NYSEARCA:VPU Vanguard Utilities ETF (VPU) Price, Holdings, & News $191.73 +1.11 (+0.58%) As of 04:10 PM Eastern Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisChartDividendHeadlinesHoldingsOwnershipRatingsShort InterestBuy This Stock About Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU) View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced 1 Day 1 Day 5 Days 30 Days 90 Days 1 Year Advanced Show volume Show extended hours Get Vanguard Utilities ETF alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$190.44▼$192.1450-Day Range$186.80▼$199.6652-Week Range$178.51▼$206.10Volume278,607 shsAverage Volume258,814 shsMarket Capitalization$8.49 billionAssets Under Management$8.55 billionDividend Yield2.69%Net Expense Ratio0.09%Aggregate RatingModerate Buy ETF Overview 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 Vanguard Utilities ETF ExpensesTypeVPUUtilities ETFsEquity ETFsNYSEARCA ETFsAll ETFsManagement Fee0.08%0.41%0.57%0.51%0.53%Other Expenses0.01%0.87%0.53%0.60%0.54%Total Expense0.09%0.85%0.75%0.75%0.73%Fee Waiver0.00%-1.30%-0.67%-0.77%-0.68%Net Expense0.09%0.48%0.63%0.57%0.60% Receive VPU Stock News and Ratings via Email Sign-up to receive the latest news and ratings for Vanguard Utilities ETF and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Submit View SMS TermsSMS is currently available in Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, New Zealand, the Netherlands, Singapore, South Africa, Spain, Switzerland, the United Kingdom, and the United States. By entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. 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Analyst Porter Stansberry says the real driver runs deeper than AI - and two Nobel Prize winners have issued the same warning. He calls it the Final Displacement, and he's releasing a full investigation with specific companies to buy and sell before the next wave hits.August 14 at 1:00 AM | Porter & Company (Ad)Utility ETFs Soar 8% YTD on AI Power Demand. Here's Which One to BuyJuly 19, 2026 | 247wallst.comXLU vs. VPU: Which Utilities ETF Best Powers the AI Data-Center Boom?July 8, 2026 | 247wallst.com3 Utility ETFs to Buy Now as AI Data Centers Trigger a 1970s-Scale Power BuildoutJuly 6, 2026 | 247wallst.comSee More Headlines VPU ETF - Frequently Asked Questions How have VPU shares performed this year? Vanguard Utilities ETF's stock was trading at $185.04 at the beginning of the year. Since then, VPU stock has increased by 3.6% and is now trading at $191.73. Who are Vanguard Utilities ETF's major shareholders? Vanguard Utilities ETF's top institutional investors include C M Bidwell & Associates Ltd. (0.44%), Farther Finance Advisors LLC (0.07%), Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC (0.06%) and MRA Advisory Group (0.05%). How do I buy shares of Vanguard Utilities ETF? 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. What other stocks do shareholders of Vanguard Utilities ETF own? 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 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 Holdings73 Fund Statistics Assets Under Management$8.55 billion Average Daily Volume$259.80 thousand Discount/Premium0.05% 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 Volume8 Put Options3 Call Options5 Short Interest100,650 shs Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares44,260,000Beta0.59 Creation Unit25,000 Creation Fee$75.00 Don't Wait for the OpenAI IPOThe AI wave will soon hit public markets with Anthropic and OpenAI set to go public later this year. However, you don't have to wait to invest. This report shows seven AI stocks that you can buy today while the big model providers get ready to go public.Get This Free Report Top 10 VPU HoldingsNextEra Energy (NYSE:NEE)Holding Weight: 11.60%Southern (NYSE:SO)Holding Weight: 6.84%Duke Energy (NYSE:DUK)Holding Weight: 6.24%Constellation Energy (NASDAQ:CEG)Holding Weight: 4.85%American Electric Power (NASDAQ:AEP)Holding Weight: 4.71%Sempra Energy (NYSE:SRE)Holding Weight: 3.84%Dominion Energy (NYSE:D)Holding Weight: 3.81%Vistra (NYSE:VST)Holding Weight: 3.40%Entergy (NYSE:ETR)Holding Weight: 3.33%Xcel Energy (NASDAQ:XEL)Holding Weight: 3.18%Full Holdings DetailsVPU Sector ExposureVPU Industry Exposure This page (NYSEARCA:VPU) was last updated on 8/14/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff. 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