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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 $182.86
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) 2.95%
Asset Allocation VPU - NYSE Arca Click to
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Cash 0.36%
Stock 99.32%
U.S. Stock 99.32%
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 0.33%
Price History VPU - NYSE Arca Click to
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7-Day Total Return -1.16%
30-Day Total Return -5.43%
60-Day Total Return -7.98%
90-Day Total Return -4.49%
Year to Date Total Return 0.18%
1-Year Total Return 2.80%
2-Year Total Return 18.18%
3-Year Total Return 45.11%
5-Year Total Return 42.79%
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Closing Price $184.76
1-Month Low Price $184.76
1-Month High Price $193.47
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 $184.80
1-Month High NAV $193.41
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%