Vanguard Utilities ETF (VPU)
| Assets | $5.07B |
| NAV | $146.81 |
| Expense Ratio | 0.10% |
| PE Ratio | 23.30 |
| Shares Out | 34.56M |
| Dividend (ttm) | $4.49 |
| Dividend Yield | 3.06% |
| Ex-Dividend Date | Sep 29, 2021 |
| 1-Year Return | - |
| Volume | 153,274 |
| Open | 146.72 |
| Previous Close | 146.87 |
| Day's Range | 146.02 - 147.15 |
| 52-Week Low | 125.20 |
| 52-Week High | 151.35 |
| Beta | 0.37 |
| Holdings | 65 |
| Inception Date | Jan 26, 2004 |
About VPU
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.
Top 10 Holdings
55.43% of assets| Name | Symbol | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| NextEra Energy | NEE | 14.90% |
| Duke Energy | DUK | 7.28% |
| Southern Company | SO | 6.29% |
| Dominion Energy | D | 5.68% |
| Exelon | EXC | 4.33% |
| American Electric Power | AEP | 4.05% |
| Sempra Energy | SRE | 3.63% |
| Xcel Energy | XEL | 3.35% |
| American Water Works | AWK | 2.99% |
| Public Service Enterprise Group | PEG | 2.92% |
Dividends
| Ex-Dividend | Amount | Pay Date |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 29, 2021 | $1.188 | Oct 4, 2021 |
| Jun 21, 2021 | $1.014 | Jun 24, 2021 |
| Mar 26, 2021 | $0.9581 | Mar 31, 2021 |
| Dec 17, 2020 | $1.3295 | Dec 22, 2020 |
| Sep 11, 2020 | $0.8866 | Sep 16, 2020 |
| Jun 22, 2020 | $1.2578 | Jun 25, 2020 |
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