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Vanguard Utilities ETF (VPU) Price, Holdings, & News

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$184.91 +1.55 (+0.85%)
Closing price 09/19/2025 04:10 PM Eastern
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$185.10 +0.19 (+0.10%)
As of 09/19/2025 08:00 PM Eastern
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About Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$183.13
$185.46
50-Day Range
$177.11
$188.61
52-Week Range
$154.00
$189.30
Volume
90,839 shs
Average Volume
196,580 shs
Market Capitalization
$7.37 billion
Assets Under Management
$7.48 billion
Dividend Yield
2.73%
Net Expense Ratio
0.09%
Aggregate Rating
Moderate Buy

ETF Overview

Vanguard Utilities ETF Expenses

TypeVPUUtilities ETFsEquity ETFsNYSEARCA ETFsAll ETFs
Management Fee0.08%0.42%0.56%0.51%0.53%
Other Expenses0.01%0.97%0.56%0.59%0.56%
Total Expense0.09%0.90%0.76%0.74%0.73%
Fee Waiver0.00%-1.96%-0.66%-0.71%-0.63%
Net Expense0.09%0.48%0.63%0.58%0.60%
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VPU ETF News Headlines

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VPU ETF - Frequently Asked Questions

Vanguard Utilities ETF's stock was trading at $163.42 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, VPU shares have increased by 13.2% and is now trading at $184.91.

Vanguard Utilities ETF's top institutional shareholders include Bank of America Corp DE (2.44%), Beacon Capital Management Inc. (1.85%), Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. (1.62%) and Envestnet Asset Management Inc. (1.29%).

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.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Vanguard Utilities ETF investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Broadcom (AVGO), Novo Nordisk A/S (NVO), GE Aerospace (GE), Adobe (ADBE) and Arista Networks (ANET).

Fund Details

Issuer
Vanguard
Fund Name
Vanguard Utilities ETF
Tax Classification
Regulated Investment Company
Stock Exchange
NYSEARCA
Current Symbol
NYSEARCA:VPU
Inception Date
1/26/2004
Fund Manager
Walter Nejman, Awais Khan

Fund Focus

Asset Class
Equity
Benchmark
MSCI US Investable Market Utilities 25/50 Index
Category
Sector
Focus
Utilities
Development Level
Developed Markets
Region
North America
Number of Holdings
70

Fund Statistics

Assets Under Management
$7.48 billion
Average Daily Volume
$165.43 thousand
Discount/Premium
0.03%

Administrator, Advisor and Custodian

Administrator
The Vanguard Group, Inc.
Advisor
The Vanguard Group, Inc.
Custodian
The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation
Distributor
Vanguard Marketing Corporation
Transfer Agent
The Vanguard Group, Inc.
Trustee
N/A
Lead Market Maker
Latour Trading

Options

Optionable
Optionable
Options Volume
77
Put Options
3
Call Options
77
Short Interest
86,900 shs

Miscellaneous

Beta
0.54
Creation Unit
25,000
Creation Fee
$75.00
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This page (NYSEARCA:VPU) was last updated on 9/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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