Vanguard Utilities ETF (VPU)
- Expense ratio0.09%
- Net assets$7.94B
- Dividend yield3.14%
- 1-year return-6.65%
- Holdings68
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VPU quote & trading statistics
VPU performance
Annual returns & drawdowns →- YTD-0.14%
- 1 year-6.65%
- 3 years+15.70%/yr
- 5 years+7.79%/yr
- 10 years+8.49%/yr
- 1Y volatility
- 15.99%
- 3Y volatility
- 14.71%
- 3Y Sharpe ratio
- 0.61
Returns include reinvested distributions; 3-, 5- and 10-year figures are annualized.
VPU top 10 holdings
All holdings →| # | Symbol | Name | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NEE | Nextera Energy Inc | 11.84% |
| 2 | SO | Southern Company | 6.47% |
| 3 | DUK | Duke Energy Corporation | 6.12% |
| 4 | CEG | Constellation Energy Corp | 5.67% |
| 5 | AEP | American Electric Power Co Inc | 4.78% |
| 6 | D | Dominion Energy Inc | 3.86% |
| 7 | SRE | Sempra Energy | 3.66% |
| 8 | XEL | Xcel Energy Inc | 3.32% |
| 9 | ETR | Entergy Corporation | 3.30% |
| 10 | VST | Vistra Corp. | 3.29% |
The top 10 holdings make up 52.3% of the fund (68 holdings in total). As of October 23, 2026.
About Vanguard Utilities ETF
The fund employs an indexing investment approach designed to track the performance of the index, an index made up of stocks of large, mid-size, and small U.S. companies within the utilities sector, as classified under the GICS. The Advisor attempts to replicate the target index by seeking to invest all, or substantially all, of its assets in the stocks that make up the index, in order to hold each stock in approximately the same proportion as its weighting in the index. The fund is non-diversified.
VPU ETF FAQ
What is the VPU expense ratio?
Vanguard Utilities ETF has a net expense ratio of 0.09%, or $9.00 a year for every $10,000 invested.
How much money is in VPU?
Vanguard Utilities ETF has about $7.94B in net assets.
What are the top holdings of VPU?
The largest positions in VPU are Nextera Energy Inc (11.84%), Southern Company (6.47%), Duke Energy Corporation (6.12%). The fund holds 68 securities in total.
How has VPU performed?
VPU returned -6.65% over the past year and +7.79% a year over the past five years, including reinvested distributions.
Does VPU pay dividends?
VPU has a dividend yield of 3.14% and pays distributions quarterly.
When was VPU launched?
Vanguard Utilities ETF began trading on January 26, 2004.
ETFs similar to VPU
Funds that track the same index or whose top-10 holdings overlap most with VPU's. Overlap: shared top-10 weight as a share of the larger top-10 total of the two funds.
| Symbol | Fund | Overlap | Expense ratio | Net assets | 1-year return |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VPU | Vanguard Utilities ETF | — | 0.09% | $7.94B | -6.65% |
| FUTY | Fidelity MSCI Utilities ETF | 97% | 0.08% | $2.03B | -3.20% |
| TRUU | VanEck Utilities TruSector ETF | 89% | — | — | — |
| IDU | iShares U.S. Utilities ETF | 88% | 0.38% | $1.39B | -1.88% |
| XLU | Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund | 83% | 0.08% | $23.81B | -2.99% |
| SDP | ProShares UltraShort Utilities | 73% | 0.94% | $2.0M | -46.04% |
| UPW | ProShares Ultra Utilities | 67% | 0.93% | $12.6M | -12.20% |
| JXI | iShares Global Utilities ETF | 55% | 0.45% | $343.4M | +4.24% |