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 $133.80 +6.13 (+4.80 %) (As of 04/10/2020 01:33 PM ET) Add Share Today's Range$129.54Now: $133.80▼$135.4950-Day Range$98.62MA: $130.54▼$156.1052-Week Range$96.09Now: $133.80▼$156.43Volume407,413 shsAverage Volume347,338 shsMarket Capitalization$4.03 billionP/E RatioN/ADividend Yield3.10%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 Beat the Market (BTM) Rank™ 0.0 Analyst's Opinion Consensus RatingThere is not enough analysis data for Vanguard Utilities ETF. Previous Next 2.7 Community Rank Outperform VotesVanguard Utilities ETF has received 60 “outperform” votes. (Add your “outperform” vote.)Underperform VotesVanguard Utilities ETF has received 53 “underperform” votes. (Add your “underperform” vote.)Community SentimentVanguard Utilities ETF has received 53.10% “outperform” votes from our community.MarketBeat's community ratings are surveys of what our community members think about Vanguard Utilities ETF and other stocks. Vote “Outperform” if you believe VPU will outperform the S&P 500 over the long term. Vote “Underperform” if you believe VPU will underperform the S&P 500 over the long term. You may vote once every thirty days. Previous Next 1.7 Dividend Strength Dividend LeadershipVanguard Utilities ETF is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 3.10%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.Dividend GrowthVanguard Utilities ETF does not have a long track record of dividend growth. Previous Next 0.0 Company Ownership Insider Buying vs. Insider SellingIn the past three months, Vanguard Utilities ETF insiders have not sold or bought any company stock. Previous Next 0.0 Earnings and Valuation Previous Next Analyst Opinion: 0.0Community Rank: 2.7Dividend Strength: 1.7Insider Behavior: 0.0Valuation: 0.0 5 -4 -3 -2 -1 -Overall Beat the Market Rank™0.87 out of 5 stars Basic Details Issuer Vanguard Fund NameVanguard Utilities ETF Tax ClassificationRegulated Investment Company SymbolNYSEARCA:VPU Inception Date1/26/2004 Fund ManagerMichael A. Johnson, Awais Khan Webhttp://www.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$3.85 billion Average Daily Volume$591,064.80 Discount/Premium-0.10% 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 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. AMEX:VPU Rates by TradingView 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 (WHO). Since then, VPU stock has increased by 1.2% and is now trading at $133.80. 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 announced a quarterly dividend on Monday, December 16th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, December 17th will be given a dividend of $1.0223 per share on Thursday, December 19th. This represents a $4.09 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.06%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, December 16th. This is a positive change 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? Media coverage about VPU stock has trended very negative this week, InfoTrie reports. The research firm ranks the sentiment of news coverage by analyzing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Vanguard Utilities ETF earned a news impact score of -3.3 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned press coverage about the company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, indicating that recent news coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the next several days. View the latest news aboutVanguard 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), The Coca-Cola (KO), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), Intel (INTC), Bank of America (BAC), Chevron (CVX), Exxon Mobil (XOM) and AbbVie (ABBV). 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 a variety of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Beacon Capital Management Inc. (2.22%), Trinity Legacy Partners LLC (0.04%), Royal Harbor Partners LLC (0.02%), BEAM Asset Management LLC (0.02%), Blackhawk Capital Partners LLC. (0.01%) and Gradient Investments LLC (0.00%). Which major investors are selling Vanguard Utilities ETF stock? VPU stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Beacon Capital Management Inc., Royal Harbor Partners LLC, Blackhawk Capital Partners LLC., and Trinity Legacy Partners LLC. Which major investors are buying Vanguard Utilities ETF stock? VPU stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including BEAM Asset Management LLC, and Gradient Investments 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 $133.80. How big of a company is Vanguard Utilities ETF? Vanguard Utilities ETF has a market capitalization of $4.03 billion. View additional information about Vanguard Utilities ETF. What is Vanguard Utilities ETF's official website? The official website for Vanguard Utilities ETF is http://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. This page was last updated on 4/10/2020 by MarketBeat.com StaffFeatured Article: What does it mean to hold a stock in street name?
