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UTG · Reaves Utility Income Fund
Over the last 15 years (2011-09 to 2026-09), $10,000 invested in UTG with dividends reinvested grew to $36,987, 9.06% a year, with a worst peak-to-trough fall of -23.43%. Past performance doesn't predict future results.
Growth of $10,000 · 2011-09 to 2026-09 · dividends reinvested
How UTG held up in past market crashes
UTG has been through 4 of the market crashes since 2000 in our data. Its deepest price fall was 71.7% in the 2008 financial crisis, when the S&P 500 fell 56.5%. It took 2.8 years from the bottom to get back to its high. No fund is safe from losses; past falls do not predict future ones.
| Crash | UTG deepest fall | S&P 500 (SPY) | Peak to bottom | Back to peak |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 financial crisis | -71.7% | -56.5% | Dec 2007 to Mar 2009 | 2.8 years |
| 2018 fourth-quarter selloff | -13.9% | -20.2% | Dec 2018 to Dec 2018 | 2 months |
| 2020 COVID crash | -48.1% | -34.1% | Feb 2020 to Mar 2020 | 5.5 years |
| 2022 bear market | -29.1% | -25.4% | Apr 2022 to Oct 2022 | 2.7 years |
Price declines in the fund's listing currency, dividends not included, inside each crash's S&P 500 peak-to-bottom window. See how 50 popular ETFs compare in the crash study.
About UTG
Reaves Utility Income Fund is a closed-end fund that focuses on generating tax-advantaged monthly income through investments in utility and infrastructure-related securities. It primarily holds dividend-paying common and preferred stocks, along with selected debt instruments, issued by companies involved in electricity, gas, water, telecommunications, and essential infrastructure services. The fund also maintains limited flexibility to allocate a portion of assets to other industries, allowing it to diversify beyond the core utility segment. Managed as an income-oriented portfolio, Reaves Utility Income Fund serves investors seeking exposure to regulated and essential-service businesses that are central to modern utility networks and infrastructure operations. Its role in the market is to combine income generation with broad participation in utility-sector cash flows and related infrastructure demand.
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