NYSEARCA:VPU Vanguard Utilities Index Fund ETF Shares (VPU) Price, Holdings, & News → Protect Yourself While There’s Still Time … (From Weiss Ratings) (Ad) Free VPU Stock Alerts $143.59 -1.59 (-1.10%) (As of 04/26/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Today's Range$143.59▼$145.2850-Day Range$131.31▼$145.1852-Week Range$118.81▼$151.31Volume161,250 shsAverage Volume226,365 shsMarket Capitalization$5.17 billionAssets Under Management$5.24 billionDividend Yield3.19%Net Expense Ratio0.10% Stock AnalysisStock AnalysisChartDividendHeadlinesHoldingsOwnershipRatingsStock AnalysisChartDividendHeadlinesHoldingsOwnershipRatings Get Vanguard Utilities Index Fund ETF Shares alerts: Email Address About Vanguard Utilities Index Fund ETF Shares (NYSEARCA:VPU)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 VPU Stock Price History View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart 30 days | 90 days | 365 days | Advanced Chart VPU ETF News HeadlinesApril 25, 2024 | fool.comWhat's the Best Way to Invest in Stocks Without Any Experience? Try This Index FundApril 20, 2024 | seekingalpha.comVPU: Utilities Are Still A Way To Balance My PortfolioApril 26, 2024 | Weiss Ratings (Ad)Protect Yourself While There’s Still Time …The next step of the Fed's control is here. Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act was renewed for two more years and passed into law earlier this week. Allowing the Fed to tighten its grip on your personal privacy and freedom.April 16, 2024 | msn.comAI is set to overhaul the utilities market - CFA InstituteApril 13, 2024 | fool.comGot $500 to Invest in Stocks? Put It in This ETF.April 2, 2024 | investorplace.comThe Fixed Income Fix: 3 Top Funds to Buy Now for Reliable Passive IncomeFebruary 5, 2024 | msn.comUtilities plunge after bond market selloff sees biggest two-day bump in yields in yearsJanuary 30, 2024 | uk.investing.comVanguard S&P 500 ETF (VOO)April 26, 2024 | Weiss Ratings (Ad)Protect Yourself While There’s Still Time …The next step of the Fed's control is here. Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act was renewed for two more years and passed into law earlier this week. Allowing the Fed to tighten its grip on your personal privacy and freedom.January 22, 2024 | fool.com.auIs it time to buy the Vanguard Australian Share ETF?See More Headlines Receive VPU Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Vanguard Utilities Index Fund ETF Shares and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address Fund Details IssuerVanguard Fund NameVanguard Utilities ETF Tax ClassificationRegulated Investment Company Stock ExchangeNYSEARCACurrent SymbolNYSEARCA:VPU Inception Date1/26/2004 Fund ManagerWalter Nejman, Awais Khan Webwww.vanguard.com Phone+1-800-5231036Fund Focus Asset ClassEquity BenchmarkMSCI US Investable Market Utilities 25/50 Index CategorySector FocusUtilities Development LevelDeveloped Markets RegionNorth America Number of Holdings67 Fund Statistics Assets Under Management$5.24 billion Average Daily Volume$180,811.60 Discount/Premium0.06% Administrator, Advisor and Custodian AdministratorThe Vanguard Group, Inc. AdvisorThe Vanguard Group, Inc. CustodianThe Bank of New York Mellon Corporation DistributorVanguard Marketing Corporation Transfer AgentThe Vanguard Group, Inc. TrusteeN/A Lead Market MakerLatour Trading Options OptionableOptionable Options Volume14 Put Options12 Call Options14 Short Interest35,600 shs Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares36,000,000Beta0.56 Creation Unit25,000 Creation Fee$75.00 7 Stocks That Could Be Bigger Than Tesla, Nvidia, and GoogleGrowth stocks offer a lot of bang for your buck, and we've got the next upcoming superstars to strongly consider for your portfolio.Get This Free Report Ad Weiss RatingsProtect Yourself While There’s Still Time …The next step of the Fed's control is here. Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act was renewed for two more years and passed into law earlier this week. Allowing the Fed to tighten its grip on your personal privacy and freedom.4 simple steps to protect your privacy and money before it’s too late. Vanguard Utilities ETF ExpensesTypeVPUUtilities ETFsEquity ETFsNYSEARCA ETFsAll ETFsManagement Fee0.09%0.42%0.54%0.50%0.51%Other Expenses0.01%0.76%0.54%0.64%0.58%Total Expense0.10%0.80%0.70%0.74%0.70%Fee Waiver0.00%-1.10%-0.55%-0.68%-0.57%Net Expense0.10%0.48%0.60%0.58%0.58% Vanguard Utilities ETF (VPU) Holdings & ExposureTop 10 VPU HoldingsNextEra Energy(NYSE:NEE)Holding Weight: 11.06%Southern(NYSE:SO)Holding Weight: 7.16%Duke Energy(NYSE:DUK)Holding Weight: 6.91%Constellation Energy(NASDAQ:CEG)Holding Weight: 5.25%American Electric Power(NASDAQ:AEP)Holding Weight: 4.38%Sempra(NYSE:SRE)Holding Weight: 4.34%Dominion Energy(NYSE:D)Holding Weight: 3.91%Exelon(NASDAQ:EXC)Holding Weight: 3.48%Public Service Enterprise Group(NYSE:PEG)Holding Weight: 3.04%PG&E(NYSE:PCG)Holding Weight: 3.01%VPU Sector ExposureVPU Industry ExposureFull Holdings Details Key ExecutivesF. William McNabb III (Age 61)Chairman of the Board of Trustee, President, Chief Executive Officer Thomas J. Higgins (Age 56)Chief Financial Officer Kathryn J. Hyatt (Age 58)Treasurer Heidi Stam (Age 57)Secretary Emerson U. Fullwood (Age 69)Independent Trustees Rajiv L. Gupta (Age 71)Independent Trustees Amy Gutmann (Age 64)Independent Trustees JoAnn H Heisen (Age 63)Independent Trustees F. Joseph Loughrey (Age 69)Independent Trustees More ExecutivesSimilar ETFsFidelity MSCI Utilities Index ETFNYSEARCA:FUTYiShares U.S. Utilities ETFNYSEARCA:IDUInvesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Utilities ETFNYSEARCA:RYUInvesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Utilities ETFNYSEARCA:RSPUFirst Trust Utilities AlphaDEX FundNYSEARCA:FXUInstitutional OwnershipGuild Investment Management Inc.Sold 380 shares on 4/26/2024Ownership: 0.018%First Personal Financial ServicesSold 255 shares on 4/26/2024Ownership: 0.018%MONECO Advisors LLCBought 501 shares on 4/26/2024Ownership: 0.006%Capital Investment Advisory Services LLCBought 252 shares on 4/25/2024Ownership: 0.037%BCM Advisors LLCSold 297 shares on 4/25/2024Ownership: 0.010%View All Institutional Transactions VPU ETF - Frequently Asked Questions How have VPU shares performed in 2024? Vanguard Utilities Index Fund ETF Shares' stock was trading at $137.07 at the beginning of 2024. Since then, VPU shares have increased by 4.8% and is now trading at $143.59. View the best growth stocks for 2024 here. What does VPU invest in? Vanguard Utilities Index Fund ETF Shares is a equity fund issued by Vanguard. VPU focuses on utilities investments and follows the MSCI US Investable Market Utilities 25/50 Index. The fund's investments total to approximately $5.24 billion assets under management. What stocks does Vanguard Utilities Index Fund ETF Shares hold? VPU invests in 67 holdings. Some of the stocks in their portfolio include NextEra Energy (NEE), Southern (SO), Duke Energy (DUK), Constellation Energy (CEG), American Electric Power (AEP), Sempra (SRE), Dominion Energy (D), Exelon (EXC), Public Service Enterprise Group (PEG) and PG&E (PCG). What is the management fee for Vanguard Utilities Index Fund ETF Shares? Vanguard Utilities Index Fund ETF Shares' management fee is 0.09% and has other expenses of 0.01%. The net expense ratio for VPU is 0.10%. What other stocks do shareholders of Vanguard Utilities Index Fund ETF Shares own? Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Vanguard Utilities Index Fund ETF Shares investors own include Enterprise Products Partners (EPD), Verizon Communications (VZ), AT&T (T), AbbVie (ABBV), Coca-Cola (KO), Walmart (WMT), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), Chevron (CVX), Home Depot (HD) and Intel (INTC). Who are Vanguard Utilities Index Fund ETF Shares' major shareholders? Vanguard Utilities Index Fund ETF Shares' stock is owned by a variety of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Beacon Capital Management Inc. (3.25%), Cambridge Investment Research Advisors Inc. (0.43%), Allied Investment Advisors LLC (0.35%), Gunma Bank Ltd. (0.19%), Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc. (0.18%) and Raymond James & Associates (0.16%). How do I buy shares of Vanguard Utilities Index Fund ETF Shares? Shares of VPU stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services. Compare Top Brokerages Here. This page (NYSEARCA:VPU) was last updated on 4/26/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThese AI trades triggered this morning (545% return)Prosper Trading AcademyConflict In Israel Sends Gold Soaring ???? Here’s How To Get Your ShareColonial MetalsExposed: 10 CENT Crypto to Explode April 20th?True Market InsidersForget AI, Imperium Is Expected to Grow 320,00% in 3 YearsBanyan Hill PublishingDid You Get Your Free Bitcoin Yet?Crypto Swap ProfitsThe A.I. story nobody is telling you (Read ASAP)TradeSmithFed launches fourth dollar overhaulStansberry ResearchMan Who Predicted 2008: “This Will be Worse.”Altimetry Adding Choose a watchlist: Watchlist Adding You have already added five stocks to your watchlist. Upgrade to MarketBeat All Access to add more stocks to your watchlist. 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