapons banned in 100+ countries
0 direct stock holdings
Nuclear weapons
Nuclear weapons
Manufacturers/servicers of nuclear armaments
0 direct stock holdings
Civilian firearm manufacturers and retailers

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Vanguard Energy Index Fund $VDE has no military weapon stock holdings!
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Financial performance
Performance data provided byMorningstarFind more financial data on VDE at Morningstar.com
Current fund
VDE
Vanguard Energy Index Fund
Family
Vanguard
Category
Equity Energy
vs.
Benchmark
ACWI
iShares MSCI ACWI ETF
Family
iShares from BlackRock
Category
Global Large-Stock Blend
Fund comparison settings
Investment timeline
Performance as of: 2/28/23
1 year
3 years
5 years
10 years
Benchmark
Suggested: MSCI ACWI
ACWI - iShares MSCI ACWI ETF
Fund comparison results
Compared to the benchmark, this fund has:
Lower
 10-yr returns 
-4.32% less in annualized returns
Less invested in military weapons 
2.1% less invested
Less invested in major military contractors 
2.07% less invested
Same in manufacturers of cluster munitions 
0% 
Less invested in manufacturers/servicers of nuclear weapons 
1.47% less invested
Current fund
VDE
Vanguard Energy Index Fund
Family
Vanguard
Category
Equity Energy
vs.
Benchmark
ACWI
iShares MSCI ACWI ETF
Family
iShares from BlackRock
Category
Global Large-Stock Blend
Fund comparison settings
Investment timeline
Performance as of: 2/28/23
1 year
3 years
5 years
10 years
Benchmark
Suggested: MSCI ACWI
ACWI - iShares MSCI ACWI ETF
Fund comparison results
Compared to the benchmark, this fund has:
Lower
 10-yr returns 
-4.32% less in annualized returns
Less invested in military weapons 
2.1% less invested
Less invested in major military contractors 
2.07% less invested
Same in manufacturers of cluster munitions 
0% 
Less invested in manufacturers/servicers of nuclear weapons 
1.47% less invested
Current fund
VDE
Vanguard Energy Index Fund
Family
Vanguard
Category
Equity Energy
vs.
Benchmark
ACWI
iShares MSCI ACWI ETF
Family
iShares from BlackRock
Category
Global Large-Stock Blend
Fund comparison settings
Investment timeline
Performance as of: 2/28/23
1 year
3 years
5 years
10 years
Benchmark
Suggested: MSCI ACWI
ACWI - iShares MSCI ACWI ETF
Fund comparison results
Compared to the benchmark, this fund has:
Lower
 10-yr returns 
-4.32% less in annualized returns
Less invested in military weapons 
2.1% less invested
Less invested in major military contractors 
2.07% less invested
Same in manufacturers of cluster munitions 
0% 
Less invested in manufacturers/servicers of nuclear weapons 
1.47% less invested
Month-end trailing returns  
Annualized returns
Climate analysis
1-yr
3-yr
5-yr
10-yr
Military weapon weight
This fund
VDE - Vanguard Energy Index Fund
24%
30%
9.23%
3.77%
0% 
Benchmark
ACWI - iShares MSCI ACWI ETF
-8.15%
8.81%
5.88%
8.09%
2.1% 
Fund compared to benchmark
 
32%
21%
3.34%
-4.32%
2.1%  lower
Find more financial data on VDE at Morningstar.com
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