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TRUU vs VPU

VanEck Utilities TruSector ETF

TRUUCNasdaq

Vanguard Utilities ETF

VPUBNYSE Arca

Overlap

Expense ratio

VPU −0.01pt a year

TRUU0.10%VPU0.09%

Avg volume · 30D

VPU 1015.7×the volume

TRUU308VPU313K

TRUU vs VPU Performance

Jul 31, 2026 – Oct 30, 2026

−1.3%TRUU−1.2%VPU

Jul 31, 2026 to Oct 30, 2026. TRUU −1.3%. VPU −1.2%. Use the arrow keys to read each point.−10%−8%−6%−4%Jul 2026Sep 2026Oct 2026
Expense ratio
TRUU 0.10%
VPU 0.09%, better
Fund size
TRUU $0
VPU $9.5B
1Y total return
TRUU No data
VPU −0.1%
Yield (12M)
TRUU No data
VPU 2.77%
Holdings
TRUU 33
VPU 71
Avg volume (30D)
TRUU 308 sh
VPU 313K sh, better
NAV per share
TRUU $23.75
VPU $187.56
52W range

ETF.net Grade

TRUU: Cost 72, Risk 51, Mission not scored, Tradability 18, Holdings 36, Durability 5. VPU: Cost 72, Risk 39, Mission 88, Tradability 53, Holdings 47, Durability 83.
Pillar letters and Scores for TRUU, VPU, with each pillar’s weight
PillarTRUUVPU
Cost30% weightA72A72
Mission25% weightNot scoredA88
Risk15% weightC51HigherD39
Tradability15% weightF18C53Higher
Holdings10% weightD36C47Higher
Durability5% weightF5A83Higher

Rank among Utilities (Broad) funds

How we build Categories ›
Same Category. Both funds are graded against the same funds, so their Grades compare head to head.

Same Category. TRUU and VPU are both graded against the same 10 Utilities (Broad) funds, so their Grades compare head to head.

Utilities (Broad)⁠

Category · 10 funds
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VPU ranks 3rd and TRUU 9th of 10 funds in the Utilities (Broad) Category.

  1. Rank 1AFUTYFidelity MSCI Utilities Index ETFScore 75
  2. Rank 1AXLUState Street Utilities Select Sector SPDR ETFScore 75
  3. Rank 3BVPUVanguard Utilities ETFScore 66
  4. Rank 4BJXIiShares Global Utilities ETFScore 60
  5. Rank 8CFXUFirst Trust Utilities AlphaDEX FundScore 41
  6. Rank 9CTRUUVanEck Utilities TruSector ETFScore 40
  7. Rank 10DPUIInvesco Dorsey Wright Utilities Momentum ETFScore 37

Our read on each fund

ETF.net Research

TRUUCVanEck Utilities TruSector ETF

VPUBVanguard Utilities ETF

In short

TRUU No data

VPU Utilities, the whole sector, not just the S&P 500 slice. VPU tracks an index that reaches past the megacap names into mid and small utilities, about 70 in all, for 0.09% a year. Vanguard has run it since 2004.

Stated mandate

TRUU No data

VPU The fund seeks to track the MSCI US Investable Market Utilities 25/50 Index through a primarily full-replication, passively managed strategy.

Why people hold it

TRUU No data

  • VPU At 0.09% a year, it costs roughly a quarter of the median utilities fund fee. In a sector where the holdings barely differ between funds, the fee is most of the fight.
  • Its MSCI Investable Market benchmark spans large, mid and small US utilities. XLU, by contrast, drafts only from the S&P 500 universe, so the smaller names never appear.vanguard.comssga.com
  • The index's 25/50 caps exist to keep any single issuer under 25% and the pile of 5%-plus names under half the fund, a guardrail in a sector with a few giants.msci.com
  • Plain full replication since 2004: buy the index, hold the index. Tracking here has been among the tightest in the US utilities group.

Worth knowing

TRUU No data

  • VPU One sector, about 70 stocks. It swings on rate expectations and regulator decisions, with nothing outside utilities to cushion it.
  • XLU and FUTY shave the fee to 0.08%, and XLU is the more heavily traded ticker if order size matters to you.
  • Income arrives quarterly, not monthly, so the cash lands in four lumps a year.

Full TRUU profile⁠

Full VPU profile⁠

TRUU vs VPU Holdings

How we measure overlap

Each holding counts at its smaller weight in the two funds, summed over the full Holdings. Sector, country and asset class use the same rule on each fund’s split. Cash, FX and derivative lines stay out of the counts. Two bond funds get no overlap figure.

TRUU vs VPU Cost

Overpaying TRUU vs VPU

$208

On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.

  • TRUU 0.10%

    $2,106

  • VPU 0.09%

    $1,898

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • TRUU 0.10%
  • VPU 0.09%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$500$1K$1.5K$2K$2.5K051015202530TRUU $2,106VPU $1,898

Year by year

YearTRUUVPUOverpaying
10$183$165$18
20$717$646$71
30$2,106$1,898$208

Expense ratio

  • 0.10%TRUU
  • 0.09%VPU, cheaper
  • Middle half of Utilities (Broad) funds
  • Median 0.33%

VPU 3rd cheapest of 10 funds

TRUU 4th cheapest of 10 funds

TRUU vs VPU Dividends

Last 12 months to Oct 30, 2026
Yield (12M)
TRUU No data
VPU 2.77%
Payout (12M)
TRUU No data
VPU $5.20
Last payment
TRUU $0.16
VPU $1.26
Ex-dividend
TRUU Oct 1, 2026
VPU Sep 23, 2026
Paid on
TRUU Oct 6, 2026
VPU Sep 25, 2026
Frequency
TRUU Irregular
VPU Quarterly

Distribution history

Per share, 2017 to 2026, same scale for both

TRUUIrregular · 1 paymentAll TRUU payments⁠
One bar per payment. 1 payment from 2017 to 2026 YTD. Oct 1, 2026 $0.16. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$12017202020232026YTD
VPUQuarterly · 39 paymentsAll VPU payments⁠
One bar per payment. 39 payments from 2017 to 2026 YTD. Mar 24, 2017 $0.93; Jun 28, 2017 $0.88; Sep 27, 2017 $0.96; Dec 14, 2017 $0.94; Mar 16, 2018 $0.84; Jun 28, 2018 $1.02; Sep 24, 2018 $0.93; Dec 13, 2018 $1.02; Mar 21, 2019 $0.95; Jun 21, 2019 $0.98; Sep 26, 2019 $1.09; Dec 16, 2019 $1.02; Mar 10, 2020 $0.87; Jun 22, 2020 $1.26; Sep 11, 2020 $0.89; Dec 17, 2020 $1.33; Mar 26, 2021 $0.96; Jun 21, 2021 $1.01; Sep 29, 2021 $1.19; Dec 16, 2021 $1.06; Mar 24, 2022 $1.01; Jun 23, 2022 $1.09; Sep 28, 2022 $1.28; Dec 15, 2022 $1.20; Mar 24, 2023 $1.14; Jun 29, 2023 $1.11; Sep 28, 2023 $1.21; Dec 19, 2023 $1.31; Mar 22, 2024 $1.10; Jun 28, 2024 $1.24; Sep 27, 2024 $1.31; Dec 18, 2024 $1.28; Mar 25, 2025 $1.23; Jun 26, 2025 $1.23; Sep 24, 2025 $1.23; Dec 17, 2025 $1.36; Mar 24, 2026 $1.28; Jun 24, 2026 $1.30; Sep 23, 2026 $1.26. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$12017202020232026YTD

TRUU vs VPU Risk

Fall from peak · 5 years

This chart needs five years of history for both funds.

Risk facts

VolatilityStd dev, 3 years
TRUU No dataVPU 15.6%
Return per unit of riskSharpe ratio, 3 years
TRUU No dataVPU 0.80
Worst fallMax drawdown, 5 years
TRUU No dataVPU −25.1%
Market sensitivityBeta, 5 years
TRUU −2.41VPU 0.50

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