VPU ETF Analysis: Utilities Shares | NYSE
Utilities | NYSE, USA | Market Cap: 8.892m USD | 12M Return: 11.9% | Charts, Fundamentals & Technical Analysis
Avg Turnover: 41.3M
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The Vanguard Utilities Index Fund ETF Shares (VPU) is a passively managed exchange-traded fund that seeks to track the performance of a utilities-sector benchmark index. The fund invests in large-, mid-, and small-cap U.S. companies classified within the utilities sector under the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS).
VPU follows a full replication strategy, aiming to hold all or substantially all of the indexs constituent stocks in roughly the same weights as the benchmark. The fund is structured as non-diversified, meaning it concentrates its holdings within a single industry rather than spreading investments across multiple sectors. Utilities sector funds typically include regulated electric and gas utilities, water companies, and independent power and renewable energy producers, businesses generally characterized by stable cash flows and dividend payouts tied to essential services.
Launched in January 2004 and listed on the NYSE, VPU is one of the larger U.S.-listed utilities ETFs, offering investors targeted exposure to defensive, infrastructure-linked companies that tend to perform differently from broader equity benchmarks across economic cycles.
- Federal Reserve rate cuts lift utility sector valuations
- Data center power demand accelerates utility revenue growth
- Rate base expansion boosts regulated utility earnings outlook
As of July 28, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 197.01 with a total of 184,273 shares traded. Over the past week, the price has changed by +1.44%, over one month by -0.89%, over three months by -0.89% and over the past year by +11.90%.
Current recommended Stop Loss: 190.50 (which is 3.3% or 2.3 ATR below the current price).
Utilities Shares has no consensus analysts rating.