Natural Resources · NYSE ARCA · USD · Data as of 2026-05-15
AUM
$1.83B
Expense ratio
0.50%
Yield
0.77%
YTD return
-1.17%
Last price
$101.71
Thematic Sector · Coverage 75% · low
Today
60.9
Outlook
56.9
Block A (composite-derived)
60.2
Block C (market behavior)
65.6
Today overlay (Block D)
0.0
Outlook overlay (Block D)
0.0
today_score = clip(0,100, 50 + 0.15·(A−50) + 0.60·(C−50) + D_today). Block B (holdings rollup) is in Phase 3 development; β=0 caps the natural range at ~12.5–87.5 in Preview v0.9. Formula version tide-etf-v1.0.0.
60.2
Coverage 75% · medium
Liquidity
—
Expenses
65.0
Performance
—
Volatility
61.5
Dividend
28.9
Concentration
40.0
Smart Money
62.4
Activist
100.0
Formula version composite-v1.0.0. Axes hover to see why a sub-score is missing.
First Trust Water ETF (FIW) is an exchange-traded fund from First Trust in the Mixed asset class. Launched in 2007. Assets under management: 1,832,569,088.
Bullish Whales composite rating: 60 out of 100. Evidence coverage 75% across 6 of 8 axes. Strongest axes: activist exposure, expenses, smart-money flow.
Annualized one-year realized volatility 15%, classified moderate. Weakest axes: dividend, concentration.
Top-10 weight 0%, diversified, led by FERG. Trailing yield 0%.
etf_composite_score_current · activist_score, composite_score, concentration_score, confidence, coverage_pct, dividend_score, expenses_score, smart_money_scoreetf_fundamentals_td · dividend_frequency, yieldetf_holdings_top10 · holding_symbol, weightetf_universe · asset_class, aum_usd, fund_type, inception_date, issuer, name, ticker, volatility_1yThe First Trust Water ETF is a type of exchange-traded fund that focuses on the water industry. Its primary function is to track the performance of companies worldwide involved in water and wastewater services, utilities, infrastructure, and treatment solutions. With a diverse portfolio encompassing water technology providers, resource management firms, and utility companies, this ETF plays a significant role in supporting sustainable resource management and infrastructure development. As global water demand climbs due to population growth and environmental sustainability concerns, the First Trust Water ETF offers investors exposure to sectors pioneering advancements in water technology and conservation. This ETF serves as an essential tool in the financial market for channeling capital towards industries that align with critical environmental and sustainability metrics.
Net AUM change history is not yet available for this ETF. Fund-flow time series is a Phase B deliverable.
Current AUM: $1,832,569,088. AUM change is computed from rolling daily fundamentals snapshots; it reflects total net-asset deltas (creations/redemptions + market value moves), not pure share creations.
Fund documents (fact sheets, prospectuses, semi-annual reports) for FIW are coming soon. The BW fund-document archive will surface PDFs alongside a metadata index for searchability.