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FIWFIRST TRUST WATER ETF

FIRST TRUST WATER ETF

$110.49+2.00% vs prior close
10011652-WK

Price through Oct 22, 2026 · Flows through unavailable. Figures use the latest available records, not a live quote. Fund details retrieved Oct 22, 2026. Holdings snapshot retrieved Oct 22, 2026.

FIW price

Source: Market tape, daily closes; price return, distributions not reinvested
Table
DateFIW close
Sep 22, 2026$106.09
Sep 23, 2026$105.64
Sep 24, 2026$104.25
Sep 25, 2026$105.16
Sep 28, 2026$104.90
Sep 29, 2026$104.51
Sep 30, 2026$103.78
Oct 1, 2026$103.93
Oct 2, 2026$104.48
Oct 5, 2026$105.68
Oct 6, 2026$105.98
Oct 7, 2026$104.02
Oct 8, 2026$104.56
Oct 9, 2026$105.09
Oct 12, 2026$105.43
Oct 13, 2026$105.82
Oct 14, 2026$105.86
Oct 15, 2026$107.17
Oct 16, 2026$107.14
Oct 19, 2026$106.67
Oct 20, 2026$107.69
Oct 21, 2026$108.32
Oct 22, 2026$110.49

The desk’s read

Recent fund-flow records are unavailable, while the price has returned +1.7% so far this year.

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

$1.8Bassets under management
—expense ratio
—net flow, trailing month
47Kavg daily volume, 30 days
38holdings · US-domiciled
2023listed November 3, 2023 · beta 0.68

Sector weights

  • Industrials55.55%
  • Producer Manufacturing36.67%
  • Utilities16.86%
  • Health Technology16.15%
  • Healthcare10.52%
  • Industrial Services9.57%
  • Distribution Services8.83%
  • Technology8.23%
  • Information Technology7.91%
  • Basic Materials6.04%
Source: Portfolio composition, latest disclosure
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ItemValue (%)
Industrials55.55%
Producer Manufacturing36.67%
Utilities16.86%
Health Technology16.15%
Healthcare10.52%
Industrial Services9.57%
Distribution Services8.83%
Technology8.23%
Information Technology7.91%
Basic Materials6.04%

Country weights

  • United States91.52%
  • United Kingdom7.42%
  • Canada7.25%
  • Brazil1.24%
  • Other0.14%
Source: Portfolio composition, latest disclosure
Show as table
ItemValue (%)
United States91.52%
United Kingdom7.42%
Canada7.25%
Brazil1.24%
Other0.14%
Performance
1 week+3.1%
1 month+4.1%
3 months+4.0%
6 months+2.5%
YTD+1.7%
1 year-3.5%
3 years—

PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED

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

CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS

The risk read
14%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
16%realized volatility, 1 year
-14.0%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-4.6%latest close versus that peak

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

Options tape
2calls · latest snapshot
—puts · latest snapshot
—put/call ratio
38Kshares traded
The case against FIW

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

FundFeeAssetsFlow, 1MThe case
IEFA iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF0.07%$191B+$817M104× the assets · +$817M in over the monthHead-to-head
XLK Technology Select Sector SPDR Fund0.09%$124.2B+$1.6B68× the assets · +$1.6B in over the monthHead-to-head
EFA iShares MSCI EAFE ETF0.35%$77.3B+$327M42× the assets · +$327M in over the monthHead-to-head
IWM iShares Russell 2000 ETF0.19%$75.1B+$2.2B41× the assets · +$2.2B in over the monthHead-to-head
IWR iShares Russell Mid-Cap ETF0.19%$56.3B+$583M31× the assets · +$583M in over the monthHead-to-head
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