Vanguard Utilities ETF (VPU) Stock: Dividends & Earnings

Company Overview:

Market Cap: $9.62B

Trailing PE: N/A

FWD PE: —

Payout Ratio (TTM): —

52-Week Range: $169.37 - $206.10

10 Year VPU Performance Metrics:

Total Return (with DRIP): 136.8% (9.00% CAGR)

Total Return (no DRIP): 115.6% (7.98% CAGR)

Share Price: 73.4% (5.66% CAGR)

Yield on Cost (with DRIP): 6.55%

Total Invested: $10,000

Total Value (with DRIP): $23,675

Total Return $ (with DRIP): $13,675

Dividend Increase: 36.9% (3.26% CAGR)

Dividend Yield (FWD): 2.77% ($5.03)

VPU 10-yr Total Return ($10K invested)

1M 3M 6M YTD 1Y 3Y 5Y 10Y

VPU Share Price

1M 3M 6M YTD 1Y 3Y 5Y 10Y All

VPU Price CAGR:1Y: -8.79%2Y: 1.32%5Y: 4.82%10Y: 5.66%

VPU Dividend Payments & Yield

Dividend Payments & Yield

VPU Dividend CAGR:1Y: 2.53%2Y: -2.07%5Y: 1.16%10Y: 3.19%

Annual Dividends (Total Paid Per Year)

Dividend Growth Year Over Year

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VPU Dividends Info:

Annual Dividend: $5.032

Forward Yield: 2.77%

Ex-Dividend Date: 2026-09-23

Lifetime Dividends / Share: $76.36

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 the annualized yield & forward yield

Ex-Date	Payment Date	Amount	Yield	Forward Yield	Price on Ex-Date
09/23/2026	09/25/2026	$1.258	2.92%	2.93%	$171.48
06/24/2026	06/26/2026	$1.301	2.64%	2.61%	$199.66
03/24/2026	03/26/2026	$1.277	2.62%	2.61%	$195.92
12/17/2025	12/19/2025	$1.363	2.96%	2.97%	$183.50
09/24/2025	09/26/2025	$1.227	2.62%	2.61%	$188.25
06/26/2025	06/30/2025	$1.226	2.8%	2.78%	$176.51
03/25/2025	03/27/2025	$1.228	2.94%	2.93%	$167.76
12/18/2024	12/20/2024	$1.275	3.18%	3.12%	$163.59
09/27/2024	09/30/2024	$1.312	3.03%	3.01%	$174.05
06/28/2024	07/01/2024	$1.245	3.37%	3.4%	$146.64
03/22/2024	03/25/2024	$1.096	3.16%	3.14%	$139.42
12/19/2023	12/21/2023	$1.310	3.81%	3.88%	$135.17
09/28/2023	10/02/2023	$1.214	3.82%	3.99%	$121.65
06/29/2023	07/03/2023	$1.112	3.16%	3.1%	$143.21
03/24/2023	03/27/2023	$1.144	3.2%	3.19%	$143.27
12/15/2022	12/20/2022	$1.195	3.09%	3.15%	$151.73
09/28/2022	10/03/2022	$1.283	3.4%	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	2.6%	2.52%	$160.79
12/16/2021	12/21/2021	$1.064	2.76%	2.8%	$151.77
09/29/2021	10/04/2021	$1.188	3.39%	3.37%	$141.17
06/21/2021	06/24/2021	$1.014	2.87%	2.92%	$138.87
03/26/2021	03/31/2021	$0.958	2.75%	2.73%	$140.51
12/17/2020	12/22/2020	$1.330	3.9%	3.99%	$133.37
09/11/2020	09/16/2020	$0.887	2.79%	2.74%	$129.43
06/22/2020	06/25/2020	$1.258	3.99%	4.12%	$122.09
03/10/2020	03/13/2020	$0.875	2.51%	2.8%	$125.16
12/16/2019	12/19/2019	$1.022	2.9%	2.88%	$141.96
09/26/2019	10/01/2019	$1.089	3.02%	3.04%	$143.16
06/21/2019	06/26/2019	$0.981	2.89%	2.97%	$132.02
03/21/2019	03/26/2019	$0.945	2.92%	2.88%	$131.18
12/13/2018	12/18/2018	$1.018	3.23%	3.38%	$120.62
09/24/2018	09/27/2018	$0.934	3.18%	3.21%	$116.26
06/28/2018	07/03/2018	$1.016	3.51%	3.47%	$117.14
03/16/2018	03/21/2018	$0.839	3.02%	3.06%	$109.63
12/14/2017	12/19/2017	$0.935	3.1%	3.17%	$117.96
09/27/2017	10/02/2017	$0.963	3.3%	3.29%	$117.16
06/28/2017	07/05/2017	$0.876	3.04%	3.09%	$113.28
03/24/2017	03/30/2017	$0.933	3.28%	3.32%	$112.27
12/14/2016	12/20/2016	$0.943	3.6%	3.52%	$107.18
09/20/2016	09/26/2016	$0.919	3.4%	3.32%	$110.85
06/21/2016	06/27/2016	$0.834	3.03%	3%	$111.20
03/21/2016	03/28/2016	$0.717	2.73%	2.72%	$105.59
12/17/2015	12/23/2015	$0.878	3.78%	3.72%	$94.40
09/25/2015	10/01/2015	$0.875	3.81%	3.8%	$92.06
06/26/2015	07/02/2015	$0.838	3.69%	3.66%	$91.57
03/23/2015	03/27/2015	$0.823	3.36%	3.44%	$95.56
09/22/2014	09/26/2014	$0.791	3.44%	3.49%	$90.76
06/23/2014	06/27/2014	$0.743	3.14%	3.1%	$95.92
03/24/2014	03/28/2014	$0.731	3.3%	3.27%	$89.44
12/20/2013	12/25/2013	$0.824	3.97%	3.99%	$82.70
09/23/2013	09/25/2013	$0.800	3.86%	3.89%	$82.20
06/24/2013	06/28/2013	$0.784	3.94%	3.82%	$82.19
03/22/2013	03/27/2013	$0.724	3.5%	3.46%	$83.78
12/20/2012	12/24/2012	$0.798	4.18%	4.21%	$75.78
09/24/2012	09/26/2012	$0.782	4.01%	4.01%	$78.00
06/25/2012	06/27/2012	$0.710	3.7%	3.65%	$77.89
03/26/2012	03/28/2012	$0.707	3.79%	3.81%	$74.23
12/21/2011	12/23/2011	$0.690	3.64%	3.6%	$76.57
09/23/2011	09/28/2011	$0.683	3.85%	3.84%	$71.12
06/24/2011	06/29/2011	$0.664	3.77%	3.7%	$71.78
03/25/2011	03/30/2011	$0.622	3.66%	3.59%	$69.21
12/22/2010	12/24/2010	$0.717	4.27%	4.27%	$67.22
09/24/2010	09/29/2010	$0.636	3.83%	3.83%	$66.47
06/24/2010	06/28/2010	$0.616	4.05%	4%	$61.62
03/25/2010	03/29/2010	$0.571	3.67%	3.62%	$63.16
12/22/2009	12/24/2009	$0.619	3.78%	3.75%	$66.11
09/24/2009	09/28/2009	$0.608	3.95%	3.93%	$61.95
06/24/2009	06/26/2009	$0.618	4.33%	4.28%	$57.80
03/25/2009	03/27/2009	$0.625	4.68%	4.67%	$53.52
12/22/2008	12/24/2008	$0.649	4.4%	4.45%	$58.34
09/24/2008	09/26/2008	$0.622	3.53%	3.47%	$71.62
06/24/2008	06/26/2008	$0.526	2.49%	2.53%	$83.04
03/25/2008	03/27/2008	$0.566	2.92%	2.89%	$78.42
12/14/2007	12/19/2007	$0.607	2.75%	2.76%	$87.83
09/24/2007	09/26/2007	$0.591	2.82%	2.8%	$84.55
06/25/2007	06/27/2007	$0.506	2.48%	2.46%	$82.43
03/26/2007	03/28/2007	$0.483	2.31%	2.31%	$83.61
12/18/2006	12/20/2006	$0.564	2.94%	2.92%	$77.18
09/25/2006	09/27/2006	$0.543	3.07%	3.03%	$71.61
06/26/2006	06/28/2006	$0.600	3.63%	3.61%	$66.44
03/20/2006	03/22/2006	$0.483	2.93%	2.93%	$65.87
12/22/2005	12/26/2005	$0.556	3.38%	3.39%	$65.61
09/26/2005	09/28/2005	$0.399	2.33%	2.31%	$69.24
06/27/2005	06/29/2005	$0.530	3.25%	3.23%	$65.65
03/24/2005	03/28/2005	$0.415	2.77%	2.77%	$59.98
12/22/2004	12/24/2004	$1.546	10.55%	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 +5.66%
Dividend CAGR of +3.19%

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	$181.80	$181.80
Start Shares	55.01	55.01
Start Value	$10,000	$10,000

After 10 years:
Final Share Count	70.53	55.01
Dividends Payment	$1.72	$1.72
Annual Dividends	$486	$379
Yield on cost	4.86%	3.79%
Share Price	$315.22	$315.22
Total Dividends	$3,664	$3,201
Final Value	$22,234	$20,540

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 ETF (VPU) had its IPO on 2004-01-30, and is traded on AMEX stock exchange.

This exchange-traded fund endeavors to replicate the investment returns of a benchmark index dedicated to the utilities industry. It is passively managed, typically striving for full replication of the index's holdings, but may adopt a sampling strategy if regulatory dictates necessitate. The portfolio includes shares of companies involved in the distribution of electricity, water, or natural gas, as well as firms operating as independent power producers.

VPU website: https://investor.vanguard.com/investment-products/etfs/profile/vpu