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About ISHARES TRUST U.S. UTILITIES ETF
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Inception date
Jun 12, 2000
Structure
Open-Ended Fund
Dividend treatment
Distributes
Distribution tax treatment
Qualified dividends
Income tax type
Capital Gains
Max ST capital gains rate
39.60%
Max LT capital gains rate
20.00%
Primary advisor
BlackRock Fund Advisors
Distributor
BlackRock Investments LLC
IDU holds a float-adjusted market-cap-weighted portfolio of large-cap US utilities firms. The funds advisor uses a representative sampling approach to indexing, meaning the fund may not hold all of the underlying in the index but a sample of securities that provide the same investment profile. Regulatory capping targets are also applied at each quarterly rebalance such that single issuer weights are capped at 22.5% and the aggregate weight of all companies exceeding 4.5% weight is capped at 45%. Additionally, the fund may hold cash and cash equivalents, money market funds, and derivatives including futures, options and swap contracts up to 20% of the portfolio to maximize investment. In all, it's a good choice for investors looking for a diversified, broad exposure to the segment. Prior to September 20, 2021, the fund tracked the Dow Jones U.S. Utilities Index.
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Returns
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What's in the fund
Exposure type
Utilities
Industrial Services
Stocks99.88%
Utilities87.89%
Industrial Services10.97%
Distribution Services0.51%
Energy Minerals0.51%
Bonds, Cash & Other0.12%
Mutual fund0.11%
Cash0.01%
Stock breakdown by region
North America100.00%
Latin America0.00%
Europe0.00%
Asia0.00%
Africa0.00%
Middle East0.00%
Oceania0.00%
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Dividends
Dividend payout history