ETF · iShares
IH2O iShares Global Water UCITS ETF
ISIN IE00B1TXK627London Stock Exchange: IH2OBlackRock, Inc.
- Sustainable & clean energy
- ETF
- ISA
- SIPP
- Distributing
Latest close
LSE£58.12
on
- Ongoing charge
- 0.65% a year
- Fund size
- £1.6bn
As of , at least 15 min delayed
At a glance
As of 13/11/2026, IH2O (iShares Global Water UCITS ETF, ISIN IE00B1TXK627) closed at £58.12 on the London Stock Exchange. Its ongoing charge is 0.65% a year (about £65 on £10,000). Over the five years to 13/11/2026 its total return was +16.7%, or −8.9% after UK CPIH inflation.
Past returns
- 1 year to 13/11/2026
- +1.3%
- −2.3% after inflation (UK CPIH)
- 3 years to 13/11/2026
- +32.7%
- +19.9% after inflation (UK CPIH)
- 5 years to 13/11/2026
- +16.7%
- −8.9% after inflation (UK CPIH)
£1,000 put in five years ago would have been worth about £1,167 on 13/11/2026 — about £911 in today’s spending power, once price rises are taken out. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.
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 iShares Global Water UCITS ETF in pounds (price only, income paid out not included): 2022 −12.3%, 2023 +6.0%, 2024 +4.9%, 2025 +8.0%; 2026 to 13/11/2026 +4.3%. Returns of iShares Global Water UCITS ETF in pounds (price only, income paid out not included) over the 12 months to 30/09/2026: −1.4%; to 30/09/2025: +5.1%; to 30/09/2024: +19.0%; to 30/09/2023: +2.3%; to 30/09/2022: −9.2%.
| Year | Return | After inflation | Return shown as a bar |
|---|---|---|---|
| to | +4.3% | +1.0% | |
| to | +8.0% | +4.3% | |
| to | +4.9% | +1.4% | |
| +6.0% | +1.8% | ||
| −12.3% | −19.7% |
| 12 months to | Return | After inflation |
|---|---|---|
| from | −1.4% | −4.9% |
| from | +5.1% | +1.0% |
| from | +19.0% | +15.9% |
| from | +2.3% | −3.8% |
| from | −9.2% | −16.6% |
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)
14.0%over 5 years
| 1 year | 13.2% |
|---|---|
| 3 years | 12.2% |
| 5 years | 14.0% |
Annualised from weekly returns. Higher means bumpier.
- Largest fall since November 2021
- −22.3%
- From to
- Lowest 12-month return
- −12.4%
- 12 months to
- Highest 12-month return
- +23.7%
- 12 months to
- Below its highest weekly close since November 2021
- 3.8%
- High of , latest
In words: Volatility of iShares Global Water UCITS ETF in pounds, annualised from weekly returns to 13/11/2026: 13.2% over 1 year, 12.2% over 3 years, 14.0% over 5 years. Largest fall in the price of iShares Global Water UCITS ETF since November 2021, in pounds: −22.3% from 10/12/2021 to 17/06/2022. The lowest 12-month return of iShares Global Water UCITS ETF in pounds (price only, income paid out not included) since January 2021 was −12.4% (12 months to 16/12/2022); the highest was +23.7% (12 months to 18/10/2024). On 13/11/2026 the price of iShares Global Water UCITS ETF was 3.8% below its highest weekly close since November 2021 (27/02/2026), in pounds.
As of , price only — income paid out is not included
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 iShares Global Water UCITS ETF 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.
Read more:Ongoing charge (OCF)OCF and TERFee dragHow charges add up
In plain English
iShares Global Water UCITS ETF is an exchange-traded fund (ETF) from iShares, launched in 2007.
It tracks the S&P Global Water.
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 paid out to holders as cash, usually a few times a year.
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
- IH2O
- ISIN
- IE00B1TXK627
- Also listed as
- DH2O (London Stock Exchange, US dollars), IQQQ (Xetra, euros)
- Provider
- iShares
- Tracks
- S&P Global Water
- Structure
- ETF
- An exchange-traded fund: bought and sold on the stock exchange through the day, like a share.
- Income
- Distributing, paid semi-annual
- Income is paid out to holders as cash, usually a few times a year.
- Ongoing charge
- 0.65% a year · about £65 on £10,000
- Fund size
- £1.6bn
- 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 £56.77 on 14/11/2025 to £58.12 on 13/11/2026 (+2.4%). The lowest close shown was £54.40 on 22/05/2026 and the highest £60.44 on 27/02/2026.
One close a week. Before 31/07/2026 the closes are from the weekly price history for this listing; from then on, the closing prices we have recorded. Price only — income paid out is not included, so the line can end below the total return above.
As of , at least 15 min delayed
Five years of prices, and after inflation
261 weekly closes, from 12/11/2021 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
What it holds
- Holdings
- 74
- on record
- Ten largest
- 57.0%
- of the whole fund
- Effective number of holdings
- 24
- As concentrated as this many equal-sized holdings (how it is worked out)
- Largest holding
- 9.1%
- American Water Works
Top 10 holdings
| Rank# | Holding | Weight as a percentage of the fund |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | American Water WorksAWKUtilities | 9.13% |
| 2 | XylemXYLIndustrials | 7.44% |
| 3 | VeraltoVLTOIndustrials | 7.00% |
| 4 | United Utilities GroupUU.Utilities | 6.33% |
| 5 | Essential UtilitiesWTRGUtilities | 5.86% |
| 6 | Severn TrentSVTUtilities | 4.46% |
| 7 | Companhia de Saneamento Basico deUtilities | 4.30% |
| 8 | Veolia EnvironUtilities | 4.22% |
| 9 | EcolabECLMaterials | 4.18% |
| 10 | GeberitGEBNIndustrials | 4.06% |
As of , holdings as published
Where it invests
The portfolio by sector, country and type of asset, as a share of the whole fund. Bonds, cash and positions without a classification are shown as they come, not guessed.
By sector
- Utilities47.6%
- Industrials42.3%
- Materials6.1%
- Information Technology1.6%
- Energy1.5%
- Consumer Discretionary0.7%
- Cash and derivatives0.2%
- Real Estate0.1%
By country
- United States59.4%
- United Kingdom12.6%
- Switzerland7.0%
- Brazil6.1%
- France4.2%
- Japan3.3%
- India1.4%
- Italy1.1%
- Other countries4.9%
By type of asset
- Equity99.8%
- Cash and money market0.2%
See the full portfolio
Every holding with search and filters, the whole breakdown by sector, country and type of asset, a map of the 74 largest and what changed since .
More of the portfolio
The fund publishes 73 holdings; the ten largest make up 57.0% of it. The fund's portfolio is also split by currency.
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Holdings:Compare what it holds with another fundHoldings overlapHow overlap is measured
Risk and return in depth
Sharpe, Sortino and Calmar ratios
Sharpe, Sortino and Calmar ratios over 1, 3 and 5 years, from weekly returns in pounds.
With a free accountRolling returns
The full range of 253 rolling 12-month returns since January 2021, and of 149 rolling three-year returns, in pounds, with how often they were above zero.
With a free accountLargest falls and recoveries
The 3 largest falls since November 2021, in pounds, with how many weeks each took to reach its low and to recover.
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Moves compared with a similar fund
Correlation and beta of weekly returns in pounds against iShares Core MSCI World UCITS ETF, over the three years to 13/11/2026 (152 weeks).
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Questions people ask
What is the ongoing charge of IH2O?
The ongoing charge of IH2O 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 iShares Global Water UCITS ETF 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 IH2O track?
IH2O tracks the S&P Global Water.
Is IH2O accumulating or distributing?
IH2O is distributing: income is paid out to holders as cash, usually a few times a year. It pays out semi-annual.
What is the ISIN of IH2O?
The ISIN of IH2O is IE00B1TXK627. An ISIN identifies one exact share class of a fund; IH2O is its ticker on the London Stock Exchange. The same share class is also listed as DH2O (London Stock Exchange, US dollars) and IQQQ (Xetra, euros).
What does IH2O hold?
As of 06/11/2026, IH2O holds 73 positions, according to its published holdings. The largest is American Water Works at 9.13% of the fund; the ten largest make up 57.0%. Its ten largest holdings are American Water Works (9.13%), Xylem (7.44%), Veralto (7.00%), United Utilities Group (6.33%), Essential Utilities (5.86%), Severn Trent (4.46%), Companhia de Saneamento Basico de (4.30%), Veolia Environ (4.22%), Ecolab (4.18%) and Geberit (4.06%).
What were IH2O’s returns in each of the last five years?
Calendar-year returns of IH2O in pounds (price only, income paid out not included): 2022 −12.3%, 2023 +6.0%, 2024 +4.9%, 2025 +8.0%; 2026 to 13/11/2026 +4.3%. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.
How has IH2O done after inflation?
Over the five years to 13/11/2026 IH2O’s total return was +16.7%, or −8.9% after UK CPIH inflation. Past performance is not a guide to future returns.
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Fund documents and methods
- Fund documents
- Fund page at iShares · Key investor information document (KIID) · Factsheet (links checked )
Methodology:ReturnsCategoriesAll methods
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