VENAX — Vanguard Energy Index Fund
Data updated: 2026-07-29
VENAX — Vanguard Energy Index Fund data: holdings, portfolio allocation, expenses, performance, cashflows, risk and SEC filings. United States Energy Equity · $11.79B AUM · 0.09% expense ratio · 43.4% 1-yr return. From SEC regulatory filings.
VENAX Fund Overview
VENAX — Vanguard Energy Index Fund is a US ETF managed by Vanguard World Fund, categorised as United States Energy Equity. ABC INVEST provides holdings, performance, costs, cashflows, risk data, prospectus documents and SEC filings, sourced from SEC filings.
- Type: US ETF
- Manager: Vanguard World Fund
- Category: United States Energy Equity
- Assets under management: $11.79B
- 1-year return: 43.4%
- Ticker: VENAX
- SEC CIK: 0000052848
- SEC series ID: S000004448
- Share class ID: C000012218
VENAX Holdings
Top 10 holdings of Vanguard Energy Index Fund by percentage of net assets, from the fund's latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Holding | % of net assets |
|---|---|
| Exxon Mobil Corp | 21.26% |
| Chevron Corp | 14.46% |
| ConocoPhillips | 5.76% |
| Williams Cos Inc/The | 3.63% |
| 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% |
VENAX Portfolio Allocation
Asset-class allocation of Vanguard Energy Index Fund by percentage of net assets, from the latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Asset class | Allocation |
|---|---|
| Equity | 99.5% |
| Cash & Equivalents | 0.2% |
VENAX Performance
Total returns for VENAX (as of 2026-08-01), from SEC filings.
| Period | Total return |
|---|---|
| YTD | 27.0% |
| 1 year | 43.4% |
| 3 years (annualised) | 18.1% |
| 5 years (annualised) | 21.1% |
VENAX Risk Information
Risk metrics for VENAX, derived from monthly returns in SEC filings.
- 1-year volatility (annualised): 20.2%
VENAX Costs and Fees
VENAX costs about $9 per $10,000 invested per year in fund expenses.
- Net expense ratio: 0.09%
- Gross expense ratio: 0.09%
- Portfolio turnover: 11%
- Brokerage commissions: 0.30 bps of average net assets (SEC N-CEN)
VENAX Cashflows
Over the 12 months to 2026-02, Vanguard Energy Index Fund had net outflows of $329.13M, from monthly SEC N-PORT filings.
| Month | Net flow |
|---|---|
| 2026-02 | $353.46M |
| 2026-01 | $197.70M |
| 2025-12 | −$10.52M |
| 2025-11 | −$108.52M |
| 2025-10 | −$99.52M |
| 2025-09 | −$82.08M |
VENAX Debt Constituents
No individual debt constituents are reported in Vanguard Energy Index Fund's latest SEC N-PORT filing.
VENAX Prospectus and SEC Filings
Official Vanguard Energy Index Fund filings on SEC EDGAR — prospectus, portfolio holdings and annual reports.
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Data Sources
ABC INVEST compiles this page from public filings made to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) through EDGAR: portfolio holdings and monthly cashflows from Form N-PORT, expenses and returns from fund prospectuses (Form 485BPOS) and the SEC DERA Risk/Return Summary data sets, annual data from Form N-CEN, and shareholder reports from Form N-CSR.