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Vanguard·Utilities·VPU · NYSE Arca
Vanguard Utilities ETF (VPU)
- Price
- $187.58
- —30 Oct 2026
- Assets
- $9.5B
- Total net assets
- Expense ratio
- 0.09%
- Category 0.97%
- Yield
- 3.04%
- Trailing distributions
- 1Y return
- -0.8%-3.0%
- Category 2.2%
- 3Y CAGR
- 17.2%-1.9%
- Category 19.1%
- 5Y CAGR
- 8.4%-1.5%
- Category 9.9%
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Vanguard Utilities ETF
Calendar-year returns
Fund only: no comparison series covers this fund's history.
Risk statistics
Five years of daily closes. Risk-free rate 4% a year.
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| Period | 1M | 3M | 6M | YTD | 1Y | 3YCAGR | 5YCAGR | 10YCAGR | LaunchCAGR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ETF | +9.7% | -1.2% | -5.4% | +3.5% | -0.8% | +17.2% | +8.4% | +9.2% | +9.5% |
| Utilities average | 8.2% | -1.4% | -5.7% | 5.9% | 2.2% | 19.1% | 9.9% | 9.6% | 10.1% |
| Difference | +1.5% | +0.2% | +0.3% | -2.5% | -3.0% | -1.9% | -1.5% | -0.3% | -0.7% |
Holdings
The 10 largest positions make up 52.3% of the fund.
Top holdings
| Ticker | Holding | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| NEE | NextEra Energy Inc | 11.40% |
| SO | Southern Co | 6.74% |
| DUK | Duke Energy Corp | 6.41% |
| CEG | Constellation Energy Corp | 5.73% |
| AEP | American Electric Power Co Inc | 4.66% |
| D | Dominion Energy Inc | 3.84% |
| SRE | Sempra | 3.68% |
| VST | Vistra Corp | 3.37% |
| ETR | Entergy Corp | 3.34% |
| XEL | Xcel Energy Inc | 3.17% |
Portfolio valuation
Weighted averages of what the fund holds.
- P/E
- 17.9
- P/B
- 2.0
- P/S
- 2.5
- P/CF
- 8.4
Sector allocation
Share of the equity the fund holds.
- Utilities99.2%
- Energy0.5%
- Industrials0.3%
Asset mix
- Stocks98.9%
- Cash0.8%
- Other0.3%
ETF details
- Issuer
- Vanguard
- Category
- Equity · Utilities
- Ticker
- VPU
- Exchange
- NYSE Arca
- Inception
- 26 Jan 2004 (22.8 years)
- Structure
- Exchange Traded Fund
- Expense ratio
- 0.09% (category 0.97%)
- Holdings turnover
- 6% (category 47%)
- Distribution yield
- 3.04%
- Beta, 3 years
- 0.42
- Total net assets
- $9.5B
Prices and returns as of 30 Oct 2026; total return with distributions reinvested, before brokerage and taxes. Not investment advice.
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