Vanguard Utilities ETF

VPU

Valor de mercado US$ 8,2 bi

The nation's electricity rates have risen an average of 33% since 2021. Other utility costs have grown similarly during this stretch, leaving many households uncomfortably cash-strapped.

It's not just the cost of goods that is rising, although inflation remains a persistent source of consumer frustration. The U.S. services sector saw growth cool in September, even as domestic demand remains robust, while supply chains have become stretched, and prices continued to be elevated.

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Looking for broad exposure to the Utilities - Broad segment of the equity market? You should consider the Vanguard Utilities Index Fund ETF Shares (VPU), a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on January 26, 2004.

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In the first seven months of 2026, investors pushed $1.23 trillion into exchange-traded funds. When ETFs were first introduced, they largely tracked major indexes and competed on cost.

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VPU gives investors a diversified basket of U.S. utilities. That basket could be well insulated against the next market downturn.

Vanguard Utilities Index Fund ETF Shares (VPU) is evaluated as an investment at current levels. VPU has underperformed the S&P 500 recently, with utilities sector returns flat year-to-date versus double-digit S&P 500 gains. I see recent weakness in VPU as an opportunity, supporting an upgrade to 'buy' based on a strong forward outlook.

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