VPU
Vanguard Utilities ETF
ETF
$172.65+0.73 (+0.42%)Close Oct 2, 2026
Jan 30, 2004 – Oct 2, 2026, Dividends reinvested
- Final balance
- $72,257
- CAGR
- +9.11%
- Max drawdown
- −46.31%
- Sharpe ratio
- 0.57
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Growth of $10,000
Trailing returns (%)
Annualized from 3Y- 1M
- −5.83%
- 3M
- −11.97%
- 6M
- −12.54%
- YTD
- −4.78%
- 1Y
- −6.97%
- 3Y
- +15.78%
- 5Y
- +7.62%
- 10Y
- +8.21%
- 15Y
- +9.51%
- 20Y
- +8.02%
- Since 2004
- +9.11%
Metrics
Since 2004| Volatility | 18.19% |
|---|---|
| Sortino ratio | 0.81 |
| Calmar ratio | 0.20 |
| Best year, 2014 | +25.95% |
| Worst year, 2008 | −27.95% |
| Positive years | 17 of 21 |
| Longest drawdown | 4.5 years |
Worst drawdowns
Since 2004| Decline | Peak | Bottom | Recovered | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| −46.3% | Dec 2007 | Mar 2009 | Jun 2012 | 4.5 years |
| −36.4% | Feb 2020 | Mar 2020 | Aug 2021 | 1.5 years |
| −25.1% | Sep 2022 | Oct 2023 | Aug 2024 | 1.9 years |
| −16.1% | Jan 2015 | Sep 2015 | Mar 2016 | 1.1 years |
| −15.6% | Feb 2026 | Sep 2026 | Not yet | 7 months so far |
Annual returns
2004 from Jan 30 · 2026 through Oct 2