Fidelity Stocks for Inflation ETF

FCPI

Valor de mercado US$ 289 mi

Fidelity Stocks for Inflation ETF remains a 'buy' in large part due to its 28% discounted 13.11x forward P/E versus IWB. FCPI's sector tilts—overweight energy and materials, underweight financials and technology—align with current inflationary and value-driven market conditions. The ETF offers superior quality metrics, including higher EBIT margins and ROIC, and avoids high-risk names like AMZN, GOOGL, and TSLA.

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Fidelity Stocks for Inflation ETF offers a diversified, inflation-oriented portfolio with strong value and growth characteristics, emphasizing sectors resilient to inflation. FCPI underperformed the S&P 500 since inception but demonstrated superior resilience during the 2022 inflationary bear market and leads peers in risk-adjusted returns. FCPI is well-suited for investors seeking inflation mitigation, with PPI and INFL as solid alternatives with better total return and liquidity, respectively.

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FCPI is marketed as an "inflation-friendly" ETF, but it's actually an extremely strong multi-factor fund in disguise. This article proves that by presenting a comprehensive set of its latest fundamentals. Its Index follows a rules-based approach twice-annually to tilt toward certain sectors and industries thought to perform well in inflationary environments, including Energy, Consumer Staples, and Railroads. However, active sector/industry risk is limited to just 5%, so while this might limit extraordinary short-term gains, it also has a strong track record of limiting long-term losses.

An inflation ETF designed to weather rising prices is drawing fresh attention after consumer inflation surged to 3.3% in March. This was the highest level in nearly two years, driven almost entirely by a record 21.2% monthly jump in gasoline prices.

Fidelity Stocks for Inflation ETF offers exposure to about 100 stocks selected using demanding factor screening, with emphasis put on sectors and industries benefiting from inflation. Despite performing excellently in 2021–2022, since its inception in 2019, FCPI has been unable to deliver consistent alpha, lagging IVV and IWB. Risk-adjusted returns were not appealing enough either. The FCPI portfolio's current factor mix is solid, with stronger growth and quality characteristics than IVV's, as well as a GARP tilt.

The Fidelity Stocks for Inflation ETF seeks to provide exposure to stocks that benefit from rising inflation. FCPI has delivered solid historical performance but has underperformed the S&P 500 since inception. FCPI has provided a moderate degree of protection from rising inflation but lagged behind other inflation hedges during 2022.