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) | $36 |
| Expense ratio | 49 bp |
| Currency | USD |
Sector Breakdown
Fund Structure
| Regulation | Open-End Investment Company |
| Distributions | Quarterly |
| Taxation | 1099 |
| Stock selection | Proprietary |
| Weighting | Proprietary |
| Smart-beta | Yes |
| Derivatives-based | No |
| Options available | No |
| Currency hedged | No |
| Fund of funds | No |
Top 10 Holdings
| NEXTERA ENERGY GROUP | 21.8 % |
| EXELON CORP | 6.6 % |
| PUBLIC SERVICE ENTERPRISE GP | 6.0 % |
| SEMPRA ENERGY | 5.4 % |
| AMERICAN WATER WORKS CO INC | 5.2 % |
| ALLIANT ENERGY CORP | 5.0 % |
| CMS ENERGY CORP | 4.9 % |
| XCEL ENERGY INC | 4.7 % |
| NISOURCE INC | 4.6 % |
| WEC ENERGY GROUP INC | 4.4 % |
Constituent Breakdown
| Number of holdings | 21 |
| Herfindahl-Hirschman Index | 823 |
| Wgt avg mkt cap (mns) | $45,070 |
| Large cap (>$10bn) | 88.4% |
| Mid cap ($2-10bn) | 11.6% |
| Small cap (<$2bn) | 0.0% |
| Developed mkts. | 100.0% |
| Emerging mkts. | 0.0% |
Country Exposure
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UNITED STATES | 97.1 % |
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CANADA | 2.0 % |
Historical Performance
Standardized Annual Returns (as of 06/30/2021)
| YTD | 1 YR | 2 YR | 3 YR | 5 YR | 10 YR | Incep. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2.3% | 17.4% | 4.4% | 9.2% | 7.3% | -- | 10.9% |
Market Correlations
| versus... | Beta | R-squared |
| S&P 500 | 0.41 | 26% |
| MSCI EAFE | 0.34 | 18% |
| MSCI Emg Mkts | 0.29 | 15% |
Liquidity Measures
| Avg. volume (000) | 5 |
| Turnover | 0.6% |
| Avg. Bid/Ask (% of price) | 0.20% |
| ADV of underlying (mns) | $3,923 |
Technical Indicators
| Recent close | $42.40 |
| 30d moving avg. | $41.83 |
| Annualized volatility | 15.0% |
| Relative strength (RSI) | 49 |
| Short interest (ETF) | 0.2% |
| Short interest (underlying) | 1.4% |
Distributions
Assets Under Management (mns)
Money Flows (mns)
Short Interest (as % of shares outstanding)
Long Money Flows (mns)
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Comparable ETFs Based on Overlap
| Ticker | Fund Name | Overlap vs. UTES |
Expenses vs. UTES |
ALTAR Score™ vs. UTES |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| XLU | Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund | 58.1% | -37 bp | +0.8% |
| RYU | Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Utilities ETF | 55.5% | -9 bp | +1.2% |
| IDU | iShares U.S. Utilities ETF | 53.9% | -6 bp | +0.7% |
| FUTY | Fidelity MSCI Utilities Index ETF | 52.7% | -41 bp | +0.9% |
| VPU | Vanguard Utilities Index Fund | 52.4% | -39 bp | +0.9% |
| JHMU | John Hancock Multifactor Utilities ETF | 51.8% | -9 bp | +0.9% |
| FXU | First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund | 42.9% | +13 bp | +0.9% |
| ECLN | First Trust EIP Carbon Impact ETF | 42.6% | +48 bp | -1.3% |
| PUI | Invesco DWA Utilities Momentum ETF | 42.2% | +11 bp | +0.4% |
| JXI | iShares Global Utilities ETF | 37.8% | -3 bp | +0.8% |
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Results & Estimates
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Return on Equity
Net Margins
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
4.6%
Cat. Avg
4.7%
Fund Category: US Equities
| Avg. Return on Equity | --% |
| Divided by: Fwd. P/BV | --x |
| Less: Expenses | -- bp |
| Equals: ALTAR Score™ | 4.6% |
Recommendation
NEUTRAL
Average appreciation potential. A rating of NEUTRAL is assigned to ETFs with ALTAR Scores in the middle quintile (ranking between 40%-60%) of their category. This indicates that valuations adequately reflect the fundamentals of stocks in these funds.
Category Overview
There are 779 funds in the US Equities category, with an average ALTAR Score™
of 4.7% and a standard deviation of
2.2%. UTES's ALTAR Score™ is approximately
0.1 standard deviations
below
the category average. This places UTES in the 48th 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 | 20.1 | 69.1 |
| Peer Avg. | 25.6 | 6.0 | 31.5 |
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