VPU vs. IDU ETF Comparison

Comparison of Vanguard Utilities ETF - DNQ (VPU) to iShares U.S. Utilities ETF (IDU)

VPU

Vanguard Utilities ETF - DNQ

VPU Description

The investment seeks to track the performance of a benchmark index. The fund employs an indexing investment approach designed to track the performance of the MSCI US Investable Market Index (IMI)/Utilities 25/50, an index made up of stocks of large, mid-size, and small U.S. companies within the utilities sector, as classified under the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS). It attempts to replicate the target index by investing all, or substantially all, of its assets in the stocks that make up the index, holding each stock in approximately the same proportion as its weighting in the index. The fund is non-diversified.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$175.44

Average Daily Volume

207,408

Number of Holdings ^*

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market

IDU

iShares U.S. Utilities ETF

IDU Description

The investment seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of U.S. equities in the utilities sector. The fund generally invests at least 90% of its assets in securities of the index and in depositary receipts representing securities of the index. It seeks to track the investment results of the Dow Jones U.S. Utilities Index (the "underlying index"), which measures the performance of the utilities sector of the U.S. equity market. The underlying index may include large-, mid- or small-capitalization companies, and components primarily include utilities companies. The fund is non-diversified.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$103.23

Average Daily Volume

97,895

Number of Holdings ^*

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market

Performance

Period	VPU	IDU
30 Days	0.21%	0.34%
60 Days	2.28%	2.64%
90 Days	8.25%	7.97%
12 Months	34.78%	35.14%

41 Overlapping Holdings

Symbol	Grade	Weight in VPU	Weight in IDU	Overlap
AEE	A	1.75%	1.72%	1.72%
AEP	C	3.93%	3.57%	3.57%
AES	F	0.88%	0.72%	0.72%
AGR	A	0.21%	0.18%	0.18%
ATO	A	1.58%	1.57%	1.57%
AWK	C	2.03%	1.86%	1.86%
CEG	C	6.26%	5.13%	5.13%
CMS	C	1.57%	1.45%	1.45%
CNP	A	1.32%	1.37%	1.32%
CWEN	C	0.07%	0.16%	0.07%
CWEN	C	0.18%	0.06%	0.06%
CWEN	C	0.18%	0.16%	0.16%
CWEN	C	0.07%	0.06%	0.06%
D	C	3.77%	3.4%	3.4%
DTE	C	1.94%	1.78%	1.78%
DUK	C	6.71%	6.17%	6.17%
ED	C	2.65%	2.38%	2.38%
EIX	B	2.39%	2.26%	2.26%
ES	C	1.75%	1.56%	1.56%
ETR	B	2.49%	2.26%	2.26%
EVRG	A	1.05%	1.01%	1.01%
EXC	C	2.97%	2.75%	2.75%
FE	C	1.73%	1.7%	1.7%
IDA	A	0.4%	0.43%	0.4%
LNT	A	1.16%	1.1%	1.1%
NEE	C	12.29%	11.18%	11.18%
NFG	A	0.4%	0.4%	0.4%
NI	A	1.19%	1.17%	1.17%
NRG	B	1.42%	1.37%	1.37%
OGE	A	0.61%	0.6%	0.6%
PCG	A	3.1%	3.24%	3.1%
PEG	A	3.36%	3.13%	3.13%
PNW	A	0.75%	0.74%	0.74%
PPL	A	1.81%	1.77%	1.77%
SO	C	7.22%	6.87%	6.87%
SRE	A	3.98%	4.14%	3.98%
UGI	C	0.38%	0.35%	0.35%
VST	A	3.28%	3.44%	3.28%
WEC	A	2.28%	2.2%	2.2%
WTRG	B	0.76%	0.7%	0.7%
XEL	A	2.8%	2.77%	2.77%

VPU Overweight 27 Positions Relative to IDU

Symbol	Grade	Weight
POR	C	0.37%
NJR	A	0.34%
SWX	B	0.32%
ORA	B	0.32%
BKH	A	0.31%
OGS	A	0.3%
SR	A	0.28%
ALE	A	0.28%
PNM	B	0.28%
MGEE	B	0.25%
NWE	C	0.25%
CWT	C	0.23%
AWR	B	0.23%
OTTR	C	0.22%
AVA	B	0.22%
CPK	A	0.2%
NEP	F	0.14%
HE	C	0.13%
SJW	F	0.13%
NWN	A	0.11%
MSEX	C	0.08%
UTL	B	0.07%
NOVA	F	0.05%
YORW	F	0.04%
AMPS	C	0.02%
MNTK	F	0.02%
ARTNA	F	0.02%

VPU Underweight 4 Positions Relative to IDU

Symbol	Grade	Weight
WM	B	-6.42%
RSG	A	-3.1%
CLH	C	-0.92%
MDU	D	-0.26%