Dow Jones Utility Average

The Dow Jones Utility Average (also known as the "Dow Jones Utilities") is a stock index from Dow Jones Indexes that keeps track of the performance of 15 prominent utility companies.[1]

Components

Dow Jones Utility Average 1928–2012

The current components on the Dow Jones Utilities are as follows (company name followed by ticker symbol):

(as of October 1, 2014)

Effective October 1, 2014, American Water Works replaced Williams Companies.[2]

The Dow Jones Utilities is a price-weighted average.

History

The index was created in 1929 when all utility stocks were removed from the Dow Jones Industrial Average.

On April 20, 1965, the index closed at 163.32. On September 13, 1974, the index closed at 57.93.

Record values

Category All-Time Highs
Closing774.47Tuesday, November 14, 2017
Intraday778.80Wednesday, November 15, 2017

Investing

There is no fund that tracks this index. There are funds that have very similar behavior, such as Utilities Select Sector SPDR (NYSE Arca: XLU).

See also

References

  1. ↑ Dow Jones Averages | Dow Jones Utility Average | Overview
  2. ↑ "Avis Budget Group Set to Join the Dow Jones Transportation Average and American Water Works to Join the Dow Jones Utility Average" (PDF). www.spice-indices.com. September 23, 2014. Retrieved August 14, 2017.


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