Utilities ETFs
VPU vs IDU.
Vanguard Utilities ETF (MSCI US IMI Utilities 25/50) against iShares U.S. Utilities ETF (Russell 1000 Utilities RIC 22.5/45 Capped) — fees, long-horizon total returns, holdings overlap, and sector tilt, side by side.
Performance · total return
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Fund facts
| VPU | IDU | |
|---|---|---|
| Name | Vanguard Utilities Index Fund ETF Shares | iShares U.S. Utilities ETF |
| Category | Utilities | Utilities |
| Style | Passive | Passive |
| Expense ratio | 0.09% | — |
| Assets (AUM) | $10.8B | $1.4B |
| Dividend yield | 2.64% | 2.19% |
| Avg volume (3-mo) | 219K | 163K |
| Inception | January 26, 2004 | June 12, 2000 |
| Benchmark proxy | S&P 500 | S&P 500 |
Expense ratios verified against issuer fact sheets. Dividend yield is trailing 12-month distributions divided by price, as reported by the fund data provider.
Holdings overlaptop-25 holdings · coverage VPU 51.8% · IDU 51.6%
46.6%of portfolio weight overlaps9 shared of top 10
| Shared holding | VPU | IDU | MIN |
|---|---|---|---|
| NEENextEra Energy Inc | 11.60% | 11.08% | 11.08% |
| SOSouthern Co | 6.84% | 6.53% | 6.53% |
| DUKDuke Energy Corp | 6.24% | 5.96% | 5.96% |
| CEGConstellation Energy Corp | 4.85% | 4.82% | 4.82% |
| AEPAmerican Electric Power Co Inc | 4.71% | 4.51% | 4.51% |
| SRESempra |
Sector tilt VPU IDU
Utilities99.3% / 90.5%+8.9pp
Industrials0.2% / 9.1%-8.9pp
Energy0.4% / 0.4%+0.0pp
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