- Sector
- Financial Services
- Industry
- Asset Management
- Address
- Vanguard Health Care DE United States of America
- IPO Date
- Sep 29, 2004
- Business
- Vanguard Energy Index Fund Admiral Shares (VENAX) is an index mutual fund that seeks to track the performance of the MSCI US Investable Market Index (IMI)/Energy 25/50, comprising stocks of large-, mid-, and small-cap U.S. companies in the energy sector as classified under the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS); the fund employs a full replication strategy by investing all or substantially all of its assets in the index constituents in approximate proportion to their weightings, resulting in a non-diversified portfolio with top holdings including Exxon Mobil Corp (22.51%), Chevron Corp (13.25%), ConocoPhillips (6.17%), Williams Companies Inc, EOG Resources Inc, Kinder Morgan Inc, Cheniere Energy Inc, Marathon Petroleum Corp, ONEOK Inc, and Phillips 66; it offers investors exposure to energy industry segments such as oil and gas exploration, production, refining, pipelines, services, and related activities, with 115 total holdings, 8% portfolio turnover, and a net expense ratio of 0.10%.
Launched on October 7, 2004, by The Vanguard Group, Inc., headquartered in Malvern, Pennsylvania, the fund targets institutional and high-minimum investors with a $100,000 initial investment requirement and subsequent investments of $1, and operates primarily in the United States with assets under management of approximately $8.1 billion as of mid-2025.
Recent developments include portfolio management changes with Chris Nieves starting in February 2025 alongside Nick Birkett and Aaron Choi, reflecting Vanguard's ongoing team oversight; the broader Vanguard organization implemented its largest fee reductions in history effective February 1, 2025, across 87 funds including index products like VENAX, further lowering investor costs; additionally, Vanguard has expanded its index offerings and Investor Choice program through 2025, adding new equity index funds while maintaining low-cost passive strategies amid sector evolution.