Vanguard Utilities Index Fund Etf Shares ETF Forecast

Buy candidate since Jun 22, 2026

The Vanguard Utilities Index Fund Shares ETF price gained 0.449% on the last trading day (Monday, 22nd Jun 2026), rising from $193.95 to $194.82. During the last trading day the ETF fluctuated 0.98% from a day low at $193.94 to a day high of $195.85. The price has risen in 7 of the last 10 days and is up by 1.28% over the past 2 weeks. Volume fell on the last day by -96 thousand shares and in total, 158 thousand shares were bought and sold for approximately $30.81 million. You should take into consideration that falling volume on higher prices causes divergence and may be an early warning about possible changes over the next couple of days.

The ETF lies the upper part of a falling trend in the short term, and this may normally pose a very good selling opportunity for the short-term trader as reaction back towards the lower part of the trend can be expected. A break up at the top trend line at $196.52 will firstly indicate a slower falling rate, but may be the first sign of a trend shift. Given the current short-term trend, the ETF is expected to fall -4.29% during the next 3 months and, with a 90% probability hold a price between $177.17 and $188.08 at the end of this 3-month period. Do note, that if the ETF price manages to stay at current levels or higher, our prediction target will start to change positively over the next few days as the conditions for the current predictions will be broken.

VPU Signals & Forecast

Mostly positive signals in the chart today. The Vanguard Utilities Index Fund Shares ETF holds buy signals from both short and long-term Moving Averages giving a positive forecast for the ETF, but the ETF has a general sell signal from the relation between the two signals where the long-term average is above the short-term average. On corrections down, there will be some support from the lines at $193.44 and $193.70. A breakdown below any of these levels will issue sell signals. A buy signal was issued from a pivot bottom point on Monday, June 01, 2026, and so far it has risen 4.12%. Further rise is indicated until a new top pivot has been found. Furthermore, there is a buy signal from the 3 month Moving Average Convergence Divergence (MACD). Volume fell during the last trading day despite gaining prices. This causes a divergence between volume and price and it may be an early warning. The ETF should be watched closely.

Support, Risk & Stop-loss for Vanguard Utilities Index Fund Shares ETF

Vanguard Utilities Index Fund Shares finds support from accumulated volume at $194.78 and this level may hold a buying opportunity as an upwards reaction can be expected when the support is being tested.

In general the ETF tends to have very controlled movements and with good liquidity the risk is considered very low in this ETF. During the last day, the ETF moved $1.91 between high and low, or 0.98%. For the last week the ETF has had daily average volatility of 1.56%.

Our recommended stop-loss: $185.73 (-4.67%) (This ETF has very low daily movements and this gives very low risk. There is a buy signal from a pivot bottom found 14 days ago.)

Trading Expectations (VPU) For The Upcoming Trading Day Of Tuesday 23rd

For the upcoming trading day on Tuesday, 23rd we expect Vanguard Utilities Index Fund ETF Shares to open at $194.87, and during the day (based on 14 day Average True Range), to move between $193.39 and $196.25, which gives a possible trading interval of +/-$2.87 (+/-1.48%) up or down from last closing price. If Vanguard Utilities Index Fund ETF Shares takes out the full calculated possible swing range there will be an estimated 1.48% move between the lowest and the highest trading price during the day.

Since the stock is closer to the support from accumulated volume at $194.78 (0.02%) than the resistance at $198.05 (1.66%), our systems sees the trading risk/reward intra-day as attractive and believe profit can be made before the stock reaches first resistance..

Is Vanguard Utilities Index Fund ETF Shares ETF A Buy?

Several short-term signals are positive, despite the ETF being in a falling trend, we conclude that the current level may hold a buying opportunity as there is a fair chance for ETF to perform well in the short-term. We have upgraded our analysis conclusion for this ETF since the last evaluation from a Hold to a Buy candidate.

Current score: 1.051 Buy Candidate Upgraded

Predicted Fair Opening Price

Predicted fair opening price on June 23, 2026 - $194.87 ( 0.0257%).

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