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Fidelity Clean Energy ETF Overview

Fidelity Clean Energy ETF (FRNW) is a passively managed Sector Equity Miscellaneous Sector exchange-traded fund (ETF). Fidelity Investments launched the ETF in 2021.

The investment seeks to provide investment returns that correspond, before fees and expenses, generally to the performance of the Fidelity Clean Energy Index℠. The fund normally invests at least 80% of the fund's assets in securities included in the index and in depositary receipts representing securities included in the index. The index is designed to reflect the performance of a global universe of companies across the market capitalization spectrum that distribute, produce or provide technology or equipment to support the production of energy from solar, wind, hydrogen and other renewable sources.

About Fidelity Clean Energy ETF (FRNW)

There are 5 members of the management team with an average tenure of 4.82 years: Louis Bottari (2021), Payal Gupta (2021), Peter Matthew (2021), Navid Sohrabi (2021) and Robert Regan (2021). Management tenure is more important for actively managed ETFs than passive index ETFs.

The ETF has 2 primary benchmarks: MSCI ACWI GR USD index with a weighting of 100% and Fidelity Clean Energy NR USD index with a weighting of 100%. Fidelity Clean Energy ETF has 68 securities in its portfolio. The top 10 holdings constitute 41.6% of the ETF’s assets. The ETF meets the SEC requirement of being classified as a diversified fund. The ETF is considered to have an ESG focus with its investment selection and management.

Fidelity Clean Energy ETF is part of the Equity global asset class and is within the Sector Equity ETF group. Fidelity Clean Energy ETF has 62.7% of its portfolio invested in foreign issues. The overall assets allocated to domestic stock is 37.2% There is 62.7% 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 Clean Energy ETF has 7.9% of the portfolio in cash.

Assets Under Management

The fund has $97 million in total assets, which is below the $294 million average for the Miscellaneous Sector 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.

FRNW 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 Clean Energy ETF expense ratio is below average compared to funds in the Miscellaneous Sector category. Fidelity Clean Energy ETF has an expense ratio of 0.39%, which is 46% 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 Clean Energy ETF has a portfolio turnover rate of 46%, which indicates that it holds its assets around / 0.0 years. By way of comparison, the average portfolio turnover is 45% for the Miscellaneous Sector category.

Recently, in the month of July 2026, Fidelity Clean Energy ETF returned -8.9%, which earned it a grade of C, as the Miscellaneous Sector category had an average return of -8.1%. 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 Clean Energy ETF has a trailing yield of 1.24%, which is above the 1.09% category average. The fund normally distributes its income quarterly and its capital gains annually.

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 Clean Energy ETF Grades

Year to date, the ETF has returned 10.4%, 6.0 percentage points better than the category, which translates into a grade of B. The fund has returned 34.6% over the past year (grade of B) and 4.0% over the past three years (grade of B).

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