--- title: Reaves Asset Management Blog | Utilities (3) description: Utilities | 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 # Utilities (3) [![post](https://insights.reavesam.com/hubfs/2022.06%20Reaves%20Blog%20Inflation%20and%20Utilities%204%20LinkedIn.png)](https://insights.reavesam.com/blog/inflation-and-utilities-the-surprising-facts) [Utilities](https://insights.reavesam.com/blog/tag/utilities) ## [Inflation and Utilities: The Surprising Facts](https://insights.reavesam.com/blog/inflation-and-utilities-the-surprising-facts) In response to the Federal Reserve’s efforts to cool surging inflation by raising interest rates, the S&P 500 Index1 has fallen almost 13% through the end of May. One bright spot... [Read More](https://insights.reavesam.com/blog/inflation-and-utilities-the-surprising-facts) [![post](https://insights.reavesam.com/hubfs/Blog/2022.06%20Reaves%20Blog%20Inflation%20and%20Utilities%202%20LinkedIn.png)](https://insights.reavesam.com/blog/interest-rates-are-higher-so-why-are-utility-stocks-up-too) [Utilities](https://insights.reavesam.com/blog/tag/utilities), [Defensive Investing](https://insights.reavesam.com/blog/tag/defensive-investing) ## [Interest Rates Are Higher – So Why Are Utility Stocks Up Too?](https://insights.reavesam.com/blog/interest-rates-are-higher-so-why-are-utility-stocks-up-too) One of the most common questions we have been asked in our 40-plus years of utilities investing is “What will happen to utility stocks in a rising rate, inflationary environment?” [Read More](https://insights.reavesam.com/blog/interest-rates-are-higher-so-why-are-utility-stocks-up-too) [![post](https://insights.reavesam.com/hubfs/Blog/2022.02%20Reaves%20Blog%20Revisiting%20Clean%20Energy%20Mania%20LinkedIn.png)](https://insights.reavesam.com/blog/revisiting-clean-energy-mania) [Utilities](https://insights.reavesam.com/blog/tag/utilities), [Renewables & Clean Energy Transition](https://insights.reavesam.com/blog/tag/renewables-clean-energy-transition) ## [Revisiting Clean Energy Mania](https://insights.reavesam.com/blog/revisiting-clean-energy-mania) In a blog published last February, we noted that the Invesco Solar ETF (ticker: TAN)1, the top performing non-leveraged ETF in 2020 with a return of 234%, was a potential signal... [Read More](https://insights.reavesam.com/blog/revisiting-clean-energy-mania) [![post](https://insights.reavesam.com/hubfs/2021.11%20Reaves%20Unmet%20Investment%20Needs%20Whitepaper%20CO%202%20LinkedIn-1.png)](https://insights.reavesam.com/blog/new-look-for-utilities-still-defensive-but-more-potential-for-growth) [Utilities](https://insights.reavesam.com/blog/tag/utilities), [Renewables & Clean Energy Transition](https://insights.reavesam.com/blog/tag/renewables-clean-energy-transition) ## [New Look For Utilities: Still Defensive, But More Potential For Growth](https://insights.reavesam.com/blog/new-look-for-utilities-still-defensive-but-more-potential-for-growth) Utilities have always been considered a defensive investment. However, some of these dividend-paying, regulated monopoly, sleep-at-night stocks are now finding new growth... [Read More](https://insights.reavesam.com/blog/new-look-for-utilities-still-defensive-but-more-potential-for-growth) [![post](https://insights.reavesam.com/hubfs/Blog/2021.11%20Reaves%20Blog%20Green%20Hydrogen%20LinkedIn.png)](https://insights.reavesam.com/blog/what-could-green-hydrogen-mean-for-utility-companies) [Utilities](https://insights.reavesam.com/blog/tag/utilities), [Renewables & Clean Energy Transition](https://insights.reavesam.com/blog/tag/renewables-clean-energy-transition) ## [What Could Green Hydrogen Mean for Utility Companies?](https://insights.reavesam.com/blog/what-could-green-hydrogen-mean-for-utility-companies) Energy transition, the ongoing transformation of global energy generation from fossil-based to renewables-based, and its implications for the utilities sector is a long-term theme... [Read More](https://insights.reavesam.com/blog/what-could-green-hydrogen-mean-for-utility-companies) [![post](https://insights.reavesam.com/hubfs/2021.11%20Reaves%20Blog%20E-Commerce%20Infrastructure%20LinkedIn.png)](https://insights.reavesam.com/blog/with-the-holidays-approaching-e-commerce-infrastructure-proves-essential) [Utilities](https://insights.reavesam.com/blog/tag/utilities), [Renewables & Clean Energy Transition](https://insights.reavesam.com/blog/tag/renewables-clean-energy-transition) ## [With the Holidays Approaching, E-Commerce Infrastructure Proves Essential](https://insights.reavesam.com/blog/with-the-holidays-approaching-e-commerce-infrastructure-proves-essential) As the holiday season approaches, many shoppers will rely on a segment of infrastructure that is becoming increasingly more vital to the U.S. economy: e-commerce infrastructure. ... 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