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Virtus Reaves Utilities ETF
ETFis Series Trust I
ETF
Expense ratio1
0.49%
Net assets2
$1.41B
Holdings2
18
Category
US Equity
2025 return3
25.53%

Investment objective & strategy

As of Nov. 25, 2025 · prospectus

Objective. Virtus Reaves Utilities ETF (the Fund ) seeks to provide total return through a combination of capital appreciation and income.

Strategy. Under normal market conditions, the Fund invests not less than 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities of companies in the Utility Sector ( Utility Sector Companies ). The Fund considers a company to be a Utility Sector Company if at least 50% of the companys assets or customers are committed to, or at least 50% of the companys revenues, gross income or profits derive from, the provision of products, services or equipment for the generation or distribution of electricity, gas or water. The Fund is an actively managed ETF and, thus, does not seek to replicate the performance of a specified index of securities. Instead, it uses an active … Under normal market conditions, the Fund invests not less than 80% of its net assets (plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes) in equity securities of companies in the Utility Sector ( Utility Sector Companies ). The Fund considers a company to be a Utility Sector Company if at least 50% of the companys assets or customers are committed to, or at least 50% of the companys revenues, gross income or profits derive from, the provision of products, services or equipment for the generation or distribution of electricity, gas or water. The Fund is an actively managed ETF and, thus, does not seek to replicate the performance of a specified index of securities. Instead, it uses an active investment strategy that seeks to meet its investment objective. W. H. Reaves & Co., Inc. d/b/a Reaves Asset Management, the Funds investment sub-adviser (the Sub-Adviser or Reaves Asset Management ), manages the Funds assets using a value-based, bottom-up stock selection approach. In making investment decisions, the Sub-Adviser primarily invests in common stocks of Utility Sector Companies that the Sub-Adviser deems to be attractive based on the potential for growth of income and capital appreciation over time. While the Sub-Adviser may consider a number of factors in making investment decisions, the Sub-Adviser generally seeks to acquire Utility Sector Companies that have or reflect one or more of the following characteristics: conservative capital structures; solid balance sheets; history of and/or potential for growing earnings and raising dividends; positive catalysts that may unlock value; and/or lower-than-market levels of volatility, correlation or similar characteristics. Although the Fund may invest in foreign Utility Sector Companies, including, without limitation, through investments in American Depositary Receipts ( ADRs ), the Fund will invest primarily in U.S. Utility Sector Companies. The Fund may invest in securities of issuers of any market capitalization. The Funds investments are concentrated in the securities of issuers engaged primarily in utilities-related industries (i.e., Utility Sector Companies). The Fund is non-diversified, which means that it can invest a greater percentage of its assets in any one issuer than a diversified fund can.

Top holdings

As of Jan. 30, 2026 · N-PORT
SecurityTickerValue% of fund
TALEN ENERGY CORP $162.15M 11.51%
VISTRA CORP $159.69M 11.34%
CONSTELLATION ENERGY CORP $154.52M 10.97%
XCEL ENERGY INC $102.26M 7.26%
CENTERPOINT ENERGY INC $93.49M 6.64%
NEXTERA ENERGY INC $68.31M 4.85%
ALLIANT ENERGY CORPORATION $68.14M 4.84%
SEMPRA ENERGY $68.06M 4.83%
ENTERGY CORP $67.93M 4.82%
PPL CORPORATION $67.85M 4.82%
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Allocation by sector

As of January 30, 2026 · N-PORT
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Portfolio moves

Oct 31, 2025 → Jan 30, 2026
Opened
2
Exited
1
Increased
15
Decreased
1
Unchanged
0

How many positions this fund opened, exited, grew, trimmed, or left unchanged between its two most recent N-PORT snapshots — net changes between point-in-time reports, not a trade log.

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Advisers

As of July 31, 2025 · N-CEN
FirmRole
Virtus Investment Advisers, LLC Adviser
Reaves Asset Management Sub-adviser

Footnotes

  1. Expense ratio as of November 25, 2025, from the fund's prospectus.
  2. Net assets and holdings count as of January 30, 2026, from the fund's N-PORT filing.
  3. Total return for calendar year 2025, before tax and after fund expenses. Computed by compounding the twelve monthly total returns the fund reported in its SEC N-PORT filings for 2025 (the latest prospectus does not yet chart this year).

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