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: November 1, 2012 – January 31, 2013

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Item 1. Schedule of Investments.

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REAVES UTILITY INCOME FUND

STATEMENT OF INVESTMENTS

January 31, 2013 (Unaudited)

 

		SHARES				VALUE
COMMON STOCKS 130.11%
Communications Equipment 0.88%
QUALCOMM, Inc.			100,000				$6,603,000
Diversified Telecommunication Services 31.59%
AT&T, Inc.(1)(2)			2,056,900				71,559,551
BCE, Inc.(1)(2)			1,065,000				47,307,300
CenturyLink, Inc.(1)(2)			1,000,000				40,450,000
Deutsche Telekom AG			550,000				6,761,395
Frontier Communications Corp.			2,514,231				11,490,036
Telecom Corp. of New Zealand, Ltd. - ADR			1				10
Verizon Communications, Inc.(1)(2)			935,000				40,775,350
Windstream Corp.(1)			1,980,000				19,285,200
							237,628,842
Electric Utilities 37.66%
CEZ AS			15,000				485,791
Duke Energy Corp.(1)(2)			646,999				44,474,711
Edison International(1)			260,000				12,529,400
Entergy Corp.(1)(2)			560,000				36,176,000
FirstEnergy Corp.(1)			270,000				10,932,300
ITC Holdings Corp.(1)(2)			465,000				37,665,000
NextEra Energy, Inc.(1)(2)			314,000				22,623,700
Northeast Utilities			138,400				5,637,032
Pinnacle West Capital Corp.(1)			740,000				39,501,200
PPL Corp.(1)(2)			897,000				27,170,130
Red Electrica Corp. S.A.			100,000				5,568,304
RWE AG			90,263				3,395,479
SSE PLC			200,000				4,501,047
The Southern Co.(1)			685,000				30,297,550
UIL Holdings Corp.			65,000				2,418,650
							283,376,294
Gas Utilities 4.63%
Just Energy Group, Inc.			180,000				1,784,840
National Fuel Gas Co.			85,000				4,624,000
ONEOK, Inc.(1)			500,000				23,505,000
South Jersey Industries, Inc.			90,000				4,885,200
							34,799,040
Media 1.01%
Comcast Corp., Class A(1)			200,000				7,616,000

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		SHARES				VALUE
Multi-Utilities 26.88%
Ameren Corp.			200,000				$6,488,000
DTE Energy Co.(1)(2)			755,000				47,799,050
Integrys Energy Group, Inc.(1)			447,200				24,457,368
National Grid PLC - ADR(1)			146,000				8,018,320
NiSource, Inc.(1)			1,675,000				45,275,250
OGE Energy Corp.			120,000				7,045,200
PG & E Corp.(1)(2)			565,000				24,091,600
SCANA Corp.(1)			465,000				21,766,650
TECO Energy, Inc.(1)			750,000				13,327,500
Wisconsin Energy Corp.			100,000				3,943,000
							202,211,938
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels 7.51%
Linn Co. LLC			49,100				1,959,090
Occidental Petroleum Corp.			100,000				8,827,000
Penn West Petroleum, Ltd.(1)			910,000				9,209,200
The Williams Cos., Inc.(1)			900,000				31,545,000
TransCanada Corp.			50,000				2,368,500
Valero Energy Corp.			60,000				2,623,800
							56,532,590
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITS) 3.78%
American Tower Corp.(1)			100,000				7,615,000
Annaly Capital Management, Inc.(1)			1,400,000				20,818,000
							28,433,000
Road & Rail 3.15%
Union Pacific Corp.(1)(2)			180,000				23,662,800
Tobacco 2.87%
Altria Group, Inc.(1)(2)			640,000				21,555,200
Water Utilities 4.83%
American Water Works Co., Inc.(1)(2)			790,000				30,241,200
Aqua America, Inc.			160,000				4,356,800
Cia de Saneamento Basico do Estado de Sao Paulo - ADR			40,000				1,780,400
							36,378,400
Wireless Telecommunication Services 5.32%
Clearwire Corp., Class A*			100,000				319,000
Telefonica Brasil S.A. - ADR(1)			618,000				15,561,240
Vodafone Group PLC - ADR(1)			885,000				24,178,200
							40,058,440
TOTAL COMMON STOCKS
(Cost $836,007,796)							978,855,544
PREFERRED STOCKS 0.79%
Electric Utilities 0.38%
Entergy Louisiana Holdings LLC, 6.950%			7,900				800,369

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		SHARES				VALUE
Entergy Mississippi, Inc.,
6.250%			10,000				$250,625
4.560%			3,520				320,430
Entergy New Orleans, Inc., 4.360%			4,500				413,578
Public Service Co. of New Mexico, Series 1965, 4.580%			11,667				1,091,230
							2,876,232
Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders 0.02%
Constellation Energy Group, Inc., Series A, 8.625%			5,000				129,050
Multi-Utilities 0.20%
Ameren Illinois Co., 4.250%			10,300				940,841
Southern Cal Edison Co., 4.320%			24,300				580,284
							1,521,125
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels 0.19%
Anglo Dutch Oil Well(3)(4)			1,000				1,420,000
TOTAL PREFERRED STOCKS
(Cost $5,065,310)							5,946,407
LIMITED PARTNERSHIPS 5.28%
Enbridge Energy Partners LP			250,000				7,495,000
Enterprise Products Partners LP			475,000				26,918,250
MarkWest Energy Partners LP			60,000				3,313,200
Williams Partners LP			40,000				2,029,600
TOTAL LIMITED PARTNERSHIPS
(Cost $28,249,122)							39,756,050

 

		BOND RATING MOODY/S&P (UNAUDITED)		PRINCIPAL AMOUNT				VALUE
CORPORATE BONDS 0.45%
Diversified Telecommunication Services 0.45%
Frontier Communications Corp.
7.125%, 01/15/2023		Ba2/BB-			$1,000,000				1,066,250
8.25%, 04/15/2017		Ba2/BB-			2,000,000				2,325,000
									3,391,250
TOTAL CORPORATE BONDS
(Cost $3,104,645)									3,391,250
				SHARES				VALUE
MUTUAL FUNDS 0.56%
Loomis Sayles Institutional High Income Fund					548,386				4,211,604
TOTAL MUTUAL FUNDS
(Cost $4,000,000)									4,211,604

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		SHARES				VALUE
MONEY MARKET FUNDS 0.36%
Goldman Sachs Financial Square Treasury Instruments Fund, 0.001% (7-Day Yield)			2,687,560				$2,687,560
TOTAL MONEY MARKET FUNDS
(Cost $2,687,560)							2,687,560
TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 137.55%
(Cost $879,114,433)							$1,034,848,415
LEVERAGE FACILITY - (38.55%)							(290,000,000	)
OTHER ASSETS IN EXCESS OF LIABILITIES - 1.00%							7,504,570
NET ASSETS - 100.00%							$752,352,985

 

*

Non Income Producing Security.

(1)

Pledged security; a portion or all of the security is pledged as collateral for borrowings as of January 31, 2013. (See Note 3)

(2)

Loaned security; a portion or all of the security is on loan at January 31, 2013. (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) The Fund has engaged in a private purchase of preferred shares in an oil and gas well, operated by Anglo Dutch Corporation, a private company. The preferred shares have an expected life of 24 months, which would result in an effective maturity date of 11/30/2013.

Common Abbreviations:

 

ADR -

American Depositary Receipt.

AG -

Aktiengesellschaft is a German term that refers to a corporation that is limited by shares, i.e. owned by shareholders.

AS -

Aktieselskab is the Danish term for a stock-based corporation.

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.

See Notes to Quarterly Statement of Investments.

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Notes to Quarterly Statement of Investments

January 31, 2013 (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 non-diversified, 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 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 New York Stock Exchange (“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 January 31, 2013:

 

		Valuation Inputs
Investments in Securities at Value*		Level 1				Level 2				Level 3				Total
Common Stocks		$	978,855,544			$	–			$	–			$	978,855,544
Preferred Stocks
Electric Utilities			–				2,876,232				–				2,876,232
Independent Power Producers & Energy Traders			129,050				–				–				129,050
Multi-Utilities			580,284				940,841				–				1,521,125
Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels			–				–				1,420,000				1,420,000
Limited Partnerships			39,756,050				–				–				39,756,050
Corporate Bonds			–				3,391,250				–				3,391,250
Mutual Funds			4,211,604				–				–				4,211,604
Short Term Investments			2,687,560				–				–				2,687,560
Total		$	1,026,220,092			$	7,208,323			$	1,420,000			$	1,034,848,415

*See Statement of Investments for industry classification.

During the three months ended January 31, 2013, 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 10/31/2012				Accrued Discount/ Premium				Realized gain/(loss)				Change in unrealized appreciation/ (depreciation)				Net purchases/ (sales)				Transfer in and/or (out) of Level 3				Balance as of 1/31/2013				Net change in unrealized appreciation / (depreciation) attributable to Level 3 investments still held at January 31, 2013
Preferred Stocks		$	1,846,000				(376,924	)			–				(49,076	)			–				–			$	1,420,000			$	(49,076	)
TOTAL		$	1,846,000				(376,924	)			–				(49,076	)			–				–			$	1,420,000			$	(49,076	)

*See Statement of Investments for industry classification.

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 into U.S. dollars based upon current exchange rates. Prevailing foreign exchange rates may generally be obtained at the close of the New

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York Stock Exchange (normally, 4:00 p.m. New York time). The portion of realized and unrealized gains or 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.

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.

Unrealized Appreciation and Depreciation on Investments: The differences between book-basis and tax-basis are primarily due to the deferral of wash sale losses. As of January 31, 2013, 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)		$	199,151,517
Gross unrealized depreciation (excess of tax cost over value)			(35,009,982	)
Net unrealized appreciation		$	164,141,535
Cost of investments for income tax purposes		$	870,706,880

3. BORROWINGS

 

As a result of the redemption of the preferred shares, the Fund entered into a financing package that includes a Committed Facility Agreement (the “Agreement”) with BNP Paribas Prime Brokerage, Inc. (“BNP”) that allowed the Fund to borrow up to $240,000,000 (“Initial Maximum Commitment”) and a Lending Agreement, as defined below. The Fund paid an arrangement fee of 0.25% (the “Arrangement Fee”) on the Initial Maximum Commitment. 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 Agreement, BNP was permitted, with 180 days advance notice (the “Notice Period”), to reduce or call the entire Initial Maximum Commitment. 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. The Agreement contained an initial renewal date of May 2, 2012, 540 days after the closing date of the Agreement. On May 2, 2012, the Fund renewed the Agreement and paid a renewal fee of 0.25% on the Initial Maximum Commitment.

The Agreement was amended on September 14, 2012 (the “Amendment”) to (i) increase the Initial Maximum Commitment to $290,000,000 (the “Current Maximum Commitment”), (ii) expand the Notice Period to 270 days and (iii) waived the Arrangement Fee on the increased borrowing made available under the Current Maximum Commitment.

For the three months ended January 31, 2013, the average amount borrowed under the Agreement and the average interest rate for the amount borrowed were $290,000,000 and 1.31%, respectively. As of January 31, 2013, the amount of such outstanding borrowings is $290,000,000. The interest rate applicable to the borrowings on January 31, 2013 was 1.30%. As of January 31, 2013, the amount of pledged collateral was $633,997,270.

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 significantly 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 pursuant to the Lending Agreement, and BNP fails to return the Lent Securities or equivalent securities in a timely fashion,

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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 January 31, 2013, the value of securities on loan was $278,803,910.

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 three months ended January 31, 2013.

4. RESTRICTED SECURITIES

 

As of January 31, 2013, 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 January 31, 2013 were as follows:

 

Description		Maturity Date		Acquisition Date		Cost		Market Value		Market Value as Percentage of Net Assets
Anglo Dutch Oil Well Preferred Stock		11/30/2013		11/30/2011		$1,242,389		$1,420,000		0.19%
TOTAL						$1,242,389		$1,420,000		0.19%

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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.