iShares US Utilities ETF

IDU

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Alphabet has agreed to buy 20 years of nuclear power from Constellation Energy, covering 890 megawatts of new power that Constellation will spend $4.3 billion to bring online on the PJM grid. Yahoo Finance Host Julie Hyman, Breaking Business News Reporter Jake Conley and Senior Autos Reporter Pras Subramanian break down Big Tech's growing list of nuclear deals, why power has become one of the AI buildout's biggest bottlenecks, why behind-the-meter power may only temporarily ease stress on the grid, and why utility stocks, including Constellation, are lagging the rest of the AI infrastructure trade.

If you're interested in broad exposure to the Utilities - Broad segment of the equity market, look no further than the iShares U.S. Utilities ETF (IDU), a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on June 12, 2000.

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At the end of last week, 75% of S&P 500 Technology stocks closed above their 200-DMAs for the first time in 219 trading days. Even after its recent improvement, Technology is hardly exceptional compared with the rest of the market.

US utility capital expenditure is tracking toward approximately 1.3 trillion dollars through 2030, according to an April 2026 forecast from S&P Global Market Intelligence. A tripling of data center power demand within five years requires transmission, generation, and distribution investment on a timeline that utilities are only now beginning to fully underwrite into their capital plans.

Launched on June 12, 2000, the iShares U.S. Utilities ETF (IDU) is a passively managed exchange traded fund designed to provide a broad exposure to the Utilities - Broad segment of the equity market.

The Utilities sector of the S&P 500 slid 0.98% yesterday, making it the index's worst-performing sector. Just 5 of 31 member stocks finished higher as the percentage of stocks trading above their 50-DMAs sank from 93.5% to 67.7%, a one-day drop of 25.8 percentage points.