VPU

The Vanguard Utilities ETF, ticker VPU, is a fund that bundles shares of dozens of large American utility companies, the businesses that supply electricity, natural gas, and water to homes and businesses, into one investment. Instead of buying stock in a single power company, an investor buying VPU spreads their money across the whole sector, including names like NextEra Energy, Duke Energy, and Southern Company. The fund makes money for holders through the dividends those utility companies pay out plus any rise in their combined stock prices.