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VPU — Vanguard Utilities ETF

NYSE Arca

Vanguard Utilities ETF

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$177.72
-0.45(-0.25%)
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178.03
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178.94
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176.00
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379.16K
⏱️ End-of-day dataAs of Oct 8, 2026
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Annual Dividend$5.03
Dividend Yield2.83%
Payout Ratio—
Payment FrequencyQuarterly
Growth Streak4 Years
Next Ex-Dividend DateSep 23, 2026

Dividend Overview

VPU pays a quarterly dividend of $1.258 per share ($5.03 a year, 2.83% yield at the latest close).

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Annual Dividend History

YearAnnual Total ($)YoY GrowthPayouts
2025$5.04+2.3% 4 payments
2024$4.93+3.1% 4 payments
2023$4.78+4.4% 4 payments
2022$4.58+8.4% 4 payments
2021$4.22-2.9% 4 payments
2020$4.35+7.7% 4 payments
2019$4.04+6.1% 4 payments
2018$3.81+2.7% 4 payments
2017$3.71+8.6% 4 payments
2016$3.41+0% 4 payments

VPU — Dividend Payment History

78 Recorded Payments
Ex-Dividend DateCash AmountPay DateRecord DateDeclaration DateTypeCurrency
Sep 23, 2026$1.26Sep 25, 2026Sep 23, 2026Jan 27, 2026RegularUSD
Jun 24, 2026$1.30Jun 26, 2026Jun 24, 2026Jan 27, 2026RegularUSD
Mar 24, 2026$1.28Mar 26, 2026Mar 24, 2026Jan 8, 2026RegularUSD
Dec 17, 2025$1.36Dec 19, 2025Dec 17, 2025Apr 3, 2025RegularUSD
Sep 24, 2025$1.23Sep 26, 2025Sep 24, 2025Jan 20, 2025RegularUSD
Jun 26, 2025$1.23Jun 30, 2025Jun 26, 2025Jan 20, 2025RegularUSD
Mar 25, 2025$1.23Mar 27, 2025Mar 25, 2025Jan 20, 2025RegularUSD
Dec 18, 2024$1.28Dec 20, 2024Dec 18, 2024Mar 5, 2024RegularUSD
Sep 27, 2024$1.31Oct 1, 2024Sep 27, 2024Mar 5, 2024RegularUSD
Jun 28, 2024$1.24Jul 2, 2024Jun 28, 2024Mar 5, 2024RegularUSD
Mar 22, 2024$1.10Mar 27, 2024Mar 25, 2024Mar 5, 2024RegularUSD
Dec 19, 2023$1.31Dec 22, 2023Dec 20, 2023Mar 16, 2023RegularUSD
Sep 28, 2023$1.21Oct 3, 2023Sep 29, 2023Mar 16, 2023RegularUSD
Jun 29, 2023$1.11Jul 5, 2023Jun 30, 2023Mar 16, 2023RegularUSD
Mar 24, 2023$1.14Mar 29, 2023Mar 27, 2023Mar 16, 2023RegularUSD
Dec 15, 2022$1.20Dec 20, 2022Dec 16, 2022Dec 13, 2022RegularUSD
Sep 28, 2022$1.28Oct 3, 2022Sep 29, 2022Sep 26, 2022RegularUSD
Jun 23, 2022$1.09Jun 28, 2022Jun 24, 2022Jun 21, 2022RegularUSD
Mar 24, 2022$1.01Mar 29, 2022Mar 25, 2022Mar 22, 2022RegularUSD
Dec 16, 2021$1.06Dec 21, 2021Dec 17, 2021Dec 14, 2021RegularUSD
Sep 29, 2021$1.19Oct 4, 2021Sep 30, 2021Sep 28, 2021RegularUSD
Jun 21, 2021$1.01Jun 24, 2021Jun 22, 2021Jun 17, 2021RegularUSD
Mar 26, 2021$0.96Mar 31, 2021Mar 29, 2021Mar 24, 2021RegularUSD
Dec 17, 2020$1.33Dec 22, 2020Dec 18, 2020Dec 16, 2020RegularUSD
Sep 11, 2020$0.89Sep 16, 2020Sep 14, 2020Sep 9, 2020RegularUSD
Jun 22, 2020$1.26Jun 25, 2020Jun 23, 2020Jun 19, 2020RegularUSD
Mar 10, 2020$0.87Mar 13, 2020Mar 11, 2020Mar 6, 2020RegularUSD
Dec 16, 2019$1.02Dec 19, 2019Dec 17, 2019Dec 13, 2019RegularUSD
Sep 26, 2019$1.09Oct 1, 2019Sep 27, 2019Sep 24, 2019RegularUSD
Jun 21, 2019$0.98Jun 26, 2019Jun 24, 2019Jun 19, 2019RegularUSD
Mar 21, 2019$0.95Mar 26, 2019Mar 22, 2019Mar 20, 2019RegularUSD
Dec 13, 2018$1.02Dec 18, 2018Dec 14, 2018Dec 12, 2018RegularUSD
Sep 24, 2018$0.93Sep 27, 2018Sep 25, 2018Sep 20, 2018RegularUSD
Jun 28, 2018$1.02Jul 3, 2018Jun 29, 2018Jun 26, 2018RegularUSD
Mar 16, 2018$0.84Mar 21, 2018Mar 19, 2018Mar 14, 2018RegularUSD
Dec 14, 2017$0.94Dec 19, 2017Dec 15, 2017Dec 12, 2017RegularUSD
Sep 27, 2017$0.96Oct 2, 2017Sep 28, 2017Sep 25, 2017RegularUSD
Jun 28, 2017$0.88Jul 5, 2017Jun 30, 2017Jun 26, 2017RegularUSD
Mar 24, 2017$0.93Mar 30, 2017Mar 28, 2017Mar 22, 2017RegularUSD
Dec 14, 2016$0.94Dec 20, 2016Dec 16, 2016Dec 12, 2016RegularUSD
Sep 20, 2016$0.92Sep 26, 2016Sep 22, 2016Sep 16, 2016RegularUSD
Jun 21, 2016$0.83Jun 27, 2016Jun 23, 2016Jun 17, 2016RegularUSD
Mar 21, 2016$0.72Mar 28, 2016Mar 23, 2016Mar 17, 2016RegularUSD
Dec 17, 2015$0.88Dec 23, 2015Dec 21, 2015Dec 15, 2015RegularUSD
Sep 25, 2015$0.88Oct 1, 2015Sep 29, 2015Sep 23, 2015RegularUSD
Jun 26, 2015$0.84Jul 2, 2015Jun 30, 2015Jun 24, 2015RegularUSD
Mar 23, 2015$0.82Mar 27, 2015Mar 25, 2015Mar 19, 2015RegularUSD
Dec 18, 2014$0.82Dec 24, 2014Dec 22, 2014Dec 16, 2014RegularUSD
Sep 22, 2014$0.79Sep 26, 2014Sep 24, 2014Sep 18, 2014RegularUSD
Jun 23, 2014$0.74Jun 27, 2014Jun 25, 2014Jun 19, 2014RegularUSD
Mar 24, 2014$0.73Mar 28, 2014Mar 26, 2014Mar 20, 2014RegularUSD
Dec 20, 2013$0.82Dec 27, 2013Dec 24, 2013Dec 18, 2013RegularUSD
Sep 23, 2013$0.80Sep 27, 2013Sep 25, 2013Sep 20, 2013RegularUSD
Jun 24, 2013$0.78Jun 28, 2013Jun 26, 2013Jun 21, 2013RegularUSD
Mar 22, 2013$0.72Mar 28, 2013Mar 26, 2013Mar 21, 2013RegularUSD
Dec 20, 2012$0.80Dec 27, 2012Dec 24, 2012Dec 18, 2012RegularUSD
Sep 24, 2012$0.78Sep 28, 2012Sep 26, 2012—RegularUSD
Jun 25, 2012$0.71Jun 29, 2012Jun 27, 2012—RegularUSD
Mar 26, 2012$0.71Mar 30, 2012Mar 28, 2012—RegularUSD
Dec 21, 2011$0.69Dec 28, 2011Dec 23, 2011—RegularUSD
Sep 23, 2011$0.68Sep 29, 2011Sep 27, 2011—RegularUSD
Jun 24, 2011$0.66Jun 30, 2011Jun 28, 2011—RegularUSD
Mar 25, 2011$0.62Mar 31, 2011Mar 29, 2011—RegularUSD
Dec 22, 2010$0.72Dec 29, 2010Dec 27, 2010—RegularUSD
Sep 24, 2010$0.64Sep 30, 2010Sep 28, 2010—RegularUSD
Jun 24, 2010$0.62Jun 30, 2010Jun 28, 2010—RegularUSD
Mar 25, 2010$0.57Mar 31, 2010Mar 29, 2010—RegularUSD
Dec 22, 2009$0.62Dec 29, 2009Dec 24, 2009—RegularUSD
Sep 24, 2009$0.61Sep 30, 2009Sep 28, 2009—RegularUSD
Mar 25, 2009$0.63Mar 31, 2009Mar 27, 2009—RegularUSD
Dec 22, 2008$0.65Dec 29, 2008Dec 24, 2008—RegularUSD
Sep 24, 2008$0.62Sep 30, 2008Sep 26, 2008—RegularUSD
Jun 24, 2008$0.53Jun 30, 2008Jun 26, 2008—RegularUSD
Mar 25, 2008$0.57Mar 31, 2008Mar 27, 2008—RegularUSD
Dec 14, 2007$0.61Dec 20, 2007Dec 18, 2007—RegularUSD
Sep 24, 2007$0.59Sep 28, 2007Sep 26, 2007—RegularUSD
Jun 25, 2007$0.51Jun 29, 2007Jun 27, 2007—RegularUSD
Mar 26, 2007$0.48Mar 30, 2007Mar 28, 2007—RegularUSD