FUTY vs FXU: Grades, Fees and Holdings Compared

Fidelity MSCI Utilities Index ETF

FUTYANYSE Arca

First Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund

FXUCNYSE Arca

Overlap

56.0%by weight

Expense ratio

FUTY −0.53pt a year

FUTY0.08%FXU0.61%

Avg volume · 30D

FUTY 2.0×the volume

FUTY485KFXU242K

10Y return · a year

FXU +0.2pt

FUTY+9.5%FXU+9.7%

FUTY vs FXU Performance

Nov 2, 2021 – Nov 2, 2026

+49.9%FUTY+77.4%FXU

Expense ratio: FUTY 0.08%, better; FXU 0.61%
Fund size: FUTY $2.03B; FXU $768M
1Y total return: FUTY +0.5%; FXU +8.9%, better
Yield (12M): FUTY 2.72%, better; FXU 2.30%
Holdings: FUTY 66; FXU 41
Avg volume (30D): FUTY 485K sh, better; FXU 242K sh
NAV per share: FUTY $55.98; FXU $48.31
52W range

ETF.net Grade

Pillar letters and Scores for FUTY, FXU, with each pillar’s weight
Pillar	FUTY	FXU
Cost30% weight	A90Higher	F6
Mission25% weight	A88	Not scored
Risk15% weight	C45	A71Higher
Tradability15% weight	A83Higher	C52
Holdings10% weight	C53	A78Higher
Durability5% weight	B57Higher	C48

Rank among Utilities (Broad) funds

How we build Categories ›

Same Category. FUTY and FXU are both graded against the same 10 Utilities (Broad) funds, so their Grades compare head to head.

Utilities (Broad)⁠

Category · 10 funds

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FUTY ranks 1st and FXU 8th of 10 funds in the Utilities (Broad) Category.

Rank 1AFUTYFidelity MSCI Utilities Index ETFScore 76
Rank 2AXLUState Street Utilities Select Sector SPDR ETFScore 75
Rank 7CPSCUInvesco S&P SmallCap Utilities & Communication Services ETFScore 47
Rank 8CFXUFirst Trust Utilities AlphaDEX FundScore 40
Rank 8CTRUUVanEck Utilities TruSector ETFScore 40

Our read on each fund

ETF.net Research

FUTYAFidelity MSCI Utilities Index ETF

FXUCFirst Trust Utilities AlphaDEX Fund

In short

FUTY The whole US power grid in one ticker. Fidelity tracks an all-cap MSCI utilities index, so mid- and small-cap operators ride along with the mega-cap names, at 0.08% a year.

FXU No data

Stated mandate

FUTY The fund seeks to track, before fees and expenses, the performance of the MSCI USA IMI Utilities Index.

FXU No data

Why people hold it

FUTY Costs 0.08% a year against a 0.37% median for broad utilities funds. That ties XLU on price and edges out VPU.
The MSCI USA IMI Utilities Index reaches past the S&P 500 giants into mid- and small-cap utilities, roughly 70 names of power, gas and water.fidelity.com
Plain index replication, running since 2013, with tracking that has stayed tight to the benchmark. No swaps, no options overlay, no clever wrapper.fidelity.com
A multi-billion-dollar fund from a major issuer that pays out quarterly, and one of the stronger builds in the utilities group.

FXU No data

Worth knowing

FUTY This is one sector, about 70 stocks. When utilities are out of favor, there is nowhere in the portfolio to hide.
Moderately traded rather than the category's busiest tape, so limit orders are the sane habit on larger tickets.
The all-cap reach cuts both ways: smaller utilities in the mix behave differently from the household-name giants that dominate S&P 500-only rivals.

FXU No data

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Full FXU profile⁠

FUTY vs FXU Holdings

How FUTY and FXU differ

Overlap by weight

56.0%

Shared holdings make up 95.1% of FXU and 89.9% of FUTY.

Level by level

Holdings36 in both56.0%
Sector3 Sectors91.7%
Asset classEquity100%
Countryby domicile100%

Sector

Sector weights in FUTY and FXU, widest gap first
Sector	More in FUTYMore in FXU	FUTY	FXU
Utilities	FUTY +8.4 points	99.3%	90.9%
Industrials	FXU +4.8 points	0.2%	5.0%
Energy	FXU +3.6 points	0.5%	4.1%

Country, concentration and asset class

Country by domicile

Country weights in FUTY and FXU, widest gap first
Country	More in FUTYMore in FXU	FUTY	FXU
United States	Same weight	100.0%	100.0%

Concentration

Weight in the 10 largest Holdings

FUTY52.8%
FXU40.0%

Securities held

FUTY65
FXU40

Asset class

FUTY: Equity
FXU: Equity

Holdings

Only in FUTY29
In both36
Only in FXU4

Only in FUTY

29 securities, 13.3% of FUTY by weight

Vistra Corp3.09%
Securities Lending Cf3.02%
Essential Utilities Inc0.78%
Aes Corp0.70%
Black Hills Corp0.41%
Southwest Gas Holdings Inc0.41%
Txnm Energy Inc0.39%
Ormat Technologies Inc0.37%
New Jersey Resources Corp0.36%
Spire Inc0.34%
Portland General Electric Co0.34%
One Gas Inc0.33%
Northwestern Energy Group Inc0.33%
State Street 60 Day Money Mark0.28%
Oklo Inc0.26%
Otter Tail Corporation0.23%
American States Water Co0.22%
Chesapeake Utilities Corp0.22%
Avista Corp0.21%
California Water Svc Grp0.19%
Mge Energy Inc0.18%
H2O America0.14%
Northwest Natural Holding Co0.14%
Hawaiian Electric Inds Inc0.10%
Middlesex Water Co0.07%
Unitil Corp0.07%
Xplr Infrastructure Lp0.06%
Fervo Energy0.04%
Hallador Petroleum Co0.03%

Only in FXU

4 securities, 4.8% of FXU by weight

Clean Harbors, Inc.2.21%
Republic Services, Inc.0.88%
Waste Management, Inc.0.87%
GFL Environmental Inc. (Subordinate Voting Shares)0.82%

Weight gaps

All 36 Holdings in both funds, largest gap first.

Holding weights in FUTY and FXU, widest gap first
Holding	More in FUTYMore in FXU	FUTY	FXU
Nextera EnergyNEE	FUTY +9.91 points	11.58%	1.67%
Southern CoSO	FUTY +5.29 points	7.00%	1.71%
Constellation Energy CorpCEG	FUTY +4.66 points	5.44%	0.78%
Ugi Corp NewUGI	FXU +3.55 points	0.55%	4.10%
National Fuel Gas Co NjNFG	FXU +3.48 points	0.48%	3.96%
Mdu Resources Group IncMDU	FXU +2.96 points	0.26%	3.22%
Edison IntlEIX	FXU +2.64 points	1.50%	4.14%
Oge Energy CorpOGE	FXU +2.61 points	0.68%	3.29%
Pinnacle West Capital CorpPNW	FXU +2.60 points	0.85%	3.45%
Entergy CorpETR	FUTY +2.57 points	3.41%	0.84%
Duke Energy CorpDUK	FUTY +2.36 points	6.58%	4.22%
Eversource EnergyES	FXU +2.33 points	1.71%	4.04%
Clearway Energy Inc Class CCWEN	FXU +2.23 points	0.25%	2.48%
Dominion Energy IncD	FUTY +2.22 points	3.88%	1.66%
American Electric Power Co IncAEP	FUTY +2.21 points	4.70%	2.49%
PG&E CorpPCG	FXU +2.15 points	1.92%	4.07%
SempraSRE	FUTY +2.06 points	3.73%	1.67%
Evergy IncEVRG	FXU +2.00 points	1.31%	3.31%
Ppl CorporationPPL	FXU +1.50 points	1.78%	3.28%
Consolidated Edison IncED	FXU +1.46 points	2.85%	4.31%
Atmos Energy CorpATO	FXU +1.42 points	1.91%	3.33%
Alliant Energy CorporationLNT	FXU +1.34 points	1.23%	2.57%
Ameren CorpAEE	FXU +1.33 points	2.03%	3.36%
Exelon CorpEXC	FXU +1.19 points	3.13%	4.32%
Nisource IncNI	FXU +1.17 points	1.42%	2.59%
Idacorp IncIDA	FXU +1.15 points	0.53%	1.68%
Cms Energy CorpCMS	FXU +1.08 points	1.44%	2.52%
American Water Wrks CompanyAWK	FUTY +1.03 points	1.87%	0.84%
Wec Energy Group IncWEC	FUTY +0.77 points	2.51%	1.74%
Dte Energy CoDTE	FXU +0.65 points	1.87%	2.52%
Nrg Energy IncNRG	FUTY +0.52 points	1.28%	0.76%
Xcel Energy IncXEL	FXU +0.12 points	3.30%	3.42%
Centerpoint Energy IncCNP	FUTY +0.10 points	1.84%	1.74%
Talen Energy CorpTLN	FUTY +0.10 points	0.93%	0.83%
Firstenergy CorpFE	FUTY +0.07 points	1.71%	1.64%
Public Svc Enterprise Grp IncPEG	FXU +0.05 points	2.45%	2.50%

All 67 FUTY holdings⁠All 40 FXU holdings⁠

How we measure overlap

Each holding counts at its smaller weight in the two funds, summed over the full Holdings. Sector, country and asset class use the same rule on each fund’s split. Cash, FX and derivative lines stay out of the counts. Two bond funds get no overlap figure.

FUTY vs FXU Cost

Overpaying FXU vs FUTY

$10,225

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

FUTY 0.084%
$1,773
FXU 0.61%
$11,998

Amount$10,000

Years30 years

Cost over time

FUTY 0.084%
FXU 0.61%
Overpaying

Year by year

Year	FUTY	FXU	Overpaying
10	$154	$1,093	$939
20	$603	$4,181	$3,578
30	$1,773	$11,998	$10,225

Expense ratio

0.08%FUTY, cheaper
0.61%FXU

FUTY0.08%FXU0.61%

0.08%0.61%

Middle half of Utilities (Broad) funds
Median 0.33%

FUTY 2nd cheapest of 10 funds

FXU 10th cheapest of 10 funds

FUTY vs FXU Dividends

Last 12 months to Nov 2, 2026

Yield (12M): FUTY 2.72%, better; FXU 2.30%
Payout (12M): FUTY $1.53; FXU $1.12
Last payment: FUTY $0.39; FXU $0.33
Ex-dividend: FUTY Sep 18, 2026; FXU Sep 24, 2026
Paid on: FUTY Sep 22, 2026; FXU Sep 30, 2026
Frequency: FUTY Quarterly; FXU Quarterly

Distribution history

Per share, 2017 to 2026, same scale for both

FUTYQuarterly · 39 paymentsAll FUTY payments⁠

FXUQuarterly · 39 paymentsAll FXU payments⁠

FUTY vs FXU Risk

Fall from peak · 5 years

FUTY
FXU

Risk facts

VolatilityStd dev, 3 years: FUTY 15.6%FXU 15.4%, better
Return per unit of riskSharpe ratio, 3 years: FUTY 0.80FXU 1.10, better
Worst fallMax drawdown, 5 years: FUTY −25.1%FXU −21.9%, better
Market sensitivityBeta, 5 years: FUTY 0.50FXU 0.47; Market = 1

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