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10 Best Utility ETFs for This Year - TheStreet Ratings

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Top Utility ETFs as of 4/30/20

Fund NameGet InfoOverall RatingRisk Grade
Utilities Select Sector SPDRXLUB-C+
Vanguard Utilities Index ETFVPUB-C+
Fidelity MSCI Utilities Index ETFFUTYB-C+
Virtus Reaves Utilities ETFUTESB-C+
iShares Global UtilitiesJXIB-C+
iShares US Utilities ETFIDUC+C+
Invesco S&P 500 Eq Wght UtilRYUC+C+
Invesco DWA Utilities MomentumPUIC+C+
J Hancock Multifactor UtilitiesJHMUC+C+
First Trust Utilities AlphaDEXFXUC+C+

Source: TheStreet Ratings


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