--- title: Reaves Asset Management Blog | Utilities (6) description: Utilities | Utility, energy & communication insights from four decades of intelligent investing (6) 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 (6) [![post](https://insights.reavesam.com/hubfs/Blog%20Images/2020.09%20Reaves%20Blog%2026%20LinkedIn.jpg)](https://insights.reavesam.com/blog/not-all-utilities-are-created-equal) [Utilities](https://insights.reavesam.com/blog/tag/utilities) ## [Not All Utilities Are Created Equal](https://insights.reavesam.com/blog/not-all-utilities-are-created-equal) Utilities have traditionally been viewed by investors as ideal widow-and-orphan stocks, valued for having attractive dividend yields and lower risk. However, the sector has much... [Read More](https://insights.reavesam.com/blog/not-all-utilities-are-created-equal) [![post](https://insights.reavesam.com/hubfs/Blog%20Images/2020.08%20Reaves%20Blog%2024%20Utility%20Sector%20LinkedIn.jpg)](https://insights.reavesam.com/blog/q2-earnings-results-show-utility-sectors-resiliency) [Utilities](https://insights.reavesam.com/blog/tag/utilities), [Defensive Investing](https://insights.reavesam.com/blog/tag/defensive-investing) ## [Q2 Earnings Results Show Utility Sector’s Resiliency](https://insights.reavesam.com/blog/q2-earnings-results-show-utility-sectors-resiliency) In the worst economic environment in more than a decade, the utilities sector is demonstrating its resiliency. With the second quarter earnings season now behind us, 20 of the 28... [Read More](https://insights.reavesam.com/blog/q2-earnings-results-show-utility-sectors-resiliency) [![post](https://insights.reavesam.com/hubfs/Blog%20Images/Reaves-Blog-19-LinkedIn.png)](https://insights.reavesam.com/blog/low-relative-valuations-strong-fundamentals-could-bode-well-for-utilities) [Utilities](https://insights.reavesam.com/blog/tag/utilities), [Defensive Investing](https://insights.reavesam.com/blog/tag/defensive-investing) ## [Low Relative Valuations, Strong Fundamentals Could Bode Well for Utilities](https://insights.reavesam.com/blog/low-relative-valuations-strong-fundamentals-could-bode-well-for-utilities) The utilities sector had a rough second quarter, lagging the S&P 500 Index1 and corporate bonds2 by considerable margins. The upshot: relative valuations for the utilities sector... [Read More](https://insights.reavesam.com/blog/low-relative-valuations-strong-fundamentals-could-bode-well-for-utilities) [![post](https://insights.reavesam.com/hubfs/Blog%20Images/Reaves-Blog-18-LinkedIn.png)](https://insights.reavesam.com/blog/esg-ratings-miss-the-mark-on-some-utility-stocks) [Utilities](https://insights.reavesam.com/blog/tag/utilities), [Renewables & Clean Energy Transition](https://insights.reavesam.com/blog/tag/renewables-clean-energy-transition) ## [ESG Ratings Miss the Mark on Some Utility Stocks](https://insights.reavesam.com/blog/esg-ratings-miss-the-mark-on-some-utility-stocks) How environmentally friendly is a company that enables entire states to utilize renewable energy and lower their carbon footprints for generations? According to some ESG1 ratings... [Read More](https://insights.reavesam.com/blog/esg-ratings-miss-the-mark-on-some-utility-stocks) [![post](https://insights.reavesam.com/hubfs/Blog%20Images/Reaves-Blog-13-LinkedIn.png)](https://insights.reavesam.com/blog/navigating-utilities-sector-requires-regulatory-roadmap) [Utilities](https://insights.reavesam.com/blog/tag/utilities), [Defensive Investing](https://insights.reavesam.com/blog/tag/defensive-investing) ## [Navigating Utilities Sector Requires Regulatory Roadmap](https://insights.reavesam.com/blog/navigating-utilities-sector-requires-regulatory-roadmap) Investors typically view utilities as a defensive sector, and for good reason. Monopolistic industry structures and the necessity of utility companies’ services have translated... [Read More](https://insights.reavesam.com/blog/navigating-utilities-sector-requires-regulatory-roadmap) [![post](https://insights.reavesam.com/hubfs/Blog/2023-06%20Reaves%20Blog%20Renewable%20Energy%20Development%20Challenges%20Image.png)](https://insights.reavesam.com/blog/utilities-spending-big-investors-benefit) [Utilities](https://insights.reavesam.com/blog/tag/utilities), [Renewables & Clean Energy Transition](https://insights.reavesam.com/blog/tag/renewables-clean-energy-transition) ## [Utilities Are Spending Big on Renewables – And Investors May Benefit](https://insights.reavesam.com/blog/utilities-spending-big-investors-benefit) Utilities are undergoing a massive spending cycle to make the energy grid greener – and the projects should be applauded by more than environmentalists. We believe investors are... 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