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Global X Clean Water ETF

$17.93-0.29% vs prior close
17.932152-WK

Price through Oct 1 · Flows through Aug 23. Figures use the latest available records, not a live quote. Fund details retrieved Oct 1. Holdings snapshot retrieved Oct 1.

The fund invests at least 80% of its total assets, plus borrowings for investments purposes (if any), in the securities of the underlying index and in ADRs and GDRs based on the securities in the underlying index. The underlying index is designed to provide exposure to companies that have business operations in the provision of clean water. It is non-diversified.

Price & daily flows
20.319.4118.5717.93DAILY NET FLOWOct 1Jan 30Jun 1Oct 1

SOURCE: MARKET TAPE & DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS · 1Y SHOWN

The desk’s read

Recent fund-flow records are unavailable, while the price has returned -4.5% so far this year. At 0.50% a year it is not the cheapest way in — SIMS has a reported fee of 0.45%.

COMPOSED FROM THE FUND’S OWN DAILY RECORDS · UPDATED WITH EACH REFRESH

$10Massets under management
0.50%expense ratio · $50 per $10,000 a year
—net flow, trailing month
4Kavg daily volume, 30 days
40holdings · US-domiciled
2021listed April 8, 2021 · beta 0.67
The book at a glance
AWK-1.2%FERG-0.5%XYL-0.4%WTRG-1.3%WTS+1.5%CNM-0.2%ZWS+1.6%WMS+0.1%PNR-0.2%AOS+0.5%PRMB+0.0%FELE+0.6%BMI+3.9%MWA+1.2%AWR-1.4%CWT-2.6%SVT4.8%UU.7.3%2701.9%0212402.3%63703.0%CSMG31.3%63681.3%

CELL SIZE IS PORTFOLIO WEIGHT · COLOR IS THE CHANGE IN THE LATEST AVAILABLE SNAPSHOT · TOP 40 POSITIONS

HoldingsDownload CSV
#HoldingWeightPriceDay52-wk
1AWKAMERICAN WATER WORKS COMPANY8.28%$127.86-1.2%
2FERGFERGUSON7.92%$221.49-0.5%
3XYLXYLEM7.37%$100.88-0.4%
4WTRGESSENTIAL UTILITIES6.17%$38.67-1.3%
5WTSWATTS WATER TECHNOLOGIES4.48%$359.49+1.5%
6CNMCORE & MAIN4.38%$41.38-0.2%
7ZWSZURN ELKAY WATER SOLUTIONS4.17%$47.20+1.6%
8WMSADVANCED DRAINAGE SYSTEMS4.08%$126.86+0.1%
9PNRPENTAIR3.89%$52.88-0.2%
10AOSSMITH A O3.75%$56.67+0.5%
11PRMBPrimo Brands2.74%$19.05+0.0%
12FELEFRANKLIN ELECTRIC CO2.41%$96.47+0.6%
13BMIBADGER METER2.18%$128.37+3.9%
14MWAMUELLER WATER PRODUCTS2.02%$21.50+1.2%
15AWRAMERICAN STATES WATER1.98%$81.19-1.4%

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Sector weights
Industrials50.63%
Producer Manufacturing45.21%
Utilities36.11%
Distribution Services11.58%
Materials9.81%
Process Industries8.78%
Basic Materials8.76%
Other7.8%
Technology3.23%
Information Technology3.2%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Country weights
United States76.58%
United Kingdom8.56%
Other6.42%
Brazil3.89%
China3.82%
Japan3.07%
Hong Kong1.43%
Korea (the Republic of)1.3%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Performance
1 week-1.2%
1 month-3.7%
3 months-7.3%
6 months-3.7%
YTD-4.5%
1 year-7.6%
3 years—

PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED

Net flows
1 week—
1 month—
3 months—
YTD—
1 year—

CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS

Monthly net flows
OctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAug
DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS, TRAILING TWELVE MONTHS
The risk read
10%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
15%realized volatility, 1 year
-14.2%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-14.2%latest close versus that peak

The top holding is 8.3% of the book; the top ten carry 59%. Spread across 41+ names, it behaves like roughly 22 equally-weighted positions.

VOLATILITY & DRAWDOWN FROM THE DAILY TAPE · CONCENTRATION FROM THE LATEST DISCLOSED BOOK

Options tape
—calls · latest snapshot
—puts · latest snapshot
—put/call ratio
6Kshares traded
Most-traded holdings, options premiumBullishBearish
XYL XYLEM$356,239$379,071
WTS WATTS WATER TECHNOLOGIES$283,745$42,340
AWK AMERICAN WATER WORKS COMPANY$123,921$74,871
AOS SMITH A O$35,962$80,163
PNR PENTAIR$43,461$55,117

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FundFeeAssetsFlow, 1MThe case
SPDW State Street SPDR Portfolio Developed World ex-US ETF0.03%$41.5B+$286M-47bp on fee · 3964× the assets · +$286M in over the monthHead-to-head
SPMD State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 400 Mid Cap ETF0.03%$18.2B+$199M-47bp on fee · 1738× the assets · +$199M in over the monthHead-to-head
IDEV iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF0.04%$32.9B+$497M-46bp on fee · 3145× the assets · +$497M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGSB iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$23.7B+$575M-46bp on fee · 2262× the assets · +$575M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGIB iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$18.6B+$412M-46bp on fee · 1776× the assets · +$412M in over the monthHead-to-head
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