Fidelity MSCI Communication Services Index ETF
$64.72+0.04 (+0.06%)
- 0.08%
- $1.78B
- −7.6%
- 1.05%
- 277K sh
- low $64.24high $75.94
The ETF.net FCOM Grade
B
Score 69 out of 100
- 2 of 10
Score 69 of 100 falls in the B band. A is 70 or higher, B 55 to under 70, C 40 to under 55, D 25 to under 40, F under 25.
Cost
The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.A90 out of 100Rank 1 of 10Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.C49 out of 100Rank 4 of 10Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.B66 out of 100Rank 3 of 10Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.C47 out of 100Rank 6 of 10Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.B65 out of 100Rank 4 of 10
Our read on FCOM
In short
BCommunication services without the mega-cap chokehold: FCOM tracks an MSCI index that reaches past the giants into mid and small caps, with 25/50 caps on the biggest names, for 0.08% a year.
Stated mandate
The fund seeks to track the performance of the MSCI USA IMI Communication Services 25/50 Index.
Why people hold it
Worth knowing
FCOM Performance
Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.
FCOM$9,243
Returns run to the Oct 30, 2026 close, with cash distributions reinvested. Each period starts on the same date that many months or years earlier. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
| Period | FCOM |
|---|---|
| Year to date | −11.1% |
| 1 month | −10.2% |
| 3 months | −5.6% |
| 1 year | −7.6% |
| 3 years | +19.4% |
| 5 years | +4.8% |
| 10 years | +10.3% |
Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.
| Year | Return bar | FCOM |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | −11.1% | |
| 2025 | +26.1% | |
| 2024 | +33.0% | |
| 2023 | +44.7% | |
| 2022 | −39.0% | |
| 2021 | +13.9% | |
| 2020 | +28.4% |
FCOM in the news
FCOM Dividends
- 1.05%
- $0.68
- $0.18 per share
- Quarterly
FCOM Risk
- 16.3%
How it’s calculated: standard deviation
The sample standard deviation of monthly total returns, multiplied by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Total returns include reinvested distributions.
- 0.91
How it’s calculated: Sharpe ratio
Subtract each month’s Treasury-bill return from the fund’s monthly total return.
Divide the average of those excess returns by their sample standard deviation, then multiply by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Each month uses the Treasury yield quoted at the end of the previous month.
- −44.6%
How it’s calculated: maximum drawdown
The largest percentage decline from an earlier peak, using total returns with reinvested distributions.
Uses up to five years through the last close, with at least 12 months required.
- 1.05
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
FMP measures it over up to five years of monthly returns.
FCOM Cost
Overpaying vs XLC, cheapest in Communication Services (Broad)
$84
On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.
FCOM 0.084%
$1,773
XLC 0.08% Cheapest
$1,689
Cost over time
Year by year
| Year | FCOM | XLC | Overpaying |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | $154 | $147 | $7 |
| 20 | $603 | $575 | $28 |
| 30 | $1,773 | $1,689 | $84 |
Other funds in Communication Services (Broad)
- AXLCState Street Communication Services Select Sector SPDR ETFExpense ratio 0.08%1 year return −11.9%
- BVOXVanguard Communication Services ETFExpense ratio 0.09%1 year return −7.3%
- BVOXPVox Populi ETFExpense ratio 0.30%1 year return
- CIYZiShares U.S. Telecommunications ETFExpense ratio 0.37%1 year return +18.4%
- CXTLState Street SPDR S&P Telecom ETFExpense ratio 0.35%1 year return +23.0%
