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Is Invesco Global Water ETF (PIO) a Strong ETF Right Now?
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Making its debut on 06/13/2007, smart beta exchange traded fund Invesco Global Water ETF (PIO - Free Report) provides investors broad exposure to the Industrials ETFs category of the market.
What Are Smart Beta ETFs?
For a long time now, the ETF industry has been flooded with products based on market capitalization weighted indexes, which are designed to represent the broader market or a particular market segment.
A good option for investors who believe in market efficiency, market cap weighted indexes offer a low-cost, convenient, and transparent way of replicating market returns.
However, some investors believe in the possibility of beating the market through exceptional stock selection, and choose a different type of fund that tracks non-cap weighted strategies: smart beta.
By attempting to pick stocks that have a better chance of risk-return performance, non-cap weighted indexes are based on certain fundamental characteristics, or a combination of such.
The smart beta space gives investors many different choices, from equal-weighting, one of the simplest strategies, to more complicated ones like fundamental and volatility/momentum based weighting. However, not all of these methodologies have been able to deliver remarkable returns.
Fund Sponsor & Index
Managed by Invesco, PIO has amassed assets over $269.37 million, making it one of the average sized ETFs in the Industrials ETFs. PIO, before fees and expenses, seeks to match the performance of the NASDAQ OMX Global Water Index.
The NASDAQ OMX Global Water Index is designed to track the performance of companies worldwide that are creating products that conserve and purify water for homes, businesses and industries.
Cost & Other Expenses
Expense ratios are an important factor in the return of an ETF and in the long-term, cheaper funds can significantly outperform their more expensive cousins, other things remaining the same.
Annual operating expenses for PIO are 0.75%, which makes it one of the most expensive products in the space.
The fund has a 12-month trailing dividend yield of 0.80%.
Sector Exposure and Top Holdings
Even though ETFs offer diversified exposure that minimizes single stock risk, investors should also look at the actual holdings inside the fund. Luckily, most ETFs are very transparent products that disclose their holdings on a daily basis.
Looking at individual holdings, Pentair Plc (PNR - Free Report) accounts for about 7.68% of total assets, followed by Roper Technologies Inc (ROP - Free Report) and Ecolab Inc (ECL - Free Report) .
Its top 10 holdings account for approximately 54.5% of PIO's total assets under management.
Performance and Risk
The ETF has gained about 12.30% so far this year and is up about 7.40% in the last one year (as of 06/10/2025). In the past 52-week period, it has traded between $35.79 and $43.81.
The fund has a beta of 1 and standard deviation of 18.31% for the trailing three-year period, which makes PIO a medium risk choice in this particular space. With about 49 holdings, it has more concentrated exposure than peers.
Alternatives
Invesco Global Water ETF is a reasonable option for investors seeking to outperform the Industrials ETFs segment of the market. However, there are other ETFs in the space which investors could consider.
First Trust Water ETF (FIW - Free Report) tracks ISE Clean Edge Water Index and the Invesco Water Resources ETF (PHO - Free Report) tracks NASDAQ OMX US Water Index. First Trust Water ETF has $1.85 billion in assets, Invesco Water Resources ETF has $2.17 billion. FIW has an expense ratio of 0.53% and PHO charges 0.59%.
Investors looking for cheaper and lower-risk options should consider traditional market cap weighted ETFs that aim to match the returns of the Industrials ETFs.
Bottom Line
To learn more about this product and other ETFs, screen for products that match your investment objectives and read articles on latest developments in the ETF investing universe, please visit Zacks ETF Center.
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Is Invesco Global Water ETF (PIO) a Strong ETF Right Now?
Making its debut on 06/13/2007, smart beta exchange traded fund Invesco Global Water ETF (PIO - Free Report) provides investors broad exposure to the Industrials ETFs category of the market.
What Are Smart Beta ETFs?
For a long time now, the ETF industry has been flooded with products based on market capitalization weighted indexes, which are designed to represent the broader market or a particular market segment.
A good option for investors who believe in market efficiency, market cap weighted indexes offer a low-cost, convenient, and transparent way of replicating market returns.
However, some investors believe in the possibility of beating the market through exceptional stock selection, and choose a different type of fund that tracks non-cap weighted strategies: smart beta.
By attempting to pick stocks that have a better chance of risk-return performance, non-cap weighted indexes are based on certain fundamental characteristics, or a combination of such.
The smart beta space gives investors many different choices, from equal-weighting, one of the simplest strategies, to more complicated ones like fundamental and volatility/momentum based weighting. However, not all of these methodologies have been able to deliver remarkable returns.
Fund Sponsor & Index
Managed by Invesco, PIO has amassed assets over $269.37 million, making it one of the average sized ETFs in the Industrials ETFs. PIO, before fees and expenses, seeks to match the performance of the NASDAQ OMX Global Water Index.
The NASDAQ OMX Global Water Index is designed to track the performance of companies worldwide that are creating products that conserve and purify water for homes, businesses and industries.
Cost & Other Expenses
Expense ratios are an important factor in the return of an ETF and in the long-term, cheaper funds can significantly outperform their more expensive cousins, other things remaining the same.
Annual operating expenses for PIO are 0.75%, which makes it one of the most expensive products in the space.
The fund has a 12-month trailing dividend yield of 0.80%.
Sector Exposure and Top Holdings
Even though ETFs offer diversified exposure that minimizes single stock risk, investors should also look at the actual holdings inside the fund. Luckily, most ETFs are very transparent products that disclose their holdings on a daily basis.
Looking at individual holdings, Pentair Plc (PNR - Free Report) accounts for about 7.68% of total assets, followed by Roper Technologies Inc (ROP - Free Report) and Ecolab Inc (ECL - Free Report) .
Its top 10 holdings account for approximately 54.5% of PIO's total assets under management.
Performance and Risk
The ETF has gained about 12.30% so far this year and is up about 7.40% in the last one year (as of 06/10/2025). In the past 52-week period, it has traded between $35.79 and $43.81.
The fund has a beta of 1 and standard deviation of 18.31% for the trailing three-year period, which makes PIO a medium risk choice in this particular space. With about 49 holdings, it has more concentrated exposure than peers.
Alternatives
Invesco Global Water ETF is a reasonable option for investors seeking to outperform the Industrials ETFs segment of the market. However, there are other ETFs in the space which investors could consider.
First Trust Water ETF (FIW - Free Report) tracks ISE Clean Edge Water Index and the Invesco Water Resources ETF (PHO - Free Report) tracks NASDAQ OMX US Water Index. First Trust Water ETF has $1.85 billion in assets, Invesco Water Resources ETF has $2.17 billion. FIW has an expense ratio of 0.53% and PHO charges 0.59%.
Investors looking for cheaper and lower-risk options should consider traditional market cap weighted ETFs that aim to match the returns of the Industrials ETFs.
Bottom Line
To learn more about this product and other ETFs, screen for products that match your investment objectives and read articles on latest developments in the ETF investing universe, please visit Zacks ETF Center.