VPU — Vanguard Utilities ETF

US equity
185.03 -2.26% today
USD · as of 2026-08-21

Price · 2024-08-26 → 2026-08-21

499 daily closes shown
52w low 179.16 · high 205.87

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Performance

1 day-2.26%
1 week-3.49%
1 month-7.22%
3 months-5.08%
6 months-7.63%
Year to date-1.17%
1 year-0.65%
3 years+34.95%
5 years+23.55%

Technicals

RSI 1432.9
vs 50-day avg-4.52%
vs 200-day avg-4.49%
Volatility 1y14.8%
Max drawdown 1y-10.12%
Avg volume 30d251.1K
Daily bars held2,674
History from2016-01-04

Dividends

Yield (trailing 12m)2.79%
Paid last 12m5.1678
Payments in 12m4
Paying since2016-03-21

Largest institutional holders

managervalueshares
MORGAN STANLEY240.3M1.2M
BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/206.5M1.0M
LPL Financial LLC177.2M894.1K
NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL WEALTH MANAGEMENT CO141.3M713.1K
Beacon Capital Management, Inc.103.6M523.0K
WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN103.5M522.2K
ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC95.7M482.8K
Empower Advisory Group, LLC75.8M382.5K
UBS Group AG71.6M361.5K
OSAIC HOLDINGS, INC.62.8M316.7K

13F positions as of 2026-03-31, filed up to 45 days after quarter end. Long-only US equity — shorts and derivatives never appear. What 13F does and does not show →

Short selling

Avg short volume, 90d48.5% of tape
Days observed61

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