ETF comparison
MLPX vs VDE
Both Energy.
Global X MLP & Energy Infrastructure ETF · Vanguard Energy Index Fund ETF Shares
Holdings overlap
13 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of MLPX and VDE would leave roughly 15.1% of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.
Side by side
Sub-score comparison
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Cost difference
VDE is 36 bps cheaper than MLPX. On a $100,000 position that's about $360/yr more in fees for MLPX.
Fee figure is the annual expense charged on $100,000. To see how the gap compounds over a multi-decade holding period, open the cost calculator pre-filled with MLPX vs VDE.
Top shared holdings
13 shared in total| # | Holding | In MLPX | In VDE | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | THE WILLIAMS COMPANIES, INC. | 9.39% | 3.80% | 3.80% |
| 2 | KINDER MORGAN, INC. | 8.24% | 2.78% | 2.78% |
| 3 | CHENIERE ENERGY, INC. | 6.44% | 2.18% | 2.18% |
| 4 | ONEOK, INC. | 6.45% | 2.18% | 2.18% |
| 5 | TARGA RESOURCES CORP. | 5.20% | 2.13% | 2.13% |
| 6 | DT MIDSTREAM, INC. | 4.59% | 0.61% | 0.61% |
| 7 | ANTERO MIDSTREAM CORPORATION | 2.78% | 0.36% | 0.36% |
| 8 | ARCHROCK INC. | 2.26% | 0.27% | 0.27% |
| 9 | KODIAK GAS SERVICES, INC. | 1.35% | 0.23% | 0.23% |
| 10 | HESS MIDSTREAM LP | 1.87% | 0.22% | 0.22% |
| 11 | PLAINS GP HOLDINGS, L.P | 1.65% | 0.21% | 0.21% |
| 12 | KINETIK HOLDINGS INC. | 0.68% | 0.11% | 0.11% |
Only in MLPX
15 total- TC Energy Corporation 8.86%
- Enbridge Inc. 8.25%
- PEMBINA PIPELINE CORPORATION 4.36%
- ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS PARTNERS L.P. 4.26%
- MPLX LP 4.25%
- ENERGY TRANSFER LP 4.24%
- WESTERN MIDSTREAM PARTNERS, LP 3.77%
- PLAINS ALL AMERICAN PIPELINE, L.P. 3.61%
- FIDELITY COLCHESTER STR TR MONEY MKT GOV PORT 2.70%
- South Bow Corporation 2.50%
Only in VDE
93 total- Exxon Mobil Corp 23.51%
- Chevron Corp 14.93%
- ConocoPhillips 5.78%
- SLB Ltd 2.86%
- EOG Resources Inc 2.86%
- Baker Hughes Co 2.69%
- Valero Energy Corp 2.68%
- Phillips 66 2.63%
- Marathon Petroleum Corp 2.63%
- EQT Corp 1.61%
Open MLPX or VDE at a brokerage
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Holdings overlap is the sum of min(weight_a, weight_b) over positions
matched on ISIN (CUSIP fallback). Methodology: see
/methodology/.
Comparing two funds doesn't endorse swapping one for the other. Tax-lot history, account type, and personal goals matter — PlainIndex publishes data and methodology, not investment advice.