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Vanguard Utilities Index Fund ETF Shares VPU
NYSE Arca
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Weiss Ratings VPU - NYSE Arca Click to
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Rating C
Reward Index Fair
Reward Grade C
Risk Index Fair
Risk Grade C-
Valuation VPU - NYSE Arca Click to
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Price $193.52
Company Info VPU - NYSE Arca Click to
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Provider Vanguard
Manager/Tenure (Years) Chris Nieves (1), Jena Stenger (1)
Website http://www.vanguard.com
Phone Number 877-662-7447
Fund Information VPU - NYSE Arca Click to
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Fund Name Vanguard Utilities Index Fund ETF Shares
Category Utilities
Sub-Category Utilities Sector Equity
Prospectus Objective Specialty - Utility
Inception Date Jan 26, 2004
Open/Closed To New Investors Open
Minimum Initial Investment --
Minimum Subsequent Investment --
Front End Fee --
Back End Fee --
Dividends and Shares VPU - NYSE Arca Click to
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Dividend Yield 2.52%
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Dividend Yield (Forward) 2.79%
Asset Allocation VPU - NYSE Arca Click to
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Cash 0.47%
Stock 99.26%
U.S. Stock 99.26%
Non-U.S. Stock 0.00%
Bond 0.00%
U.S. Bond 0.00%
Non-U.S. Bond 0.00%
Preferred 0.00%
Convertible 0.00%
Other Net 0.27%
Price History VPU - NYSE Arca Click to
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7-Day Total Return -3.25%
30-Day Total Return -3.33%
60-Day Total Return -3.77%
90-Day Total Return 3.64%
Year to Date Total Return 5.32%
1-Year Total Return 15.48%
2-Year Total Return 37.94%
3-Year Total Return 41.82%
5-Year Total Return 57.87%
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Closing Price $200.51
1-Month Low Price $194.34
1-Month High Price $203.63
52-Week Low Price $171.33
52-Week Low Price (Date) May 14, 2025
52-Week High Price $205.87
52-Week High Price (Date) Feb 27, 2026
NAV VPU - NYSE Arca Click to
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1-Month Low NAV $194.31
1-Month High NAV $203.60
52-Week Low NAV $171.33
52-Week Low NAV (Date) May 14, 2025
52-Week High NAV $205.86
52-Week High Price (Date) Feb 27, 2026
Beta / Standard Deviation VPU - NYSE Arca Click to
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Beta 0.48
Standard Deviation 15.01
Balance Sheet VPU - NYSE Arca Click to
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Total Assets 11.09B
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Expense Ratio 0.09%
Turnover Ratio 6.00%
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Last Bull Market Total Return 22.93%
Last Bear Market Total Return -5.10%