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 $133.27 -1.78 (-1.32 %) (As of 06/4/2020 12:41 PM ET) Add Share Today's Range$133.03Now: $133.27▼$134.4750-Day Range$120.18MA: $126.30▼$133.1652-Week Range$96.09Now: $133.27▼$156.43Volume54,936 shsAverage Volume301,266 shsMarket Capitalization$4.10 billionP/E RatioN/ADividend Yield2.98%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 2.98%, 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 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$4.10 billion Average Daily Volume$224,422.10 Discount/Premium-0.02% 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 AMEX:VPU Rates by TradingView 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 shares have increased by 0.8% and is now trading at $133.27. 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. Investors 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 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 3.07%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend 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 been trending very negative this week, InfoTrie Sentiment reports. InfoTrie identifies positive and negative media coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. Vanguard Utilities ETF earned a news sentiment score of -3.2 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news articles about the company a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, meaning that recent media coverage is extremely likely to have an impact on the company's share price in the next few 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), 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 retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Advisor Group Holdings Inc. (2.92%), Beacon Capital Management Inc. (2.22%), Morgan Stanley (2.03%), Morgan Stanley (2.03%), Envestnet Asset Management Inc. (1.39%) and Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. (1.26%). 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., JPMorgan Chase & Co., Envestnet Asset Management Inc., Morgan Stanley, Morgan Stanley, Level Four Advisory Services LLC, Proequities Inc., and Avantax Advisory Services Inc.. Which major investors are buying Vanguard Utilities ETF stock? VPU stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Advisor Group Holdings Inc., Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co., AE Wealth Management LLC, UBS Group AG, The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company , Rockefeller Capital Management L.P., M&T Bank Corp, and KCM Investment Advisors 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 $133.27. How big of a company is Vanguard Utilities ETF? Vanguard Utilities ETF has a market capitalization of $4.10 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. This page was last updated on 6/4/2020 by MarketBeat.com Staff
