DBC vs VPU

Invesco DB Commodity Index Tracking Fund vs Vanguard Utilities ETF

Quick take
  • • VPU has the lower expense ratio at 0.09% vs 0.85% for DBC.
  • • VPU pays a higher dividend yield (2.77%).

Side-by-side metrics

MetricDBCVPU
Expense ratio
Annual fee. Lower is better.
0.85%0.09%
Dividend yield
Trailing 12-month yield.
2.20%2.77%
AUM
Assets under management — bigger funds are typically more liquid.
$1.94B$10.10B
YTD return
38.55%4.44%
1-year return
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3-year return
Annualized.
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5-year return
Annualized.
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10-year return
Annualized.
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Beta (3Y)
Volatility relative to the market. Closer to 1 = market-like.
1.040.36
P/E ratio
—19.75
Last price
$30.88$189.18
Inception
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Issuer
InvescoVanguard

DBC top holdings

Top holdings · DBC
AGPXXInvesco Shrt-Trm Inv Gov&Agcy Instl41.79%
BRNH27Brent Crude Future Jan 2711.00%
TBLLInvesco Short Term Treasury ETF5.78%
WINZ26Mini Ibovespa Future Dec 262.07%

VPU top holdings

Top holdings · VPU
NEENextEra Energy Inc11.39%
SOSouthern Co6.74%
DUKDuke Energy Corp6.41%
CEGConstellation Energy Corp5.73%
AEPAmerican Electric Power Co Inc4.66%
DDominion Energy Inc3.84%
SRESempra3.68%
VSTVistra Corp3.36%
ETREntergy Corp3.34%
XELXcel Energy Inc3.17%
Sector breakdown · VPU
Utilities99.2%
Industrials0.3%
Energy0.5%

About DBC

DBC (Invesco DB Commodity Index Tracking Fund) is Diversified commodity basket. Managed by Invesco, the fund carries $1.9B in assets under management, an expense ratio of 0.85%, a dividend yield of 2.20%. Its largest holding is Invesco Shrt-Trm Inv Gov&Agcy Instl (AGPXX), which represents 41.8% of the portfolio.

About VPU

VPU (Vanguard Utilities ETF) is US utilities sector stocks. Managed by Vanguard, the fund carries $10.1B in assets under management, an expense ratio of 0.09%, a dividend yield of 2.77%. Its largest holding is NextEra Energy Inc (NEE), which represents 11.4% of the portfolio. Utilities is the fund's largest sector exposure at 99.2%.