Designed to provide broad exposure to the Industrials - Water segment of the equity market, the Invesco Global Water ETF (PIO) is a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 06/13/2007.
Retail and institutional investors increasingly turn to passively managed ETFs because they offer low costs, transparency, flexibility, and tax efficiency; these kind of funds are also excellent vehicles for long term investors.
Sector ETFs are also funds of convenience, offering many ways to gain low risk and diversified exposure to a broad group of companies in particular sectors. Industrials - Water is one of the 16 broad Zacks sectors within the Zacks Industry classification. It is currently ranked 2, placing it in top 13%.
Index Details
The fund is sponsored by Invesco. It has amassed assets over $275.24 million, making it one of the average sized ETFs attempting to match the performance of the Industrials - Water segment of the equity market. PIO seeks to match the performance of the NASDAQ OMX Global Water Index before fees and expenses.
The NASDAQ OMX Global Water Index is designed to track the performance of companies worldwide that are creating products that conserve and purify water for homes, businesses and industries.
Costs
Since cheaper funds tend to produce better results than more expensive funds, assuming all other factors remain equal, it is important for investors to pay attention to an ETF's expense ratio.
Annual operating expenses for this ETF are 0.75%, making it one of the most expensive products in the space.
It has a 12-month trailing dividend yield of 1.08%.
Sector Exposure and Top Holdings
It is important to delve into an ETF's holdings before investing despite the many upsides to these kinds of funds like diversified exposure, which minimizes single stock risk. And, most ETFs are very transparent products that disclose their holdings on a daily basis.
Looking at individual holdings, Pentair Plc (PNR) accounts for about 8.22% of total assets, followed by Veolia Environnement Sa (VIE) and Ecolab Inc (ECL).
The top 10 holdings account for about 59.35% of total assets under management.
Performance and Risk
The ETF has gained about 15.15% and is up roughly 9.49% so far this year and in the past one year (as of 07/22/2025), respectively. PIO has traded between $35.79 and $45.25 during this last 52-week period.
The ETF has a beta of 1.01 and standard deviation of 17.74% for the trailing three-year period, making it a medium risk choice in the space. With about 45 holdings, it has more concentrated exposure than peers.
Alternatives
Invesco Global Water ETF holds a Zacks ETF Rank of 2 (Buy), which is based on expected asset class return, expense ratio, and momentum, among other factors. Because of this, PIO is a great option for investors seeking exposure to the Industrials ETFs segment of the market. There are other additional ETFs in the space that investors could consider as well.
First Trust Water ETF (FIW) tracks ISE Clean Edge Water Index and the Invesco Water Resources ETF (PHO) tracks NASDAQ OMX US Water Index. First Trust Water ETF has $1.85 billion in assets, Invesco Water Resources ETF has $2.19 billion. FIW has an expense ratio of 0.51% and PHO charges 0.59%.
Bottom Line
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Invesco Global Water ETF (PIO): ETF Research Reports Ecolab Inc. (ECL): Free Stock Analysis Report Pentair plc (PNR): Free Stock Analysis Report First Trust Water ETF (FIW): ETF Research Reports Invesco Water Resources ETF (PHO): ETF Research ReportsThis article originally published on Zacks Investment Research (zacks.com).
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