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This exchange-traded fund endeavors to replicate the investment returns of a benchmark index dedicated to the utilities industry. It is passively managed, typically striving for full replication of the index's holdings, but may adopt a sampling strategy if regulatory dictates necessitate. The portfolio includes shares of companies involved in the distribution of electricity, water, or natural gas, as well as firms operating as independent power producers.
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The Vanguard Utilities ETF invests in a stable sector of the market, making it a low-volatility investment to own. It pays a dividend that currently yields around three times that of the S&P 500 average.
The nation's electricity rates have risen an average of 33% since 2021. Other utility costs have grown similarly during this stretch, leaving many households uncomfortably cash-strapped.
It's not just the cost of goods that is rising, although inflation remains a persistent source of consumer frustration. The U.S. services sector saw growth cool in September, even as domestic demand remains robust, while supply chains have become stretched, and prices continued to be elevated.
Alphabet has agreed to buy 20 years of nuclear power from Constellation Energy, covering 890 megawatts of new power that Constellation will spend $4.3 billion to bring online on the PJM grid. Yahoo Finance Host Julie Hyman, Breaking Business News Reporter Jake Conley and Senior Autos Reporter Pras Subramanian break down Big Tech's growing list of nuclear deals, why power has become one of the AI buildout's biggest bottlenecks, why behind-the-meter power may only temporarily ease stress on the grid, and why utility stocks, including Constellation, are lagging the rest of the AI infrastructure trade.
