--- title: Reaves Asset Management Blog | Infrastructure (3) description: Infrastructure | Utility, energy & communication insights from four decades of intelligent investing (3) image: https://insights.reavesam.com/hubfs/Content%20Offers/Subscribe%20to%20Insights/2020.01-Reaves-Subscribe.linkedin.png --- [![Reaves Asset Management](https://insights.reavesam.com/hs-fs/hubfs/raw_assets/public/ReavesAssetManagement_May2023/images/header_logo.png?width=270&height=135&name=header_logo.png "Reaves Asset Management")](https://reavesam.com/) [![Reaves Asset Management](https://insights.reavesam.com/hs-fs/hubfs/raw_assets/public/ReavesAssetManagement_May2023/images/Reaves_Asset_Management_Logo_mobile.png?width=1000&height=135&name=Reaves_Asset_Management_Logo_mobile.png "Reaves Asset Management")](https://reavesam.com/) - About Us - [About Reaves](https://reavesam.com/about-us/) - [Philosophy and Process](https://reavesam.com/philosophy-and-process/) - [Our Team](https://reavesam.com/our-team/) - Portfolios - [Reaves Utility Income Fund](https://reavesam.com/our_services/reaves-utility-income-fund/) - [Reaves Infrastructure Fund](https://reavesam.com/our_services/reaves-infrastructure-fund/) - [Virtus Reaves Utilities ETF](https://reavesam.com/our_services/reaves-utilities-etf/) - Separately Managed Accounts - [Reaves Long Term Value Strategy](https://reavesam.com/our_services/reaves-long-term-value-strategy/) - [Reaves Dividend Income Strategy](https://reavesam.com/our_services/reaves-dividend-income-strategy/) - Resources - [Content Library](https://reavesam.com/library/) - [Blog](https://insights.reavesam.com/blog) - [Contact](https://reavesam.com/contact-us/) - [Form CRS](https://reavesam.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Reaves-Asset-Management-Form-CRS-123121.pdf) [![Reaves Asset Management](https://insights.reavesam.com/hs-fs/hubfs/raw_assets/public/ReavesAssetManagement_May2023/images/UTG_Logo_White_Rust1200px.png?width=900&height=835&name=UTG_Logo_White_Rust1200px.png "Reaves Asset Management")](https://utilityincomefund.com/) [![Reaves Asset Management](https://insights.reavesam.com/hs-fs/hubfs/raw_assets/public/ReavesAssetManagement_May2023/images/UTG_Logo_Color1200px_two.png?width=900&height=835&name=UTG_Logo_Color1200px_two.png "Reaves Asset Management")](https://utilityincomefund.com/) [UTG website](https://utilityincomefund.com/) [![Reaves Asset Management](https://insights.reavesam.com/hs-fs/hubfs/raw_assets/public/ReavesAssetManagement_May2023/images/Reaves_Asset_Management_Logo_mobile.png?width=1000&height=135&name=Reaves_Asset_Management_Logo_mobile.png "Reaves Asset Management")](https://reavesam.com/) [![Reaves Asset Management](https://insights.reavesam.com/hs-fs/hubfs/raw_assets/public/ReavesAssetManagement_May2023/images/UTG_Logo_Color1200px_mobile.png?width=100&height=135&name=UTG_Logo_Color1200px_mobile.png "Reaves Asset Management")](https://utilityincomefund.com/) - About Us - [About Reaves](https://reavesam.com/about-us/) - [Philosophy and Process](https://reavesam.com/philosophy-and-process/) - [Our Team](https://reavesam.com/our-team/) - Portfolios - [Reaves Utility Income Fund](https://reavesam.com/our_services/reaves-utility-income-fund/) - [Reaves Infrastructure Fund](https://reavesam.com/our_services/reaves-infrastructure-fund/) - [Virtus Reaves Utilities ETF](https://reavesam.com/our_services/reaves-utilities-etf/) - Separately Managed Accounts - [Reaves Long Term Value Strategy](https://reavesam.com/our_services/reaves-long-term-value-strategy/) - [Reaves Dividend Income Strategy](https://reavesam.com/our_services/reaves-dividend-income-strategy/) - Resources - [Content Library](https://reavesam.com/library/) - [Blog](https://insights.reavesam.com/blog) - [Contact](https://reavesam.com/contact-us/) - [Form CRS](https://reavesam.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Reaves-Asset-Management-Form-CRS-123121.pdf) ![Reaves-Asset-Managment-Utilities-EFTs](https://insights.reavesam.com/hubfs/ReavesAssetManagement_May2023/Image/Reaves-Asset-Managment-Utilities-EFTs.jpg) ## Insights [The Opportunity In Utilities](https://info.reavesam.com/the-opportunities-in-utilities) ## Insights ## Utility, energy & communication insights from four decades of intelligent investing Posts about # Infrastructure (3) [![post](https://insights.reavesam.com/hubfs/Blog/2021.10%20Reaves%20Blog%20Q3%20Update%20on%20Dividend%20Growth%20LinkedIn.png)](https://insights.reavesam.com/blog/q3-update-on-dividend-growth) [Infrastructure](https://insights.reavesam.com/blog/tag/infrastructure), [Quarterly Update](https://insights.reavesam.com/blog/tag/quarterly-update), [Income](https://insights.reavesam.com/blog/tag/income), [Dividend Growth](https://insights.reavesam.com/blog/tag/dividend-growth) ## [Q3 2021 Dividend Growth Update](https://insights.reavesam.com/blog/q3-update-on-dividend-growth) At Reaves, we believe one of the clearest signals of a company’s strength and durability is its ability to grow dividends. As such, we provide quarterly updates on the dividend... [Read More](https://insights.reavesam.com/blog/q3-update-on-dividend-growth) [![post](https://insights.reavesam.com/hubfs/Blog/2021.10%20Reaves%20Blog%20Nearshoring%20Infrastructure%20LinkedIn.png)](https://insights.reavesam.com/blog/the-infrastructure-supporting-nearshoring) [Infrastructure](https://insights.reavesam.com/blog/tag/infrastructure), [Industrial Infrastructure](https://insights.reavesam.com/blog/tag/industrial-infrastructure) ## [The Infrastructure Supporting “Nearshoring”](https://insights.reavesam.com/blog/the-infrastructure-supporting-nearshoring) Geopolitical risk and manufacturing bottlenecks are causing corporations to rethink their supply chains, making them shorter and closer to home. As this trend begins to unfold,... [Read More](https://insights.reavesam.com/blog/the-infrastructure-supporting-nearshoring) [![post](https://insights.reavesam.com/hubfs/Blog/2021.09%20Reaves%20Blog%20Bond%20Allocation%20LinkedIn.png)](https://insights.reavesam.com/blog/one-chart-may-illustrate-the-trouble-with-a-40-bond-allocation) [Infrastructure](https://insights.reavesam.com/blog/tag/infrastructure), [Defensive Investing](https://insights.reavesam.com/blog/tag/defensive-investing) ## [One Chart May Illustrate the Trouble with a 40% Bond Allocation](https://insights.reavesam.com/blog/one-chart-may-illustrate-the-trouble-with-a-40-bond-allocation) As rates have steadily fallen since the 1980s, fixed income returns have dwindled … and dwindled … and dwindled. The chart below may put the diminishing return stream from bonds... [Read More](https://insights.reavesam.com/blog/one-chart-may-illustrate-the-trouble-with-a-40-bond-allocation) [![post](https://insights.reavesam.com/hubfs/Blog/2021.08%20Reaves%20Blog%2062%20LinkedIn.png)](https://insights.reavesam.com/blog/highlights-and-lowlights-from-q2-earnings-season) [Infrastructure](https://insights.reavesam.com/blog/tag/infrastructure), [Defensive Investing](https://insights.reavesam.com/blog/tag/defensive-investing) ## [Highlights and Lowlights from Q2 Earnings Season](https://insights.reavesam.com/blog/highlights-and-lowlights-from-q2-earnings-season) The recent earnings season offered a glimpse of some of the major trends driving growth in Reaves’ coverage areas, including renewable energy demand, infrastructure investment,... [Read More](https://insights.reavesam.com/blog/highlights-and-lowlights-from-q2-earnings-season) [![post](https://insights.reavesam.com/hubfs/Blog/2021.07%20Reaves%20Blog%2059%20LinkedIn.png)](https://insights.reavesam.com/blog/dividend-growth-our-litmus-test-for-portfolio-durability) [Infrastructure](https://insights.reavesam.com/blog/tag/infrastructure), [Income](https://insights.reavesam.com/blog/tag/income), [Dividend Growth](https://insights.reavesam.com/blog/tag/dividend-growth) ## [Dividend Growth: Our Litmus Test for Portfolio Durability](https://insights.reavesam.com/blog/dividend-growth-our-litmus-test-for-portfolio-durability) At Reaves, we believe one of the clearest signals of a company’s strength and durability is one of the easiest to read: dividend growth. It’s by no means the only way to gauge a... [Read More](https://insights.reavesam.com/blog/dividend-growth-our-litmus-test-for-portfolio-durability) [![post](https://insights.reavesam.com/hubfs/Blog/2021.06%20Reaves%20Blog%2058%20LinkedIn.png)](https://insights.reavesam.com/blog/are-defensive-equities-properly-represented-in-your-clients-portfolio) [Infrastructure](https://insights.reavesam.com/blog/tag/infrastructure), [Defensive Investing](https://insights.reavesam.com/blog/tag/defensive-investing) ## [Are Defensive Equities Properly Represented in Your Client’s Portfolio?](https://insights.reavesam.com/blog/are-defensive-equities-properly-represented-in-your-clients-portfolio) When assembling an equity portfolio, context matters. Any number of equity funds and strategies may be good for an investor, but the real question is how they fit together. We... 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