VANGUARD UTILITIES INDEX FUND ETF SHARES
Symbol: VPU
Exchange: NYSE
Sector: Utilities
Category: Utilities
Inception date: 26/01/2004
Latest date: 15/10/2026
Current price: $180.05
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
1.41%
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
-7.30%
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
-8.38%
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
-8.11%
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
8.86%
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
51.10%
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: 15/10/2025 - 15/10/2026.
Average daily return
-0.029%
Best day
2.875%
Worst day
-3.995%
Days with data
251
Recent price history (last 90 days)
| Date | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15/10/2026 | $182.01 | $182.02 | $179.24 | $180.05 | 325,100 |
| 14/10/2026 | $180.62 | $181.05 | $178.46 | $180.35 | 591,600 |
| 13/10/2026 | $180.48 | $181.53 | $177.97 | $181.05 | 328,100 |
| 12/10/2026 | $179.42 | $180.21 | $178.64 | $180.12 | 235,400 |
| 09/10/2026 | $177.75 | $179.45 | $177.65 | $179.15 | 259,900 |
| 08/10/2026 | $178.03 | $178.94 | $176.00 | $177.72 | 379,200 |
| 07/10/2026 | $177.41 | $178.90 | $176.91 | $178.17 | 306,800 |
| 06/10/2026 | $175.03 | $178.30 | $175.03 | $178.18 | 491,800 |
| 05/10/2026 | $173.06 | $174.24 | $171.53 | $173.20 | 373,100 |
| 02/10/2026 | $172.71 | $174.07 | $172.10 | $172.65 | 616,400 |