Is VPU a good investment?

Vanguard Utilities ETF (VPU) is a utilities sector ETF. As of September 11, 2026, ETF Copilot scores VPU 4.8 out of 10 — highest on Valuation (8.8), lowest on Return (2.7). It trades at 18.6 times earnings, against its own median of 20.6. Its ten largest holdings are 53% of the fund.

Updated September 11, 2026

How is VPU rated? ETF Copilot scores Vanguard Utilities ETF (VPU) 4.8 out of 10

As of September 11, 2026, ETF Copilot scores Vanguard Utilities ETF (VPU) 4.8 out of 10 overall.

ETF Copilot scores (0–10 scale, higher is better):

Overall: 4.8 / 10
Growth: 4.0 / 10
Valuation: 8.8 / 10
Risk: 5.0 / 10
Quality: 5.1 / 10
Return: 2.7 / 10

What is VPU's expense ratio? 0.09% a year

As of September 11, 2026, VPU charges 0.09% a year, yields 2.66% and holds $10.6B in assets across 68 positions.

Vanguard Utilities ETF (VPU) — cost, income and size
Measure	VPU
Expense ratio	0.09%
Dividend yield	2.66%
Assets under management	$10.6B
Holdings	68

Expense ratio, dividend yield and assets under management are reported by the fund and refreshed daily. Every other figure on this page is computed by ETF Copilot.

What stands out in VPU's data

U.S. utilities stocks, selected for steady income from regulated power and gas companies.

Earns about the same on its capital as the typical utility fund — nothing special, nothing wrong.

Return on invested capital of 6.6% matches the category median exactly. It holds 68 stocks and trades at a below-average EBITDA multiple of 12.5x.

A steady-income sleeve for portfolios that already own growth-oriented sectors.

Why did VPU move this week? It fell 1.5% in the week to September 11, 2026 — NextEra Energy and Dominion Resources drove it

VPU fell 1.5% in the week to September 11, 2026. The holdings that moved it most were NextEra Energy (−2.1%), Dominion Resources (−3.6%) and Southern (−1.8%); Vistra Energy (+2.9%) pushed the other way.

Is VPU expensive right now? It trades at 18.6 times earnings, against its own median of 20.6

As of September 11, 2026, VPU is cheaper than 82% of its own 114 monthly readings since 2017 — 20 of those months were cheaper than today.

Trailing twelve-month, computed by ETF Copilot from the fund's holdings rather than quoted from a data provider, and rebuilt nightly.

What's inside VPU?

What's inside VPU: Size (Large 67%, Mid 29%, Small 4%); Geography (International 0%, US 100%); AI 0.3%.

What are VPU's top holdings? The ten largest are 53% of the fund

NextEra Energy, Southern, Duke Energy, Constellation Energy, American Electric Power, Dominion Resources, Sempra, Vistra, Entergy and Xcel Energy are VPU's largest holdings, in that order.

More concentrated than 81% of Utilities ETFs.

Half of VPU's weight sits in its 10 largest positions, and once those weights are taken into account it behaves like 24 equally weighted holdings.

Cite this

ETF Copilot, “Vanguard Utilities ETF (VPU) scores and holdings analysis”, as of September 11, 2026.
https://etf-copilot.com/etf/vpu