
See exactly how VPU's revenue becomes profit — a Sankey that traces revenue (and its reported segments) through gross profit, operating expenses, and net profit, with the year-over-year change on every line.
The same diagram the Chart Builder draws, right on the Summary tab. Upgrade to unlock it for VPU and 80,000+ other tickers.
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.

Markets remain under pressure as geopolitical and economic risks rise. Defensive ETFs could help investors navigate volatility without abandoning growth.

In the first seven months of 2026, investors pushed $1.23 trillion into exchange-traded funds. When ETFs were first introduced, they largely tracked major indexes and competed on cost.

Your pension check is frozen while groceries cost 25% more than they did five years ago, and Social Security's next adjustment barely makes a dent. Three ETFs can act as the raise mechanism your retirement income was never built with.

VPU gives investors a diversified basket of U.S. utilities. That basket could be well insulated against the next market downturn.

It's time to start looking for the next wave of AI beneficiaries beyond the big tech names.