Global X - Clean Water ETF
$18.11+0.07 (+0.42%)
- 0.50%
- $20M
- −4.4%
- 1.66%
- 0M sh
- $18.06
- low $17.71high $20.92
The ETF.net AQWA Grade
C
Score 49 out of 100
- 5 of 6
Score 49 of 100 falls in the C band. A is 70 or higher, B 55 to under 70, C 40 to under 55, D 25 to under 40, F under 25.
Cost
The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.B66 out of 100Rank 2 of 6Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.B56 out of 100Rank 2 of 6Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.F19 out of 100Rank 6 of 6Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.C48 out of 100Rank 4 of 6Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.F21 out of 100Rank 6 of 6
Our read on AQWA
CGlobal X's 2021 entry into water, built narrower than the old guard: roughly 40 companies worldwide working on treatment, purification, storage and distribution. The pitch is pipes and filters, not a broad utility basket.
AQWA seeks to invest in companies advancing clean-water provision, including water treatment, storage and distribution infrastructure, purification, and efficiency strategies.
Why people hold it
- Costs 0.50% a year, on the cheaper side of the water fund field. A fee edge is fixed and known, unlike anything else about a theme fund.
- Follows a rules-based index (Solactive Global Clean Water Industry) rather than a manager's hunches, so the water definition is written down before the money moves.globalxetfs.com
- Mandate is global and specific: treatment, purification, storage, distribution infrastructure and efficiency, wherever those companies are listed.globalxetfs.com
Worth knowing
- Small asset base and thin trading. Bid-ask spreads can widen, and tiny funds carry more closure risk than entrenched ones.
- Roughly 40 stocks in one theme. A handful of names can drive the whole ride, up or down.
- Launched 2021, so it is the newcomer against water veterans like FIW, CGW and PHO, and it sits in the lower half of our water group on the current review.
AQWA Holdings
- Stocks
- 42
- 59%
- AWK
Sectors
- Industrials51.1%
- Utilities39.9%
- Consumer Staples2.8%
- Consumer Discretionary2.3%
- Technology2.2%
- Materials1.8%
Geography
- United States67.24%
- United Kingdom15.90%
- Japan4.75%
- China3.98%
- South Korea2.32%
- Hong Kong2.30%
- Brazil1.42%
- Singapore1.19%
- 0.91%
Developed 74% · Emerging 26%
AQWA Performance
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Not enough history yet.
AQWA$9,563
Returns run to the Oct 12, 2026 close, with cash distributions reinvested. Each period starts on the same date that many months or years earlier. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
| Period | AQWA |
|---|---|
| Year to date | −3.3% |
| 1 month | −1.5% |
| 3 months | −6.4% |
| 1 year | −4.4% |
| 3 years | +9.7% |
| 5 years | +4.0% |
| 10 years | — |
Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.
| Year | Return bar | AQWA |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | −3.3% | |
| 2025 | +13.2% | |
| 2024 | +4.3% | |
| 2023 | +20.2% | |
| 2022 | −19.9% | |
| 2021 | +15.8% |
AQWA in the news
AQWA Dividends
- 1.66%
- $0.30
- $0.13 per share
- Twice a year
Distribution history
AQWA Risk
- 15.4%
How it’s calculated: standard deviation
The sample standard deviation of monthly total returns, multiplied by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Total returns include reinvested distributions.
- 0.39
How it’s calculated: Sharpe ratio
Subtract each month’s Treasury-bill return from the fund’s monthly total return.
Divide the average of those excess returns by their sample standard deviation, then multiply by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Each month uses the Treasury yield quoted at the end of the previous month.
- −29.5%
How it’s calculated: maximum drawdown
The largest percentage decline from an earlier peak, using total returns with reinvested distributions.
Uses up to five years through the last close, with at least 12 months required.
- 0.82
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
AQWA Cost
0.50%
AQWA0.50%
- The middle half of Water funds
- Median 0.54%
1 of the 6 Water funds charge less.
Other funds in Water
- BFIWFirst Trust Water ETFExpense ratio 0.50%1 year return −4.4%
- BTBLUTortoise Global Water FundExpense ratio 0.40%1 year return −1.7%
- CPHOInvesco Water Resources ETFExpense ratio 0.59%1 year return −3.6%
- CCGWInvesco S&P Global Water Index ETFExpense ratio 0.58%1 year return +3.3%
- DPIOInvesco Global Water ETFExpense ratio 0.75%1 year return +0.7%