VANGUARD UTILITIES INDEX FUND ETF SHARES
Symbol: VPU
Exchange: NYSE
Sector: Utilities
Category: Utilities
Inception date: 26/01/2004
Latest date: 16/07/2026
Current price: $196.49
Expense ratio: 0.09%
Period performance
Adjusted cumulative ETF performance, normalized to the first available adjusted price in the selected period.
Performance metrics
Period total return
1.39%
Ann. -20.90% (Sharpe / Sortino numerator)
Volatility
17.12%
Sharpe ratio
-1.433
VaR 95%
-1.23%
The performance chart and period total return use a rolling window to the latest adjusted close. For 1M/3M/6M/... periods, default behavior is Yahoo-style rolling (first session on or after "latest date minus N calendar months" through the latest quote). If the calendar is already in a new month, the last quote is near month-end, and there is no current-month data yet, the window switches to N full calendar months ending in that quote month. Sharpe, Sortino, VaR and related metrics still come from the latest batch row. Sharpe/Sortino use annualized excess return versus the US risk-free rate, so a positive chart can still show a negative ratio if annualized return is below cash.
Period total return
-1.35%
Ann. 31.16% (Sharpe / Sortino numerator)
Volatility
16.28%
Sharpe ratio
1.691
VaR 95%
-1.47%
The performance chart and period total return use a rolling window to the latest adjusted close. For 1M/3M/6M/... periods, default behavior is Yahoo-style rolling (first session on or after "latest date minus N calendar months" through the latest quote). If the calendar is already in a new month, the last quote is near month-end, and there is no current-month data yet, the window switches to N full calendar months ending in that quote month. Sharpe, Sortino, VaR and related metrics still come from the latest batch row. Sharpe/Sortino use annualized excess return versus the US risk-free rate, so a positive chart can still show a negative ratio if annualized return is below cash.
Period total return
5.48%
Ann. 11.75% (Sharpe / Sortino numerator)
Volatility
14.53%
Sharpe ratio
0.559
VaR 95%
-1.35%
The performance chart and period total return use a rolling window to the latest adjusted close. For 1M/3M/6M/... periods, default behavior is Yahoo-style rolling (first session on or after "latest date minus N calendar months" through the latest quote). If the calendar is already in a new month, the last quote is near month-end, and there is no current-month data yet, the window switches to N full calendar months ending in that quote month. Sharpe, Sortino, VaR and related metrics still come from the latest batch row. Sharpe/Sortino use annualized excess return versus the US risk-free rate, so a positive chart can still show a negative ratio if annualized return is below cash.
Period total return
13.88%
Ann. 18.93% (Sharpe / Sortino numerator)
Volatility
15.64%
Sharpe ratio
0.978
VaR 95%
-1.44%
The performance chart and period total return use a rolling window to the latest adjusted close. For 1M/3M/6M/... periods, default behavior is Yahoo-style rolling (first session on or after "latest date minus N calendar months" through the latest quote). If the calendar is already in a new month, the last quote is near month-end, and there is no current-month data yet, the window switches to N full calendar months ending in that quote month. Sharpe, Sortino, VaR and related metrics still come from the latest batch row. Sharpe/Sortino use annualized excess return versus the US risk-free rate, so a positive chart can still show a negative ratio if annualized return is below cash.
Period total return
36.44%
Ann. 21.96% (Sharpe / Sortino numerator)
Volatility
15.41%
Sharpe ratio
1.189
VaR 95%
-1.52%
The performance chart and period total return use a rolling window to the latest adjusted close. For 1M/3M/6M/... periods, default behavior is Yahoo-style rolling (first session on or after "latest date minus N calendar months" through the latest quote). If the calendar is already in a new month, the last quote is near month-end, and there is no current-month data yet, the window switches to N full calendar months ending in that quote month. Sharpe, Sortino, VaR and related metrics still come from the latest batch row. Sharpe/Sortino use annualized excess return versus the US risk-free rate, so a positive chart can still show a negative ratio if annualized return is below cash.
Period total return
50.05%
Ann. 14.00% (Sharpe / Sortino numerator)
Volatility
15.93%
Sharpe ratio
0.651
VaR 95%
-1.69%
The performance chart and period total return use a rolling window to the latest adjusted close. For 1M/3M/6M/... periods, default behavior is Yahoo-style rolling (first session on or after "latest date minus N calendar months" through the latest quote). If the calendar is already in a new month, the last quote is near month-end, and there is no current-month data yet, the window switches to N full calendar months ending in that quote month. Sharpe, Sortino, VaR and related metrics still come from the latest batch row. Sharpe/Sortino use annualized excess return versus the US risk-free rate, so a positive chart can still show a negative ratio if annualized return is below cash.
Daily returns for period 12M
Daily simple returns from the same adjusted closes used by the performance chart: 16/07/2025 - 16/07/2026.
Average daily return
0.056%
Best day
2.753%
Worst day
-3.995%
Days with data
251
Recent price history (last 90 days)
| Date | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16/07/2026 | $195.57 | $197.06 | $195.14 | $196.49 | 258,800 |
| 15/07/2026 | $197.68 | $198.57 | $195.32 | $195.62 | 171,700 |
| 14/07/2026 | $198.41 | $200.00 | $196.95 | $197.39 | 196,500 |
| 13/07/2026 | $196.39 | $198.20 | $196.39 | $197.48 | 163,600 |
| 10/07/2026 | $195.02 | $196.60 | $195.02 | $196.17 | 138,000 |
| 09/07/2026 | $196.62 | $197.01 | $194.80 | $194.97 | 157,800 |
| 08/07/2026 | $197.38 | $197.64 | $195.58 | $195.85 | 236,000 |
| 07/07/2026 | $196.72 | $199.86 | $196.72 | $197.25 | 234,900 |
| 06/07/2026 | $197.29 | $197.94 | $194.94 | $195.62 | 220,700 |
| 02/07/2026 | $194.48 | $197.72 | $194.48 | $197.54 | 272,000 |