NYSEARCA:VPUVanguard Utilities ETF Stock Price, Forecast & News Adding Choose a watchlist: Adding You have already added five stocks to your watchlist. Upgrade to MarketBeat Daily Premium to add more stocks to your watchlist. Adding Vanguard Utilities ETF Please log in to your account or sign up in order to add this asset to your watchlist. Log In and Add $134.49 +2.66 (+2.02 %) (As of 08/7/2020 04:00 PM ET) Add Share Today's Range$131.50Now: $134.49▼$134.8550-Day Range$120.85MA: $127.89▼$132.7752-Week Range$96.09Now: $134.49▼$156.43Volume179,493 shsAverage Volume285,223 shsMarket Capitalization$4.14 billionP/E RatioN/ADividend Yield3.22%BetaN/A ProfileAdvanced ChartDividendInstitutional OwnershipHeadlinesOptions ChainSocial Media Vanguard Utilities ETF (the Fund) is an exchange-traded class of shares issued by Vanguard Utilities Index Fund. The Fund tracks the performance of Morgan Stanley Capital International United States Investable Market Utilities Index, an index made up of stocks of large, medium-size and small United States companies in the utilities sector, as classified under the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS). This GICS sector is made up of those companies considered electric, gas, or water utilities, or companies that operate as independent producers and/or distributors of power. The sector includes both nuclear and non-nuclear facilities. The fund attempts to replicate the target index by investing all, or substantially all, of its assets in the stocks that make up the index, holding each stock in approximately the same proportion as its weighting in the index. The Vanguard Group, Inc., through its Quantitative Equity Group, serves as the investment advisor of the Fund.Read More Geographic Exposure of VPUCurrency Exposure of VPUSector Exposure of VPUIndustry Exposure of VPU Basic Details Issuer Vanguard Fund NameVanguard Utilities ETF Tax ClassificationRegulated Investment Company SymbolNYSEARCA:VPU Inception Date1/26/2004 Fund ManagerMichael A. Johnson, Awais Khan Webwww.vanguard.com Phone+1-800-5231036 Fund Focus Asset ClassEquity BenchmarkMSCI US Investable Market Utilities 25/50 Index CategorySector FocusUtilities Development LevelDeveloped Markets RegionNorth America Fund Statistics Assets Under Management$4.03 billion Average Daily Volume$228,263.90 Discount/Premium0.03% ETF Expenses Management Fee0.08% Other Expenses0.02% Total Expenses0.10% Fee Waiver0.00% Net Expenses0.10%Administrator, Advisor and Custodian AdministratorThe Vanguard Group, Inc. AdvisorThe Vanguard Group, Inc. CustodianState Street Bank and Trust Company DistributorVanguard Marketing Corporation Transfer AgentThe Vanguard Group, Inc. Trustee Lead Market MakerLatour Trading $134.49 +2.66 (+2.02 %) (As of 08/7/2020 04:00 PM ET) 30 days | 90 days | 365 days | Advanced Chart Receive VPU News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for VPU and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU) Frequently Asked Questions How has Vanguard Utilities ETF's stock been impacted by COVID-19 (Coronavirus)? Vanguard Utilities ETF's stock was trading at $132.23 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 (Coronavirus) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, VPU stock has increased by 1.7% and is now trading at $134.49. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus. How often does Vanguard Utilities ETF pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Vanguard Utilities ETF? Vanguard Utilities ETF declared a quarterly dividend on Monday, December 16th. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 17th will be paid a dividend of $1.0223 per share on Thursday, December 19th. This represents a $4.09 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.04%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, December 16th. This is a boost from Vanguard Utilities ETF's previous quarterly dividend of $0.95. View Vanguard Utilities ETF's dividend history. Has Vanguard Utilities ETF been receiving favorable news coverage? Headlines about VPU stock have trended very positive on Friday, InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis reports. The research firm scores the sentiment of press coverage by monitoring more than six thousand news and blog sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Vanguard Utilities ETF earned a news sentiment score of 4.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned media stories about the company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, indicating that recent press coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the next several days. View the latest news about Vanguard Utilities ETF. What other stocks do shareholders of Vanguard Utilities ETF own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Vanguard Utilities ETF investors own include Enterprise Products Partners (EPD), Verizon Communications (VZ), AT&T (T), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), Coca-Cola (KO), Walmart (WMT), AbbVie (ABBV), Chevron (CVX), Exxon Mobil (XOM) and Bank of America (BAC). Who are Vanguard Utilities ETF's key executives? Vanguard Utilities ETF's management team includes the following people: F. William McNabb III, Chairman of the Board of Trustee, President, Chief Executive Officer (Age 61)Thomas J. Higgins, Chief Financial Officer (Age 56)Kathryn J. Hyatt, Treasurer (Age 58)Heidi Stam, Secretary (Age 57)Emerson U. Fullwood, Independent Trustees (Age 69)Rajiv L. Gupta, Independent Trustees (Age 71)Amy Gutmann, Independent Trustees (Age 64)JoAnn H Heisen, Independent Trustees (Age 63)F. Joseph Loughrey, Independent Trustees (Age 69) What is Vanguard Utilities ETF's stock symbol? Vanguard Utilities ETF trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE)ARCA under the ticker symbol "VPU." Who are Vanguard Utilities ETF's major shareholders? Vanguard Utilities ETF's stock is owned by many different institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Beacon Capital Management Inc. (2.16%), Envestnet Asset Management Inc. (1.90%), UBS Group AG (0.75%), Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. (0.48%), Dowling & Yahnke LLC (0.39%) and PNC Financial Services Group Inc. (0.21%). Which institutional investors are selling Vanguard Utilities ETF stock? VPU stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including TIAA FSB, AE Wealth Management LLC, Sawtooth Solutions LLC, UBS Group AG, Stelac Advisory Services LLC, Brandywine Oak Private Wealth LLC, Beacon Capital Management Inc., and Sigma Planning Corp. Which institutional investors are buying Vanguard Utilities ETF stock? VPU stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Envestnet Asset Management Inc., Newport Wealth Strategies Inc., Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc., First National Corp MA ADV, International Assets Investment Management LLC, OLD Second National Bank of Aurora, Regal Investment Advisors LLC, and Private Wealth Group LLC. How do I buy shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF? Shares of VPU can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab. What is Vanguard Utilities ETF's stock price today? One share of VPU stock can currently be purchased for approximately $134.49. How big of a company is Vanguard Utilities ETF? Vanguard Utilities ETF has a market capitalization of $4.14 billion. What is Vanguard Utilities ETF's official website? The official website for Vanguard Utilities ETF is www.vanguard.com. How can I contact Vanguard Utilities ETF? Vanguard Utilities ETF's mailing address is P.O. Box 1110, Valley Forge, 19482, United States. The company can be reached via phone at +1-800-5231036. 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