FXN vs VDE

AFXN

BVDE

Measures won1–5VDE wins · of 6 · 5Y

$10,000 · 5Y$26,111VDE · FXN $20,695

Lowest cost0.09%VDE · $9 on $10k

Most income2.28%VDE · $228 on $10k

Smallest drop−13.4%FXN · worst fall in 1Y

Held in common47.0%FXN and VDE

First Trust Energy AlphaDEX Fund · $370MVanguard Energy ETF · $10.4B

+13.8%3 years · per year$14,734 · $16,669+18.6%

+15.7%5 years · per year$20,695 · $26,111+21.2%

0.63%Expense ratio$63 · $9 on $10k · lower wins0.09%

1.81%12-mo yield$181 · $228 on $10k2.28%

End-of-day Nov 12, 2026 · $10,000 5 years ago, dividends reinvested · ● winner of the row · each row scaled to the bigger of the two

5Y2 funds

#			Trend
1	BVDE	Vanguard Energy ETFRead Desk		0.09%	2.28%	+1.5%	+44.8%	+42.6%	+18.6%	+21.2%	−15.0%	$10.4B
2	AFXN	First Trust Energy AlphaDEX FundRead Desk		0.63%	1.81%	+0.7%	+43.0%	+41.9%	+13.8%	+15.7%	−13.4%	$370M

End-of-day Nov 12, 2026 · total return, dividends in · 3Y and 5Y per year · A and B = the pair in versus

5Y2 funds

#			Trend
1	BVDE	Vanguard Energy ETFRead Desk		0.09%	2.28%	+1.5%	+44.8%	+42.6%	+18.6%	+21.2%	−15.0%	$10.4B
2	AFXN	First Trust Energy AlphaDEX FundRead Desk		0.63%	1.81%	+0.7%	+43.0%	+41.9%	+13.8%	+15.7%	−13.4%	$370M

End-of-day Nov 12, 2026 · total return, dividends in · 3Y and 5Y per year · A and B = the pair in versus

Cards for this view

FXN

First Trust Energy AlphaDEX Fund

$20,695

VDE

Vanguard Energy

$26,111

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