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The Virtus Reaves Utilities ETF (NYSEARCA:UTES) is one of the only actively managed funds in the utilities category, and its 0.49% expense ratio sits near the top end of what utility investors will pay.

Utility stocks returned to focus in 2026 as artificial intelligence data center demand strained the power grid.

Electricity is becoming a stronger economic growth engine, powering AI data centres, EVs, heat pumps and industrial decarbonisation. But grids aren't keeping up.

The Invesco S&P 500 Eql Wght Utilities ETF, an equal-weight US utilities ETF, offers sector exposure with reduced mega-cap concentration but carries a higher expense ratio than peers. Recent defensive rotation has driven RSPU valuations to the 89th percentile of their 30-year range, compressing its relative value advantage. Despite resilience and a 2.57% yield, utilities' earnings growth lags behind sectors like…

Launched on 11/01/2006, the Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Utilities ETF (RSPU) is a smart beta exchange traded fund offering broad exposure to the Utilities/Infrastructure ETFs category of the market.