Vanguard Utilities Index Fund (VPU)

Key Metrics

TER 9.00% per year

Distribution policy Distributing

Fund size USD 11,029 M

Inception date January 26, 2004

Holdings 71

Fund currency USD

Fund domicile US

Provider Vanguard

For full official fund details, factsheets, and holdings, visit investor.vanguard.com (opens in new tab).

Historical Return

Last updated: Jun 15, 2026

1 Year +10.1% +2.6% Div

3 Years (avg.) +9.8% +2.6% Div

5 Years (avg.) +5.8% +2.6% Div

Risk & Analysis Metrics

Last updated: Jun 15, 2026

Volatility

13.59% 1 Year

15.75% 3 Years

16.76% 5 Years

18.99% 10 Years

Max Drawdown

-9.57% 1 Year

-18.10% 3 Years

-28.19% 5 Years

-36.82% 10 Years

Sharpe Ratio

0.39 1 Year

0.38 3 Years

0.15 5 Years

0.16 10 Years

Return Triangle (Heatmap)

Last updated: Jun 15, 2026

	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025
2011	13.9%	6.5%	7.1%	11.3%	7.0%	8.2%	8.3%	7.5%	9.2%	7.9%	8.7%	7.9%	6.3%	7.1%	7.4%
2012		-0.5%	3.9%	10.4%	5.3%	7.0%	7.4%	6.6%	8.6%	7.3%	8.2%	7.3%	5.7%	6.6%	7.0%
2013			8.4%	16.3%	7.3%	9.0%	9.1%	7.9%	10.0%	8.3%	9.2%	8.1%	6.3%	7.2%	7.6%
2014				24.8%	6.7%	9.2%	9.2%	7.7%	10.2%	8.3%	9.3%	8.1%	6.1%	7.1%	7.5%
2015					-8.7%	2.1%	4.5%	3.9%	7.5%	5.7%	7.2%	6.2%	4.2%	5.4%	6.1%
2016						14.3%	11.8%	8.4%	12.0%	8.9%	10.2%	8.5%	5.9%	7.1%	7.7%
2017							9.4%	5.6%	11.3%	7.6%	9.4%	7.5%	4.7%	6.3%	6.9%
2018								1.9%	12.2%	7.0%	9.4%	7.2%	4.0%	5.8%	6.6%
2019									23.6%	9.6%	11.9%	8.5%	4.4%	6.5%	7.3%
2020										-2.8%	6.6%	4.0%	0.1%	3.4%	4.8%
2021											16.8%	7.5%	1.1%	5.0%	6.4%
2022												-1.1%	-6.0%	1.3%	4.0%
2023													-10.6%	2.5%	5.7%
2024														17.7%	15.0%
2025															12.5%

Distributions

*by ETF Portfolio Weight Last updated: Jun 15, 2026

Profit Margin Distribution

< 0%

1y 3y N/A N/A

0 - 5%

1y 3y N/A N/A

5 - 10%

1y 3y N/A N/A

10 - 15%

34%

1y 3y N/A N/A

15 - 20%

26%

1y 3y N/A N/A

20 - 30%

23%

1y 3y N/A N/A

30 - 40%

1y 3y N/A N/A

> 40%

1y 3y N/A N/A

P/E Ratio Distribution

< 0

1y 3y N/A N/A

0 - 10

1y 3y N/A N/A

10 - 15

1y 3y N/A N/A

15 - 20

25%

1y 3y N/A N/A

20 - 25

51%

1y 3y N/A N/A

25 - 35

11%

1y 3y N/A N/A

35 - 50

1y 3y N/A N/A

> 50

1y 3y N/A N/A

Discounted Cash Flow

Weighted Average Undervaluation

N/A

Undervalued

> 60%

1y 3y N/A N/A

45 - 60%

1y 3y N/A N/A

30 - 45%

1y 3y N/A N/A

15 - 30%

1y 3y N/A N/A

Fair (±15%)

1y 3y N/A N/A

Overvalued

15 - 30%

1y 3y N/A N/A

30 - 45%

1y 3y N/A N/A

45 - 60%

1y 3y N/A N/A

> 60%

1y 3y N/A N/A

Market Cap Size Distribution

Micro Cap

0.0%

1y 3y N/A N/A

Small Cap

0.3%

1y 3y N/A N/A

Mid Cap

7.1%

1y 3y N/A N/A

Large Cap

92.6%

1y 3y N/A N/A

Mega Cap

0.0%

1y 3y N/A N/A

Micro: < $300M Small: $300M–$2B Mid: $2B–$10B Large: $10B–$200B Mega: > $200B

Average metrics of all companies in portfolio

Last updated: Jun 21, 2026

Market
Average

Market Cap The market value of the company. It's calculated by multiplying the share price by the number of outstanding shares.	$67B	-
Dividend Yield Yearly payout to shareholders per share. The percentage indicates the payout in relation to the share price.	2.72%	2.03%
Beta Indicates the relationship between the price performance of a share and the market.	0.61	-
P/E Ratio Ratio between share price and earnings per share. A low ratio could indicate that the stock is undervalued or investors aren't expecting high growth. A high ratio could indicate that the stock is overvalued or investors are expecting high growth.	23.33	28.29
Negative P/E Ratio a negative P/E ratio shows that the company is not profitable, and it shows how many years it would take the company to lose its entire market capitalisation if it did not change anything	-75.96	-
Profitable Companies	99%	-
PEG The ratio between the P/E ratio and the growth rate of the company's earnings per share in the last twelve months. A lower PEG could mean that a stock is undervalued.	19.15	14.56
Price to Sales Ratio Market cap divided by the revenue in the most recent year.	3.76	8.28
Price to Book Ratio Price to Book Ratio is the Market cap divided by the Book value of the company	3.16	10.72

Market
Average

Enterprise Value to EBIT Enterprise Value divided by EBIT	19.14	21.15
Enterprise Value to Revenue Enterprise value divided by revenue	6.28	8.72
Total Debt to Enterprise Value Total debt divided by enterprise value	0.29	0.05
Debt to Equity A higher ratio indicates a higher risk. However, the ratio is difficult to compare between industries where common amounts of debt vary.	1.19	0.33
Profit Margin Net income divided by revenue of the last 4 quarters. It indicates the company's profitability.	14.78%	-6.18%
Quarterly Earnings Growth (YoY) The rate at which the company's net income has increased to the same quarter one year ago.	+46.7%	-117.9%
Return on Equity Equity divided by market cap.	9.95%	1.23%
Return on Assets Indicates a company's profitability in relation to its total assets.	3.99%	3.29%
Return on Invested Capital Return on invested capital (ROIC) is net income after dividends divided by the sum of debt and equity. It shows how effective a company is at turning capital invested by shareholders and other debtholders into profits.	-0.98%	3.31%

Sectors

Utilities	91.2%
Mining, Quarrying, and Oil and Gas Extraction	0.0%
Other	8.7%

Countries

United States	99.6%
Other	0.4%
Cayman Islands	0.0%

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$0B >$1T

Ratio between share price and earnings per share. A low ratio could indicate undervaluation.

<0 >50

Ratio of dividends in the last 12 months to current share price.

0% 3%

Revenue increase compared to the same quarter one year ago.

0% 30%

Net income increase compared to the same quarter one year ago.

0% 30%

Profitability of the last quarter.

<-30% >30%

A higher ratio indicates a higher risk. The ratio is difficult to compare between industries.

<0 >3

Discounted cash flow valuation vs. current price. Positive = undervalued, negative = overvalued.

<-50% >+100%

Market Cap

P/E Ratio

Total Investment

Weight

NextEra Energy Inc

NEE - Utilities

Market Cap $180.9B

P/E Ratio 22.1

Dividends 2.7%

Total Investment $1.31B

Weight 11.92%

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Constellation Energy Corporation

CEG

Market Cap $98.42B

P/E Ratio 23.8

Dividends 0.6%

Total Investment $701.39M

Weight 6.36%

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Southern Company

SO - Utilities

Market Cap $104.94B

P/E Ratio 24.0

Dividends 3.2%

Total Investment $701.11M

Weight 6.36%

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Duke Energy Corp.

DUK - Utilities

Market Cap $96.56B

P/E Ratio 19.0

Dividends 3.4%

Total Investment $692.51M

Weight 6.28%

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American Electric Power Company Inc.

AEP - Utilities

Market Cap $69.48B

P/E Ratio 18.8

Dividends 3.0%

Total Investment $487.07M

Weight 4.42%

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Sempra

SRE - Utilities

Market Cap $59.28B

P/E Ratio 28.6

Dividends 2.9%

Total Investment $427.5M

Weight 3.88%

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Vistra Corp

VST - Utilities

Market Cap $55.21B

P/E Ratio 24.8

Dividends 0.6%

Total Investment $400.98M

Weight 3.64%

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Dominion Energy Inc

D - Utilities

Market Cap $60.15B

P/E Ratio 20.1

Dividends 3.9%

Total Investment $366.55M

Weight 3.32%

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Xcel Energy, Inc.

XEL - Utilities

Market Cap $48.32B

P/E Ratio 23.1

Dividends 3.0%

Total Investment $335.54M

Weight 3.04%

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Entergy Corp.

ETR - Utilities

Market Cap $50.88B

P/E Ratio 27.9

Dividends 2.3%

Total Investment $325.42M

Weight 2.95%

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Exelon Corp.

EXC - Utilities

Market Cap $46.87B

P/E Ratio 16.7

Dividends 3.6%

Total Investment $310.37M

Weight 2.81%

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Public Service Enterprise Group Inc.

PEG - Utilities

Market Cap $39.81B

P/E Ratio 17.6

Dividends 3.3%

Total Investment $292.35M

Weight 2.65%

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PG&E Corp.

PCG - Utilities

Market Cap $36.29B

P/E Ratio 12.3

Dividends 0.9%

Total Investment $284.2M

Weight 2.58%

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Consolidated Edison, Inc.

ED - Utilities

Market Cap $39.2B

P/E Ratio 17.8

Dividends 3.3%

Total Investment $276.19M

Weight 2.50%

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WEC Energy Group Inc

WEC - Utilities

Market Cap $36.54B

P/E Ratio 22.3

Dividends 3.3%

Total Investment $256.21M

Weight 2.32%

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NRG Energy Inc.

NRG - Utilities

Market Cap $28.5B

P/E Ratio 117.0

Dividends 1.4%

Total Investment $235.59M

Weight 2.14%

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DTE Energy Co.

DTE - Utilities

Market Cap $30.7B

P/E Ratio 24.2

Dividends 3.1%

Total Investment $209.44M

Weight 1.90%

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Ameren Corp.

AEE - Utilities

Market Cap $30.07B

P/E Ratio 19.4

Dividends 2.7%

Total Investment $208.48M

Weight 1.89%

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Atmos Energy Corp.

ATO - Utilities

Market Cap $28.39B

P/E Ratio 20.7

Dividends 2.3%

Total Investment $204.07M

Weight 1.85%

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PPL Corp

PPL - Utilities

Market Cap $35.61B

P/E Ratio 21.8

Dividends 3.2%

Total Investment $196.19M

Weight 1.78%

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Key Metrics

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Historical Return

Risk & Analysis Metrics

Volatility

Max Drawdown

Sharpe Ratio

Return Triangle (Heatmap)

Distributions

Profit Margin Distribution

P/E Ratio Distribution

Discounted Cash Flow

Market Cap Size Distribution

Portfolio Concentration

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NextEra Energy Inc

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Vistra Corp

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Exelon Corp.

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Public Service Enterprise Group Inc.

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