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Vanguard Utilities ETF VPU

Historical return decomposition and an investable replication portfolio, using data through 2026-10-09.

Fund and replication metrics

VPU compared with its replication portfolio
MeasureVPUReplication
Annualized growth7.7%7.9%
Annualized volatility17.1%17.4%
Sharpe ratio0.520.52
Maximum drawdown23.5%23.5%
Replication fit (R²)1.00 · Tracking error 1.0%

Replication portfolio

The published portfolio below is the investable basket used to model VPU’s historical return behavior.

VPU replication basket weights
TickerBuilding blockWeight
XLUSector · Utilities100.0%