Group 1: Core Insights - The Invesco Global Water ETF (PIO) debuted on June 13, 2007, providing broad exposure to the Industrials ETFs category [1] - PIO is managed by Invesco and has accumulated over $274.11 million in assets, making it an average-sized ETF in its category [5] - The fund seeks to match the performance of the NASDAQ OMX Global Water Index, which tracks companies focused on water conservation and purification [5] Group 2: Cost and Performance - PIO has an annual operating expense ratio of 0.75%, which is considered high compared to other ETFs [6] - The ETF has a 12-month trailing dividend yield of 1.08% [6] - Year-to-date, PIO has increased by approximately 15.31% and has risen by about 12.26% over the past year [8] Group 3: Holdings and Risk - The top holding, Pentair Plc (PNR), constitutes about 8.22% of the fund's total assets, with the top 10 holdings making up approximately 59.35% of total assets [7] - PIO has a beta of 1.00 and a standard deviation of 17.55% over the trailing three-year period, indicating medium risk [9] Group 4: Alternatives - Alternatives to PIO include the First Trust Water ETF (FIW) and Invesco Water Resources ETF (PHO), with assets of $1.9 billion and $2.22 billion respectively [10] - FIW has an expense ratio of 0.51%, while PHO charges 0.59% [10]

Designed to provide broad exposure to the Industrials - Water segment of the equity market, the Invesco Global Water ETF (PIO) is a passively managed exchange traded fund launched on 06/13/2007.Retail and institutional investors increasingly turn to passively managed ETFs because they offer low costs, transparency, flexibility, and tax efficiency; these kind of funds are also excellent vehicles for long term investors.Sector ETFs are also funds of convenience, offering many ways to gain low risk and diversi ...