Vanguard Utilities Index Fund ETF Shares (NYSE:VPU) 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.
Performance Overview
- 6.50% YTD Daily Total Return
- 16.65% 1-Year Daily Total Return
- 13.62% 3-Year Daily Total Return
Fund Overview
- Net Assets 6.21 Billions
- YTD Daily Total Return 6.50%
- Yield 3.11%
Fund Operations
- Annual Report Expense Ratio (net) 0.10%
- Holdings Turnover 5.00%
- Total Net Assets 33,155.02
Top 10 Holdings (54.64% of Total Assets)
| Name | Symbol | % Assets |
|---|---|---|
| NextEra Energy Inc | NEE | 14.14% |
| Duke Energy Corp | DUK | 6.90% |
| Southern Co | SO | 6.51% |
| Dominion Energy Inc | D | 6.07% |
| American Electric Power Co Inc | AEP | 4.10% |
| Exelon Corp | EXC | 4.08% |
| Sempra Energy | SRE | 3.52% |
| Xcel Energy Inc | XEL | 3.49% |
| Public Service Enterprise Group Inc | PEG | 2.98% |
| WEC Energy Group Inc | WEC | 2.85% |
VPU is the best ETF for the investors who are interested of owning utilities stocks for long term.
VPU is a good utility fund.