FIW

First Trust Water ETF

First Trust ISE Water Index Fund seeks investment results that correspond to the ISE Water Index.


Rules-Based, Semi-Diverse

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Fund Basics
Fund sponsorFirst Trust Advisors LP
CategoryUS Equities
Asset classEquity
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Inception dateMay 08, 2007
Assets (mns)$1,634
Expense ratio53 bp
CurrencyUSD
Sector Breakdown
Fund Structure
RegulationOpen-Ended Fund
DistributionsQuarterly
Taxation1099
Stock selectionMarket Cap
WeightingTiered
Holdings TransparencyFull
Derivatives-basedNo
Options availableYes
Currency hedgedNo
Fund of fundsNo
Top 10 Holdings Complete list  + 
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES INC 4.1 %
WOLSELEY PLC 4.0 %
VERALTO CORPORATION 4.0 %
IDEX CORP 4.0 %
WATERS CORP 4.0 %
ROPER TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 3.9 %
ECOLAB INC 3.9 %
XYLEM INC 3.9 %
AMERICAN WATER WORKS CO INC 3.8 %
AECOM TECHNOLOGY CORP 3.7 %
Constituent Breakdown
Number of holdings37
Herfindahl-Hirschman Index 316
Wgt avg mkt cap (mns)$25,690
Large cap (>$10bn)63.0%
Mid cap ($2-10bn)31.9%
Small cap (<$2bn)4.7%
Developed mkts.96.2%
Emerging mkts.3.8%
Country Exposure
UNITED STATES 86.0 %
BRITAIN 7.7 %
CANADA 5.0 %
BRAZIL 1.2 %
Historical Performance


Standardized Annual Returns (as of 02/29/2024)
YTD1 YR2 YR3 YR5 YR10 YRIncep.
0.0% 14.9% 9.2% 8.5% 13.9% 11.5% 10.3%
Market Correlations
versus...BetaR-squared
S&P 5001.1691%
MSCI EAFE1.0670%
MSCI Emg Mkts0.6629%
Liquidity Measures
Avg. volume (000)37
Turnover0.2%
Avg. Bid/Ask (% of price)0.09%
ADV of underlying (mns)$3,295
Technical Indicators
Recent close$102.10
30d moving avg.$87.21
Annualized volatility21.7%
Relative strength (RSI)80
Short interest (ETF)0.3%
Short interest (underlying)1.8%
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Results & Estimates
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Valuation Metrics
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ETF Research Center Fund Rating

Our measure of an ETF's overall investment merit

ALTAR Score™

FIW

4.2%

Cat. Avg

5.6%

Fund Category: US Equities

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Equals: ALTAR Score™4.2%
Recommendation

UNDERWEIGHT

Below average appreciation potential. A rating of UNDERWEIGHT is assigned to ETFs with ALTAR Scores in the 2nd quintile (ranking higher than only 20%-40%) of their category. Typically, funds in this category consist of stocks trading at relatively expensive valuations and/or having below-average fundamentals.

Category Overview
There are 882 funds in the US Equities category, with an average ALTAR Score™ of 5.6% and a standard deviation of 2.7%. FIW's ALTAR Score™ is approximately 0.5 standard deviations below the category average. This places FIW in the 30rd percentile among funds in the category.
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Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) Comparison
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FIW 53.0 8.9 61.9
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