UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM N-Q
QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED
MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY
Investment Company Act file number |
811-21432 |
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REAVES UTILITY INCOME FUND |
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter) |
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1625 Broadway, Suite 2200, Denver, Colorado |
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80202 |
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(Address of principal executive offices) |
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(Zip code) |
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Tane Tyler Reaves Utility Income Fund 1625 Broadway, Suite 2200 Denver, Colorado 80202 |
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(Name and address of agent for service) |
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Registrants telephone number, including area code: |
(303) 623-2577 |
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Date of fiscal year end: |
October 31 |
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Date of reporting period: |
January 31, 2007 |
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Item 1 Schedule of Investments.
REAVES UTILITY INCOME FUND
QUARTERLY STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS
January 31, 2007 (UNAUDITED)
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Shares |
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Value |
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COMMON STOCKS 125.81% |
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Consumer Staples 10.95% |
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Altria Group, Inc. |
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530,300 |
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$ |
46,342,917 |
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Reynolds American, Inc. |
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166,400 |
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10,732,800 |
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UST, Inc. |
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180,000 |
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10,339,200 |
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67,414,917 |
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Electric 54.26% |
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Ameren Corp. |
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715,000 |
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37,973,650 |
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American Electric Power Co., Inc |
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100,000 |
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4,353,000 |
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Consolidated Edison, Inc. |
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242,000 |
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11,683,760 |
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Duke Energy Corp. |
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2,105,000 |
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41,447,450 |
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Enel S.P.A - ADR |
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309,500 |
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16,511,825 |
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Exelon Corp. |
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425,000 |
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25,495,750 |
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Great Plains Energy, Inc. |
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1,610,000 |
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50,441,300 |
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ITC Holdings Corp. |
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99,650 |
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4,334,775 |
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National Grid PLC - ADR |
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10,000 |
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756,100 |
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National Grid PLC |
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450,000 |
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6,790,051 |
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Pinnacle West Capital Corp. |
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73,000 |
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3,561,670 |
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PNM Resources, Inc. |
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145,200 |
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4,425,696 |
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PPL Corp. |
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854,000 |
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30,402,400 |
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Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc. |
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411,800 |
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27,602,954 |
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TECO Energy, Inc. |
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1,089,400 |
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18,476,224 |
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TransAlta Corp. |
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205,000 |
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4,307,050 |
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TransAlta Corp. |
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150,000 |
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3,153,467 |
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WPS Resources Corp. |
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610,500 |
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32,387,025 |
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Xcel Energy, Inc. |
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420,000 |
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9,798,600 |
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333,902,747 |
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Energy 6.22% |
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BP Amoco PLC - ADR |
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85,000 |
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5,398,350 |
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ConocoPhillips |
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36,000 |
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2,390,760 |
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Diamond Offshore Drilling |
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35,000 |
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2,955,400 |
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Eni S.P.A - ADR |
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70,000 |
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4,512,900 |
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Halliburton Co. |
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381,600 |
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11,272,464 |
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Occidental Petroleum |
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45,000 |
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2,086,200 |
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Petrochina LTD - ADR |
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10,000 |
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1,233,300 |
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Todco * |
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100,000 |
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3,463,000 |
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Transocean, Inc. * |
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64,000 |
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4,951,680 |
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38,264,054 |
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Financials 0.55% |
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Bank of America Corp. |
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20,000 |
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1,051,600 |
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Lloyd TSB Group PLC - ADR |
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50,000 |
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2,319,500 |
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3,371,100 |
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Gas 16.18% |
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AGL Resources, Inc. |
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30,000 |
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1,179,000 |
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Copano Energy LLC |
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10,000 |
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641,400 |
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Equitable Resources, Inc. |
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214,000 |
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9,255,500 |
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ONEOK, Inc. |
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734,300 |
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31,508,813 |
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Sempra Energy |
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289,700 |
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16,622,986 |
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South Jersey Industries, Inc. |
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62,800 |
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2,074,912 |
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Spectra Energy Corp. * |
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1,052,500 |
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27,491,300 |
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Vectren Corp. |
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385,000 |
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10,826,200 |
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99,600,111 |
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Pharmaceuticals 0.79% |
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Merck & Co. Inc |
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20,000 |
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895,000 |
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Pfizer, Inc. |
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150,000 |
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3,936,000 |
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4,831,000 |
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Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITS) 0.41% |
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Boston Properties, Inc. |
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20,000 |
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2,521,800 |
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Telephone 35.95% |
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AT&T Corp. |
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2,255,965 |
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84,891,963 |
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BCE, Inc. |
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1,067,000 |
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28,019,420 |
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Citizens Communications Co. |
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2,960,000 |
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43,393,600 |
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Deutsche Telekom AG - ADR |
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150,000 |
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2,641,500 |
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Embarq Corp. |
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154,000 |
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8,548,540 |
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Sprint Nextel Corp. |
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172,000 |
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3,066,760 |
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Telecom Corp. of New Zealand - ADR |
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643,500 |
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17,683,380 |
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Telecom Italia S.P.A. - ADR |
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5,000 |
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148,600 |
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Verizon Communications |
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172,000 |
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6,625,440 |
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Vodafone Group PLC - ADR |
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106,750 |
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3,137,382 |
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Windstream Corp. |
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1,552,926 |
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23,107,539 |
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221,264,124 |
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Water 0.50% |
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United Utilities PLC - ADR |
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103,000 |
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3,086,910 |
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TOTAL COMMON
STOCKS |
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774,256,763 |
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PREFERRED STOCKS 5.48% |
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Electric 3.26% |
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AES Trust III, 6.75%, 10/15/29 |
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133,100 |
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6,360,849 |
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BGE Capital Trust II, 6.20%, 10/15/43 |
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183,500 |
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4,548,965 |
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Entergy Gulf States, Inc., Series A, 7.00%, 09/15/13 (a) |
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3,140 |
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318,121 |
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Entergy Mississippi, Inc., 4.56% |
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3,520 |
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275,440 |
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Georgia Power Capital Trust V, 7.125%, 03/31/42 |
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141,400 |
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3,561,866 |
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Great Plains Energy, Inc., 8.00%, 02/16/07 |
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50,000 |
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1,240,000 |
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PSEG Funding Trust II, 8.75%, 12/31/32 |
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90,100 |
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2,329,986 |
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Public Service Co. of New Mexico, Series 1965, 4.58% |
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11,667 |
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910,391 |
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Southern Cal Edison, 4.32% |
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24,300 |
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507,870 |
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20,053,488 |
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Financials 2.12% |
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GMAC, 7.375%, 12/16/44 |
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50,000 |
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1,212,500 |
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Merrill Lynch & Co., 6.02% (a) |
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455,000 |
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11,830,000 |
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13,042,500 |
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Media 0.10% |
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Comcast Corp., 7.00% |
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25,000 |
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642,000 |
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TOTAL
PREFERRED STOCKS |
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33,737,988 |
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LIMITED PARTNERSHIPS 1.14% |
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ONEOK Partners LP |
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110,000 |
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7,001,500 |
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TOTAL
LIMITED PARTNERSHIPS |
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7,001,500 |
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Bond Rating |
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Due Date |
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Moody/ S&P |
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Coupon Rate |
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Principal Amount |
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CORPORATE BONDS 4.98% |
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Electric 3.74% |
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Calpine Generating Co. (b) |
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04/01/2011, 11.50% |
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WR/D |
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11.50 |
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22,000,000 |
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22,990,000 |
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Gas 0.08% |
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Copano Energy LLC (b) |
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03/01/2016, 8.125% |
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B2/B |
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8.125 |
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500,000 |
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517,500 |
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Telephone 1.16% |
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US West Communications |
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06/15/2023, 7.50% |
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Ba1/BB+ |
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7.50 |
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7,000,000 |
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7,140,000 |
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TOTAL
CORPORATE BONDS |
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30,647,500 |
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Shares |
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MUTUAL FUNDS 1.12% |
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Goldman Financial Square Money Market Fund |
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1,995,889 |
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1,995,889 |
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Goldman Sachs Financial Square Prime Obligations Fund |
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1,483,123 |
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1,483,123 |
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Loomis Sayles Institutional High Income Fund |
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424,929 |
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3,446,176 |
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6,925,188 |
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TOTAL MUTUAL
FUNDS |
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6,925,188 |
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U.S. GOVERNMENT & AGENCY OBLIGATIONS 0.16% |
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United States T-Bill, maturity 4/5/07 |
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1,000,000 |
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991,302 |
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TOTAL U.S.
GOVERNMENT & AGENCY OBLIGATIONS |
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991,302 |
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Total
Investments 138.69% |
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853,560,241 |
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Other Assets in Excess of Liabilities 0.35% |
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2,170,743 |
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Liquidation Preference of Auction Market Preferred Shares: (39.04)% |
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Series M7, F7, W28 (including dividends payable on preferred shares) |
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(240,299,767 |
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NET ASSETS - 100.00% |
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$ |
615,431,217 |
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Expiration Date |
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Exercise Price |
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Number of Contracts |
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PUT OPTIONS WRITTEN |
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Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc. * |
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March, 2007 |
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75.00 |
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100 |
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(21,250 |
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TOTAL PUT OPTIONS WRITTEN |
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$ |
(21,250 |
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* Non Income Producing Security
(a) Floating or variable rate security - rate disclosed as of January 31, 2007. Maturity date represents the next reset date.
(b) Security exempt from registration under Rule 144A of the Securities Act of 1933. This security may be resold in transactions exempt from registration, normally to qualified buyers. At January 31, 2007, these securities amount to a value of $23,507,500 or 3.82% of net assets.
ADR American Depositary Receipt
Ratings:
Moodys and S&Ps ratings are believed to be the most recent as of January 31, 2007.
Income Tax Information:
Net unrealized appreciation/depreciation of investments based on federal tax cost were as follows:
As of January 31, 2007 |
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Gross appreciation (excess of value over tax cost) |
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$ |
168,655,631 |
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Gross depreciation (excess of tax cost over value) |
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(3,672,592 |
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Net unrealized appreciation |
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164,983,039 |
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Cost of investments for income tax purposes |
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$ |
688,577,202 |
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See Notes to Quarterly Statement of Investments
NOTES TO QUARTERLY STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)
1. Significant Accounting and Operating Policies
Reaves Utility Income Fund is a closed-end management investment company (the Fund) that was organized under the laws of the state of Delaware by an Agreement and Declaration of Trust dated September 15, 2003. The Fund is a non-diversified series with an investment objective to provide a high level of after-tax income and total return consisting primarily of tax-advantaged dividend income and capital appreciation. The Declaration of Trust provides that the Trustees may authorize separate classes of shares of beneficial interest. The Fund commenced operations on February 24, 2004. The Funds common shares are listed on the American Stock Exchange and trade under the ticker symbol UTG.
The Fund may have elements of risk, including the risk of loss of principal. There is no assurance that the investment process will consistently lead to successful results. An investment concentrated in sectors and industries may involve greater risk and volatility than a more diversified investment.
The following summarizes the significant accounting policies of the Fund.
Security Valuation: The net asset value per Share of the Fund is determined no less frequently than daily, on each day that the American Stock Exchange (the Exchange) is open for trading, as of the close of regular trading on the Exchange (normally 4:00 p.m. New York time). Securities held by the fund for which exchange quotations are readily available are valued at the last sale price, or if no sale price or if traded on the over-the-counter market, at the mean of the bid and asked prices on such day. Over-the-counter securities traded on NASDAQ are valued based upon the NASDAQ Official Closing Price. Debt securities for which the over-the-counter market is the primary market are normally valued on the basis of prices furnished by one or pricing services at the mean between the latest available bid and asked prices. As authorized by the Trustees, debt securities (other than short-term obligations) may be valued on the basis of valuations furnished by a pricing service which determines valuations based upon market transactions for normal, institutional-size trading units of securities. Short-term obligations maturing within 60 days are valued at amortized cost which approximates market value. Over-the-counter options are valued at the mean between bid and asked prices provided by dealers. Financial futures contracts listed on commodity exchanges and exchange-traded options are valued at closing settlement prices. Securities for which there is no such quotation or valuation and all other assets are valued at fair value in good faith by or at the direction of the Trustees. Various factors may be reviewed in order to make a good faith determination of a securitys fair value. These factors may include, but are not limited to, the type and cost of the security; the fundamental analytical data relating to the investment; an evaluation of the forces which influence the market in which the security is sold, including the liquidity and depth of the market; information as to any transactions or offers with respect to the security; price, yield and the extent of public or private trading in similar securities of the issuer or comparable companies. The valuation assigned to fair-valued securities for purposes of calculating the Funds NAV may differ from the securitys most recent closing market price and from the prices used by other funds to calculate their NAVs.
Foreign Securities: The Fund may invest a portion of its assets in foreign securities. In the event that the Fund executes a foreign security transaction, the Fund will generally enter into a forward foreign currency contract to settle the foreign security transaction. Foreign securities may carry more risk than U.S. securities, such as political, market and currency risks.
The accounting records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. Prices of securities denominated in foreign currencies are translated into U.S. dollars at the closing rates of exchange at period end. Amounts related to the purchase and sale of foreign securities and investment income are translated at the rates of exchange prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions.
The effect of changes in foreign currency exchange rates on investments is separately identified from the fluctuations arising from changes in market values of securities held and reported with all other foreign currency gains and losses in the Funds Statement of Operations.
Options: In order to hedge against adverse market shifts, the Fund may utilize up to 5% of its total assets to purchase put and call options on securities. When a Fund purchases a call or put option, an amount equal to the premium paid is included in the Funds Statement of Assets and Liabilities, which is included in the Annual and Semi-Annual reports to shareholders, as an investment, and is subsequently marked-to-market to reflect the current market value of the option. If an option expires on the stipulated expiration date or if the Fund enters into a closing sale transaction, a gain or loss is realized. If the Fund exercises a call, the cost of the security acquired is increased by the premium paid for the call. If the Fund exercises a put option, a gain or loss is realized from the sale of the underlying security, and the proceeds from such a sale are decreased by the premium originally paid.
In addition, the Fund may seek to increase its income or may hedge a portion of its portfolio investments through writing (i.e., selling) covered put and call options. When a Fund writes a put or call option, an amount equal to the premium received is included in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities, which is included in the Annual and Semi-Annual reports to shareholders, as a liability. The amount of the liability is subsequently marked-to-market to reflect the current market value of the option. If an option expires on its stipulated expiration date or if the Fund enters into a closing purchase transaction, a gain or loss is realized. If a written call option is exercised, a gain or loss is realized for the sale of the underlying security and the proceeds from the sale are increased by the premium originally received. If a written put option is exercised, the cost of the security acquired is decreased by the premium originally received. As a writer of an option, a Fund has no control over whether the underlying securities are subsequently sold (call) or purchased (put) and, as a result, bears the market risk of an unfavorable change in the price of the security underlying the written option. Written and purchased options are non-income producing securities.
The Fund may utilize up to 5% of its total assets to purchase put and call options on domestic stock indices to hedge against risks of market-wide price movements affecting its assets. In addition, the Fund may write covered put and call options on stock indices. Because no underlying security can be delivered, however, the option represents the holders right to obtain from the writer, in cash, a fixed multiple of the amount by which the exercise price exceeds (in the case of a put) or is less than (in the case of a call) the closing value of the underlying index on the exercise date
Written option activity as of January 31, 2007 was as follows:
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CALL OPTIONS WRITTEN |
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Number of |
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Amount of |
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Contracts |
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Premiums_ |
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Options outstanding as of October 31, 2006 |
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Positions opened |
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340 |
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$ |
68,678 |
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Options expired |
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Options closed |
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(340 |
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(68,678 |
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Outstanding, January 31, 2007 |
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$ |
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Market Value, January 31, 2007 |
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$ |
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PUT OPTIONS WRITTEN |
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Number of |
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Amount of |
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Contracts |
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Premiums_ |
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Options outstanding as of October 31, 2006 |
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Positions opened |
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100 |
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$ |
52,698 |
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Options expired |
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Options closed |
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Outstanding, January 31, 2007 |
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100 |
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$ |
52,698 |
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Market Value, January 31, 2007 |
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$ |
(21,250 |
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Securities Transactions and Investment Income: Investment security transactions are accounted for as of trade date. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date. Interest income, which includes amortization of premium and accretion of discount, is accrued as earned. Realized gains and losses from securities transactions and unrealized appreciation and depreciation of securities are determined using the First In First Out basis for both financial reporting and income tax purposes.
2. Other
Calpine Corp. is currently undergoing bankruptcy proceedings. As of January 31, 2007, the Fund holds a corporate note for Calpine Generating Co., maturing April 2011 with a coupon rate of 11.50%. This is a secured position and as such the Fair Value Committee determined there is no uncertainty surrounding the collectibility of interest due on the note at this time.
Item 2 Controls and Procedures.
(a) The registrants principal executive officer and principal financial officer have evaluated the registrants disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) within 90 days of this filing and have concluded that the registrants disclosure controls and procedures were effective, as of that date.
(b) There was no change in the registrants internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) during registrants last fiscal quarter that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrants internal control over financial reporting.
Item 3 Exhibits.
Separate certifications for the registrants principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as required by Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, are attached as Ex99.CERT.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
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REAVES UTILITY INCOME FUND |
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By: |
/s/ Edmund J. Burke |
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Edmund J. Burke |
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President (principal executive |
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officer) |
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Date: |
March 29, 2007 |
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
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By: |
/s/ Edmund J. Burke |
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Edmund J. Burke |
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President (principal |
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executive officer) |
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Date: |
March 29, 2007 |
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By: |
/s/ Jeremy O. May |
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Jeremy O. May |
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Treasurer (principal financial |
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officer) |
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Date: |
March 29, 2007 |
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