VPU vs. UTES ETF Comparison

Comparison of Vanguard Utilities ETF - DNQ (VPU) to Reaves Utilities ETF (UTES)

VPU

Vanguard Utilities ETF - DNQ

VPU Description

The investment seeks to track the performance of a benchmark index. The fund employs an indexing investment approach designed to track the performance of the MSCI US Investable Market Index (IMI)/Utilities 25/50, an index made up of stocks of large, mid-size, and small U.S. companies within the utilities sector, as classified under the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS). It attempts to replicate the target index by investing all, or substantially all, of its assets in the stocks that make up the index, holding each stock in approximately the same proportion as its weighting in the index. The fund is non-diversified.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$153.24

Average Daily Volume

175,200

Number of Holdings ^*

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market

UTES

Reaves Utilities ETF

UTES Description

ETFis Series Trust I - Reaves Utilities ETF is an exchange traded fund launched and managed by Virtus ETF Advisers LLC. The fund is co-managed by W. H. Reaves & Co., Inc. It invests in public equity markets of the United States. The fund invests in stocks of companies operating in the utilities sector. It invests in dividend yielding stocks of companies across all market capitalization. The fund employs fundamental analysis with a bottom-up stock picking approach with a focus on factors such as conservative capital structures, solid balance sheets, history of and/or potential for growing earnings and raising dividends, lower-than-market levels of volatility, correlation or similar characteristics earnings and cash flow potential, dividend prospects and tax treatment of dividends, strength of business franchises and estimates of net asset value to create its portfolio. ETFis Series Trust I - Reaves Utilities ETF is domiciled in the United States.

Grade (RS Rating)

Last Trade

$54.34

Average Daily Volume

40,917

Number of Holdings ^*

* may have additional holdings in another (foreign) market

Performance

Period	VPU	UTES
30 Days	1.33%	2.16%
60 Days	-0.05%	1.97%
90 Days	10.99%	14.88%
12 Months	9.35%	20.43%

18 Overlapping Holdings

Symbol	Grade	Weight in VPU	Weight in UTES	Overlap
ATO	B	1.45%	4.35%	1.45%
CEG	C	5.69%	10.88%	5.69%
CMS	D	1.56%	2.89%	1.56%
CNP	D	1.49%	4.92%	1.49%
DTE	C	2.0%	4.19%	2.0%
EIX	C	2.46%	3.47%	2.46%
ETR	D	1.99%	4.18%	1.99%
IDA	C	0.4%	1.21%	0.4%
NEE	C	13.65%	17.93%	13.65%
NI	A	1.08%	3.78%	1.08%
PCG	C	3.12%	3.89%	3.12%
PEG	B	3.14%	4.99%	3.14%
PNM	D	0.27%	3.04%	0.27%
PNW	B	0.74%	4.22%	0.74%
PPL	D	1.8%	1.92%	1.8%
SO	B	6.97%	1.71%	1.71%
SRE	B	4.05%	4.46%	4.05%
VST	C	2.86%	11.12%	2.86%

VPU Overweight 48 Positions Relative to UTES

Symbol	Grade	Weight
DUK	B	6.64%
AEP	C	3.95%
D	C	3.75%
EXC	D	3.12%
ED	D	2.72%
XEL	D	2.56%
WEC	D	2.13%
AWK	C	2.12%
FE	C	1.83%
ES	C	1.72%
AEE	C	1.63%
NRG	D	1.45%
AES	D	1.28%
LNT	B	1.1%
EVRG	C	1.04%
WTRG	C	0.81%
OGE	B	0.6%
UGI	D	0.44%
NFG	C	0.42%
SWX	D	0.37%
POR	C	0.37%
NJR	C	0.36%
ORA	C	0.34%
BKH	C	0.32%
ALE	C	0.3%
OGS	C	0.29%
SR	B	0.28%
OTTR	D	0.28%
NEP	D	0.26%
NWE	C	0.26%
AVA	D	0.24%
MGEE	C	0.24%
CWT	C	0.24%
AWR	C	0.23%
AGR	D	0.23%
CPK	C	0.21%
CWEN	D	0.19%
SJW	D	0.14%
NWN	C	0.12%
HE	D	0.1%
MSEX	D	0.08%
UTL	A	0.07%
CWEN	D	0.07%
NOVA	D	0.05%
YORW	C	0.04%
ARTNA	C	0.03%
MNTK	D	0.02%
AMPS	D	0.02%

VPU Underweight 0 Positions Relative to UTES

	Symbol	Grade	Weight