NYSE Arca · VPU · ETF
Vanguard Utilities ETF (VPU) ETF price history
Every NYSE Arca trading session of Vanguard Utilities ETF from Jan 30, 2004 to Sep 28, 2026: 5,701 daily bars, adjusted for splits and dividends, with minute bars from Jul 13, 2026 forward. The full series is served by the API: a free key covers the last year, paid plans the whole history and minute bars.
VPU adjusted close, 2004 to 2026
- $203.16
- All time high, 2026
- $204.49
- 52 week high, $169.49 low
- 5,701
- Daily sessions since 2004
Last updated Sep 28, 2026, the last stored session. Refreshes after each trading day. Full 2004 to 2026 series and minute bars.
VPU key facts
- Vanguard Utilities ETF (VPU) closed at $170.29 on Sep 28, 2026 on NYSE Arca.
- VPU's all time high close is $203.16, set on Feb 27, 2026; its all time low close is $22.52 on May 12, 2004.
- VPU's 52 week range is $169.49 to $204.49.
- VPU returned -7.7% over the year to Sep 28, 2026 and +42.1% over five years.
- Over ten years VPU returned +111%, +7.7% a year compounded.
- VPU's deepest drawdown was -46.3% from Dec 10, 2007 to Mar 9, 2009.
- DataCedar holds 5,701 daily sessions of VPU history from Jan 30, 2004 and minute bars from Jul 13, 2026, adjusted for splits and dividends, served by the API under a key.
VPU price chart, 2004 to 2026
VPU returns
Price return from the last close on or before the window start to Sep 28, 2026, on adjusted closes.
| Period | Return |
|---|---|
| 1 month | -7.8% |
| 3 months | -14.7% |
| 6 months | -12.9% |
| Year to date | -7.3% |
| 1 year | -7.7% |
| 3 years | +45.3% |
| 5 years | +42.1% |
| 10 years | +110.9% |
| Since Jan 30, 2004 | +607.6% |
| Compound annual growth, 22.7 years | +9.0% |
VPU records
Measured on the stored closes; every figure is reproducible from the API series.
- All time high close
- $203.16 on Feb 27, 2026
- All time low close
- $22.52 on May 12, 2004
- 52 week high
- $204.49 on Apr 9, 2026
- 52 week low
- $169.49 on Sep 28, 2026
- Deepest drawdown
- -46.3% from Dec 10, 2007 to Mar 9, 2009, recovered Jun 6, 2012
- Best single session
- +13.0% on Mar 17, 2020
- Worst single session
- -11.2% on Mar 16, 2020
- Volatility, 1 year annualised
- 15.1%
- Sessions closing higher, 1 year
- 54%
- Growth of 1 since 2004
- 7.1×
- Best calendar year
- 2014, +26%
- Worst calendar year
- 2008, -28%
VPU price history by year
Open is the first session's open, high and low span the year, close is the last session's close, and the return is close over the previous year's close. 2004 starts on Jan 30, 2004; 2026 runs to Sep 28, 2026.
| Year | Open | High | Low | Close | Return | Volume | Sessions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $183.18 | $204.49 | $169.49 | $170.29 | -6.7% | 50.6M | 185 |
| 2025 | $158.09 | $199.02 | $148.83 | $182.61 | +16.5% | 47.9M | 250 |
| 2024 | $126.77 | $171.42 | $119.05 | $156.80 | +23.0% | 51.7M | 252 |
| 2023 | $138.25 | $141.29 | $109.41 | $127.44 | -7.4% | 54.3M | 250 |
| 2022 | $136.24 | $149.78 | $117.36 | $137.69 | +1.1% | 73.8M | 251 |
| 2021 | $116.19 | $136.71 | $108.31 | $136.24 | +17.4% | 53.4M | 252 |
| 2020 | $117.11 | $127.99 | $79.12 | $116.05 | -0.7% | 63.7M | 253 |
| 2019 | $93.04 | $117.55 | $91.36 | $116.91 | +24.9% | 47M | 252 |
| 2018 | $89.72 | $100.37 | $80.62 | $93.61 | +4.4% | 49.7M | 251 |
| 2017 | $79.70 | $95.82 | $78.46 | $89.68 | +12.4% | 36.6M | 251 |
| 2016 | $67.36 | $84.84 | $66.13 | $79.75 | +17.6% | 64.2M | 252 |
| 2015 | $71.46 | $75.04 | $62.24 | $67.83 | -4.8% | 40.1M | 252 |
| 2014 | $56.48 | $74.37 | $55.36 | $71.25 | +26.0% | 39.8M | 252 |
| 2013 | $49.95 | $59.06 | $49.52 | $56.57 | +14.9% | 28.2M | 252 |
| 2012 | $48.70 | $54.40 | $45.90 | $49.23 | +1.8% | 28.1M | 250 |
| 2011 | $40.72 | $48.72 | $38.83 | $48.34 | +19.0% | 17.8M | 252 |
| 2010 | $38.27 | $41.06 | $34.14 | $40.63 | +7.1% | 16.7M | 252 |
| 2009 | $34.10 | $38.70 | $26.05 | $37.95 | +11.3% | 44.4M | 252 |
| 2008 | $47.34 | $48.49 | $26.58 | $34.10 | -27.9% | 40.9M | 253 |
| 2007 | $40.59 | $49.27 | $39.54 | $47.32 | +17.0% | 9.4M | 251 |
| 2006 | $33.47 | $40.99 | $32.46 | $40.45 | +21.7% | 5.1M | 251 |
| 2005 | $29.11 | $35.98 | $27.94 | $33.25 | +14.6% | 3.3M | 252 |
| 2004 | $23.95 | $29.19 | $22.52 | $29.02 | n/a | 1.1M | 233 |
VPU monthly closes, last 12 months
| Month | Month end close | Change |
|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | $170.29 | -6.9% |
| August 2026 | $182.86 | -4.4% |
| July 2026 | $191.22 | -2.3% |
| June 2026 | $195.73 | +2.3% |
| May 2026 | $191.38 | -4.9% |
| April 2026 | $201.15 | +2.2% |
| March 2026 | $196.83 | -3.1% |
| February 2026 | $203.16 | +9.5% |
| January 2026 | $185.52 | +1.6% |
| December 2025 | $182.61 | -5.1% |
| November 2025 | $192.45 | +1.8% |
| October 2025 | $189.13 | +1.9% |
About the VPU data
Daily bars. 5,701 sessions from Jan 30, 2004 to Sep 28, 2026, one row per NYSE Arca trading day with open, high, low, close and volume. Prices are adjusted for splits and cash dividends so the series is comparable across its whole length; the API also serves the raw, split only and dividend only views.
Minute bars. Stored from Jul 13, 2026 forward, most recent session Sep 28, 2026. Minute history is captured from the day collection began and is never backfilled, so this start date is exact. Five minute, fifteen minute and hourly bars are derived from these minutes.
Time and currency. Session dates are NYSE Arca trading days; minute timestamps are UTC. Prices are in USD. Volume is shares traded on the session.
Get the data. The REST endpoint returns the daily series as JSON with pagination; a free key serves the last year, Quant and above the full history back to Jan 30, 2004, and minute bars come with the paid windows. It takes timeframe (1Min, 5Min, 15Min, 1Hour, 1Day), adjustment, start and end. See the bars endpoint and authentication, and pricing for the plan windows.
curl "https://api.datacedar.com/v3/stocks/VPU/bars?timeframe=1Day&adjustment=all&limit=50000" \
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