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Fidelity MSCI Industrials ETF Overview

Fidelity MSCI Industrials ETF (FIDU) is a passively managed Sector Equity Industrials exchange-traded fund (ETF). Fidelity Investments launched the ETF in 2013.

The investment seeks to provide investment returns that correspond, before fees and expenses, generally to the performance of the MSCI USA IMI Industrials 25/25 Index. The fund invests at least 80% of assets in securities included in the fund's underlying index. The fund's underlying index is the MSCI USA IMI Industrials 25/25 Index, which represents the performance of the industrial sector in the U.S. equity market. It may or may not hold all of the securities in the MSCI USA IMI Industrials 25/25 Index.

About Fidelity MSCI Industrials ETF (FIDU)

There are 4 members of the management team with an average tenure of 4.40 years: Jennifer Hsui (2013), Peter Sietsema (2023), Matt Waldron (2025) and Steven White (2025). Management tenure is more important for actively managed ETFs than passive index ETFs.

The ETF has 2 primary benchmarks: S&P 500 (TR) (1970) index with a weighting of 100% and MSCI USA IMI/INDUSTRIALS 25-25 GR USD index with a weighting of 100%. Fidelity MSCI Industrials ETF has 365 securities in its portfolio. The top 10 holdings constitute 31.2% of the ETF’s assets. The ETF meets the SEC requirement of being classified as a diversified fund. The ETF is not considered to have an ESG focus with its investment selection and management.

Fidelity MSCI Industrials ETF is part of the Equity global asset class and is within the Sector Equity ETF group. Fidelity MSCI Industrials ETF has 1.0% of its portfolio invested in foreign issues. The overall assets allocated to domestic stock is 98.8% There is 1.0% allocated to foreign stock, and 0.0% is allocated to preferred stocks. The bond allocation as a percentage of total assets is 0.0% (0.0% domestic bond, 0.0% foreign bond and 0.0% convertible bond). Fidelity MSCI Industrials ETF has 0.1% of the portfolio in cash.

Assets Under Management

The fund has $2 billion in total assets, which is above the $1 billion average for the Industrials category. Normally, lower assets under management translates to higher average expense ratios, and greater total assets are desired. However, for some investment categories, such as small-cap investing, it may be difficult for the manager to fully employ the desired active strategy if assets grow too large or too quickly.

FIDU Performance and Fees

The expense ratio measures how much of a fund’s assets are used for administrative expenses and operating expenses, including adviser fees and fees for the transfer agent and custodial services. The Fidelity MSCI Industrials ETF expense ratio is low compared to funds in the Industrials category. Fidelity MSCI Industrials ETF has an expense ratio of 0.08%, which is 84% lower than its category average, making the fund expense ratio grade a A. While it is difficult to predict returns, it is known that high annual expense ratios reduce your rate of return, and excessive fees are difficult to overcome. Active management normally comes with higher expense ratios than passive index management. Certain investment categories such as small company and foreign also normally have higher expense ratios. It is best to compare fund expense ratios against the category averages for meaningful assessments.

High portfolio turnover can translate to higher expenses and lower aftertax returns. Fidelity MSCI Industrials ETF has a portfolio turnover rate of 3%, which indicates that it holds its assets around / 0.3 years. By way of comparison, the average portfolio turnover is 40% for the Industrials category.

Recently, in the month of July 2026, Fidelity MSCI Industrials ETF returned -4.4%, which earned it a grade of C, as the Industrials category had an average return of -4.0%. The letter grades of A, B, C, D and F are based upon relative rankings within the investment category. A grade of A, for example, would indicate that the return is in the highest 20% for that time period compared to all ETFs in that category.

Fidelity MSCI Industrials ETF has a trailing yield of 0.95%, which is below the 1.11% category average. The fund normally distributes its income quarterly.

It’s natural to seek the best-performing investments, but you must consider the relationship between risk and return and the impact of costs and taxes on your realized returns.

Fidelity MSCI Industrials ETF Grades

Year to date, the ETF has returned 16.1%, 3.4 percentage points better than the category, which translates into a grade of B. The fund has returned 19.7% over the past year (grade of D), 19.0% over the past three years (grade of C) and 13.3% per year over the past five years (grade of C) and 13.9% per year over the past 10 years (grade of C).

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