ETF · First Trust
H2O First Trust Nasdaq Clean Edge Global Water UCITS ETF Accum A USD
ISIN IE000Q8F0M81London Stock Exchange: H2OAJM Ventures LLC
- Sustainable & clean energy
- ETF
- ISA
- SIPP
- Accumulating
Latest close
LSE£15.53
on
- Ongoing charge
- 0.65% a year
- Fund size
- £10.8m
As of , at least 15 min delayed
At a glance
As of 13/11/2026, H2O (First Trust Nasdaq Clean Edge Global Water UCITS ETF Accum A USD, ISIN IE000Q8F0M81) closed at £15.53 on the London Stock Exchange. Its ongoing charge is 0.65% a year (about £65 on £10,000). Over the year to 13/11/2026 its total return was +5.1%, or +1.4% after UK CPIH inflation.
Past returns
- 1 year to 13/11/2026
- +5.1%
- +1.4% after inflation (UK CPIH)
Returns: as reported (delayed data). Inflation: UK CPIH, latest month published.
How we work it out:ReturnsReturns after inflationTotal returnReal returnCPIH
Calendar-year and 12-month returns
Calendar-year returns of First Trust Global Funds ICAV - First Trust Nasdaq Clean Edge Global Water UCITS ETF Accum A USD in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund): 2026 to 13/11/2026 +4.9%. Returns of First Trust Global Funds ICAV - First Trust Nasdaq Clean Edge Global Water UCITS ETF Accum A USD in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund) over the 12 months to 30/09/2026: −2.7%.
| Year | Return | After inflation | Return shown as a bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| to | +4.9% | +1.5% |
| 12 months to | Return | After inflation |
|---|---|---|
| from | −2.7% | −6.1% |
As of , inflation: UK CPIH
How we work it out:Calendar-year returnsWhat a calendar-year return isAccumulating and distributing
Risk: volatility and largest fall
Volatility (annualised)
14.3%over 1 year
Annualised from weekly returns. Higher means bumpier.
- Largest fall since August 2025
- −10.3%
- From to
- Below its highest weekly close since August 2025
- 3.7%
- High of , latest
In words: Volatility of First Trust Global Funds ICAV - First Trust Nasdaq Clean Edge Global Water UCITS ETF Accum A USD in pounds, annualised from weekly returns to 13/11/2026: 14.3% over 1 year. Largest fall in the price of First Trust Global Funds ICAV - First Trust Nasdaq Clean Edge Global Water UCITS ETF Accum A USD since August 2025, in pounds: −10.3% from 27/02/2026 to 20/03/2026. On 13/11/2026 the price of First Trust Global Funds ICAV - First Trust Nasdaq Clean Edge Global Water UCITS ETF Accum A USD was 3.7% below its highest weekly close since August 2025 (27/02/2026), in pounds.
As of , price, with income reinvested in the fund
How we work it out:Risk figuresFallsVolatilityLargest fall
Charges compared with similar funds
- Ongoing charge
- 0.65%
- a year
- On £10,000
- £65
- a year, roughly
- Over five years
- £321
- of £10,000, before growth
- 165 charge less
- 6 the same
- 6 charge more
Ongoing charge of First Trust Global Funds ICAV - First Trust Nasdaq Clean Edge Global Water UCITS ETF Accum A USD 0.65% a year. Compared on 14/11/2026, 6 of the 177 other sustainable and clean-energy funds charge more, 6 the same and 165 less (share classes counted once).
As of
A lower charge is not a promise of a higher return: what the fund holds matters more.
As of
Read more:Ongoing charge (OCF)OCF and TERFee dragHow charges add up
In plain English
First Trust Global Funds ICAV - First Trust Nasdaq Clean Edge Global Water UCITS ETF Accum A USD is an exchange-traded fund (ETF) from First Trust, launched in 2025.
It tracks the Nasdaq Clean Edge Global Water Index - Benchmark TR Net.
You buy and sell it through a share-dealing account or platform during stock-market hours, like a share.
Its ongoing charge is 0.65% a year — about £65 a year on every £10,000 invested, taken from the fund's value rather than billed to you.
Income from its investments is reinvested inside the fund, so it shows up as a rising price rather than cash paid to you.
Sustainable & clean energy: Funds that screen companies on environmental, social or governance grounds, or focus on clean energy.
Terms:ETFIndex fundUCITSAccumulating or incomeShare classISIN
Key facts
- Ticker
- H2O
- ISIN
- IE000Q8F0M81
- Provider
- First Trust
- Tracks
- Nasdaq Clean Edge Global Water Index
- Structure
- ETF
- An exchange-traded fund: bought and sold on the stock exchange through the day, like a share.
- Income
- Accumulating
- Income is reinvested inside the fund, so it shows up as a rising price rather than cash paid to you.
- Ongoing charge
- 0.65% a year · about £65 on £10,000
- Fund size
- £10.8m
- Launched
- Domicile
- Ireland
- UK reporting fund status
- Yes — on HMRC’s list of reporting funds (list of )
- Reporting fund since . What reporting fund status means
- Can usually be held in
- ISA and SIPP
- Check with your platform: each decides which funds it offers.
- Currency hedged
- No
- Price currency
- Pounds (GBP)
- Category
- Sustainable & clean energy
Price chart
Over the last year, the closing price went from £15.12 on 14/11/2025 to £15.53 on 13/11/2026 (+2.7%). The lowest close shown was £14.47 on 20/03/2026 and the highest £16.13 on 27/02/2026.
One close a week. Before 24/09/2026 the closes are from the weekly price history for this listing; from then on, the closing prices we have recorded.
As of , at least 15 min delayed
Five years of prices, and after inflation
66 weekly closes, from 15/08/2025 to 13/11/2026. The same history in November 2026 pounds, adjusted with CPIH inflation.
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How we work it out:Prices and returnsNAV and price
Risk and return in depth
Sharpe, Sortino and Calmar ratios
Sharpe, Sortino and Calmar ratios over 1 year, from weekly returns in pounds.
With a free accountLargest falls and recoveries
The 3 largest falls since August 2025, in pounds, with how many weeks each took to reach its low and to recover.
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Questions people ask
What is the ongoing charge of H2O?
The ongoing charge of H2O is 0.65% a year — about £65 a year on every £10,000 invested, taken from the fund’s value rather than billed to you. Platform and dealing fees are charged separately. Ongoing charge of First Trust Global Funds ICAV - First Trust Nasdaq Clean Edge Global Water UCITS ETF Accum A USD 0.65% a year. Compared on 14/11/2026, 6 of the 177 other sustainable and clean-energy funds charge more, 6 the same and 165 less (share classes counted once).
What does H2O track?
H2O tracks the Nasdaq Clean Edge Global Water Index - Benchmark TR Net.
Is H2O accumulating or distributing?
H2O is accumulating: income is reinvested inside the fund, so it shows up as a rising price rather than cash paid to you.
What is the ISIN of H2O?
The ISIN of H2O is IE000Q8F0M81. An ISIN identifies one exact share class of a fund; H2O is its ticker on the London Stock Exchange.
What were H2O’s returns in each of the last five years?
Calendar-year returns of H2O in pounds (price, with income reinvested in the fund): 2026 to 13/11/2026 +4.9%. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.
How has H2O done after inflation?
Over the year to 13/11/2026 H2O’s total return was +5.1%, or +1.4% after UK CPIH inflation. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.
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Fund documents and methods
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