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Vanguard Energy Fund Admiral Shares (VGELX)
Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Dividends
Drawdowns
Volatility

Fund Info

ISIN

US9219088021

CUSIP

921908802

Issuer

Vanguard

Inception Date

Nov 12, 2001

Asset Class

Equity

Expense Ratio

VGELX has an expense ratio of 0.33%, placing it in the medium range.


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Performance

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S&P 500

Returns By Period

Vanguard Energy Fund Admiral Shares (VGELX) returned 8.40% year-to-date (YTD) and 6.55% over the past 12 months. Over the past 10 years, VGELX returned 3.40% annually, underperforming the S&P 500 benchmark at 10.82%.


VGELX

YTD

8.40%

1M

3.60%

6M

2.47%

1Y

6.55%

3Y*

10.60%

5Y*

17.80%

10Y*

3.40%

^GSPC (Benchmark)

YTD

1.00%

1M

12.45%

6M

0.40%

1Y

11.91%

3Y*

15.05%

5Y*

15.04%

10Y*

10.82%

*Annualized

Monthly Returns

The table below presents the monthly returns of VGELX, with color gradation from worst to best to easily spot seasonal factors. Returns are adjusted for dividends.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
20252.19%2.30%5.44%-4.75%3.25%8.40%
2024-2.80%1.51%7.91%1.49%4.00%-3.23%3.55%1.53%0.12%-1.13%4.12%-6.02%10.74%
20231.69%-3.32%0.53%3.67%-7.81%6.25%5.73%-0.39%-0.02%-0.40%2.63%0.76%8.87%
20227.74%0.63%5.27%-2.19%11.30%-12.67%6.46%2.10%-8.77%11.44%6.50%-3.13%23.70%
20210.92%4.73%4.98%1.61%3.58%0.44%-2.50%1.82%3.11%5.80%-4.76%5.63%27.80%
2020-8.71%-11.70%-26.86%12.08%3.07%0.51%-0.81%0.81%-10.98%-5.25%16.21%3.14%-30.80%
201910.60%1.87%2.22%1.40%-9.48%7.25%-3.13%-6.17%3.67%-0.93%0.63%6.41%13.32%
20183.50%-7.98%2.48%8.43%0.50%0.01%2.06%-3.15%2.86%-10.86%-3.91%-10.53%-17.12%
2017-1.79%-2.22%-0.02%-2.71%-2.04%-1.52%3.24%-3.76%8.35%0.90%1.52%3.96%3.31%
2016-1.53%-2.50%12.33%10.06%-1.37%3.55%-1.07%2.55%2.68%-2.96%7.03%1.53%33.17%
2015-3.93%5.11%-2.51%10.45%-6.35%-4.27%-7.78%-4.87%-7.49%10.75%-0.83%-9.59%-21.46%
2014-5.17%6.12%1.85%5.41%1.32%4.31%-4.73%1.82%-7.38%-5.06%-9.01%-3.29%-14.29%

Risk-Adjusted Performance

Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank

The current rank of VGELX is 52, indicating average performance compared to other mutual funds on our website. Here’s a breakdown of how it compares using common performance measures.


The Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank of VGELX is 5252
Overall Rank
The Sharpe Ratio Rank of VGELX is 4949
Sharpe Ratio Rank
The Sortino Ratio Rank of VGELX is 4343
Sortino Ratio Rank
The Omega Ratio Rank of VGELX is 4343
Omega Ratio Rank
The Calmar Ratio Rank of VGELX is 6666
Calmar Ratio Rank
The Martin Ratio Rank of VGELX is 5757
Martin Ratio Rank
The risk-adjusted ranks indicate the investment's position relative to the market. A rank closer to 100 signifies top-performing investments, while a rank closer to 0 might suggest underperformance, based on the selected ratio. The values are calculated based on the past 12 months of returns.

Risk-Adjusted Performance Indicators

The charts below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for Vanguard Energy Fund Admiral Shares (VGELX) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (^GSPC). These indicators evaluate an investment's returns against its associated risks.


The Sharpe ratio helps investors understand how much return they're getting for the level of risk taken. A higher Sharpe ratio indicates better risk-adjusted performance, meaning more reward for each unit of risk.

Vanguard Energy Fund Admiral Shares Sharpe ratios as of May 20, 2025 (values are recalculated daily):

  • 1-Year: 0.48
  • 5-Year: 0.90
  • 10-Year: 0.14
  • All Time: 0.29

These values reflect how efficiently the investment has delivered returns relative to its volatility over different time periods. All figures are annualized and based on daily total returns (including price changes and dividends).

The chart below shows the rolling Sharpe ratio of Vanguard Energy Fund Admiral Shares compared to the selected benchmark. This view highlights how the investment's risk-adjusted performance has changed over time. For deeper analysis or to customize the calculation, use the Sharpe ratio tool.


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Dividends

Dividend History

Vanguard Energy Fund Admiral Shares provided a 3.65% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $3.20 per share.


2.00%2.50%3.00%3.50%4.00%4.50%$0.00$1.00$2.00$3.00$4.0020142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
Dividends
Dividend Yield
PeriodTTM20242023202220212020201920182017201620152014
Dividend$3.20$3.24$3.73$4.04$2.68$2.67$3.00$2.49$3.08$1.92$2.08$2.35

Dividend yield

3.65%4.00%4.28%4.71%3.69%4.54%3.38%3.07%3.05%1.91%2.70%2.34%

Monthly Dividends

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for Vanguard Energy Fund Admiral Shares. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
2025$0.00$0.00$0.07$0.00$0.00$0.07
2024$0.00$0.00$0.12$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$3.12$3.24
2023$0.00$0.00$0.18$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$3.55$3.73
2022$0.00$0.00$0.15$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$3.90$4.04
2021$0.00$0.00$0.14$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$2.54$2.68
2020$0.00$0.00$0.10$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$2.57$2.67
2019$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$3.00$3.00
2018$0.00$0.00$0.17$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$2.32$2.49
2017$0.00$0.00$0.05$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$3.02$3.08
2016$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$1.92$1.92
2015$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$0.00$2.08$2.08
2014$2.35$2.35

Drawdowns

Drawdowns Chart

The Drawdowns chart displays portfolio losses from any high point along the way. Drawdowns are calculated considering price movements and all distributions paid, if any.


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Worst Drawdowns

The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the Vanguard Energy Fund Admiral Shares. A maximum drawdown is a measure of risk, indicating the largest reduction in portfolio value due to a series of losing trades.

The maximum drawdown for the Vanguard Energy Fund Admiral Shares was 65.22%, occurring on Mar 18, 2020. Recovery took 1044 trading sessions.

The current Vanguard Energy Fund Admiral Shares drawdown is 2.20%.


Depth

Start

To Bottom

Bottom

To Recover

End

Total

-65.22%Jun 24, 20141444Mar 18, 20201044May 14, 20242488
-61.52%May 21, 2008129Nov 20, 20081390Jun 5, 20141519
-24.63%Apr 3, 200278Jul 23, 2002219Jun 5, 2003297
-17.67%May 11, 200623Jun 13, 2006199Mar 29, 2007222
-16.53%Jan 4, 200813Jan 23, 200857Apr 15, 200870

Volatility

Volatility Chart

The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.


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