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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 $188.86
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 2.70%
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Dividend Yield (Forward) 2.86%
Asset Allocation VPU - NYSE Arca Click to
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Cash 0.37%
Stock 99.27%
U.S. Stock 99.27%
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 0.35%
Price History VPU - NYSE Arca Click to
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7-Day Total Return -3.77%
30-Day Total Return -4.46%
60-Day Total Return -1.17%
90-Day Total Return -4.03%
Year to Date Total Return 3.42%
1-Year Total Return 3.87%
2-Year Total Return 27.47%
3-Year Total Return 48.86%
5-Year Total Return 49.23%
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Closing Price $190.54
1-Month Low Price $190.54
1-Month High Price $199.46
52-Week Low Price $179.16
52-Week Low Price (Date) Sep 08, 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 $190.49
1-Month High NAV $199.51
52-Week Low NAV $179.06
52-Week Low NAV (Date) Sep 08, 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 0.44
Standard Deviation 15.03
Balance Sheet VPU - NYSE Arca Click to
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Total Assets 10.54B
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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%