VPU - Vanguard Utilities ETF
| Assets | $4.83B |
| NAV | $147.04 |
| Expense Ratio | 0.10% |
| PE Ratio | 20.10 |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.37 |
| Dividend (ttm) | $4.43 |
| Dividend Yield | 3.01% |
| Ex-Dividend Date | Mar 26, 2021 |
| 1-Year Return | - |
| Trading Day | April 20 |
| Last Price | $148.08 |
| Previous Close | $146.32 |
| Change ($) | 1.76 |
| Change (%) | 1.20% |
| Day's Open | 146.36 |
| Day's Range | 146.32 - 148.33 |
| Day's Volume | 226,076 |
| 52-Week Range | 113.49 - 148.33 |
Fund Description
The investment seeks to track the performance of a benchmark index. The fund employs an indexing investment approach designed to track the performance of the MSCI US Investable Market Index (IMI)/Utilities 25/50, 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 Advisor attempts to replicate the target index by seeking to invest all, or substantially all, of its assets in the stocks that make up the index, in order to hold each stock in approximately the same proportion as its weighting in the index. The fund is non-diversified.
| Asset Class Equity | Sector Utilities |
| Region North America | Inception Date Jan 26, 2004 |
| Exchange NYSEARCA | Ticker Symbol VPU |
| Index Tracked MSCI US Investable Market Utilities 25/50 Index | |
Top 10 Holdings
54.67% of assets| Name | Symbol | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| NextEra Energy | NEE | 15.30% |
| Duke Energy | DUK | 6.69% |
| Southern Company | SO | 6.37% |
| Dominion Energy | D | 5.92% |
| Exelon | EXC | 4.00% |
| American Electric Power | AEP | 3.95% |
| Sempra Energy | SRE | 3.38% |
| Xcel Energy | XEL | 3.27% |
| Eversource Energy | ES | 2.90% |
| Public Service Enterprise Group | PEG | 2.89% |
Dividends
| Ex-Dividend | Amount | Pay Date |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 26, 2021 | $0.958 | Mar 31, 2021 |
| Dec 17, 2020 | $1.329 | Dec 22, 2020 |
| Sep 11, 2020 | $0.887 | Sep 16, 2020 |
| Jun 22, 2020 | $1.258 | Jun 25, 2020 |
| Mar 10, 2020 | $0.875 | Mar 13, 2020 |
| Dec 16, 2019 | $1.022 | Dec 19, 2019 |
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