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title: "Weekly Recap | UTES.US +3.24%, outperforming on heavy volume"
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description: "Virtus Reaves Utilities ETF (UTES.US) rose 3.24% this week to close at $76.17, outperforming the S&P 500 by about 3.15 percentage points. The week was upward-trending. After opening at $73.50 on Monday and touching a low of $73.25, the fund climbed steadily over the next four sessions, broke above $75 on Thursday on stronger volume, and closed Friday at $76.17, just below the session high of $76.20."
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# Weekly Recap | UTES.US +3.24%, outperforming on heavy volume

## The Week

Virtus Reaves Utilities ETF (UTES.US) rose 3.24% this week to close at $76.17, outperforming the S&P 500 by about 3.15 percentage points. The week was upward-trending. After opening at $73.50 on Monday and touching a low of $73.25, the fund climbed steadily over the next four sessions, broke above $75 on Thursday on stronger volume, and closed Friday at $76.17, just below the session high of $76.20. Weekly turnover totalled 1,027,710 shares, with average daily volume of about 205,500 shares—roughly 55.8% above the median, indicating more active trading. Price pushed above the 20-day moving average of $75.608 but remained below the 60-day line at $78.815.

## Sector News

Utilities and infrastructure news was dense this week. Reports on Tuesday noted that utilities and REITs were raising 2026 guidance on surging infrastructure demand, while AI power needs helped offset pressure from elevated long-end yields. Among individual names, Vistra (VST) rose 3.5% on Friday after CEO insider buying, Constellation Energy (CEG) gained 3.49% on 4 September, and Xcel Energy (XEL) had its buy rating reaffirmed by Argus Research, with analysts on average rating it a buy. Tropical Storm Edouard prompted CenterPoint Energy to mobilise 2,700 frontline workers. The sector’s focus remained on AI electricity demand and infrastructure capital spending, which tracked the fund’s upward move this week.

## The Week Ahead

The macro calendar is concentrated on Thursday (10 September): the US 10-year Treasury auction (bid-to-cover 2.53 prior), initial jobless claims (prior 206, estimate 205), final-demand PPI and core PPI, existing-home sales annualised (prior 4.06m, estimate 4m), and EIA natural gas storage. Tuesday (8 September) brings the NFIB small-business optimism index (prior 99.8). For the utilities complex, Treasury yields and natural gas inventory data will shape investor appetite for dividend-oriented assets and are key variables to watch next week.

## In Short

UTES.US rose 3.24% on active volume and beat the S&P 500 by 3.15 percentage points. On the latest trading day, large, medium, and small orders were all net buyers (large 113.41, medium 47.78, small 65.36). The ETF itself has no rating coverage, but its underlying sector shows institutional favour—Xcel Energy attracted fresh positions and buy ratings from several firms. The key tension is between sector momentum tied to AI power demand and the interest-rate backdrop. Next week’s 10-year auction and natural gas storage data will be important in judging whether infrastructure spending momentum holds.

*This article is generated by LongbridgeAI from market data, for information only and not investment advice.*

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