0001752724-22-210069.txt : 20220920 0001752724-22-210069.hdr.sgml : 20220920 20220920142616 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001752724-22-210069 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: NPORT-P PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 2 CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT: 20220731 FILED AS OF DATE: 20220920 DATE AS OF CHANGE: 20220920 PERIOD START: 20221031 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: REAVES UTILITY INCOME FUND CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001263994 IRS NUMBER: 200223928 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1031 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: NPORT-P SEC ACT: 1940 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 811-21432 FILM NUMBER: 221253154 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O ALPS FUND SERVICES, INC. STREET 2: P.O. BOX 328 CITY: DENVER STATE: CO ZIP: 80201-0328 BUSINESS PHONE: 3036232577 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: C/O ALPS FUND SERVICES, INC. STREET 2: P.O. BOX 328 CITY: DENVER STATE: CO ZIP: 80201-0328 FORMER COMPANY: FORMER CONFORMED NAME: UTILITY INCOME TRUST DATE OF NAME CHANGE: 20030917 NPORT-P 1 primary_doc.xml NPORT-P false 0001263994 XXXXXXXX REAVES UTILITY INCOME FUND 811-21432 0001263994 549300GS807NR3X3LH36 1290 BROADWAY SUITE 1000 DENVER 80203 8006445571 Reaves Utility Income Fund 549300GS807NR3X3LH36 2022-10-31 2022-07-31 N 2772793007.87 502304034.84 2270488973.03 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 500000000.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 0.00000000 38899.11000000 N Dt Midstream Inc N/A DT Midstream, Inc. 23345M107 273100.00000000 NS USD 15028693.00000000 0.661914379612 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N Alliant Energy Corp 5493009ML300G373MZ12 Alliant Energy Corp. 018802108 1533100.00000000 NS USD 93411783.00000000 4.114170300300 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N Bce Inc 5493001I9203PRB5KR45 BCE, Inc. 05534B760 2110000.00000000 NS USD 106618300.00000000 4.695829896840 Long EC CORP CA N 1 N N N Public Service Enterprise Group Inc PUSS41EMO3E6XXNV3U28 Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc. 744573106 1494000.00000000 NS USD 98110980.00000000 4.321138801615 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N Williams Cos Inc/the D71FAKCBLFS2O0RBPG08 Williams Cos., Inc. 969457100 1081373.00000000 NS USD 36864005.57000000 1.623615265605 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N N/A N/A Bastion Energy LLC (Anglo Dutch) N/A N/A NS USD 0.00000000 0.000000 Long CORP US N 3 N N N Norfolk Southern Corp 54930036C8MWP850MI84 Norfolk Southern Corp. 655844108 135100.00000000 NS USD 33933067.00000000 1.494526835543 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N Entergy Corp 4XM3TW50JULSLG8BNC79 Entergy Corp. 29364G103 850000.00000000 NS USD 97860500.00000000 4.310106816744 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd N/A Canadian Pacific Railway, Ltd. 13645T100 838000.00000000 NS USD 66093060.00000000 2.910961505873 Long EC CORP CA N 1 N N N Charter Communications Inc 0J0XRGZE3PBRFEZ7MV65 Charter Communications, Inc. 16119P108 122862.00000000 NS USD 53088670.20000000 2.338204273643 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N Telus Corp L2TEUTQ8OSHMJWVLCE40 TELUS Corp. 87971M962 4120100.00000000 NS 94850297.14000000 4.177527319739 Long EC CORP CA N 1 N N N Crown Castle International Corp 54930012H97VSM0I2R19 Crown Castle International Corp. 22822V101 325600.00000000 NS USD 58822896.00000000 2.590758937776 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N Xcel Energy Inc LGJNMI9GH8XIDG5RCM61 Xcel Energy, Inc. 98389B100 1320600.00000000 NS USD 96641508.00000000 4.256418293502 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N Southern Co/the 549300FC3G3YU2FBZD92 The Southern Co. 842587107 1299600.00000000 NS USD 99926244.00000000 4.401089156872 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N Verizon Communications Inc 2S72QS2UO2OESLG6Y829 Verizon Communications, Inc. 92343V104 1466703.00000000 NS USD 67747011.57000000 2.983807117089 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N Pg&e Corp 8YQ2GSDWYZXO2EDN3511 PG&E Corp. 69331C108 4338300.00000000 NS USD 47113938.00000000 2.075056895657 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N American Water Works Co Inc 549300DXHIJQMD5WFW18 American Water Works Co., Inc. 030420103 513800.00000000 NS USD 79865072.00000000 3.517527411437 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N Constellation Energy Corp 549300F8Y20RYGNGV346 Constellation Energy Group, Inc. 21037T109 885333.33350000 NS USD 58520533.34000000 2.577441865392 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N Wec Energy Group Inc 549300IGLYTZUK3PVP70 WEC Energy Group, Inc. 92939U106 812100.00000000 NS USD 84304101.00000000 3.713037235653 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N Ppl Corp 9N3UAJSNOUXFKQLF3V18 PPL Corp. 69351T106 2356000.00000000 NS USD 68512480.00000000 3.017520931122 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N Union Pacific Corp 549300LMMRSZZCZ8CL11 Union Pacific Corp. 907818108 267900.00000000 NS USD 60893670.00000000 2.681962816086 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N Digital Realty Trust Inc 549300HKCZ31D08NEI41 Digital Realty Trust, Inc. 253868103 327737.00000000 NS USD 43408765.65000000 1.911868595955 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N Prologis Inc 529900DFH19P073LZ636 Prologis, Inc. 74340W103 300100.00000000 NS USD 39781256.00000000 1.752100823767 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N Ameren Corp XRZQ5S7HYJFPHJ78L959 Ameren Corp. 023608102 1094000.00000000 NS USD 101873280.00000000 4.486843195897 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N Enel Spa WOCMU6HCI0OJWNPRZS33 Enel SpA T3679P115 7496257.00000000 NS 37610381.54000000 1.656488183239 Long EC CORP IT N 1 N N N Dte Energy Co 549300IX8SD6XXD71I78 DTE Energy Co. 233331107 719200.00000000 NS USD 93711760.00000000 4.127382300163 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N American States Water Co 529900L26LIS2V8PWM23 American States Water Co. 029899101 295000.00000000 NS USD 25715150.00000000 1.132582025522 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N Aes Corp/the 2NUNNB7D43COUIRE5295 AES Corp. 00130H105 1677879.00000000 NS USD 37282471.38000000 1.642045912702 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N Sempra Energy PBBKGKLRK5S5C0Y4T545 Sempra Energy 816851109 243200.00000000 NS USD 40322560.00000000 1.775941679478 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N Rogers Communications Inc 54930030NVF3Y2OL0A78 Rogers Communications, Inc. 775109960 300000.00000000 NS 13791730.12000000 0.607434358141 Long EC CORP CA N 1 N N N Duke Energy Corp I1BZKREC126H0VB1BL91 Duke Energy Corp. 26441C204 906000.00000000 NS USD 99596580.00000000 4.386569641300 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N Comcast Corp 51M0QTTNCGUN7KFCFZ59 Comcast Corp. 20030N101 1787900.00000000 NS USD 67082008.00000000 2.954518114680 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N Oge Energy Corp CE5OG6JPOZMDSA0LAQ19 OGE Energy Corp. 670837103 1291000.00000000 NS USD 53034280.00000000 2.335808745603 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N Nextera Energy Inc N/A NextEra Energy, Inc. 65339F101 1179200.00000000 NS USD 99630608.00000000 4.388068349305 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N Equinix Inc 549300EVUN2BTLJ3GT74 Equinix, Inc. 29444U700 83000.00000000 NS USD 58410420.00000000 2.572592102134 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N Federated Hermes Treasury Obligations Fund 254900WUIGYHOH89FC60 Federated Treasury Obligations Money Market Fund 60934N500 70135228.76000000 NS USD 70135228.76000000 3.088992265238 Long STIV RF US N 1 N N N Exelon Corp 3SOUA6IRML7435B56G12 Exelon Corp. 30161N101 1489957.00000000 NS USD 69268100.93000000 3.050801028007 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N Cms Energy Corp 549300IA9XFBAGNIBW29 CMS Energy Corp. 125896100 1235500.00000000 NS USD 84915915.00000000 3.739983589820 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N Deutsche Telekom Ag 549300V9QSIG4WX4GJ96 Deutsche Telekom AG D2035M136 4017447.00000000 NS 75985889.82000000 3.346675131330 Long EC CORP DE N 1 N N N Fortis Inc/canada 549300MQYQ9Y065XPR71 Fortis, Inc. 349553107 1350600.00000000 NS USD 63829356.00000000 2.811260338992 Long EC CORP CA N 1 N N N Sba Communications Corp 5299001HX8ZN8Y8QIT49 SBA Communications Corp. 78410G104 181700.00000000 NS USD 61013043.00000000 2.687220406033 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N Firstenergy Corp 549300SVYJS666PQJH88 FirstEnergy Corp. 337932107 1000000.00000000 NS USD 41100000.00000000 1.810182761872 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N Nisource Inc 549300D8GOWWH0SJB189 NiSource, Inc. 65473P105 2330966.00000000 NS USD 70861366.40000000 3.120973818491 Long EC CORP US N 1 N N N 2022-08-30 REAVES UTILITY INCOME FUND Jennell Panella Jennell Panella Treasurer XXXX NPORT-EX 2 fp0079694_nportex.htm

REAVES UTILITY INCOME FUND

STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS

July 31, 2022 (Unaudited)

 

   SHARES   VALUE 
COMMON STOCKS 118.75%(1)    
Diversified Telecommunication Services 15.82%          
BCE, Inc.   2,110,000   $106,618,300 
Deutsche Telekom AG   4,017,447    75,985,890 
Rogers Communications, Inc.   

300,000

    

13,791,730

 
TELUS Corp.   4,120,100    94,850,297 
Verizon Communications, Inc.   1,466,703    67,747,012 
         

358,993,229

 
           
Electric Utilities 28.17%          
Duke Energy Corp.   906,000    99,596,580 
Entergy Corp.   850,000    97,860,500 
Exelon Corp.   1,489,957    69,268,101 
FirstEnergy Corp.   1,000,000    41,100,000 
Fortis, Inc.   1,350,600    63,829,356 
NextEra Energy, Inc.   1,179,200    99,630,608 
PPL Corp.   2,356,000    68,512,480 
The Southern Co.   1,299,600    99,926,244 
         639,723,869 
           
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers 4.22%          
AES Corp.   1,677,879    37,282,471 
Constellation Energy Group, Inc.   885,333    58,520,533 
         95,803,004 
           
Media 5.29%          
Charter Communications, Inc., Class A(2)   122,862    53,088,670 
Comcast Corp., Class A   1,787,900    67,082,008 
         120,170,678 
           
Multi-Utilities 39.72%          
Alliant Energy Corp.   1,533,100    93,411,783 
Ameren Corp.   1,094,000    101,873,280 
CMS Energy Corp.   1,235,500    84,915,915 
DTE Energy Co.   719,200    93,711,760 
Enel SpA   7,496,257    37,610,382 
NiSource, Inc.   2,330,966    70,861,366 
OGE Energy Corp.   1,291,000    53,034,280 
PG&E Corp.(2)   4,338,300    47,113,938 
Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.   1,494,000    98,110,980 
Sempra Energy   243,200    40,322,560 
WEC Energy Group, Inc.   812,100    84,304,101 
Xcel Energy, Inc.   1,320,600    96,641,508 
         901,911,853 

 

 

   SHARES   VALUE 
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels 2.28%          
DT Midstream, Inc.   273,100   $15,028,693 
Williams Cos., Inc.   1,081,373    36,864,005 
         51,892,698 
           
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) 11.51%          
Crown Castle International Corp.   325,600    58,822,896 
Digital Realty Trust, Inc.   327,737    43,408,766 
Equinix, Inc.   83,000    58,410,420 
Prologis, Inc.   300,100    39,781,256 
SBA Communications Corp.   181,700    61,013,043 
         261,436,381 
           
Road & Rail 7.09%          
Canadian Pacific Railway, Ltd.   838,000    66,093,060 
Norfolk Southern Corp.   135,100    33,933,067 
Union Pacific Corp.   267,900    60,893,670 
         160,919,797 
           
Water Utilities 4.65%          
American States Water Co.   295,000    25,715,150 
American Water Works Co., Inc.   513,800    79,865,072 
         105,580,222 
           
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS          
(Cost $2,324,925,439)        2,696,431,731 
           
LIMITED PARTNERSHIPS 0.00%          
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels 0.00%          
Bastion Energy LLC (Anglo Dutch)(2)(3)(4)        0 
           
TOTAL LIMITED PARTNERSHIPS          
(Cost $0)        0 
           
MONEY MARKET FUNDS 3.09%          
Federated Treasury Obligations Money Market Fund, 1.734% (7-Day Yield)   70,135,229    70,135,229 
           
TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUNDS          
(Cost $70,135,229)        70,135,229 

 

 

  SHARES    VALUE 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 121.84%             
(Cost $2,395,060,668)          $2,766,566,960 
              
LEVERAGE FACILITY - (22.02%)           (500,000,000)
              
OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES - 0.18%           4,083,761 
              
NET ASSETS - 100.00%          $2,270,650,721 

 

(1) All securities are available as collateral for leverage provided by State Street Bank and Trust as of July 31, 2022. (See Note 2)
(2) Non-Income Producing Security.
(3) Restricted security.  Investment represents a non-public partnership interest and is not unitized. (See Note 3)
(4) Level 3 Asset fair valued by management, pursuant to procedures approved by the Board of Trustees, using significant unobservable inputs. (See Note 1)

 

Common Abbreviations:

Co. - Company

Corp. - Corporation

Inc. - Incorporated

LLC -  Limited Liability Company

Ltd. - Limited

 

See Notes to Quarterly Statement of Investments.

 

 

Notes to Quarterly Statement of Investments 

July 31, 2022 (UNAUDITED)

 

1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING AND OPERATING POLICIES

 

 

Reaves Utility Income Fund (the “Fund”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) as a closed-end management investment company. The Fund was organized under the laws of the state of Delaware by an Agreement and Declaration of Trust dated September 15, 2003. The Fund’s investment objective is to provide a high level of after-tax income and total return consisting primarily of tax-advantaged dividend income and capital appreciation. The Fund is a diversified investment company for purpose of the 1940 Act. The Agreement and Declaration of Trust provides that the Trustees may authorize separate classes of shares of beneficial interest.  The Fund’s common shares are listed on the NYSE American LLC (the “Exchange”) and trade under the ticker symbol “UTG.”

 

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its Statement of Investments. The preparation of the Statement of Investments is in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”), which requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures in the Statement of Investments. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The Fund is considered an investment company under U.S. GAAP and follows the accounting and reporting guidance applicable to investment companies in the Financial Accounting Standards Board Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946.

 

Investment Valuation: The net asset value per common share (“NAV”) of the Fund is determined no less frequently than daily, on each day that the Exchange is open for trading, as of the close of regular trading on the Exchange (normally, 4:00 p.m. New York time). The NAV is determined by dividing the value of the Fund’s total assets less its liabilities by the number of shares outstanding.

 

The Board of Trustees (the “Board”) has established the following procedures for valuation of the Fund’s asset values under normal market conditions. For domestic equity securities, foreign equity securities and funds that are traded on an exchange, the market price is usually the closing sale or official closing price on that exchange. In the case of a domestic and foreign equity security not traded on an exchange, or if such closing prices are not otherwise available, the mean of the closing bid and ask price will be used. The fair value for debt obligations is generally the evaluated mean price supplied by the Fund’s primary and/or secondary independent third-party pricing service, approved by the Board. An evaluated mean is considered to be a daily fair valuation price which may use a matrix, formula or other objective method that takes into consideration various factors, including, but not limited to: structured product markets, fixed income markets, interest rate movements, new issue information, trading, cash flows, yields, spreads, credit quality and other pertinent information as determined by the pricing services evaluators and methodologists. If the Fund’s primary and/or secondary independent third-party pricing services are unable to supply a price, or if the price supplied is deemed to be unreliable, the market price may be determined using quotations received from one or more broker-dealers that make a market in the security. Investments in non-exchange traded funds are fair valued at their respective net asset values.

 

Securities, for which market quotations or valuations are not available, are valued at fair value in good faith by or at the direction of the Board. When applicable, fair value of an investment is determined by the Fund’s Fair Valuation Committee as a designee of the Board. In fair valuing the Fund’s investments, consideration is given to several factors, which may include, among others, the following: the fundamental business data relating to the issuer, borrower, or counterparty; an evaluation of the forces which influence the market in which the investments are purchased and sold; the type, size and cost of the investment; the information as to any transactions in or offers for the investment; the price and extent of public trading in similar securities (or equity securities) of the issuer, or comparable companies; the coupon payments, yield data/cash flow data; the quality, value and saleability of collateral, if any, securing the investment; the business prospects of the issuer, borrower, or counterparty, as applicable, including any ability to obtain money or resources from a parent or affiliate and an assessment of the issuer’s, borrower’s, or counterparty’s management; the prospects for the industry of the issuer, borrower, or counterparty, as applicable, and multiples (of earnings and/or cash flow) being paid for similar businesses in that industry; one or more non-affiliated independent broker quotes for the sale price of the portfolio security; and other relevant factors.

 

 

The Fund discloses the classification of its fair value measurements following a three-tier hierarchy based on the inputs used to measure fair value.  Inputs refer broadly to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability, including assumptions about risk.  Inputs may be observable or unobservable.  Observable inputs reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability that are developed based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity.  Unobservable inputs reflect the reporting entity’s own assumptions about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability that are developed based on the best information available.

 

Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund’s investments as of the end of the reporting period.  When inputs used fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy, the level in the hierarchy within which the fair value measurement falls is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety.  The designated input levels are not necessarily an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with these investments.  These inputs are categorized in the following hierarchy under applicable financial accounting standards:

 

Level 1 – Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical, unrestricted assets or liabilities that the Fund has ability to access at the measurement date;

 

Level 2 – Quoted prices which are not active, quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets or inputs other than quoted prices that are observable (either directly or indirectly) for substantially the full term of the asset or liability; and
   
Level 3 – Significant unobservable prices or inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments) where there is little or no market activity for the asset or liability at the measurement date.

 

The following is a summary of the Fund’s investments in the fair value hierarchy as of July 31, 2022:

 

   Valuation Inputs      
Investments in Securities at Value*  Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total 
Common Stocks  $2,696,431,731   $   $   $2,696,431,731 
Limited Partnerships                
Money Market Funds   70,135,229            70,135,229 
Total  $2,766,566,960   $   $   $2,766,566,960 

 

*See Statement of Investments for industry classifications.

 

 

Foreign Currency Translation: The books and records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars.  Investment valuations and other assets and liabilities initially expressed in foreign currencies are converted each business day the Exchange is open into U.S. dollars based upon current exchange rates.  Prevailing foreign exchange rates may generally be obtained at the close of the Exchange (normally, 4:00 p.m. New York time).  The portion of realized and unrealized gains or losses on investments due to fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates is not separately disclosed and is included in realized and unrealized gains or losses on investments, when applicable. As of the period ended July 31, 2022, the Fund had no outstanding forward foreign currency contracts.

 

Investment Transactions: Investment security transactions are accounted for as of trade date.  Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date, or as soon as information is available to the Fund.  Interest income, which includes amortization of premium and accretion of discount, is accrued as earned.  Realized gains and losses from investment transactions and unrealized appreciation and depreciation of securities are determined using the first-in first-out basis for both financial reporting and income tax purposes.

 

2. BORROWINGS

 

 

On December 8, 2016, the Fund entered into a Credit Agreement with Pershing LLC. Under the terms of the Amended Credit Agreement, the Fund was allowed to borrow up to $455,000,000. Interest was charged at a rate of the one month LIBOR (“London Interbank Offered Rate”) plus 0.80%. Effective June 20, 2021, the interest rate charged under the Amended Credit Agreement changed from LIBOR plus 0.80% to OBFR (Overnight Bank Funding Rate) plus 0.80%. Borrowings under the Credit Agreement are secured by assets of the Fund that are held by the Fund’s custodian in a separate account (the “pledged collateral”). Borrowing commenced under the terms of the Credit Agreement on December 13, 2016.

 

On April 27, 2022, the Fund entered into a Credit Agreement with State Street Bank and Trust Company. Under the terms of the Credit Agreement, the Fund is allowed to borrow up to $650,000,000. Interest is charged at a rate of the one month SOFR (“Secured Overnight Financing Rate”) plus 0.65%. Borrowings under the Credit Agreement are secured by all or a portion of assets of the Fund that are held by the Fund’s custodian in a separate account (the “pledged collateral”). Borrowing commenced under the terms of the Credit Agreement on April 27, 2022. The Credit Agreement with State Street Bank and Trust Company replaced the credit facility previously in place with Pershing LLC.

 

For the period ended July 31, 2022, the average amount borrowed under the Credit Agreement was $460,256,410, at an average rate of 1.22%. As of July 31, 2022, the amount of outstanding borrowings was $500,000,000, the interest rate was 2.88% and the amount of pledged collateral was $1,008,516,835.

 

 

3. RESTRICTED SECURITIES

 

 

As of July 31, 2022, investments in securities included issues that are considered restricted.  Restricted securities are often purchased in private placement transactions, are not registered under the Securities Act of 1933, may have contractual restrictions on resale, and may be valued under methods approved by the Board of Trustees as reflecting fair value.

 

Restricted securities as of July 31, 2022 were as follows:

 

Description 

Acquisition

Date (s)

  Cost   Value  

Value as

Percentage of

Net Assets

 
Bastion Energy LLC (Anglo Dutch)  7/30/2015  $-   $-    0.00%
TOTAL     $-   $-    0.00%