
This ETF is designed to mirror the financial performance of the MSCI USA IMI Utilities 25/50 Index.
Is FUTY's expense ratio expensive, average, or a steal for its category?
Pro reveals the verdict on a 5-tier spectrum calibrated against ICI 2025 industry averages, with strategy-aware bands so the comparison is meaningful.

At the end of last week, 75% of S&P 500 Technology stocks closed above their 200-DMAs for the first time in 219 trading days. Even after its recent improvement, Technology is hardly exceptional compared with the rest of the market.

The Fidelity MSCI Utilities Index ETF (FUTY) was launched on October 21, 2013, and is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to offer broad exposure to the Utilities - Broad segment of the equity market.

Electricity is becoming a stronger economic growth engine, powering AI data centres, EVs, heat pumps and industrial decarbonisation. But grids aren't keeping up.

The Fidelity MSCI Utilities Index ETF (FUTY) is positioned for double-digit returns in 2026 and beyond, driven by explosive electricity demand growth. FUTY benefits from a sector-wide 29% capex surge, blockbuster mergers like NextEra and Dominion, and robust earnings forecasts across top holdings. The ETF offers broad utilities exposure, a 2.60% dividend yield, lower-than-market P/E ratios, and a low 0.08% expense ratio, supporting long-term value.

Gas utilities are near historical value and quality baselines, water utilities are undervalued by 21%, while electricity and multi-utilities are overvalued by 14%. Fidelity MSCI Utilities Index ETF closely tracks the benchmark XLU in risk-adjusted returns, but XLU has an edge in liquidity, valuation, and growth metrics. 10 stocks are cheaper than their peers in June.