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Vanguard Utilities ETF

VPU
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Snapshot
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Inception Date
Jan 26 2004
Expense Ratio
0.10%
Type
US Equities
Fund Owner
Vanguard
Volume (1m avg. daily)
$25,383,318
AUM
$5,132,519,880
Associated Index
MSCI US Investable Market Utilities 25/50 Index
Inverse/Leveraged
No
Passive/Active
Passive
Fractionable on Composer
Yes
Prospectus
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Top 10 Holdings

NEE
NextEra Energy Inc
13.12%
SO
Southern Company
7.17%
DUK
Duke Energy Corp.
6.64%
SRE
Sempra Energy
4.29%
D
Dominion Energy Inc
3.94%
AEP
American Electric Power Company Inc.
3.92%
EXC
Exelon Corp.
3.87%
CEG
Constellation Energy Corporation
3.28%
XEL
Xcel Energy, Inc.
3.05%
ED
Consolidated Edison, Inc.
2.99%
Invest with VPU

What is VPU?

Seeks to track the performance of a benchmark index that measures the investment return of stocks in the utilities sector. Passively managed using a full-replication strategy when possible and a sampling strategy if regulatory constraints dictate. Includes stocks of companies that distribute electricity water or gas or that operate as independent power producers.

ETFs related toVPU

ETFs correlated to VPU include FUTY, XLU, UTSL

VPU
Vanguard Group, Inc. - Vanguard Utilities ETF
FUTY
Fidelity Covington Trust - Fidelity MSCI Utilities Index ETF
XLU
SSgA Active Trust - Utilities Select Sector SPDR ETF
UTSL
Direxion Shares ETF Trust - Direxion Daily Utilities Bull 3X Shares
IDU
BlackRock Institutional Trust Company N.A. - iShares U.S. Utilities ETF
RSPU
Invesco Capital Management LLC - Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Utilities ETF
FXU
First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund III - First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund
SPLV
Invesco Capital Management LLC - Invesco S&P 500 Low Volatility ETF
LVHD
Legg Mason ETF Investment Trust - Franklin U.S. Low Volatility High Dividend Index ETF
FVD
First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund III - First Trust Value Line Dividend Index Fund
LGLV
SPDR Series Trust - SPDR SSGA US Large Cap Low Volatility Index ETF

What is ETF correlation?

Correlation is a measure of the strength of the relationship between two ETFs. It quantifies the degree to which prices of the two ETFs typically move together.

Here, correlation is measured over the past year with the Pearson correlation coefficient (Pearon’s r), which ranges from -1 to 1.

Using ETF correlations in portfolio and strategy construction

ETF correlations can help you create investing strategies and portfolios. Use them to:

  • •Build a diversified portfolio from uncorrelated or inversely correlated ETFs with the aim of minimizing portfolio risk.
  • •Compare correlated or related ETFs to find one with a lower expense ratio or higher trading volume.
  • •Create an investing strategy that hedges an ETF with an uncorrelated or inversely correlated ETF.

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FAQ

VPU is a US Equities ETF. Seeks to track the performance of a benchmark index that measures the investment return of stocks in the utilities sector. Passively managed using a full-replication strategy when possible and a sampling strategy if regulatory constraints dictate. Includes stocks of companies that distribute electricity water or gas or that operate as independent power producers.

VPU tracks the MSCI US Investable Market Utilities 25/50 Index.

No, VPU is not actively managed. It is passively managed. In an actively managed fund, the fund manager makes decisions about how funds are invested. A passively managed fund typically tries to track or follow a market index.

Yes, VPU is passively managed. A passively managed fund typically tries to track or follow a market index. In an actively managed fund, the fund manager makes decisions about how funds are invested.

The 1-month return on VPU is 0.0087%. This is the percent change in the value of VPU over the most recent 1-month period. The 3-month return on VPU is -0.0327%. This is the percent change in the value of VPU over the most recent 3-month period.

The standard deviation of VPU for the past year is 0.1897%. Standard deviation is the typical amount that the daily returns vary from the mean of the returns over the time period, standardized to a period of a year.

ETFs similar to VPU include XLI, XLY, and XLV.

ETFs correlated to VPU include FUTY, XLU, and UTSL.

ETFs that are inversely correlated to VPU include DRV, SRS, and SDOW.

Disclaimers

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We show information based on calculations performed by Composer using data from our provider. Information provided here is based on calculations performed by Composer using data sourced from Xignite, an unaffiliated third party. Composer believes this information is reliable, but has not verified the data and there is no guarantee that the calculations are accurate.