Performance analysis of VDE (VANGUARD ENERGY INDEX FUND ETF SHARES)
Annual Return
Over the past 3 years, VDE has had an average annual return of +15.54%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +19.62% annual.
Over the past 5 years, VDE has had an average annual return of +23.52%, outperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +12.73% annual.
Over the past 10 years, VDE has had an average annual return of +9.45%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +15.04% annual.
Since Sep 29, 2004, VDE has had an average annual return of +8.29%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +11.13% annual.
| 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +33.09% | +7.08% | +6.75% | +0.00535% | +62.86% | +56.20% | -33.06% | +9.26% | -19.96% | -2.50% | +29.20% | -23.23% |
| 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | |
| -9.94% | +25.82% | +3.38% | +2.79% | +21.07% | +25.54% | -39.54% | +34.61% | +19.07% | +39.04% | +5.32% |
Monthly Return
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annually Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | +14.19% | +9.60% | +10.42% | -2.00% | -6.18% | -4.99% | +10.25% | +33.09% | |||||
| 2025 | +1.91% | +2.40% | +3.21% | -13.71% | +2.05% | +5.11% | +2.80% | +3.62% | -0.03% | -1.05% | +2.51% | -0.56% | +7.08% |
| 2024 | -0.78% | +3.20% | +10.49% | -1.02% | +0.15% | -1.56% | +2.43% | -2.48% | -3.06% | +0.96% | +8.52% | -8.85% | +6.75% |
| 2023 | +2.97% | -6.63% | -1.11% | +2.37% | -9.47% | +7.56% | +8.29% | +1.95% | +2.37% | -5.37% | -1.18% | -0.17% | +0.00535% |
| 2022 | +17.49% | +7.50% | +10.03% | -1.67% | +15.19% | -17.11% | +10.56% | +3.20% | -9.41% | +24.02% | +1.31% | -3.88% | +62.86% |
| 2021 | +4.95% | +22.46% | +3.03% | +0.43% | +6.55% | +5.20% | -8.70% | -1.85% | +10% | +9.91% | -5.75% | +2.63% | +56.20% |
| 2020 | -11.80% | -14.95% | -36.56% | +32.20% | +1.66% | -0.88% | -4.19% | -0.62% | -14.75% | -3.47% | +28.04% | +5.25% | -33.06% |
| 2019 | +11.71% | +2.17% | +2.30% | -0.19% | -11.70% | +8.81% | -2.41% | -8.71% | +3.89% | -2.63% | +1.08% | +7.13% | +9.26% |
| 2018 | +3.15% | -10.74% | +2.03% | +9.69% | +3.59% | +0.73% | +1.08% | -2.96% | +2.62% | -12.11% | -2.84% | -13.42% | -19.96% |
| 2017 | -3.47% | -2.65% | -1.07% | -3.50% | -4.05% | -0.51% | +2.57% | -5.57% | +10.45% | -1.07% | +2.06% | +5.39% | -2.50% |
Drawdown analysis of VDE (VANGUARD ENERGY INDEX FUND ETF SHARES)
The maximum drawdown for the VDE was -74.23%, occurring on Mar 18, 2020. Recovery took 520 trading sessions.
The current VDE drawdown is -5.82%.
Since Sep 29, 2004 VDE has experienced the following drawdowns:
- 50% or more: 2 times
- 40% or more: 2 times
- 30% or more: 2 times
- 20% or more: 4 times
- 10% or more: 15 times
| Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -74.23% | Jun 23, 2014 | 1444 | Mar 18, 2020 | 520 | Apr 8, 2022 | 1964 |
| -58.18% | May 20, 2008 | 196 | Mar 2, 2009 | 1141 | Sep 11, 2013 | 1337 |
| -26.56% | Jun 7, 2022 | 25 | Jul 14, 2022 | 77 | Nov 1, 2022 | 102 |
| -21.39% | Nov 22, 2024 | 91 | Apr 8, 2025 | 186 | Jan 5, 2026 | 277 |
| -18.53% | Nov 15, 2022 | 83 | Mar 17, 2023 | 120 | Sep 8, 2023 | 203 |
| -16.76% | May 10, 2006 | 23 | Jun 13, 2006 | 118 | Nov 29, 2006 | 141 |
| -15.93% | Jan 3, 2008 | 13 | Jan 23, 2008 | 58 | Apr 16, 2008 | 71 |
| -15.87% | Sep 29, 2005 | 15 | Oct 20, 2005 | 58 | Jan 13, 2006 | 73 |
| -15.09% | Mar 4, 2005 | 50 | May 16, 2005 | 23 | Jun 17, 2005 | 73 |
| -15.03% | Mar 27, 2026 | 65 | Jul 1, 2026 | Ongoing | Ongoing | Ongoing |
| -13.45% | Apr 5, 2024 | 109 | Sep 11, 2024 | 50 | Nov 20, 2024 | 159 |
| -13.02% | Sep 14, 2023 | 86 | Jan 18, 2024 | 42 | Mar 19, 2024 | 128 |
| -12.74% | Dec 14, 2006 | 17 | Jan 11, 2007 | 57 | Apr 4, 2007 | 74 |
| -12.51% | Jul 19, 2007 | 20 | Aug 16, 2007 | 22 | Sep 18, 2007 | 42 |
| -11.56% | Jan 30, 2006 | 27 | Mar 9, 2006 | 27 | Apr 18, 2006 | 54 |
| -9.33% | Apr 18, 2022 | 5 | Apr 25, 2022 | 7 | May 4, 2022 | 12 |
| -8.97% | Oct 18, 2007 | 27 | Nov 27, 2007 | 18 | Dec 21, 2007 | 45 |
| -8.51% | May 6, 2022 | 1 | May 9, 2022 | 6 | May 17, 2022 | 7 |
| -7.99% | Dec 31, 2013 | 24 | Feb 5, 2014 | 35 | Mar 27, 2014 | 59 |
| -7.62% | Nov 26, 2004 | 27 | Jan 5, 2005 | 17 | Jan 31, 2005 | 44 |
| -6.18% | Oct 6, 2004 | 19 | Nov 2, 2004 | 14 | Nov 22, 2004 | 33 |
| -5.59% | Aug 11, 2005 | 5 | Aug 18, 2005 | 9 | Aug 31, 2005 | 14 |
| -5.12% | Nov 8, 2022 | 1 | Nov 9, 2022 | 4 | Nov 15, 2022 | 5 |
| -5.01% | Apr 21, 2008 | 8 | May 1, 2008 | 3 | May 6, 2008 | 11 |
| -4.96% | Apr 21, 2006 | 4 | Apr 27, 2006 | 9 | May 10, 2006 | 13 |