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TER
0.65% p.a.
Distribution policy
Accumulating
Replication
Physical
Fund size
GBP 41 m
Inception Date
9 September 2021
Holdings
63
Overview
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Description
The iShares Global Water UCITS ETF USD (Acc) seeks to track the S&P Global Water index. The S&P Global Water index tracks the 50 largest and most liquid listed companies globally that are involved in water related businesses.
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Basics
Data
| Index | S&P Global Water |
| Investment focus | Equity, World |
| Fund size | GBP 41 m |
| Total expense ratio | 0.65% p.a. |
| Replication | Physical (Full replication) |
| Legal structure | ETF |
| Strategy risk | Long-only |
| Sustainability | No |
| Fund currency | USD |
| Currency risk | Currency unhedged |
| Volatility 1 year (in GBP) | 12.47% |
| Inception/ Listing Date | 9 September 2021 |
| Distribution policy | Accumulating |
| Distribution frequency | - |
| Fund domicile | Ireland |
| Fund Provider | iShares |
| Fund Structure | Open-ended Investment Company (OEIC) |
| UCITS compliance | Yes |
| Administrator | State Street Fund Services (Ireland) Limited |
| Investment Advisor | |
| Custodian Bank | State Street Custodial Services (Ireland) Limited |
| Revision Company | Deloitte |
| Fiscal Year End | 31 October |
| Swiss representative | BlackRock Asset Management Schweiz AG |
| Swiss paying agent | State Street Bank International GmbH, Munich, Zurich Branch |
| Germany | Unknown |
| Switzerland | ESTV Reporting |
| Austria | Tax Reporting Fund |
| UK | UK Reporting |
| Indextype | - |
| Swap counterparty | - |
| Collateral manager | Bank of New York Mellon|Euroclear|JP Morgan|State Street Bank |
| Securities lending | Yes |
| Securities lending counterparty | Barclays Bank Plc|Barclays Capital Securities Ltd.|BNP Paribas Arbitrage SNC|BNP Paribas SA|Citigroup Global Markets Ltd|Citigroup Inc|Credit Suisse Securities (Europe) Ltd.|Deutsche Bank AG|Goldman Sachs International|HSBC Bank Plc|J.P. Morgan Securities Plc|JP Morgan Chase & Co|Macquarie Bank Limited|Merrill Lynch International|Morgan Stanley & Co. International Plc|Nomura International Plc|Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB|Societe Generale SA|The Bank of Nova Scotia|UBS AG |
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Holdings
Below you find information about the composition of the iShares Global Water UCITS ETF USD (Acc).
Top 10 Holdings
Weight of top 10 holdings
out of 63
56.38%
| SABESP | 8.45% |
| Xylem | 7.53% |
| American Water Works | 7.32% |
| United Utilities Group Plc | 5.91% |
| Veralto | 5.79% |
| Severn Trent | 5.18% |
| Essential Utilities | 4.30% |
| Geberit AG | 4.09% |
| Advanced Drainage Systems | 3.93% |
| Ecolab | 3.88% |
As of 28/11/2025
Performance
Returns overview
| YTD | +3.01% |
| 1 month | +3.41% |
| 3 months | +2.62% |
| 6 months | +6.05% |
| 1 year | +13.06% |
| 3 years | +25.80% |
| 5 years | - |
| Since inception (MAX) | +20.39% |
| 2025 | +9.41% |
| 2024 | +6.10% |
| 2023 | +7.90% |
| 2022 | -12.29% |
Monthly returns in a heat map
Risk
Risk metrics in this section:
- Volatility, annualised, measured for 1, 3 and 5 year periods. The annualised volatility reflects the degree of price fluctuations during a one year period. The higher the volatility, the more significantly the price of the asset (stock, ETF, etc.) has changed in the past. Assets with higher volatility are generally considered more risky. We calculate the volatility based on the data for the past 1, 3 and 5 years so that you can see if price fluctuations for the ETF became stronger or weaker over time.
- Return per risk for 1, 3 and 5 year periods. This is the annualised (i.e. converted to a one year period) past return divided by the past annualised volatility. The metric puts the historical return of an asset in relation to its historical risk and gives you a retrospective indication of the degree of price fluctuation you had to bear with in order to obtain the return. We calculate this parameter for 1, 3 and 5 year periods to display its evolution over time.
- Maximum drawdown for a period. This shows the worst possible loss an investor could have suffered during the respective period, by first buying and subsequently selling the asset at the least favourable prices. For example, if there was the following sequence of daily ETF prices: 10€, 5€, 12€, 20€, an investor would have suffered the worst loss by buying for 10€ and subsequently selling for 5€. Therefore in this case the maximum drawdown would be (5€ - 10€)/10€ = -50%.
Risk overview
| Volatility 1 year | 12.47% |
| Volatility 3 years | 13.18% |
| Volatility 5 years | - |
| Return per risk 1 year | 1.05 |
| Return per risk 3 years | 0.60 |
| Return per risk 5 years | - |
| Maximum drawdown 1 year | -10.60% |
| Maximum drawdown 3 years | -13.67% |
| Maximum drawdown 5 years | - |
| Maximum drawdown since inception | -23.27% |
Rolling 1 year volatility
Stock exchange
Listings
| Listing | Trade Currency | Ticker | Bloomberg / iNAV Bloomberg Code | Reuters RIC / iNAV Reuters | Market Maker |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Euronext Amsterdam | USD | H2OA | - - | - - | - |
| gettex | EUR | 6II0 | - - | - - | - |
| BATS Chi-X Europe | USD | - | IH20x IX | IH20x.CHI | |
| Bolsa Mexicana de Valores | USD | - | IH20XN MM | IH20XN.MX | |
| Euronext Amsterdam | EUR | H2OA | H2OA NA | H2OA.AS |
Further information
Further ETFs on the S&P Global Water index
| Fund name | Fund Size in m € (AuM) | TER p.a. | Distribution | Replication |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| iShares Global Water UCITS ETF | 2,015 | 0.65% p.a. | Distributing | Full replication |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the name of H2OA?
The name of H2OA is iShares Global Water UCITS ETF USD (Acc).
What is the ticker of iShares Global Water UCITS ETF USD (Acc)?
The primary ticker of iShares Global Water UCITS ETF USD (Acc) is H2OA.
What is the ISIN of iShares Global Water UCITS ETF USD (Acc)?
The ISIN of iShares Global Water UCITS ETF USD (Acc) is IE000CFH1JX2.
What are the costs of iShares Global Water UCITS ETF USD (Acc)?
The total expense ratio (TER) of iShares Global Water UCITS ETF USD (Acc) amounts to 0.65% p.a.. These costs are withdrawn continuously from the fund assets and already included in the performance of the ETF. You don't have to pay them separately. Please have a look at our article for more information about the cost of ETFs.
Is iShares Global Water UCITS ETF USD (Acc) paying dividends?
iShares Global Water UCITS ETF USD (Acc) is an accumulating ETF. This means that dividends are not distributed to investors. Instead, dividends are reinvested in the fund on the ex-date, which leads to an increase of the ETF's share price.
What's the fund size of iShares Global Water UCITS ETF USD (Acc)?
The fund size of iShares Global Water UCITS ETF USD (Acc) is 41m GBP. See the following article for more information about the size of ETFs.
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