Yahoo Finance Should You Invest in the Fidelity MSCI Industrials Index ETF (FIDU)?
The Fidelity MSCI Industrials Index ETF (FIDU) was launched on 10/21/2013, and is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to offer broad exposure to the Industrials - Broad segment of the equity market.
While an excellent vehicle for long term investors, passively managed ETFs are a popular choice among institutional and retail investors due to their low costs, transparency, flexibility, and tax efficiency.
Investor-friendly, sector ETFs provide many options to gain low risk and diversified exposure to a broad group of companies in particular sectors. Industrials - Broad is one of the 16 broad Zacks sectors within the Zacks Industry classification. It is currently ranked 12, placing it in bottom 25%.
Index Details
The fund is sponsored by Fidelity. It has amassed assets over $440.40 M, making it one of the average sized ETFs attempting to match the performance of the Industrials - Broad segment of the equity market. FIDU seeks to match the performance of the MSCI USA IMI Industrials Index before fees and expenses.
MSCI USA IMI Industrials Index represents the performance of the industrial sector in the U.S. equity market.
Costs
Expense ratios are an important factor in the return of an ETF and in the long term, cheaper funds can significantly outperform their more expensive counterparts, other things remaining the same.
Annual operating expenses for this ETF are 0.08%, making it the least expensive product in the space.
It has a 12-month trailing dividend yield of 1.71%.
Sector Exposure and Top Holdings
While ETFs offer diversified exposure, which minimizes single stock risk, a deep look into a fund's holdings is a valuable exercise. And, most ETFs are very transparent products that disclose their holdings on a daily basis.
This ETF has heaviest allocation in the Industrials sector--about 100% of the portfolio.
Looking at individual holdings, Boeing Co/the (BA) accounts for about 8.02% of total assets, followed by Union Pacific Corp (UNP) and 3m Co (MMM).
The top 10 holdings account for about 37.55% of total assets under management.
Performance and Risk
The ETF has added about 16.39% and is down about -0.12% so far this year and in the past one year (as of 03/07/2019), respectively. FIDU has traded between $30.66 and $40.96 during this last 52-week period.
The ETF has a beta of 1.21 and standard deviation of 14.50% for the trailing three-year period, making it a medium risk choice in the space. With about 351 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk.
Alternatives
Fidelity MSCI Industrials Index ETF carries a Zacks ETF Rank of 3 (Hold), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors. Thus, FIDU is a good option for those seeking exposure to the Industrials ETFs area of the market. Investors might also want to consider some other ETF options in the space.
Vanguard Industrials ETF (VIS) tracks MSCI US Investable Market Industrials 25/50 Index and the Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLI) tracks Industrial Select Sector Index. Vanguard Industrials ETF has $3.42 B in assets, Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund has $10.42 B. VIS has an expense ratio of 0.10% and XLI charges 0.13%.
Bottom Line
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Fidelity MSCI Industrials Index ETF (FIDU): ETF Research Reports
Union Pacific Corporation (UNP) : Free Stock Analysis Report
The Boeing Company (BA) : Free Stock Analysis Report
3M Company (MMM) : Free Stock Analysis Report
Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund (XLI): ETF Research Reports
Vanguard Industrials ETF (VIS): ETF Research Reports
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