Vanguard Utilities ETF (VPU)

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120.39 +0.79  +0.66% NYSE Arca Aug 16, 11:44 Delayed 2m USD
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VPU Performance

  Total Return (Price) Total Return (NAV) Cat. Total Return (NAV) % Rank in Cat. (NAV)
1M 1.95% 1.94% 0.80% 40
3M 8.45% 8.35% 4.99% 24
6M 10.69% 10.66% 10.30% 40
YTD 4.26% 4.24% 3.30% 51
1Y 3.49% 3.48% 3.35% 28
3Y 10.46% 10.44% 8.68% 20
5Y 11.29% 11.27% 8.98% 12
10Y 8.38% 8.37% 7.23% 33
As of Aug. 15, 2018. Returns for periods of 1 year and above are annualized.

VPU Asset Allocation

Type % Net % Long % Short
Cash 0.56% 0.56% 0.00%
Stock 99.44% 99.44% 0.00%
Bond 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Convertible 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Preferred 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Other 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
As of June 30, 2018

VPU Region Exposure

Americas 100.0%
North America 100.0%
Latin America 0.00%
Greater Europe 0.00%
United Kingdom 0.00%
Europe Developed 0.00%
Europe Emerging 0.00%
Africa/Middle East 0.00%
Greater Asia 0.00%
Japan 0.00%
Australasia 0.00%
Asia Developed 0.00%
Asia Emerging 0.00%
Market Classification
% Developed Markets 100.0%
% Emerging Markets 0.00%
As of June 30, 2018. Region breakdown data is calculated by using the long position holdings of the portfolio.

VPU Stock Sector Exposure

Basic Materials 0.66%
Communication Services 0.00%
Consumer Cyclical 0.00%
Consumer Defensive 0.00%
Energy 0.49%
Financial Services 0.00%
Healthcare 0.00%
Industrials 0.00%
Real Estate 0.00%
Technology 0.00%
Utilities 98.85%
As of June 30, 2018

VPU Stock Market Capitalization

Giant 0.00%
Large 66.95%
Medium 28.80%
Small 4.17%
Micro 0.09%
As of June 30, 2018

VPU Stock Style Exposure

Large Cap Value 51.81%
Large Cap Blend 15.83%
Large Cap Growth 0.00%
Mid Cap Value 24.83%
Mid Cap Blend 3.24%
Mid Cap Growth 0.00%
Small Cap Value 1.89%
Small Cap Blend 1.75%
Small Cap Growth 0.64%
As of June 30, 2018
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VPU Top 10 Holdings

Symbol Name % Weight Price % Chg
NEE NextEra Energy Inc 9.63% 173.72 +0.55%
DUK Duke Energy Corp 6.78% 81.30 -0.68%
SO Southern Co 5.72% 47.33 +0.38%
D Dominion Energy Inc 5.44% 70.45 +0.28%
EXC Exelon Corp 5.04% 44.21 +1.33%
AEP American Electric Power Co Inc 4.17% 72.07 +0.42%
SRE Sempra Energy 3.45% 115.10 +0.57%
PEG Public Service Enterprise Group Inc 3.35% 53.43 +1.19%
ED Consolidated Edison Inc 2.97% 80.30 +0.64%
XEL Xcel Energy Inc 2.84% 48.01 +0.23%
As of June 30, 2018
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VPU Basic Info

Style
Equity Style Large Cap/Value
Broad Asset Class Sector Equity
Broad Category Equity
Category Name Utilities
Prospectus Objective Specialty - Utility
Fund Owner Firm Name Vanguard
Benchmark Index
MSCI US IMI/Utilities 25-50 GR USD
 100.0%

VPU Manager Info

Name Tenure
Awais Khan 0.67 yrs
Michael Johnson 2.92 yrs

VPU Net Fund Flows

1M 95.13M
3M 38.14M
6M 49.94M
YTD 32.64M
1Y 198.26M
3Y 721.69M
5Y 964.07M
10Y 1.988B
As of July 31, 2018

VPU Risk Info

Beta (5Y) 0.2012
Max Drawdown (All) 46.30%
Historical Sharpe (10Y) 0.6638
Historical Sortino (All) 0.8605
30-Day Rolling Volatility 13.26%
Daily Value at Risk (VaR) 1% (All) 3.05%
Monthly Value at Risk (VaR) 1% (All) 11.49%

VPU Fundamentals

Dividend Yield TTM (8-16-18) 3.12%
SEC Yield (8-13-18) 3.25%
Weighted Average PE Ratio 17.43
Weighted Average Price to Sales Ratio 2.069
Weighted Average Price to Book Ratio 1.911
Weighted Median ROE 11.06%
Weighted Median ROA 3.10%
Forecasted Dividend Yield 3.53%
Forecasted PE Ratio 17.39
Forecasted Price to Sales Ratio 2.080
Forecasted Price to Book Ratio 1.916
Number of Holdings 73
As of June 30, 2018

VPU Growth Estimates

Forecasted 5 Yr Earnings Growth 5.79%
Forecasted Book Value Growth 1.58%
Forecasted Cash Flow Growth -2.88%
Forecasted Earnings Growth 10.04%
Forecasted Revenue Growth -0.35%
As of June 30, 2018

VPU Comparables

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VPU Attributes

Key Dates
Inception Date 1/26/2004
Termination Date
Last Annual Report Date 8/31/2017
Last Prospectus Date 12/21/2017
Attributes
Exchange Traded Share Yes
Exchange Traded Note No
Enhanced Index Fund No
Fixed Distribution Fund No
High-Net Worth Individual Fund No
Index Fund Yes
Inverse Fund No
Leveraged Fund No
Fund of Funds No
Currency Hedged Fund No
Synthetic Replication Fund No
Has Dividend Investment Plan No
Socially Responsible Fund No
General Availability
Available for Insurance Product No
Available for Retirement Plan No
Available for RRSP No

VPU Excel Add-In Codes

  • Name: =YCI("VPU","name")
  • Broad Asset Class: =YCI("VPU", "broad_asset_class")
  • Broad Category: =YCI("VPU", "broad_category_group")
  • Prospectus Objective: =YCI("VPU", "prospectus_objective")

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