{"url":"https://etfiq.com/learn/what-is-a-utilities-etf","section":"learn","title":"What is a utilities ETF? | ETFIQ","description":"As of Nov 4, 2026, ETFIQ places 8 stock ETFs in the Utilities sector, among the fewest of the 11 sectors, with a median fee of 0.37%.","as_of":"Nov 4, 2026","structured_data":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https://etfiq.com/learn/what-is-a-utilities-etf#article","headline":"What is a utilities ETF?","description":"As of Nov 4, 2026, ETFIQ places 8 stock ETFs in the Utilities sector, among the fewest of the 11 sectors, with a median fee of 0.37%.","url":"https://etfiq.com/learn/what-is-a-utilities-etf","mainEntityOfPage":"https://etfiq.com/learn/what-is-a-utilities-etf","dateModified":"2026-11-04","datePublished":"2026-11-04","author":{"@type":"Organization","name":"ETFIQ Research","url":"https://etfiq.com"},"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"ETFIQ Research","url":"https://etfiq.com"},"about":"What is a utilities ETF?","inLanguage":"en"},{"@type":"FAQPage","@id":"https://etfiq.com/learn/what-is-a-utilities-etf#questions","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"Why do utilities pay steady dividends?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"Regulated firms earn steady income, and many pay most of it out."}},{"@type":"Question","name":"How many utilities funds are there?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"8 as of Nov 4, 2026."}},{"@type":"Question","name":"Where do I see the yield?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"On each fund page with its date."}}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"ETFIQ","item":"https://etfiq.com/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Learn","item":"https://etfiq.com/learn/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"What is a utilities ETF?","item":"https://etfiq.com/learn/what-is-a-utilities-etf"}]},{"@type":"WebPage","name":"What is a utilities ETF?","description":"As of Nov 4, 2026, ETFIQ places 8 stock ETFs in the Utilities sector, among the fewest of the 11 sectors, with a median fee of 0.37%.","url":"https://etfiq.com/learn/what-is-a-utilities-etf","dateModified":"2026-11-04","isPartOf":{"@type":"WebSite","name":"ETFIQ","url":"https://etfiq.com"},"speakable":{"@type":"SpeakableSpecification","cssSelector":[".lede",".faq"]},"publisher":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#org"}}],"characters":1742,"truncated":false,"content":"ETFIQ / Learn / What is a utilities ETF? \n \n What is a utilities ETF?\n Data as of Nov 4, 2026. Rebuilt every trading night.\n As of Nov 4, 2026, ETFIQ places 8 stock ETFs in the Utilities sector, among the fewest of the 11 sectors, with a median fee of 0.37%.\n \n In plain words\n A utilities ETF owns firms that supply electricity, gas and water. They are usually regulated and often pay steady dividends.\n ETFIQ lists 8 utilities funds, far fewer than Energy (32) or Technology (25); the median fee is 0.37%. Similar funds often own much the same firms. Utilities are sensitive to interest rates because payouts compete with bond yields. ETFIQ shows each fund\u2019s 12-month yield beside its price change.\n Questions\n Why do utilities pay steady dividends? Regulated firms earn steady income, and many pay most of it out.\n How many utilities funds are there? 8 as of Nov 4, 2026.\n Where do I see the yield? On each fund page with its date.\n Where to next\n Stocks Screener: filter every ETF Compare two ETFs What is the 12-month yield of an ETF? What is a sector ETF? What is a dividend ETF? All ETF explainers How ETFIQ computes these numbers \n Cite this page. ETFIQ, What is a utilities ETF?, data as of Nov 4, 2026. https://etfiq.com/learn/what-is-a-utilities-etf Free to use with attribution for data ETFIQ computes; issuer data stays under its owner's terms. The underlying files are at Open data .\n Other forms Plain ETFIQ, What is a utilities ETF?, data as of Nov 4, 2026. https://etfiq.com/learn/what-is-a-utilities-etf APA ETFIQ. (Nov 4, 2026). What is a utilities ETF?. Retrieved from https://etfiq.com/learn/what-is-a-utilities-etf Markdown [What is a utilities ETF? (ETFIQ, Nov 4, 2026)](https://etfiq.com/learn/what-is-a-utilities-etf)","source":"ETFIQ, independent ETF data. Recomputed nightly from public filings and prices.","publisher":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#org","name":"ETFIQ","url":"https://etfiq.com"},"license":"https://etfiq.com/license/","license_text":"Data ETFIQ computes is free to use with attribution: ETFIQ (etfiq.com). Issuer data stays under its owner's terms.","citation":"ETFIQ, What is a utilities ETF?, data as of Nov 4, 2026. https://etfiq.com/learn/what-is-a-utilities-etf"}