These “Boring” Funds Crush Stocks, Yield 7.3%+

When you think about the biggest returns you could get on the market today, what do you think of? Tech? Biopharma? Gold stocks? What about utilities? This “boring” sector is known for high-yield stocks with little volatility. The (usual) downside to that income is lackluster capital gains, with many utilities staying range bound for years. Except when they don’t. Today we’re going to look at two utility funds that, over time, have crushed the S&P 500: the Cohen & Steers Infrastructure Fund (UTF) and the Reaves Utility Income Fund (UTG) . Over their near 20-year histories, these funds have returned an annualized 11% per year.… Read more