FIW
First Trust Water ETF · First Trust
US Sectors
1Y Return
-6.4%
Expense Ratio
0.50%
AUM
$1.7B
Dividend Yield
0.76%
Avg Annual Growth (Since Inception)
+12.0%
Issuer
First Trust

Overview

Thirty-nine companies deriving substantial revenue from water — treatment, analytics, infrastructure and utilities, equal-tiered so mid-caps matter.

Top Holdings

TickerHoldingWeight
AAgilent Technologies4.6%
WATWaters Corp.4.3%
FERGFerguson Enterprises4.2%
VLTOVeralto4.1%
ECLEcolab4.0%
JJacobs Solutions4.0%
IDXXIDEXX Laboratories3.9%
AWKAmerican Water Works3.9%
XYLXylem3.9%
IEXIDEX Corp.3.7%

Fund Details

Index
ISE Clean Edge Water
# Holdings
39
Inception
May 2007
Issuer
First Trust
Expense Ratio
0.50%
TTM Yield
0.76%
Avg Annual Growth (Since Inception)
+12.0%
Avg Annual Yield (Since Inception)
0.57%

Investment Thesis

The same scarcity thesis as PHO with a different index construction: revenue-screened and tiered rather than cap-weighted, which historically gave FIW the edge among water funds. Down 6% in a rate-pressured year for the entry.

Who It's For

Thematic investors who want the water scarcity trade through the category's long-run performance leader.

10-Year History

Annual Closing Price
YearClose% Chg
2016----
2017$48.70--
2018$43.91-9.8%
2019$59.95+36.5%
2020$72.12+20.3%
2021$94.80+31.4%
2022$79.36-16.3%
2023$94.80+19.5%
2024$102.05+7.6%
2025$108.64+6.5%
Annual Dividend Yield
YearYield
2016--
2017--
2018--
2019--
2020--
20210.12%
20220.67%
20230.68%
20240.69%
20250.69%
Annual AUM
YearAUM% Chg
2016----
2017----
2018----
2019----
2020----
2021----
2022----
2023----
2024----
2025$1.7B--

Historical figures are ETFHub estimates modelled from asset-class return patterns and may differ from official fund records. Data as of August 2026.

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