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10 Best Utility ETFs for This Year - TheStreet Ratings

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Top Utility ETFs as of 6/30/20

Fund NameGet InfoOverall RatingRisk Grade
iShares Global UtilitiesJXIBB
Utilities Select Sector SPDRXLUBB
Vanguard Utilities Index ETFVPUB-B
Fidelity MSCI Utilities Index ETFFUTYB-B
iShares US Utilities ETFIDUB-B
Virtus Reaves Utilities ETFUTESB-B
Invesco S&P 500 Eq Wght UtilRYUB-B
Invesco DWA Utilities MomentumPUIC+B
J Hancock Multifactor UtilitiesJHMUC+B
First Trust Utilities AlphaDEXFXUCB

Source: TheStreet Ratings


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