EQUITY INVESTOR FD UTILITY PORT 2000 SER A DEF ASSET FDS
497, 2000-07-17
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Utility Portfolio Series 00A [6/19/00 - Current Offering] | cusip: 29471Q739
Fund Overview

As of July 13, 2000
Closing NAV:  0.97805 Previous Close:  0.97730 Change:  0.00075 % Change: +0.08000%

The Objective:
The Utility Portfolio seeks to provide monthly income and an opportunity for rising income and capital appreciation by investing in electric utility common stocks believed to have the potential to increase future dividends. It holds the highest dividend-yielding stocks from a list of professionally selected electric utility companies.

The Strategy:
The Portfolio follows a disciplined investment strategy, selecting stocks and holding them for a two-year period. However, each stock is reviewed regularly and can be sold in the event of a significant adverse development. At the end of two years, we intend to reapply the screening process to create a new Portfolio. You can choose to roll your proceeds into the new Portfolio, if available, or redeem your investment.

Offered By:
This portfolio is offered by Merrill Lynch (HQI00A), PaineWebber (HQI00A), Morgan Stanley Dean Witter (EUTL00A), Salomon Smith Barney (EIF00AUP).
Portfolio Holdings
 
Dividend information for the securities listed below is available in the prospectus for this Fund.
The offering, redemption and repurchase prices for the Fund take into account expenses and sales charges.
Therefore, you will not be able to calculate these prices (or related performance information)
with the security prices and weightings listed below.


As of July 13, 2000
Security Symbol Price % of Portfolio
NEW CENTURY ENERGIES INC.  NCE  32.69 9.76
WPS RES CORP  WPS  30.75 9.27
CONSOLIDATED EDISON Holdings  ED  32.06 9.10
AMERICAN ELEC PWR INC COM  AEP  32.94 8.77
TECO ENERGY INC COM  TE  21.25 8.77
ALLIANT ENERGY CORP.  LNT  26.56 8.40
DOMINION RES INC VA COM  D  46.75 7.12
CH ENERGY GROUP, INC  CHG  33.44 6.66
CP&L ENERGY INC. (HLDG. CO)  CPL  32.63 6.11
MINNESOTA PWR INC.  MPL  20.94 4.66
BLACK HILLS CORP COM  BKH  23.56 4.48
CONSTELLATION ENERGY GROUP  CEG  33.81 4.36
NSTAR-W/I  NST  42.00 4.30
Cleco Corp. Holding Co.  CNL  36.06 4.22
ALLEGHENY ENERGY INC.  AYE  28.44 4.08

Selection Methodology
The Utility Portfolio stocks were selected based on the following criteria:

  • 50-year history of uninterrupted dividend payments;
  • No dividend cuts over the past ten years;
  • Potential for future dividend increases.

    • Fees & Expenses
    Defining Your Costs
    First-time investors pay an initial sales charge of about 1.0% when they buy. In addition, all investors pay a deferred sales charge of $15.00 per 1,000 units, deducted from the Portfolio's net asset value each year of the Portfolio's two-year life.
      As a % of
    Public Offering Price    		 Amount Per
    1,000 Units
    Initial Sales Charge 1.00% $10.00
    Deferred Sales Charge Year 1 1.50% $15.00
    Deferred Sales Charge Year 2 1.50% $15.00
     
    Maximum Sales Charge 4.00% $40.00
    Annual Creation and Development Fee
    (as a % of net assets on date of deposit - 6/19/00)    		 0.250% $2.48
    Estimated Annual Expenses
    (as a % of net assets on date of deposit)    		 0.196% $1.94
    Estimated Organization Costs  $1.98
     
    If you sell your units before the final deferred sales charge payment in either the first or second year, the remaining balance of your deferred sales charge will be deducted along with the estimated costs of selling Portfolio securities from the proceeds you receive. If you roll over to a successor Portfolio, if available, the initial sales charge on that Portfolio will be waived. You will only pay the deferred sales charge on that Portfolio.
    Volume Purchase Discounts
    For larger purchases, the overall sales charges are reduced to put more of your investment dollars to work for you.

    Amount
    Purchased    		 Total Sales Charge as a % of
    Public Offering Price
    Less than $50,000 4.00%
    $50,000 to $99,999 3.75%
    $100,000 to $249,000 3.25%
    $250,000 to $999,999 3.00%
    $1,000,000 or more 2.25%
    Is this Fund appropriate for you?
    Yes, if you want current dividend income and capital appreciation. You may benefit from a professionally selected and supervised portfolio whose risk is reduced by investing in equity securities of different issuers.

    Risk Considerations

    Please keep in mind the following factors when considering this investment. Your financial professional will be happy to answer any questions you may have.

    The Portfolio is concentrated in common stocks of issuers in the domestic electric utility industry.

    The value of your investment will fluctuate with the prices of the underlying stocks. Stock prices can be volatile.

    There can be no assurance that the Portfolio will meet its objective, that dividend rates will be maintained or that stock prices will not decrease.

    These stocks may have higher yields because they or their industries are experiencing financial difficulties or are out of favor. There can be no assurance that the market factors which caused these relatively low prices will change.

    Distributions and Taxes
    Distribution Frequency (if any)
    Twelve (12) per year
    Reinvestment Options
    By selecting the reinvestment option, you're choosing to have your distribution payments used to purchase additional units of the fund (reinvestment). As such, your principal will increase each distribution period, and because distribution payments are based in part on the size of your invested principal, these payments may increase proportionately. Taking part in the cycle of reinvestment may compound the returns of your Defined Fund investment.
    Tax Reporting
    When seeking capital appreciation, managing tax liability on capital gains can be important to your overall return. By holding this Fund for more than one year, individuals may be eligible for favorable federal tax rates on net long-term capital gains (currently no more than 20%).

    Generally, dividends and any gains will be subject to tax each year, whether or not reinvested. However, on rollovers to future Portfolios, if available, investors can defer recognition of gains and losses on stocks that are transferred to the new Portfolio. Please consult your tax advisor concerning state and local taxation.

     
    Trustee
    The Bank of New York
    Unit Investment Trust Department
    PO Box 974
    Wall Street Division
    New York, New York 10268-0974
    1-800-221-7771

    Defined Asset Funds® are established as Unit Investment Trusts. By definition, a trust account requires a trustee. The trustee holds the trust securities, ensuring their safekeeping until the trust is terminated. The trustee is also responsible for recordkeeping, for collecting any interest or dividend income and principal payments, and for distributing this money to investors.


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    The value of common stocks fluctuates, and dividends are subject to declarations by the issuers.

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