Vanguard Utilities Index Fund ETF Shares
Vanguard · Exchange-traded fund
$185.30
TTM yield2.81%Trailing twelve months
Indicated yield2.72%Latest payment, annualized
12-month dividends$5.204 payments per share
Last dividend$1.26Ex-date Sep 23, 2026
1Y total return-4.08%Reinvested at ex-date close
NAV erosion gradeCPrice −6.7% a year
Performance
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VPU
VPU
Total Return (%) · dividends reinvested · Oct 27, 2025 – Oct 27, 2026
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Returns
What $10,000 invested in VPU became, with dividends reinvested at the ex-date closing price. Broker DRIP results can differ.
1 month$10,806
+8.06%
- Price change
- +8.06%
- Dividends
- —
3 months$9,474
−5.26%
- Price change
- -5.94%
- Dividends
- $64
6 months$9,389
−6.11%
- Price change
- -7.40%
- Dividends
- $128
1 year$9,592
−4.08%
- Price change
- -6.71%
- Dividends
- $262
2 years$11,337
+13.37%
- Price change
- +7.14%
- Dividends
- $587
5 years$14,766
+47.66%
- Price change
- +26.84%
- Dividends
- $1,658
Dividend history Payout shrinking −3%
Total paid per share each month, last 36 months.
Recent payments
Change versus the prior payment.
- Sep 23, 2026$1.26−3.30%
- Jun 24, 2026$1.30+1.88%
- Mar 24, 2026$1.28−6.34%
- Dec 17, 2025$1.36+11.14%
- Sep 24, 2025$1.23+0.03%
- Jun 26, 2025$1.23−0.10%
- Mar 25, 2025$1.23−3.76%
- Dec 18, 2024$1.28—
Payments by month
Total dividends per share paid in each calendar month.
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | — | — | $1.28 | — | — | $1.30 | — | — | $1.26 | — | — | — | $3.84 |
| 2025 | — | — | $1.23 | — | — | $1.23 | — | — | $1.23 | — | — | $1.36 | $5.04 |
| 2024 | — | — | $1.10 | — | — | $1.24 | — | — | $1.31 | — | — | $1.28 | $4.93 |
Distribution dates are reported ex-dividend dates. Read the full disclosure.
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