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 U.S. equity market.

Passively managed ETFs are becoming increasingly popular with institutional as well as retail investors due to their low cost, transparency, flexibility and tax efficiency. They are excellent vehicles for long term investors.

Additionally, sector ETFs offer convenient ways 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 1, placing it in top 6%.

Index Details

The fund is sponsored by Fidelity. It has amassed assets over $592.68 M, making it one of the average sized ETFs attempting to match the performance of the Industrials - Broad segment of the U.S. equity market. FIDU seeks to match the performance of the MSCI USA IMI (LON: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

Investors should also pay attention to an ETF's expense ratio. Lower cost products will produce better results than those with a higher cost, assuming all other metrics remain 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 1.65%.

Sector Exposure and Top Holdings

It is important to delve into an ETF's holdings before investing despite the many upsides to these kinds of funds like diversified exposure, which minimizes single stock risk. 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 6.34% of total assets, followed by 3m Co (MMM) and General Electric Co (GE).

The top 10 holdings account for about 36.85% of total assets under management.

Performance and Risk

Year-to-date, the Fidelity MSCI Industrials Index ETF has lost about -2.03% so far, and is up about 14.74% over the last 12 months (as of 04/05/2018). FIDU has traded between $32.95 and $41.16 in this past 52-week period.

The ETF has a beta of 1.11 and standard deviation of 14.20% for the trailing three-year period, making it a medium risk choice in the space. With about 346 holdings, it effectively diversifies company-specific risk.

Alternatives

Fidelity MSCI Industrials Index ETF holds a Zacks ETF Rank of 2 (Buy), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors. Because of this, FIDU is an outstanding option for investors seeking exposure to the Industrials ETFs segment of the market. There are other additional ETFs in the space that investors could consider as well.

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 $3.73 B in assets, Industrial Select Sector SPDR Fund has $12.58 B. VIS has an expense ratio of 0.10% and XLI charges 0.13%.

Bottom Line

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