5 Best Mutual Fund Managers of 2022 and Their Top Stock Picks

4. Vanguard Energy Fund (NASDAQ:VGENX)

Full-year 2022 gain: 23.69%
Expense ratio: 0.46%
TTM Yield: 4.67%

Vanguard Energy Fund (NASDAQ:VGENX) is a four-star mutual fund, according to Morningstar, with $5.60 billion in assets under management. Managed by Thomas Levering, the fund invests in US and non-US companies engaged in energy-related energy services such as producing and transmitting energy and energy fuels.

Holdings in ConocoPhillips (NYSE:COP), Shell plc (NYSE:SHEL), BP p.l.c. (NYSE:BP), Engie SA, and Total Energies SE (NYSE:TTE) account for the biggest weight of the mutual fund. It was one of the best-performing funds returning 23.69% in 2022.