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As of 06/11/2026

Price

Aum/Mkt Cap

YIELD

Annualized forward dividend yield. Multiplies the most recent dividend payout amount by its frequency and divides by the previous close price.

Exp Ratio

Expense ratio is the fund’s total annual operating expenses, including management fees, distribution fees, and other expenses, expressed as a percentage of average net assets.

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Vanguard Utilities Index Fund

VPU | ETF

$190.70

$10.6 B

2.71%

$5.11

0.09%

Vitals

YTD Return

3.7%

1 yr return

11.1%

3 Yr Avg Return

12.9%

5 Yr Avg Return

8.8%

Net Assets

$10.6 B

Holdings in Top 10

52.2%

52 WEEK LOW AND HIGH

$190.6
$173.94
$205.87

Expenses

OPERATING FEES

Expense Ratio 0.09%

SALES FEES

Front Load N/A

Deferred Load N/A

TRADING FEES

Turnover 6.00%

Redemption Fee N/A

Min Investment

Standard (Taxable)

N/A

IRA

N/A

Fund Classification

Fund Type

Exchange Traded Fund

Name

As of 06/11/2026

Price

Aum/Mkt Cap

YIELD

Annualized forward dividend yield. Multiplies the most recent dividend payout amount by its frequency and divides by the previous close price.

Exp Ratio

Expense ratio is the fund’s total annual operating expenses, including management fees, distribution fees, and other expenses, expressed as a percentage of average net assets.

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Vanguard Utilities Index Fund

VPU | ETF

$190.70

$10.6 B

2.71%

$5.11

0.09%

VPU - Profile

Distributions

  • YTD Total Return 3.7%
  • 3 Yr Annualized Total Return 12.9%
  • 5 Yr Annualized Total Return 8.8%
  • Capital Gain Distribution Frequency Annually
  • Net Income Ratio 3.09%
DIVIDENDS
  • Dividend Yield 2.7%
  • Dividend Distribution Frequency Quarterly

Fund Details

  • Legal Name
    Vanguard Utilities Index Fund
  • Fund Family Name
    The Vanguard Group, Inc.
  • Inception Date
    Jan 30, 2004
  • Shares Outstanding
    37111879
  • Share Class
    N/A
  • Currency
    USD
  • Domiciled Country
    US
  • Manager
    Awais Khan

Fund Description

The Fund employs an indexing investment approach designed to track the performance of the MSCI US Investable Market Index (IMI)/Utilities 25/50 (the “Target Index”), an index made up of stocks of large, mid-size, and small U.S. companies within the utilities sector, as classified under the Global Industry Classification Standard (“GICS”). The GICS utilities sector is made up of electric, gas, and water utility companies. It also includes independent power producers and energy traders and companies that engage in generation and distribution of electricity using renewable sources.Under normal circumstances, the Fund invests at least 80% of its net assets, plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes, in the stocks that make up the Target Index. The Fund attempts to replicate the Target Index by investing all, or substantially all, of its assets in the stocks that make up the Target Index, holding each stock in approximately the same proportion as its weighting in the Target Index.The Fund is considered nondiversified, as defined under the Investment Company Act of 1940, which means that it may invest a greater percentage of its assets in the securities of particular issuers as compared with diversified funds.
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VPU - Performance

Return Ranking - Trailing

Period VPU Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
YTD 3.7% 1.7% 15.8% 82.00%
1 Yr 11.1% 7.3% 25.1% 72.00%
3 Yr 12.9%* 6.7% 23.4% 59.18%
5 Yr 8.8%* 0.5% 13.8% 48.98%
10 Yr 8.9%* 5.5% 11.9% 52.17%

* Annualized

Return Ranking - Calendar

Period VPU Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
2025 13.2% -3.0% 22.6% 16.00%
2024 19.2% -7.3% 21.7% 20.00%
2023 -10.6% -20.0% 0.8% 65.31%
2022 -1.9% -21.0% 1.6% 22.45%
2021 14.0% 0.2% 26.5% 12.24%

Total Return Ranking - Trailing

Period VPU Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
YTD 3.7% 1.7% 15.8% 82.00%
1 Yr 11.1% 7.3% 25.1% 72.00%
3 Yr 12.9%* 6.7% 23.4% 59.18%
5 Yr 8.8%* 0.5% 13.8% 48.98%
10 Yr 8.9%* 5.5% 11.9% 52.17%

* Annualized

Total Return Ranking - Calendar

Period VPU Return Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
2025 15.7% -1.9% 25.9% 38.00%
2024 23.1% 3.8% 30.3% 46.00%
2023 -7.5% -12.1% 7.5% 89.80%
2022 1.0% -19.7% 19.1% 40.82%
2021 17.4% 7.2% 30.1% 40.82%

VPU - Holdings

Concentration Analysis

VPU Category Low Category High VPU % Rank
Net Assets 10.6 B 17.9 M 22.4 B 6.00%
Number of Holdings 71 22 228 20.00%
Net Assets in Top 10 5.75 B 5.93 M 14.1 B 6.00%
Weighting of Top 10 52.16% 14.3% 65.0% 54.00%

Top 10 Holdings

  1. NEXTERA ENERGY 11.92%
  2. CONSTELLATION EN 6.36%
  3. SOUTHERN CO 6.36%
  4. DUKE ENERGY CORP 6.28%
  5. AMERICAN ELECTRI 4.42%
  6. SEMPRA 3.88%
  7. VISTRA CORP 3.64%
  8. DOMINION ENERGY 3.32%
  9. XCEL ENERGY INC 3.04%
  10. ENTERGY CORP 2.95%

Asset Allocation

Weighting Return Low Return High VPU % Rank
Stocks 		99.32% 0.00% 115.46% 76.00%
Cash 		0.67% -15.47% 18.40% 44.00%
Other 		0.01% -33.23% 0.70% 14.00%
Preferred Stocks 		0.00% 0.00% 0.03% 82.00%
Convertible Bonds 		0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 82.00%
Bonds 		0.00% 0.00% 96.20% 84.00%

Stock Sector Breakdown

Weighting Return Low Return High VPU % Rank
Utilities 		99.30% 50.08% 100.00% 6.00%
Energy 		0.53% 0.00% 26.40% 68.00%
Technology 		0.17% 0.00% 6.09% 36.00%
Real Estate 		0.00% 0.00% 13.29% 82.00%
Industrials 		0.00% 0.00% 27.59% 96.00%
Healthcare 		0.00% 0.00% 3.34% 82.00%
Financial Services 		0.00% 0.00% 4.98% 82.00%
Communication Services 		0.00% 0.00% 47.17% 92.00%
Consumer Defense 		0.00% 0.00% 0.56% 82.00%
Consumer Cyclical 		0.00% 0.00% 2.09% 82.00%
Basic Materials 		0.00% 0.00% 4.68% 82.00%

Stock Geographic Breakdown

Weighting Return Low Return High VPU % Rank
US 		99.32% 0.00% 100.79% 32.00%
Non US 		0.00% 0.00% 46.32% 94.00%

VPU - Expenses

Operational Fees

VPU Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Expense Ratio 0.09% 0.08% 2.43% 96.00%
Management Fee 0.08% 0.03% 1.00% 6.00%
12b-1 Fee N/A 0.00% 1.00% N/A
Administrative Fee N/A 0.04% 0.26% N/A

Sales Fees

VPU Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Front Load N/A 3.75% 5.75% N/A
Deferred Load N/A 1.00% 4.00% N/A

Trading Fees

VPU Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Max Redemption Fee N/A 2.00% 2.00% N/A

Related Fees

Turnover provides investors a proxy for the trading fees incurred by mutual fund managers who frequently adjust position allocations. Higher turnover means higher trading fees.

VPU Fees (% of AUM) Category Return Low Category Return High Rank in Category (%)
Turnover 6.00% 3.00% 175.00% 29.17%

VPU - Distributions

Dividend Yield Analysis

VPU Category Low Category High VPU % Rank
Dividend Yield 2.71% 0.00% 9.34% 44.00%

Dividend Distribution Analysis

VPU Category Low Category High Category Mod
Dividend Distribution Frequency Quarterly Quarterly Monthly Quarterly

Net Income Ratio Analysis

VPU Category Low Category High VPU % Rank
Net Income Ratio 3.09% 0.31% 3.10% 4.00%

Capital Gain Distribution Analysis

VPU Category Low Category High Capital Mode
Capital Gain Distribution Frequency Annually Annually Monthly Annually

Distributions History

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VPU - Fund Manager Analysis

Managers

Awais Khan

Start Date

Tenure

Tenure Rank

Nov 30, 2017

4.5

4.5%

Awais Khan, CFA, Portfolio Manager at Vanguard. He has been with Vanguard since 2010; has worked in investment management since 2012. Education: B.S./B.S.B.A., University of North Carolina.

Walter Nejman

Start Date

Tenure

Tenure Rank

Jul 31, 2021

0.83

0.8%

Walter Nejman, Portfolio Manager at Vanguard. He has been with Vanguard since 2005; has worked in investment management since 2008; and has co-managed the Communication Services Index, Health Care Index, Industrials Index, and Information Technology Index Funds since 2015. Education: B.A., Arcadia University; M.B.A., Villanova University.

Tenure Analysis

Category Low Category High Category Average Category Mode
0.07 23.43 10.27 8.09

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