iShares Dow Jones US Utilities Sector Index Fund (IDU)
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Best Fit Utility Funds ETFs
U.S. News evaluated 17 Utility Funds ETFs and 3 make our Best Fit list. Our list highlights the best passively managed funds for long-term investors. Rankings are assigned based on comparisons with Best Fit funds in this category.
How we identify Best Fit Funds
| Best Fit Scorecard |
| Costs |
Good |
| Tracking Error |
Excellent |
| Bid/Ask Ratio |
Typical |
| Holdings Diversity |
Good |
Fund Description
The investment seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the Dow Jones U.S. Utilities Index.
The fund generally invests at least 90% of its assets in securities of the index and in depositary receipts representing securities of the index. The underlying index measures the performance of the utilities sector of the U.S. equity market. As of March 31, 2012, the index was concentrated in the electricity and gas, water and multi-utilities industry groups, which comprised 71.41% and 28.59%, respectively, of the market capitalization of the underlying index. The fund is non-diversified.
Fund Snapshot Updated 05.16.2013
| Previous Close |
$99.32 |
Expense Ratio |
0.48% |
| YTD Return |
16.0% |
Avg. 30-Day Volume |
98,617 |
| 1-Year Return |
18.3% |
Market Cap |
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| Bid |
$99.33 |
Shares Outstanding |
11,050,000 |
| Ask |
$99.36 |
Dividends |
$3.03 |
| Top 10 Holdings |
| Duke Energy Corp New (DUK) |
8.06% |
| Southern Co (SO) |
6.47% |
| Dominion Res Inc Va New (D) |
5.60% |
| Nextera Energy Inc (NEE) |
5.48% |
| Exelon Corp (EXC) |
4.78% |
| American Elec Pwr Inc (AEP) |
3.83% |
| Spectra Energy Corp (SE) |
3.37% |
| Pg&E Corp (PCG) |
3.31% |
| Sempra Energy (SRE) |
3.02% |
| Ppl Corp (PPL) |
2.99% |
| % of Total Holdings |
46.90% |
Sector Breakdown
Geographic Breakdown
