Vanguard Utilities Index Fund VPU | AMEX
$180.42
$1.26 | 0.70%
After Hours
$180.96
$0.54 | 0.30%
Next Earnings: Sep 09, 2025
Company Overview:
Market Cap:
$4.82B
PE Ratio:
20.78
52-Week Range:
$154.00 - $189.30
Dividend Yield (FWD):
2.72% ($4.91)
10 Year VPU Performance Metrics:
Total Return (with DRIP):
178.6% (10.79% CAGR)
Total Return (no DRIP):
150.0% (9.59% CAGR)
Share Price:
102.7% (7.32% CAGR)
Dividend Increase:
40.1% (3.52% CAGR)
VPU 10-yr Total Return ($10K invested)
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VPU Dividend Payments, Yield & Share Price charts
VPU Dividend CAGR:1Y: -1.49%2Y: 5.04%5Y: -0.51%10Y: 3.88%
VPU Price CAGR:1Y: 8.98%2Y: 14.83%5Y: 6.79%10Y: 7.32%
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VPU Dividends Info:
Annual Dividend:
$4.9052
Forward Yield:
2.72%
Ex-Dividend Date:
2025-06-26
Lifetime Dividends / Share:
$69.94
VPU Dividend History: Dates, Payments & Yield list
Below is a schedule of all VPU dividend payments, ex-dates, share price on the day of the payment as well as TTM & forward yield
| Ex-Date | Payment Date | Amount | TTM Yield | Forward Yield | Price on Ex-Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 06/26/2025 | 06/30/2025 | $1.226 | 2.87% | 2.78% | $176.51 |
| 03/25/2025 | 03/27/2025 | $1.228 | 3.03% | 2.93% | $167.76 |
| 12/18/2024 | 12/20/2024 | $1.275 | 3.07% | 3.12% | $163.59 |
| 09/27/2024 | 10/01/2024 | $1.312 | 2.86% | 2.99% | $175.33 |
| 06/28/2024 | 07/02/2024 | $1.245 | 3.29% | 3.38% | $147.40 |
| 03/22/2024 | 03/27/2024 | $1.096 | 3.41% | 3.1% | $141.42 |
| 12/19/2023 | 12/22/2023 | $1.310 | 3.48% | 3.86% | $135.70 |
| 09/28/2023 | 10/03/2023 | $1.214 | 3.67% | 3.95% | $122.94 |
| 06/29/2023 | 07/05/2023 | $1.112 | 3.37% | 3.07% | $144.69 |
| 03/24/2023 | 03/29/2023 | $1.144 | 3.29% | 3.14% | $145.77 |
| 12/15/2022 | 12/20/2022 | $1.195 | 2.96% | 3.15% | $151.73 |
| 09/28/2022 | 10/03/2022 | $1.283 | 2.95% | 3.5% | $146.45 |
| 06/23/2022 | 06/28/2022 | $1.087 | 2.95% | 2.88% | $150.94 |
| 03/24/2022 | 03/29/2022 | $1.012 | 2.74% | 2.52% | $160.79 |
| 12/16/2021 | 12/21/2021 | $1.064 | 2.74% | 2.8% | $151.77 |
| 09/29/2021 | 10/04/2021 | $1.188 | 3.2% | 3.37% | $141.17 |
| 06/21/2021 | 06/24/2021 | $1.014 | 2.96% | 2.92% | $138.87 |
| 03/26/2021 | 03/31/2021 | $0.958 | 3.18% | 2.73% | $140.51 |
| 12/17/2020 | 12/22/2020 | $1.330 | 3.19% | 3.99% | $133.37 |
| 09/11/2020 | 09/16/2020 | $0.887 | 3.18% | 2.74% | $129.43 |
| 06/22/2020 | 06/25/2020 | $1.258 | 3.37% | 4.12% | $122.09 |
| 03/10/2020 | 03/13/2020 | $0.875 | 2.84% | 2.8% | $125.16 |
| 12/16/2019 | 12/19/2019 | $1.022 | 2.86% | 2.88% | $141.96 |
| 09/26/2019 | 10/01/2019 | $1.089 | 2.8% | 3.04% | $143.16 |
| 06/21/2019 | 06/26/2019 | $0.981 | 2.86% | 2.97% | $132.02 |
| 03/21/2019 | 03/26/2019 | $0.945 | 3.02% | 2.88% | $131.18 |
| 12/13/2018 | 12/18/2018 | $1.018 | 3.02% | 3.38% | $120.62 |
| 09/24/2018 | 09/27/2018 | $0.934 | 3.17% | 3.21% | $116.26 |
| 06/28/2018 | 07/03/2018 | $1.016 | 3.24% | 3.47% | $117.14 |
| 03/16/2018 | 03/21/2018 | $0.839 | 3.25% | 3.06% | $109.63 |
| 12/14/2017 | 12/19/2017 | $0.935 | 3.07% | 3.17% | $117.96 |
| 09/27/2017 | 10/02/2017 | $0.963 | 3.19% | 3.29% | $117.16 |
| 06/28/2017 | 07/05/2017 | $0.876 | 3.18% | 3.09% | $113.28 |
| 03/24/2017 | 03/30/2017 | $0.933 | 3.19% | 3.32% | $112.27 |
| 12/14/2016 | 12/20/2016 | $0.943 | 3.26% | 3.52% | $107.18 |
| 09/20/2016 | 09/26/2016 | $0.919 | 3.09% | 3.32% | $110.85 |
| 06/21/2016 | 06/27/2016 | $0.834 | 3% | 3% | $111.20 |
| 03/21/2016 | 03/28/2016 | $0.717 | 3.15% | 2.72% | $105.59 |
| 12/17/2015 | 12/23/2015 | $0.878 | 3.67% | 3.72% | $94.40 |
| 09/25/2015 | 10/01/2015 | $0.875 | 2.76% | 3.8% | $92.06 |
| 06/26/2015 | 07/02/2015 | $0.838 | 2.7% | 3.66% | $91.57 |
| 03/23/2015 | 03/27/2015 | $0.823 | 3.15% | 3.44% | $95.56 |
| 09/22/2014 | 09/26/2014 | $0.791 | 3.36% | 3.49% | $90.76 |
| 06/23/2014 | 06/27/2014 | $0.743 | 3.28% | 3.1% | $95.92 |
| 03/24/2014 | 03/28/2014 | $0.731 | 3.54% | 3.27% | $89.44 |
| 12/20/2013 | 12/25/2013 | $0.824 | 3.78% | 3.99% | $82.70 |
| 09/23/2013 | 09/25/2013 | $0.800 | 3.75% | 3.89% | $82.20 |
| 06/24/2013 | 06/28/2013 | $0.784 | 3.88% | 3.82% | $82.19 |
| 03/22/2013 | 03/27/2013 | $0.724 | 3.64% | 3.46% | $83.78 |
| 12/20/2012 | 12/24/2012 | $0.798 | 3.92% | 4.21% | $75.78 |
| 09/24/2012 | 09/26/2012 | $0.782 | 3.7% | 4.01% | $78.00 |
| 06/25/2012 | 06/27/2012 | $0.710 | 3.63% | 3.65% | $77.89 |
| 03/26/2012 | 03/28/2012 | $0.707 | 3.68% | 3.81% | $74.23 |
| 12/21/2011 | 12/23/2011 | $0.690 | 3.5% | 3.6% | $76.57 |
| 09/23/2011 | 09/28/2011 | $0.683 | 3.79% | 3.84% | $71.12 |
| 06/24/2011 | 06/29/2011 | $0.664 | 3.74% | 3.7% | $71.78 |
| 03/25/2011 | 03/30/2011 | $0.622 | 3.81% | 3.59% | $69.21 |
| 12/22/2010 | 12/24/2010 | $0.717 | 3.78% | 4.27% | $67.22 |
| 09/24/2010 | 09/29/2010 | $0.636 | 3.68% | 3.83% | $66.47 |
| 06/24/2010 | 06/28/2010 | $0.616 | 3.97% | 4% | $61.62 |
| 03/25/2010 | 03/29/2010 | $0.571 | 3.88% | 3.62% | $63.16 |
| 12/22/2009 | 12/24/2009 | $0.619 | 3.77% | 3.75% | $66.11 |
| 09/24/2009 | 09/28/2009 | $0.608 | 4.06% | 3.93% | $61.95 |
| 06/24/2009 | 06/26/2009 | $0.618 | 4.4% | 4.28% | $57.80 |
| 03/25/2009 | 03/27/2009 | $0.625 | 4.53% | 4.67% | $53.52 |
| 12/22/2008 | 12/24/2008 | $0.649 | 4.01% | 4.45% | $58.34 |
| 09/24/2008 | 09/26/2008 | $0.622 | 3.29% | 3.47% | $71.62 |
| 06/24/2008 | 06/26/2008 | $0.526 | 2.71% | 2.53% | $83.04 |
| 03/25/2008 | 03/27/2008 | $0.566 | 2.93% | 2.89% | $78.42 |
| 12/14/2007 | 12/19/2007 | $0.607 | 2.48% | 2.76% | $87.83 |
| 09/24/2007 | 09/26/2007 | $0.591 | 2.55% | 2.8% | $84.55 |
| 06/25/2007 | 06/27/2007 | $0.506 | 2.57% | 2.46% | $82.43 |
| 03/26/2007 | 03/28/2007 | $0.483 | 2.62% | 2.31% | $83.61 |
| 12/18/2006 | 12/20/2006 | $0.564 | 2.85% | 2.92% | $77.18 |
| 09/25/2006 | 09/27/2006 | $0.543 | 3.08% | 3.03% | $71.61 |
| 06/26/2006 | 06/28/2006 | $0.600 | 3.08% | 3.61% | $66.44 |
| 03/20/2006 | 03/22/2006 | $0.483 | 2.98% | 2.93% | $65.87 |
| 12/22/2005 | 12/26/2005 | $0.556 | 2.89% | 3.39% | $65.61 |
| 09/26/2005 | 09/28/2005 | $0.399 | 4.22% | 2.31% | $69.24 |
| 06/27/2005 | 06/29/2005 | $0.530 | 3.82% | 3.23% | $65.65 |
| 03/24/2005 | 03/28/2005 | $0.415 | 3.27% | 2.77% | $59.98 |
| 12/22/2004 | 12/24/2004 | $1.546 | 2.64% | 10.6% | $58.36 |
Projected Future Returns & Dividends for VPU
Based on past 10-year performance, here are VPU growth metrics:
Share price CAGR of +7.32%
Dividend CAGR of +3.88%
Using VPU CAGR metrics, we can estimate that your initial $10000 investment, over the next 10 years, should grow as follows:
| VPU (DRIP) | VPU - No DRIP | |
|---|---|---|
| Current Price | $180.42 | $180.42 |
| Start Shares | 55.43 | 55.43 |
| Start Value | $10,000 | $10,000 |
| After 10 years: | ||
| Final Share Count | 70.12 | 55.43 |
| Dividends Payment | $1.79 | $1.79 |
| Annual Dividends | $503 | $398 |
| Yield on cost | 5.03% | 3.98% |
| Share Price | $340.83 | $340.83 |
| Total Dividends | $3,699 | $3,246 |
| Final Value | $23,898 | $22,137 |
Estimated Future Value + Dividends - VPU
NOTE: Above numbers are our estimate based on VPU's Dividend and Price CAGR over past 10 years.
These numbers should only be considered as "potential future returns"! DRIP assumes reinvesting dividends; No-DRIP assumes collecting dividends as cash.
We cannot guarantee that your actual returns will meet these estimates.
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Company Info
Vanguard Utilities Index Fund (VPU) had its IPO on 2004-01-30, and is trader on AMEX stock exchange.
The fund employs an indexing investment approach designed to track the performance of the MSCI US Investable Market Index (IMI)/Utilities 25/50, an index made up of stocks of large, mid-size, and small U.S. companies within the utilities sector, as classified under the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS). The Advisor attempts to replicate the target index by seeking to invest all, or substantially all, of its assets in the stocks that make up the index, in order to hold each stock in approximately the same proportion as its weighting in the index. The fund is non-diversified.
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