The Dow Jones Utility Average (DJUA, also known as the "Dow Jones Utilities") is a stock index from S&P Dow Jones Indices that tracks the performance of 15 prominent utility companies traded in the United States.[1]
Components
As of October 27, 2020[update], the current components on the Dow Jones Utilities are as follows (company name followed by ticker symbol):
| Company | Ticker | Type |
|---|---|---|
| AES | AES | electric utilities |
| American Electric Power | AEP | electric utilities |
| American Water | AWK | water utilities |
| Atmos Energy | ATO | gas utilities |
| Con Edison | ED | electric utilities |
| Dominion Energy | D | electric utilities |
| Duke Energy | DUK | electric utilities |
| Edison International | EIX | electric utilities |
| Exelon | EXC | diversified utilities |
| FirstEnergy | FE | electric utilities |
| NextEra Energy | NEE | electric utilities |
| Public Service Enterprise | PEG | diversified utilities |
| Sempra | SRE | multi-utilities |
| Southern Company | SO | electric utilities |
| Xcel Energy | XEL | electric utilities |
Effective October 1, 2014, American Water Works replaced Williams Companies.[2]
Effective January 18, 2019, Sempra Energy replaced PG&E Corporation.[3]
Effective October 27, 2020, Atmos Energy and Xcel Energy replaced CenterPoint Energy and NiSource, respectively.[4]
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 price return of the Dow Jones Utility Average, which was calculated back to 1928.[5]
| Year | Closing value | Change in points | Change in percent |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 2020 | 864.64 | −14.53 | −1.65 |
| 2021 | 980.78 | 116.14 | 13.43 |
| 2022 | 967.40 | −13.38 | −1.36 |
| 2023 | 881.67 | −85.73 | −8.86 |
Record values
| Category | All-time highs | |
|---|---|---|
| Closing | 1,071.75 | Wednesday, April 20, 2022 |
| Intraday | 1,077.08 | Wednesday, April 20, 2022 |
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
External links
- Official Website
- Business data for Dow Jones Utility Average: