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CGWInvescoINDEX

Invesco S&P Global Water Index ETF

$61.90-0.71% vs prior close
616952-WK

Price through Oct 1 · Flows through Sep 30. Figures use the latest available records, not a live quote. Fund details retrieved Oct 1. Holdings snapshot retrieved Oct 1.

The fund generally will invest at least 90% of its total assets in the securities that comprise the underlying index, as well as ADRs and GDRs that represent securities in the underlying index. Strictly in accordance with its guidelines and mandated procedures, the index provider compiles, maintains, and calculates the underlying index, which is designed to measure the performance of approximately 50 of the largest global companies in water-related businesses. The fund is non-diversified.

Price & daily flows
67.365.163.061.90DAILY NET FLOWOct 1Jan 30Jun 1Oct 1

SOURCE: MARKET TAPE & DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS · 1Y SHOWN · NET +$27M OVER THIS RANGE

The desk’s read

Flows are quiet — the past month netted out near zero, while the price has returned -1.8% so far this year. At 0.56% 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

$1Bassets under management
0.56%expense ratio · $56 per $10,000 a year
—net flow, trailing month
21Kavg daily volume, 30 days
67holdings · US-domiciled
2007listed May 14, 2007 · beta 0.59
The book at a glance
AWK-1.2%XYL-0.4%WTRG-1.3%VLTO+0.3%ECL-1.2%WTS+1.5%WMS+0.1%ZWS+1.6%AWR-1.4%CNM-0.2%CWT-2.6%HTO-2.3%WTTR+1.2%PNR-0.2%BMI+3.9%FELE+0.6%MWA+1.2%GFPNNSBSP37.5%SVT5.2%UU.5.8%YTLP1.4%

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

HoldingsDownload CSV
#HoldingWeightPriceDay52-wk
1AWKAMERICAN WATER WORKS COMPANY8.12%$127.86-1.2%
2XYLXYLEM7.02%$100.88-0.4%
3WTRGESSENTIAL UTILITIES5.86%$38.67-1.3%
4VLTOVERALTO CORP4.89%$94.60+0.3%
5ECLECOLAB4.19%$271.26-1.2%
6WTSWATTS WATER TECHNOLOGIES3.45%$359.49+1.5%
7WMSADVANCED DRAINAGE SYSTEMS3.23%$126.86+0.1%
8ZWSZURN ELKAY WATER SOLUTIONS2.44%$47.20+1.6%
9AWRAMERICAN STATES WATER2.26%$81.19-1.4%
10CNMCORE & MAIN2.06%$41.38-0.2%
11CWTCALIFORNIA WATER SERVICE GROUP1.93%$45.05-2.6%
12HTOH2O America1.70%$60.20-2.3%
13WTTRSELECT WATER SOLUTIONS1.60%$20.03+1.2%
14PNRPENTAIR1.52%$52.88-0.2%
15BMIBADGER METER1.29%$128.37+3.9%

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Sector weights
Industrials52.44%
Producer Manufacturing42.63%
Utilities38.16%
Other13.05%
Industrial Services7.97%
Materials6.32%
Basic Materials5.52%
Process Industries4.94%
Distribution Services2.75%
Technology2.64%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Country weights
United States62.04%
Other16.57%
United Kingdom10.63%
France7.33%
Switzerland7.07%
Brazil4.19%
Sweden3.31%
Japan2.76%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Performance
1 week-1.5%
1 month-3.0%
3 months-5.3%
6 months-1.4%
YTD-1.8%
1 year-3.3%
3 years—

PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED

Net flows
1 week—
1 month—
3 months+$11M
YTD+$27M
1 year+$27M

CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS

Monthly net flows
JulAugSepOctFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSep
DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS, TRAILING TWELVE MONTHS
The risk read
10%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
14%realized volatility, 1 year
-10.9%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-10.1%latest close versus that peak

The top holding is 8.1% of the book; the top ten carry 56%. Spread across 67+ names, it behaves like roughly 25 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
24Kshares traded
Most-traded holdings, options premiumBullishBearish
XYL XYLEM$356,239$379,071
IP INTERNATIONAL PAPER$348,577$191,297
WTS WATTS WATER TECHNOLOGIES$283,745$42,340
ECL ECOLAB$140,305$183,315
AWK AMERICAN WATER WORKS COMPANY$123,921$74,871

TODAY’S OPTIONS PREMIUM IN THE FUND’S UNDERLYING NAMES

The case against CGW

Due diligence cuts both ways. These funds sit on the same shelf and beat CGW on at least one dimension that matters — the fee, the asset base, or where the money is going.

FundFeeAssetsFlow, 1MThe case
SPDW State Street SPDR Portfolio Developed World ex-US ETF0.03%$41.5B+$286M-53bp on fee · 41× the assets · +$286M in over the monthHead-to-head
SPMD State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 400 Mid Cap ETF0.03%$18.2B+$199M-53bp on fee · 18× the assets · +$199M in over the monthHead-to-head
IDEV iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF0.04%$32.9B+$497M-52bp on fee · 33× the assets · +$497M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGSB iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$23.7B+$575M-52bp on fee · 23× the assets · +$575M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGIB iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$18.6B+$412M-52bp on fee · 18× the assets · +$412M in over the monthHead-to-head
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