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):
- The AES Corporation (AES) (electric utilities)
- American Electric Power Co., Inc. (AEP) (electric utilities)
- American Water Works Company, Inc. (AWK) (Water Utilities)
- CenterPoint Energy, Inc. (CNP) (diversified utilities)
- Consolidated Edison, Inc. (ED) (electric utilities)
- Dominion Energy, Inc. (D) (electric utilities)
- Duke Energy Corp. (DUK) (electric utilities)
- Edison International (EIX) (electric utilities)
- Exelon Corp. (EXC) (diversified utilities)
- FirstEnergy Corp. (FE) (electric utilities)
- NextEra Energy Inc. (NEE) (electric utilities)
- NiSource, Inc. (NI) (diversified utilities)
- Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc. (PEG) (diversified utilities)
- Sempra Energy (SRE) (Multi-utilities)
- Southern Company, Inc. (SO) (electric utilities)
(as of January 21, 2019)
Table -
| Header Name | Header Ticker | Header Type |
|---|---|---|
| The AES Corporation | AES | electric utilities |
| American Electric Power Co., Inc. | AEP | electric utilities |
| American Water Works Company, Inc. | AWK | Water Utilities |
| CenterPoint Energy, Inc. | CNP | diversified utilities |
| Consolidated Edison, Inc. | ED | electric utilities |
| Dominion Energy | D | electric utilities |
| Duke Energy Corp. | DUK | electric utilities |
| Edison International | EIX | electric utilities |
| Exelon Corp. | EXC | diversified utilities |
| FirstEnergy Corp. | FE | electric utilities |
| NextEra Energy Inc. | NEE | electric utilities |
| NiSource, Inc. | NI | diversified utilities |
| Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc. | PEG | diversified utilities |
| Sempra Energy | SRE | Multi-utilities |
| Southern Company, Inc. | SO | electric utilities |
Effective October 1, 2014, American Water Works replaced Williams Companies.[2]
Effective January 18, 2019, Sempra Energy replaced PG&E Corporation.[3]
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.
Annual returns
The following table shows the annual development of the Dow Jones Utility Average, which was calculated back to 1928.[4]
| Year | Closing level | Change in Index in Points |
Change in Index in % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1928 | 85.64 | ||
| 1929 | 88.27 | 2.63 | 3.07 |
| 1930 | 60.80 | −27.47 | −31.12 |
| 1931 | 31.41 | −29.39 | −48.34 |
| 1932 | 27.71 | −3.70 | −11.78 |
| 1933 | 23.09 | −4.62 | −16.67 |
| 1934 | 17.80 | −5.29 | −22.91 |
| 1935 | 29.55 | 11.75 | 66.01 |
| 1936 | 34.83 | 5.28 | 17.87 |
| 1937 | 20.35 | −14.48 | −41.57 |
| 1938 | 22.73 | 2.38 | 11.70 |
| 1939 | 25.32 | 2.59 | 11.39 |
| 1940 | 19.85 | −5.47 | −21.60 |
| 1941 | 14.02 | −5.83 | −29.37 |
| 1942 | 14.54 | 0.52 | 3.71 |
| 1943 | 21.87 | 7.33 | 5.04 |
| 1944 | 26.26 | 4.39 | 20.07 |
| 1945 | 38.13 | 11.87 | 45.20 |
| 1946 | 37.27 | −0.86 | −2.26 |
| 1947 | 33.40 | −3.87 | −10.38 |
| 1948 | 33.55 | 0.15 | 0.45 |
| 1949 | 41.31 | 7.76 | 23.13 |
| 1950 | 41.04 | −0.27 | −0.65 |
| 1951 | 47.22 | 6.18 | 15.06 |
| 1952 | 52.60 | 5.38 | 11.39 |
| 1953 | 52.04 | −0.56 | −1.06 |
| 1954 | 62.47 | 10.43 | 20.04 |
| 1955 | 64.16 | 1.69 | 2.71 |
| 1956 | 68.54 | 4.38 | 6.83 |
| 1957 | 68.58 | 0.04 | 0.06 |
| 1958 | 91.00 | 22.42 | 32.69 |
| 1959 | 87.83 | −3.17 | −3.48 |
| 1960 | 100.02 | 12.19 | 13.88 |
| 1961 | 129.16 | 29.14 | 29.13 |
| 1962 | 129.23 | 0.07 | 0.05 |
| 1963 | 138.99 | 9.76 | 7.55 |
| 1964 | 155.17 | 16.18 | 11.64 |
| 1965 | 152.63 | −2.54 | −1.64 |
| 1966 | 136.18 | −16.45 | −10.78 |
| 1967 | 127.91 | −8.27 | −6.07 |
| 1968 | 137.17 | 9.26 | 7.24 |
| 1969 | 110.08 | −27.09 | −19.75 |
| 1970 | 121.84 | 11.76 | 10.68 |
| 1971 | 117.75 | −4.09 | −3.36 |
| 1972 | 119.50 | 1.75 | 1.49 |
| 1973 | 89.37 | −30.13 | −25.21 |
| 1974 | 68.76 | −20.61 | −23.06 |
| 1975 | 83.65 | 14.89 | 21.66 |
| 1976 | 108.38 | 24.73 | 29.56 |
| 1977 | 111.28 | 2.90 | 2.68 |
| 1978 | 98.24 | −13.04 | −11.72 |
| 1979 | 106.60 | 8.36 | 8.51 |
| 1980 | 114.42 | 7.82 | 7.34 |
| 1981 | 109.02 | −5.40 | −4.72 |
| 1982 | 119.46 | 10.44 | 9.58 |
| 1983 | 131.84 | 12.38 | 10.36 |
| 1984 | 149.52 | 17.68 | 13.41 |
| 1985 | 174.81 | 25.29 | 16.91 |
| 1986 | 206.01 | 31.20 | 17.85 |
| 1987 | 175.08 | −30.93 | −15.01 |
| 1988 | 186.28 | 11.20 | 6.40 |
| 1989 | 235.04 | 48.76 | 26.18 |
| 1990 | 209.70 | −25.34 | −10.78 |
| 1991 | 226.15 | 16.45 | 7.84 |
| 1992 | 221.02 | −5.13 | −2.27 |
| 1993 | 229.30 | 8.28 | 3.75 |
| 1994 | 181.52 | −47.78 | −20.84 |
| 1995 | 225.40 | 43.88 | 24.17 |
| 1996 | 232.53 | 7.13 | 3.16 |
| 1997 | 273.07 | 40.54 | 17.43 |
| 1998 | 312.30 | 39.23 | 14.37 |
| 1999 | 283.36 | −28.94 | −9.27 |
| 2000 | 412.16 | 128.80 | 45.45 |
| 2001 | 293.94 | −118.22 | −28.68 |
| 2002 | 215.18 | −78.76 | −26.79 |
| 2003 | 266.90 | 51.72 | 24.04 |
| 2004 | 334.95 | 68.05 | 25.50 |
| 2005 | 405.11 | 70.16 | 20.95 |
| 2006 | 456.77 | 51.66 | 12.75 |
| 2007 | 532.53 | 75.76 | 16.59 |
| 2008 | 370.76 | −161.77 | −30.38 |
| 2009 | 398.01 | 27.25 | 7.35 |
| 2010 | 404.99 | 6.98 | 1.75 |
| 2011 | 464.68 | 59.69 | 14.74 |
| 2012 | 453.09 | −11.59 | −2.49 |
| 2013 | 490.57 | 37.48 | 8.27 |
| 2014 | 618.08 | 127.51 | 25.99 |
| 2015 | 577.82 | −40.26 | −6.51 |
| 2016 | 659.61 | 81.79 | 14.15 |
| 2017 | 723.37 | 63.76 | 9.67 |
| 2018 | 712.93 | −10.44 | −1.44 |
| 2019 | 879.17 | 166.24 | 23.32 |
Record values
| Category | All-Time Highs | |
|---|---|---|
| Closing | 879,820 | Tuesday, October 24, 2019 |
| Intraday | 778.80 | Wednesday, 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
- Dow Jones Averages | Dow Jones Utility Average | Overview
- "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.
- "Sempra Energy Set to Join Dow Jones Utility Average" (PDF). S&P Dow Jones Indices. January 15, 2019. Retrieved May 6, 2019.
- "Dow Jones Utility Average (^DJU) Historical Data - Yahoo Finance". finance.yahoo.com. Retrieved 2020-02-05.
External links
- Business data for Dow Jones Utility Average:
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