Vanguard Sector Index Funds - Vanguard Utilities ETF is an open-end management investment company. The Fund tracks the performance of Morgan Stanley Capital International United States Investable Market Utilities Index, an index made up of stocks of large, medium-size and small United States companies in the utilities sector, as classified under the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS). This GICS sector is made up of those companies considered electric, gas, or water utilities, or companies that operate as independent producers and/or distributors of power. As of Aug 31, 2013, the Fund's investments portfolio was valued at $1,702,984,000. We show 22 historical shares outstanding datapoints in our coverage of VPU's shares outstanding history.
Understanding the changing numbers of VPU shares outstanding — and
comprehending the concept of differing number of shares outstanding in general comparing companies like VPU versus peers —
is critical for investors. Many "beginner" or "novice" investors will look at one stock trading at a price of $10 per share and another trading at
a price of $20 per share and think the latter company is worth twice as much. Of course, that is a completely meaningless comparison without also knowing how many shares outstanding there are for each of the two companies.
Furthermore, via issuance of new shares over time, or the repurchase of existing shares, the number of shares outstanding can fluctuate over the course of history.
With this page we aim to empower investors researching VPU by allowing them to research VPU shares outstanding history
as well as any other stock in our coverage universe. |
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