Vanguard Utilities ETF · Sector ETF · graded on the House framework — is the payout covered, is the yield real or a trap, and does it compound or just pay? Snapshot · October 2026
VPUVanguard Utilities ETFIn the HouseSector ETF
Yield
~2.7%
Trailing
Expense ratio
0.09%
Dividend growth
Steady
Regulated utilities
Pays
Quarterly
House verdict
Defensive ballast. Regulated utilities earn a permitted return and pass a share of it out. Not exciting — that's the job. Low correlation to the rest of the House when markets wobble.
✓Coverage check:Constituent payouts are regulated-earnings backed; coverage is a sector trait, not a single-company bet.
✓Yield check:~2.7% is modest and honest — ballast income, not a yield play.
VPU in the House
Room: Utilities — one of the House's own holdings, held at a 13% target weight. Target 13% — regulated, slow-moving payers that steady the House when markets wobble.
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