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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 $186.94
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 2.77%
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Dividend Yield (Forward) 3.30%
Asset Allocation VPU - NYSE Arca Click to
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Cash 0.77%
Stock 98.88%
U.S. Stock 98.88%
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 0.34%
Price History VPU - NYSE Arca Click to
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7-Day Total Return 0.85%
30-Day Total Return 8.28%
60-Day Total Return 1.04%
90-Day Total Return -0.14%
Year to Date Total Return 3.15%
1-Year Total Return -0.09%
2-Year Total Return 18.85%
3-Year Total Return 53.01%
5-Year Total Return 49.28%
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Closing Price $187.63
1-Month Low Price $173.20
1-Month High Price $188.64
52-Week Low Price $170.29
52-Week Low Price (Date) Sep 28, 2026
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 $173.13
1-Month High NAV $188.63
52-Week Low NAV $170.24
52-Week Low NAV (Date) Sep 28, 2026
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 0.32
Standard Deviation 15.57
Balance Sheet VPU - NYSE Arca Click to
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Total Assets 9.95B
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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%