NYSEARCA:VPU Vanguard Utilities ETF (VPU) Price, Holdings, & News $178.04 -0.22 (-0.12%) Closing price 07/11/2025 04:10 PM EasternExtended Trading$178.00 -0.04 (-0.02%) As of 07/11/2025 06:40 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Stock Analysis Stock AnalysisChartDividendHeadlinesHoldingsOwnershipRatingsShort InterestBuy This Stock About Vanguard Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:VPU) 30 days 90 days 365 days Advanced Chart View Price History Chart DataSkip Price History Chart Get Vanguard Utilities ETF alerts:Sign Up Key Stats Today's Range$176.65▼$178.7150-Day Range$171.33▼$178.8252-Week Range$150.76▼$180.04Volume98,175 shsAverage Volume202,173 shsMarket Capitalization$7.08 billionAssets Under Management$7.09 billionDividend Yield2.83%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%0.42%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% 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. Email Address VPU ETF News HeadlinesThe Best Vanguard ETF to Invest $500 In Right NowJuly 10 at 4:51 AM | fool.comWhy VPU Works For Utilities, But You Might Want MoreJuly 1, 2025 | seekingalpha.comA new rule goes live in July — and the banks are quietly cashing inA little-known regulation quietly goes into effect this July. And it's already being exploited by Wall Street and the Big Banks… It gives them the green light to treat a certain tangible asset as equivalent to cold, hard cash. Not stocks. Not real estate. And definitely not the U.S. dollar. We're talking about something they don't want you to notice — because the fewer people who act on this, the better it is for them.July 13 at 2:00 AM | American Alternative (Ad)VPU: Utilities Have Much To Gain From The Growing AI Data Center BoomJune 30, 2025 | seekingalpha.comIs Vanguard Utilities Index Fund ETF the Smartest Investment You Can Make Today?June 26, 2025 | fool.comVanguard Utilities ETF declares quarterly distribution of $1.2263June 25, 2025 | seekingalpha.comSee More Headlines VPU ETF - Frequently Asked Questions How have VPU shares performed this year? Vanguard Utilities ETF's stock was trading at $163.42 at the beginning of the year. Since then, VPU stock has increased by 8.9% and is now trading at $178.04. Who are Vanguard Utilities ETF's major shareholders? Vanguard Utilities ETF's top institutional investors include Goldstone Financial Group LLC (0.09%), Exchange Traded Concepts LLC (0.08%), First National Corp MA ADV (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 Holdings70 Fund Statistics Assets Under Management$7.09 billion Average Daily Volume$164.54 thousand Discount/Premium-0.07% 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 Volume5 Put Options1 Call Options5 Short Interest13,100 shs Miscellaneous Outstanding Shares39,739,000Beta0.54 Creation Unit25,000 Creation Fee$75.00 A Guide To High-Short-Interest StocksMarketBeat's analysts have just released their top five short plays for July 2025. Learn which stocks have the most short interest and how to trade them. Enter your email address to see which companies made the list.Get This Free Report Top 10 VPU HoldingsNextEra Energy (NYSE:NEE)Holding Weight: 10.51%Constellation Energy (NASDAQ:CEG)Holding Weight: 6.94%Southern (NYSE:SO)Holding Weight: 6.84%Duke Energy (NYSE:DUK)Holding Weight: 6.61%American Electric Power (NASDAQ:AEP)Holding Weight: 4.00%Vistra (NYSE:VST)Holding Weight: 3.95%Sempra Energy (NYSE:SRE)Holding Weight: 3.70%Dominion Energy (NYSE:D)Holding Weight: 3.49%Exelon (NASDAQ:EXC)Holding Weight: 3.20%Public Service Enterprise Group (NYSE:PEG)Holding Weight: 2.92%Full Holdings DetailsVPU Sector ExposureVPU Industry Exposure This page (NYSEARCA:VPU) was last updated on 7/13/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredThis Signal Only Flashes Once Every 4 Years – And It Just TriggeredThis same signal has appeared twice before in the past 8 years — both times, it kicked off major moves in cryp...Crypto Swap Profits | SponsoredPresidential Bombshell: $150T Resource to Be Released as soon as this Summer?Something extraordinary is happening in Washington. 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