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Fidelity MSCI Materials Index ETF

FMATNYSE ArcaFidelityA

$59.48+1.00 (+1.71%)

At close: Nov 2, 2026, 4:00 PM ET

Intraday session: up, 79 prints from 58.48 to 59.48. Range 59.19 to 60.05. Use the arrow keys to read each point.58.7559.0059.2559.7560.0010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.08%
Fund size
$574M
1Y total return
+18.7%
Yield · Last 12 months
1.40%
Holdings
107
Avg volume · 30D
57.1K sh
52W range
low $48.76high $62.84
Launched
Filings
SEC EDGAR

The ETF.net FMAT Grade

Based on 5 of 6 pillars

A

Score 70 out of 100

Rank
2 of 14
Six-pillar profile for FMAT. Scores out of 100: Cost 95, Risk 57, Mission not scored, Tradability 55, Holdings 48, Durability 52. Strongest: Cost (95). Weakest: Holdings (48). Based on 5 of 6 pillars.

Score 70 of 100 falls in the A 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.
    A95 out of 100
    Rank 1 of 14
  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    Not scored
  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    B57 out of 100
    Rank 6 of 14
  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    B55 out of 100
    Rank 5 of 14
  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    C48 out of 100
    Rank 9 of 14
  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    C52 out of 100
    Rank 8 of 14

Our read on FMAT

ETF.net Research

In short

AThe whole US materials sector in one cheap wrapper: chemicals, industrial gases, miners and packagers, roughly 120 names spanning large down to small caps, for 0.08% a year. Fidelity has run it since 2013.

Stated mandate

The fund seeks to provide returns that generally correspond, before fees and expenses, to the MSCI USA IMI Materials Index.

Why people hold it

  • Costs 0.08% a year, tied with XLB for the lowest fee among materials ETFs and a fraction of what the typical fund in the group charges.
  • Tracks MSCI's investable-market index, so the basket reaches past the mega caps into mid and small caps: roughly 120 holdings, not a dozen giants.fidelity.com
  • Does what the label says. Its returns have hugged its stated MSCI materials index, one of the stronger index implementations in its peer group.
  • Live since 2013 with a multi-hundred-million-dollar asset base and quarterly distributions.

Worth knowing

  • One sector, and a cyclical one. Materials profits ride commodity prices and industrial demand, so this can move a long way from the broad market in either direction.
  • US-listed companies only, so the big Australian, Canadian and European miners sit outside the basket.fidelity.com
  • Moderately traded rather than a volume leader, so spreads can run wider than at the busiest materials funds, especially in fast markets.

FMAT Performance

Launched Oct 21, 2013

Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.

FMAT$11,874
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,199
Oct 31, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026. FMAT $11,874. SPY $11,199. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$10,000$11,000$12,000Oct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026

Oct 31, 2025 – Oct 30, 2026

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.

Trailing total return for FMAT. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodFMAT
Year to date+11.3%
1 month+4.9%
3 months+3.0%
1 year+18.7%
3 yearsper year+13.0%
5 yearsper year+6.1%
10 yearsper year+10.1%

With distributions reinvested.

Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.

Annual total returns for FMAT
YearReturn barFMAT
2026 YTD+11.3%
2025+12.1%
2024+0.5%
2023+13.7%
2022−11.5%
2021+27.5%
2020+19.6%

FMAT in the news

FMAT Dividends

Adds up every distribution paid per share over the last 12 months, divided by the last completed close. Distributions are counted by ex-date. Data through Oct 30, 2026.
1.40%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$0.82Last 12 months
Last payment
$0.20 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Quarterly

Distribution history

2017–2026

One bar per payment. 39 payments from 2017 to 2026 YTD. Mar 17, 2017 $0.13; Jun 16, 2017 $0.14; Sep 15, 2017 $0.12; Dec 15, 2017 $0.14; Mar 16, 2018 $0.14; Jun 15, 2018 $0.16; Sep 21, 2018 $0.15; Dec 21, 2018 $0.17; Mar 15, 2019 $0.13; Jun 21, 2019 $0.19; Sep 20, 2019 $0.16; Dec 20, 2019 $0.17; Mar 20, 2020 $0.21; Jun 19, 2020 $0.15; Sep 18, 2020 $0.17; Dec 18, 2020 $0.17; Mar 19, 2021 $0.16; Jun 18, 2021 $0.18; Sep 17, 2021 $0.20; Dec 17, 2021 $0.19; Mar 18, 2022 $0.20; Jun 17, 2022 $0.27; Sep 16, 2022 $0.20; Dec 16, 2022 $0.21; Mar 17, 2023 $0.20; Jun 16, 2023 $0.21; Sep 15, 2023 $0.21; Dec 15, 2023 $0.21; Mar 15, 2024 $0.21; Jun 21, 2024 $0.19; Sep 20, 2024 $0.21; Dec 20, 2024 $0.21; Mar 21, 2025 $0.22; Jun 20, 2025 $0.22; Sep 19, 2025 $0.22; Dec 19, 2025 $0.21; Mar 20, 2026 $0.20; Jun 18, 2026 $0.21; Sep 18, 2026 $0.20. Use the arrow keys to read each point.2017201820192020202120222023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Sep 18, 2026Sep 22, 2026$0.20
Jun 18, 2026Jun 23, 2026$0.21
Mar 20, 2026Mar 24, 2026$0.20
Dec 19, 2025Dec 23, 2025$0.21
Sep 19, 2025Sep 23, 2025$0.22
Jun 20, 2025Jun 24, 2025$0.22
Mar 21, 2025Mar 25, 2025$0.22
Dec 20, 2024Dec 24, 2024$0.21
Sep 20, 2024Sep 24, 2024$0.21
Jun 21, 2024Jun 25, 2024$0.19
Mar 15, 2024Mar 20, 2024$0.21
Dec 15, 2023Dec 20, 2023$0.21

See all 54 payments⁠

$10,000 in FMAT 10 years ago paid $2,755 in dividends.⁠

FMAT Risk

How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
17.3%
Annualised · 36 months to Oct 2026
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.

Return above 3-month US Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
0.54
vs 3-month T-bills · to Oct 2026
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.

The largest fall from a peak to the low that followed.
−25.4%
Trough Sep 2022
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.

How strongly the fund’s returns move with its asset-class index.
0.98
vs its asset-class index
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.

FMAT Cost

Overpaying vs XLB, cheapest in Materials (Broad)

$84

On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.

  • FMAT 0.084%

    $1,773

  • XLB 0.08% Cheapest

    $1,689

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • FMAT 0.084%
  • XLB 0.08%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$500$1K$1.5K$2K051015202530FMAT $1,773XLB $1,689

Year by year

YearFMATXLBOverpaying
10$154$147$7
20$603$575$28
30$1,773$1,689$84

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