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VPU · Vanguard Utilities ETF
Over the last 15 years (2011-10 to 2026-10), $10,000 invested in VPU with dividends reinvested grew to $41,907, 9.97% a year, with a worst peak-to-trough fall of -19.07%. Past performance doesn't predict future results.
Growth of $10,000 · 2011-10 to 2026-10 · dividends reinvested
How VPU held up in past market crashes
VPU has been through 4 of the market crashes since 2000 in our data. Its deepest price fall was 48.4% in the 2008 financial crisis, when the S&P 500 fell 56.5%. It took 5.1 years from the bottom to get back to its high. No fund is safe from losses; past falls do not predict future ones.
| Crash | VPU deepest fall | S&P 500 (SPY) | Peak to bottom | Back to peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 financial crisis | -48.4% | -56.5% | Dec 2007 to Mar 2009 | 5.1 years |
| 2018 fourth-quarter selloff | -9.3% | -20.2% | Dec 2018 to Dec 2018 | 2 months |
| 2020 COVID crash | -36.4% | -34.1% | Feb 2020 to Mar 2020 | 21 months |
| 2022 bear market | -20.8% | -25.4% | Sep 2022 to Oct 2022 | 23 months |
Price declines in the fund's listing currency, dividends not included, inside each crash's S&P 500 peak-to-bottom window. See how 50 popular ETFs compare in the crash study.
About VPU
Vanguard Utilities ETF is an exchange-traded fund that provides diversified exposure to the U.S. utilities sector. The fund seeks to track the performance of an index composed of large-, mid-, and small-capitalization utility companies, including electric, gas, water, and independent power businesses.
Fund description from our market-data provider.
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