This low-cost utilities ETF could be a good defensive play for dividend-focused investors -- but there's more to the story.

Data center electricity consumption is on pace to exceed 1,000 terawatt-hours by 2030, up from just 460 TWh in 2024, and it will comprise 10% of the U.S.' power consumption. Utilities ETFs like Virtus ...

For decades, the Utility sector has been viewed as the quintessential defensive play — a stable, slow-growth corner of the market offering reliable dividends while mostly missing out on explosive ...

Quick Read Vanguard Utilities Index Fund ETF Shares (VPU) — offers broader diversification into mid and small-cap utilities ...

Vanguard Utilities Index Fund ETF provides exposure to U.S. utilities, benefiting from surging electricity demand and robust sector momentum. The utility sector has exhibited a powerful momentum since ...

The Vanguard Utilities ETF focuses on a stable sector of the economy that can make it a more suitable option for risk-averse ...

The Vanguard Utilities Index Fund ETF Shares (NYSEARCA:VPU) generates its 2.73% dividend yield by holding a diversified portfolio of 67 utility companies across the electric, gas, and water sectors.

Once completed, this historic combination will give rise to a colossal U.S. utility giant, officially establishing the world’s largest regulated electric utility business by market capitalization.

Utility stocks were one of the surprising sectors of 2014 as these conservative companies’ raced higher on the back of falling interest rates. This sector is known as one of the more defensive-minded ...

In February, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) disclosed that the economy added just 181,000 jobs in 2025, a figure ...