VPU — Vanguard Utilities Index Fund
Data updated: 2026-07-29
VPU — Vanguard Utilities Index Fund. United States Mid Cap Blend / Core Utilities Equity · $10.58B AUM. Holdings, fees, performance and SEC filings.
VPU Fund Overview
VPU — Vanguard Utilities Index Fund is a US ETF managed by Vanguard World Fund, categorised as United States Mid Cap Blend / Core Utilities Equity. ABC INVEST provides holdings, performance, costs, cashflows, risk data, prospectus documents and SEC filings, sourced from SEC filings.
- Type: US ETF
- Manager: Vanguard World Fund
- Category: United States Mid Cap Blend / Core Utilities Equity
- Assets under management: $10.58B
- 1-year return: 11.9%
- Ticker: VPU
- SEC CIK: 0000052848
- SEC series ID: S000004445
- Share class ID: C000012213
VPU Holdings
Top 10 holdings of Vanguard Utilities Index Fund by percentage of net assets, from the fund's latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Holding | % of net assets |
|---|---|
| NextEra Energy Inc | 11.79% |
| Southern Co/The | 6.67% |
| Duke Energy Corp | 6.28% |
| Constellation Energy Corp | 5.83% |
| American Electric Power Co Inc | 4.45% |
| Sempra | 3.83% |
| Dominion Energy Inc | 3.76% |
| Vistra Corp | 3.57% |
| Entergy Corp | 3.21% |
| Xcel Energy Inc | 3.09% |
VPU Portfolio Allocation
Asset-class allocation of Vanguard Utilities Index Fund by percentage of net assets, from the latest SEC N-PORT filing.
| Asset class | Allocation |
|---|---|
| Equity | 99.6% |
| Cash & Equivalents | 0.3% |
VPU Performance
Total returns for VPU (as of 2026-09-01), from SEC filings.
| Period | Total return |
|---|---|
| YTD | 4.9% |
| 1 year | 11.9% |
| 3 years (annualised) | 14.4% |
| 5 years (annualised) | 9.6% |
VPU Risk Information
Risk metrics for VPU, derived from monthly returns in SEC filings.
- 1-year volatility (annualised): 14.6%
VPU Costs and Fees
VPU costs about $9 per $10,000 invested per year in fund expenses.
- Net expense ratio: 0.09%
- Gross expense ratio: 0.09%
- Portfolio turnover: 6%
- Brokerage commissions: 0.11 bps of average net assets (SEC N-CEN)
VPU Cashflows
Over the 12 months to 2026-05, Vanguard Utilities Index Fund had net inflows of $1.08B, from monthly SEC N-PORT filings.
| Month | Net flow |
|---|---|
| 2026-05 | $19.85M |
| 2026-04 | $59.04M |
| 2026-03 | $177.89M |
| 2026-02 | $59.30M |
| 2026-01 | $48.01M |
| 2025-12 | $105.45M |
VPU Debt Constituents
No individual debt constituents are reported in Vanguard Utilities Index Fund's latest SEC N-PORT filing.
VPU Prospectus and SEC Filings
Official Vanguard Utilities Index Fund filings on SEC EDGAR — prospectus, portfolio holdings and annual reports.
- Prospectus (485BPOS) — filed 2024-12-20
- Prospectus supplement (497) — filed 2026-06-30
- Prospectus supplement (497) — filed 2025-02-03
- Portfolio holdings (N-PORT) — filed 2026-07-29
- Portfolio holdings (N-PORT) — filed 2026-04-28
- Portfolio holdings (N-PORT) — filed 2026-01-28
- Annual census (N-CEN) — filed 2025-11-12
- Annual census (N-CEN) — filed 2024-11-12
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Data Sources
ABC INVEST compiles this page from public filings made to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) through EDGAR: portfolio holdings and monthly cashflows from Form N-PORT, expenses and returns from fund prospectuses (Form 485BPOS) and the SEC DERA Risk/Return Summary data sets, annual data from Form N-CEN, and shareholder reports from Form N-CSR.