UTES
Virtus Reaves Utilities ETF
The Reaves Utilities ETF is an actively managed ETF that holds US-listed utility stocks. UTES’ managers aim to outperform the sector by selecting and weighting stocks based on fundamental, growth and risk metrics.
Fund Basics
Fund sponsor | Virtus |
Category | US Equities |
Asset class | Equity |
Website | link... |
Inception date | Sep 23, 2015 |
Assets (mns) | $48 |
Expense ratio | 49 bp |
Currency | USD |
Sector Breakdown
Fund Structure
Regulation | Open-End Investment Company |
Distributions | Quarterly |
Taxation | 1099 |
Stock selection | Proprietary |
Weighting | Proprietary |
Holdings Transparency | Full |
Derivatives-based | No |
Options available | No |
Currency hedged | No |
Fund of funds | No |
Top 10 Holdings
NEXTERA ENERGY GROUP | 20.0 % |
PUBLIC SERVICE ENTERPRISE GP | 6.2 % |
ENTERGY CORP | 5.1 % |
EXELON CORP | 5.1 % |
DOMINION RESOURCES INC/VA | 4.8 % |
EDISON INTERNATIONAL | 4.5 % |
SEMPRA ENERGY | 4.4 % |
AMEREN CORPORATION | 4.3 % |
NISOURCE INC | 4.2 % |
ATMOS ENERGY CORP | 4.1 % |
Constituent Breakdown
Number of holdings | 22 |
Herfindahl-Hirschman Index | 706 |
Wgt avg mkt cap (mns) | $47,972 |
Large cap (>$10bn) | 89.6% |
Mid cap ($2-10bn) | 6.8% |
Small cap (<$2bn) | 0.0% |
Developed mkts. | 100.0% |
Emerging mkts. | 0.0% |
Country Exposure
UNITED STATES | 96.2 % |
Historical Performance
Standardized Annual Returns (as of 06/30/2022)
YTD | 1 YR | 2 YR | 3 YR | 5 YR | 10 YR | Incep. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
-3.3% | 13.4% | 15.7% | 7.6% | 9.2% | -- | 11.4% |
Market Correlations
versus... | Beta | R-squared |
S&P 500 | 0.58 | 37% |
MSCI EAFE | 0.48 | 25% |
MSCI Emg Mkts | 0.34 | 14% |
Liquidity Measures
Avg. volume (000) | 7 |
Turnover | 0.7% |
Avg. Bid/Ask (% of price) | 0.17% |
ADV of underlying (mns) | $3,285 |
Technical Indicators
Recent close | $45.53 |
30d moving avg. | $46.30 |
Annualized volatility | 17.9% |
Relative strength (RSI) | 47 |
Short interest (ETF) | 0.4% |
Short interest (underlying) | 1.4% |
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Risk and Returns: UTES vs. Comps (1 YR)
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Comparable ETFs Based on Overlap
Ticker | Fund Name | Overlap vs. UTES |
Expenses vs. UTES |
ALTAR Score™ vs. UTES |
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XLU | Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund | 56.9% | -39 bp | +0.4% |
FUTY | Fidelity MSCI Utilities Index ETF | 55.3% | -41 bp | +0.7% |
VPU | Vanguard Utilities Index Fund | 55.1% | -39 bp | +0.7% |
IDU | iShares U.S. Utilities ETF | 53.9% | -6 bp | +0.4% |
RYU | Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Utilities ETF | 53.8% | -9 bp | +0.9% |
JHMU | John Hancock Multifactor Utilities ETF | 49.1% | -9 bp | +0.5% |
JXI | iShares Global Utilities ETF | 40.2% | -6 bp | +0.5% |
PUI | Invesco DWA Utilities Momentum ETF | 39.9% | +11 bp | +0.5% |
FXU | First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund | 37.0% | +13 bp | +1.6% |
ECLN | First Trust EIP Carbon Impact ETF | 30.5% | +48 bp | -1.5% |
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Results & Estimates
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EPS Revision Activity (6 mo. ago = 100%)
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Valuation Metrics
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ETF Research Center Fund Rating
Our measure of an ETF's overall investment merit
ALTAR Score™
UTES
5.0%
Cat. Avg
6.7%
Fund Category: US Equities
Avg. Return on Equity | --% |
Divided by: Fwd. P/BV | --x |
Less: Expenses | -- bp |
Equals: ALTAR Score™ | 5.0% |
Recommendation
UNDERWEIGHT
Below average appreciation potential. A rating of UNDERWEIGHT is assigned to ETFs with ALTAR Scores in the 2nd quintile (ranking higher than only 20%-40%) of their category. Typically, funds in this category consist of stocks trading at relatively expensive valuations and/or having below-average fundamentals.
Category Overview
There are 876 funds in the US Equities category, with an average ALTAR Score™
of 6.7% and a standard deviation of
3.1%. UTES's ALTAR Score™ is approximately
0.6 standard deviations
below
the category average. This places UTES in the 29th percentile among funds in the category.
Consensus Recommendation
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Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) Comparison
Expense (bp) (A) |
Avg. Bid/Ask (bp) (B) |
TCO (bp) (A)+(B) |
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UTES | 49.0 | 17.2 | 66.2 |
Peer Avg. | -- | -- | -- |
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