3 Reasons to Buy This Year's Top-Performing Vanguard ETF (and 2 Reasons to Avoid It).

2026-03-12 13:50:00 ET

Investment management firm Vanguard has over 100 exchange-traded funds (ETFs), 65 of which are equity-focused. The best performer in 2026 is the Vanguard Energy ETF (NYSEMKT: VDE) , with a 26.8% year-to-date (YTD) return at the time of this writing. The Vanguard Consumer Staples ETF is a distant second with just a 10.2% YTD return.

Here are three reasons why the Vanguard Energy ETF is a great buy, and two reasons to take pause.

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