UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-Q

QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED

MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY

Investment Company Act file number: 811-21432

REAVES UTILITY INCOME FUND

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in charter)

1290 Broadway, Suite 1100, Denver, Colorado 80203

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

J. Tison Cory

Reaves Utility Income Fund

1290 Broadway, Suite 1100

Denver, Colorado 80203

(Name and address of agent for service)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (303) 623-2577

Date of fiscal year end: October 31

Date of reporting period: May 1, 2014 – July 31, 2014

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Item 1.  Schedule of Investments.

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REAVES UTILITY INCOME FUND

STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS

July 31, 2014 (Unaudited)

 

		SHARES				VALUE
COMMON STOCKS 124.95%
Diversified Telecommunication Services 21.08%
AT&T, Inc.			1,161,900				41,352,021
BCE, Inc.(1)(2)			985,000				44,600,800
BT Group PLC			1,845,000				12,101,476
BT Group PLC - Sponsored ADR			80,000				5,241,600
CenturyLink, Inc.			100,000				3,924,000
TELUS Corp.			30,000				1,047,000
TELUS Corp., Canadian Shares			330,000				11,519,053
Verizon Communications, Inc.(1)(2)			1,302,680				65,681,126
							185,467,076
Electric Utilities 35.25%
Duke Energy Corp.(1)			591,999				42,700,888
Edison International			80,000				4,384,000
Entergy Corp.(1)			430,000				31,316,900
Exelon Corp.			130,000				4,040,400
ITC Holdings Corp.(1)(2)			1,500,000				54,150,000
NextEra Energy, Inc.(1)(2)			600,000				56,334,000
Northeast Utilities			560,000				24,584,000
Pinnacle West Capital Corp.(1)			660,000				35,303,400
Portland General Electric Co.			140,000				4,470,200
PPL Corp.(1)			750,000				24,742,500
The Southern Co.			650,000				28,138,500
							310,164,788
Gas Utilities 2.38%
National Fuel Gas Co.			60,000				4,134,600
ONE Gas, Inc.(1)			350,000				12,600,000
South Jersey Industries, Inc.			70,000				3,749,900
Southwest Gas Corp.			10,000				495,300
							20,979,800
Independent Power and Renewable Electricity Producers 0.66%
NRG Energy, Inc.			70,000				2,167,200
NRG Yield, Inc., Class A			27,500				1,436,875
Pattern Energy Group, Inc.			62,000				1,921,380
TerraForm Power, Inc., Class A*			10,000				307,500
							5,832,955
Media 4.75%
Charter Communications, Inc., Class A*(1)(2)			160,000				24,723,200
Comcast Corp., Class A			125,000				6,716,250
Liberty Global PLC, Class A*			20,000				832,000
Liberty Global PLC, Series C*			20,000				799,800
Time Warner Cable, Inc.			60,000				8,706,000
							41,777,250

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Multi-Utilities 34.45%
Ameren Corp.(1)			400,000				15,380,000
Dominion Resources, Inc.			540,000				36,525,600
DTE Energy Co.(1)			730,000				53,888,600
Infraestructura Energetica Nova SAB de CV			550,000				3,111,952
Integrys Energy Group, Inc.(1)(2)			420,000				27,535,200
National Grid PLC			350,000				5,055,207
National Grid PLC - Sponsored ADR(1)			402,000				28,859,580
NiSource, Inc.			730,000				27,506,400
OGE Energy Corp.			30,000				1,078,500
PG & E Corp.(1)(2)			550,000				24,568,500
SCANA Corp.(1)(2)			800,000				40,704,000
Sempra Energy(1)			275,000				27,420,250
TECO Energy, Inc.			160,000				2,793,600
Wisconsin Energy Corp.(1)			200,000				8,716,000
							303,143,389
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels 7.11%
Energen Corp.			20,000				1,632,600
ONEOK, Inc.			300,000				19,329,000
Royal Dutch Shell PLC - ADR			50,000				4,091,500
The Williams Cos., Inc.(1)(2)			575,000				32,562,250
TransCanada Corp.			100,000				5,017,000
							62,632,350
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITS) 3.20%
American Tower Corp.			240,000				22,653,600
Annaly Capital Management, Inc.(1)			500,000				5,550,000
							28,203,600
Road & Rail 6.37%
Union Pacific Corp.(1)(2)			570,000				56,036,700
Semiconductors 0.29%
First Solar, Inc.*			40,000				2,524,400
Water Utilities 5.69%
American Water Works Co., Inc.(1)(2)			880,000				42,037,600
Aqua America, Inc.			190,000				4,518,200
Cia de Saneamento Basico do Estado de Sao Paulo - ADR			392,100				3,489,690
							50,045,490
Wireless Telecommunication Services 3.72%
Telefonica Brasil S.A. - ADR			207,500				4,181,125
Vodafone Group PLC			1,090,909				3,648,581
Vodafone Group PLC - Sponsored ADR(1)(2)			750,911				24,945,263
							32,774,969
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
							1,099,582,767
(Cost $842,648,885)
PREFERRED STOCKS 0.30%
Electric Utilities 0.20%
Entergy Louisiana Holdings LLC, 6.950%			7,900				799,875

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Entergy Mississippi, Inc.:
6.250%					10,000				245,000
4.560%					3,520				324,280
Entergy New Orleans, Inc., 4.360%					4,500				410,203
									1,779,358
Multi-Utilities 0.10%
Ameren Illinois Co., 4.250%					10,300				876,466
TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS
(Cost $2,233,892)									2,655,824
LIMITED PARTNERSHIPS 5.71%
Enbridge Energy Partners LP					150,000				5,167,500
Enterprise Products Partners LP					475,000				35,435,000
MarkWest Energy Partners LP					60,000				4,188,000
NextEra Energy Partners LP*					27,000				919,080
Talara Opportunities II, LP(3)(4)					29,129				2,475,968
Williams Partners LP					40,000				2,025,600
TOTAL LIMITED PARTNERSHIPS
(Cost $29,433,974)									50,211,148
		BOND RATING MOODY/S&P			PRINCIPAL AMOUNT				VALUE
CORPORATE BONDS 0.12%
Diversified Telecommunication Services 0.12%
Frontier Communications Corp., 7.125%,
01/15/2023		Ba2/BB-			$ 1,000,000				1,040,000
TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS
(Cost $1,046,460)									1,040,000
					SHARES				VALUE
MUTUAL FUNDS 0.51%
Loomis Sayles Institutional High Income Fund					548,386				4,535,152
TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS
(Cost $4,000,000)									4,535,152
MONEY MARKET FUNDS 0.81%
Federated Treasury Obligations Money Market Fund,
0.010% (7-Day Yield)					7,136,328				7,136,328
TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUNDS
(Cost $7,136,328)									7,136,328

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TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 132.40%
			$1,165,161,219
(Cost $886,499,539)
			(290,000,000)
LEVERAGE FACILITY - (32.95%)
OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES - 0.55%			4,845,840
			$880,007,059
NET ASSETS - 100.00%

 

*	Non Income Producing Security.

(1)	Pledged security; a portion or all of the security is pledged as collateral for borrowings as of July 31, 2014. (See Note 3)

(2)	Loaned security; a portion or all of the security is on loan at July 31, 2014. (See Note 3)

(3)	Restricted security. (See Note 4)

(4)

Security fair valued by management, pursuant to procedures approved by the Board of Trustees. (See Note 1) Excludes an unfunded commitment of $2,087,096 representing an agreement which obligates the Fund to meet capital calls in the future. Capital calls can only be made if and when certain requirements have been fulfilled; thus, the timing and the amount of such capital calls cannot readily be determined.

Common Abbreviations:

ADR - American Depositary Receipt.

LLC - Limited Liability Company.

LP - Limited Partnership.

PLC - Public Limited Company.

S.A. - Generally designates corporations in various countries, mostly those employing the civil law.

          This translates literally in all languages mentioned as anonymous company.

SAB de CV - A variable rate company.

See Notes to Quarterly Statement of Investments.

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Notes to Quarterly Statement of Investments

July 31, 2014 (Unaudited)

1. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING AND OPERATING POLICIES

 

Reaves Utility Income Fund (the “Fund”) is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) as a closed-end management investment company. The Fund was organized under the laws of the state of Delaware by an Agreement and Declaration of Trust dated September 15, 2003. The Fund’s investment objective is to provide a high level of after-tax income and total return consisting primarily of tax-advantaged dividend income and capital appreciation. The Fund was previously registered as a non-diversified investment company for purpose of the 1940 Act. As a result of ongoing operations, the Fund became a diversified company. The Fund may not resume operating in a non-diversified manner without first obtaining shareholder approval. The Declaration of Trust provides that the Trustees may authorize separate classes of shares of beneficial interest. The Fund’s common shares are listed on the NYSE MKT (“Exchange”) and trade under the ticker symbol “UTG.”

The Fund may have elements of risk, including the risk of loss of equity. There is no assurance that the investment process will consistently lead to successful results. An investment concentrated in sectors and industries may involve greater risk and volatility than a more diversified investment.

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its Statement of Investments. The preparation of the Statement of Investments is in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”), which requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

Investment Valuation: The net asset value per common share (“NAV”) of the Fund is determined no less frequently than daily, on each day that the Exchange is open for trading, as of the close of regular trading on the Exchange (normally, 4:00 p.m. New York time).

For equity securities and funds that are traded on an exchange, the market price is usually the closing sale or official closing price on that exchange. In the case of equity securities not traded on an exchange, or if such closing prices are not otherwise available, the mean of the closing bid and asked price will be used. The market price for debt obligations is generally the price supplied by an independent third-party pricing service approved by the Board of Trustees (the “Board”), which may use a matrix, formula or other objective method that takes into consideration market indices, yield curves and other specific adjustments. Short-term debt obligations that will mature in 60 days or less are valued at amortized cost, unless it is determined that using this method would not reflect an investment’s fair value. If vendors are unable to supply a price, or if the price supplied is deemed to be unreliable, the market price may be determined using quotations received from one or more brokers-dealers that make a market in the security. Investments in non-exchange traded funds are fair valued at their respective net asset values. Securities for which market quotations or valuations are not available are valued at fair value in good faith by or at the direction of the Board. Various factors may be reviewed in order to make a good faith determination of a security’s fair value. These factors may include, but are not limited to, the type and cost of the security; the fundamental analytical data relating to the investment; an evaluation of the forces which influence the market in which the security is sold, including the liquidity and depth of the market; information as to any transactions or offers with respect to the security; price, yield and the extent of public or private trading in similar securities of the issuer or comparable companies.

The Fund discloses the classification of its fair value measurements following a three-tier hierarchy based on the inputs used to measure fair value. Inputs refer broadly to the assumptions that market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability, including assumptions about risk. Inputs may be observable or unobservable. Observable inputs reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability that are developed based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity. Unobservable inputs reflect the reporting entity’s own assumptions about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability that are developed based on the best information available.

Various inputs are used in determining the value of the Fund’s investments as of the end of the reporting period. When inputs used fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy, the level in the hierarchy within which the fair value measurement falls is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. The designated input levels are not necessarily an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with these investments. These inputs are categorized in the following hierarchy under applicable financial accounting standards:

 

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The following is a summary of the Fund’s investments in the fair value hierarchy as of July 31, 2014:

 

		Valuation Inputs
Investments in Securities at Value*		Level 1				Level 2				Level 3				Total
Common Stocks		$	1,099,582,767			$	–			$	–			$	1,099,582,767
Preferred Stocks			–				2,655,824				–				2,655,824
Limited Partnerships			47,735,180				–				2,475,968				50,211,148
Corporate Bonds			–				1,040,000				–				1,040,000
Mutual Funds			4,535,152				–				–				4,535,152
Money Market Funds			7,136,328				–				–				7,136,328
Total		$	1,158,989,427			$	3,695,824			$	2,475,968			$	1,165,161,219

*See Statement of Investments for industry classification.

As of July 31, 2014, the Fund applied the cost approach to value its Level 3 securities, with an additional liquidity discount. The fair valuation procedures used to value Level 3 securities are in accordance with the Fund’s Board approved fair valuation policies.

During the nine months ended July 31, 2014, there were no significant transfers between Level 1 and 2 securities. The Fund evaluates transfers into or out of Level 1, Level 2 and 3 as of the end of the reporting period.

The following is a reconciliation of assets in which significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining fair value:

 

Investments in Securities at Value*		Balance as of 10/31/2013				Return of capital				Realized gain/(loss)				Change in unrealized appreciation/ (depreciation)				Purchases				Transfer in and/or (out) of Level 3				Balance as of 7/31/2014				Net change in unrealized appreciation/ (depreciation) attributable to Level 3 investments held at 7/31/2014
Preferred Stocks		$	139,000			$	(154,560	)		$	-			$	15,560			$	-			$	-			$	-			$	-
Limited Partnerships			2,417,685				-				-				(10,285	)			68,568				-				2,475,968				(10,285)
Total		$	2,556,685			$	(154,560	)		$	-			$	5,275			$	68,568			$	-			$	2,475,968			$	(10,285)

*See Statement of Investments for industry classifications.

Foreign Securities: The Fund may directly purchase securities of foreign issuers. Investing in securities of foreign issuers involves special risks not typically associated with investing in securities of U.S. issuers. The risks include possible reevaluation of currencies, the inability to repatriate foreign currency, less complete financial information about companies and possible future adverse political and economic developments. Moreover, securities of many foreign issuers and their markets may be less liquid and their prices more volatile than those of securities of comparable U.S. issuers.

Foreign Currency Translation: The books and records of the Fund are maintained in U.S. dollars. Investment valuations and other assets and liabilities initially expressed in foreign currencies are converted each business day the Exchange is open into U.S. dollars based upon current exchange rates. Prevailing foreign exchange rates may generally be obtained at the close of the New York Stock Exchange (normally, 4:00 p.m. New York time). The portion of realized and unrealized gains or

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losses on investments due to fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates is not separately disclosed and is included in realized and unrealized gains or losses on investments, when applicable. As of and during the nine months ended July 31, 2014, the Fund had no outstanding forward foreign currency contracts

Investment Transactions: Investment security transactions are accounted for as of trade date. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date, or as soon as information is available to the Fund. Interest income, which includes amortization of premium and accretion of discount, is accrued as earned. Realized gains and losses from investment transactions and unrealized appreciation and depreciation of securities are determined using the first-in first-out basis for both financial reporting and income tax purposes.

2. UNREALIZED APPRECIATION / (DEPRECIATION)

 

As of July 31, 2014, the cost of securities on a tax basis and gross unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments for federal income tax purposes were as follows:

 

Gross unrealized appreciation (excess of value over tax cost)		$	302,464,357
Gross unrealized depreciation (excess of tax cost over value)			(10,167,276)
Net unrealized appreciation		$	292,297,081
Cost of investments for income tax purposes		$	872,864,138

3. BORROWINGS

 

In December 2010, as approved by the Board of Trustees, all Auction Market Preferred Shares (“Preferred Shares”) were redeemed at their liquidation value plus accrued dividends. Concurrently, the Fund entered into a financing package in December 2010 that includes a Committed Facility Agreement (the “Agreement”) with BNP Paribas Prime Brokerage, Inc. (“BNP”) that allowed for borrowing up to a specified amount (the “Maximum Commitment”) and a Lending Agreement, as defined below. Borrowings under the Agreement are secured by assets of the Fund that are held by the Fund’s custodian in a separate account (the “pledged collateral”).

Under the terms of the current Agreement, dated October 25, 2013, BNP is permitted, with 270 days advance notice (the “Notice Period”), to reduce or call the entire Maximum Commitment of $290,000,000. The Agreement allows for fixed rate (the “Fixed Commitment”) and variable rate (the “Variable Commitment”) borrowing. The Fixed Commitment, $72,500,000, is at a rate of 1.7512% for three years. The Fund paid a 0.20% arrangement fee on the Fixed Commitment. The fund paid a renewal fee of 0.25% on the Variable Commitment on October 25, 2013. Interest on the borrowing is charged at the one month LIBOR (London Inter-bank Offered Rate) plus 1.10% on the amount borrowed and 1.00% on any undrawn balance.

For the nine months ended July 31, 2014, the average amount borrowed under the Agreement for the Fixed Commitment was $72,500,000 and $217,500,000 for the Variable Commitment. The average interest rate on the Variable Commitment was 1.26%. The interest rate applicable to the Variable Commitment on July 31, 2014 was 1.26%. As of July 31, 2014, the amount of outstanding borrowings was $290,000,000 and the amount of pledged collateral was $627,637,090.

The Lending Agreement is a separate side-agreement between the Fund and BNP pursuant to which BNP may borrow a portion of the pledged collateral (the “Lent Securities”) in an amount not to exceed the outstanding borrowings owed by the Fund to BNP under the Agreement. The Lending Agreement is intended to permit the Fund to reduce the cost of its borrowings under the Agreement. BNP has the ability to reregister the Lent Securities in its own name or in another name other than the Fund to pledge, re-pledge, sell, lend or otherwise transfer or use the collateral with all attendant rights of ownership. The Fund may designate any security within the pledged collateral as ineligible to be a Lent Security, provided there are eligible securities within the pledged collateral in an amount equal to the outstanding borrowing owed by the Fund. During the period in which the Lent Securities are outstanding, BNP must remit payment to the Fund equal to the amount of all dividends, interest or other distributions earned or made by the Lent Securities. The Fund receives income from BNP based on the value of the Lent Securities.

Under the terms of the Lending Agreement, the Lent Securities are marked to market daily, and if the value of the Lent Securities exceeds the value of the then-outstanding borrowings owed by the Fund to BNP under the Agreement (the “Current Borrowings”), BNP must, on that day, either (1) return Lent Securities to the Fund’s custodian in an amount sufficient to cause the value of the outstanding Lent Securities to equal the Current Borrowings; or (2) post cash collateral with the Fund’s custodian equal to the difference between the value of the Lent Securities and the value of the Current Borrowings. If BNP fails to perform either of these actions as required, the Fund will recall securities, as discussed below, in an amount sufficient to cause the value of the outstanding Lent Securities to equal the Current Borrowings. The Fund can recall any of the Lent Securities and BNP shall, to the extent commercially possible, return such security or equivalent security to the Fund’s custodian no later than three business days after such request. If the Fund recalls a Lent Security

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pursuant to the Lending Agreement, and BNP fails to return the Lent Securities or equivalent securities in a timely fashion, BNP shall remain liable to the Fund’s custodian for the ultimate delivery of such Lent Securities, or equivalent securities, and for any buy-in costs that the executing broker for the sales transaction may impose with respect to the failure to deliver. The Fund shall also have the right to apply and set-off an amount equal to one hundred percent (100%) of the then-current fair market value of such Lent Securities against the Current Borrowings. As of July 31, 2014, the value of securities on loan was $258,789,620.

The Board of Trustees has approved the Agreement, as amended, and the Lending Agreement. No violations of the Agreement or the Lending Agreement occurred during the nine months ended July 31, 2014.

4. RESTRICTED SECURITIES

 

As of July 31, 2014, investments in securities included issues that are considered restricted. Restricted securities are often purchased in private placement transactions, are not registered under the Securities Act of 1933, may have contractual restrictions on resale, and may be valued under methods approved by the Board of Trustees as reflecting fair value.

Restricted securities as of July 31, 2014 were as follows:

 

Description		Acquisition Date		Cost		Market Value		Market Value as Percentage of Net Assets
Talara Opportunities II, LP		8/30/2013 - 7/21/2014		$2,912,904		$2,475,968			0.28%
TOTAL				$2,912,904		$2,475,968			0.28%

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Item 2.  Controls and Procedures.

 

(a)

The Registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer have evaluated the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) (17 CFR 270.30a-3(c)) within 90 days of the filing date of this report and have concluded that the Registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of that date.

 

(b)

There were no changes in the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(d)) that occurred during the Registrant’s last fiscal quarter covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Item 3.  Exhibits.

Separate certifications for the Registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as required by Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and Rule 30a-2(a) under the 1940 Act, are attached as Exhibit 99.Cert.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

 

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.