# iShares Global Water UCITS ETF (IH2O) **Source:** https://fundology.uk/fund/ih2o · ISIN IE00B1TXK627 · Data: TradingView (LSE closes and returns, delayed), issuer documents, ONS CPIH, FCA FIRDS ## At a glance > Capital at risk. Past performance is not a guide to future returns. The value of investments can fall as well as rise. As of 30/09/2026, IH2O (iShares Global Water UCITS ETF, ISIN IE00B1TXK627) closed at £55.61 on the London Stock Exchange. Its ongoing charge is 0.65% a year (about £65 on £10,000). Over the five years to 30/09/2026 its total return was +20.9%, or −5.5% after UK CPIH inflation. ## Summary 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. Latest close: **£55.61** (30/09/2026). ## Key facts | Fact | Value | |---|---| | Ticker (LSE) | IH2O | | ISIN | IE00B1TXK627 | | Category | Sustainable & clean energy | | Type | ETF | | Provider | iShares | | Tracks | S&P Global Water | | Income | Distributing | | Ongoing charge | 0.65% a year (£65 per £10,000) | | Fund size | £1.2bn | | Launched | 2007 | | Domicile | Ireland | ## Past returns (periods to 30/09/2026) After the fund's ongoing charges. "Income reinvested" is total return; "price only" leaves out income paid out. Real returns are after ONS CPIH inflation. | Window | Return | After CPIH inflation | Measured as | |---|---|---|---| | 1 year | +0.49% | -2.66% | income reinvested | | 3 years | +27.99% | +15.50% | income reinvested | | 5 years | +20.87% | -5.51% | income reinvested | Returns: TradingView (delayed data). Inflation: ONS CPIH, latest month published. ## Calendar-year 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 +7.8%; 2026 to 30/09/2026 +0.1%. Returns of iShares Global Water UCITS ETF in pounds (price only, income paid out not included) over the 12 months to 30/09/2026: +0.1%; to 30/09/2025: +3.5%; to 30/09/2024: +19.0%; to 30/09/2023: +2.3%; to 30/09/2022: −12.6%. | Year | Return | After CPIH inflation | Measured as | |---|---|---|---| | 2022 | -12.3% | -19.7% | Price | | 2023 | +6.0% | +1.8% | Price | | 2024 | +4.9% | +1.4% | Price | | 2025 | +7.8% | +4.1% | Price | | 2026 to 30/09/2026 | +0.1% | -2.7% | Price | ## Risk metrics | Window | Volatility | Max drawdown | |---|---|---| | 1 year | 13.26% | -9.99% | | 3 years | 12.43% | -10.97% | | 5 years | 14.04% | -22.31% | ## Largest fall Volatility of iShares Global Water UCITS ETF in pounds, annualised from weekly returns to 30/09/2026: 13.3% over 1 year, 12.4% over 3 years, 14.0% over 5 years. Largest fall in the price of iShares Global Water UCITS ETF since October 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 30/09/2026 the price of iShares Global Water UCITS ETF was 8.0% below its highest weekly close since October 2021 (27/02/2026), in pounds. ## Charges compared with similar funds Ongoing charge of iShares Global Water UCITS ETF 0.65% a year, as of 01/10/2026: 9 of the 162 other sustainable and clean-energy funds charge more, 6 the same and 147 less (share classes counted once). ## Charges & eligibility - Ongoing charges figure (OCF): **0.65%** per year - ISA eligible: yes - SIPP eligible: yes ## Top holdings Largest positions (as of 29/09/2026): | Holding | Weight | |---|---| | American Water Works | 8.11% | | Companhia de Saneamento Basico de | 7.53% | | Xylem | 7.01% | | Essential Utilities | 5.85% | | United Utilities Group | 5.77% | | Severn Trent | 5.20% | | Veralto | 4.88% | | Ecolab | 4.17% | | Geberit | 3.65% | | Watts Water Technologies · Class A | 3.44% | ## Where it invests Shares of the whole fund. Bonds, cash and positions the source does not classify are shown as they come, not guessed. ### By sector As published by iShares, as of 29/09/2026. | Sector | Weight | |---|---| | Utilities | 47.4% | | Industrials | 42.1% | | Materials | 6.0% | | Energy | 1.9% | | Information Technology | 1.3% | | Consumer Discretionary | 0.7% | | Cash and derivatives | 0.4% | | Real Estate | 0.2% | ### By country As published by iShares, as of 29/09/2026. | Country | Weight | |---|---| | United States | 57.4% | | United Kingdom | 12.7% | | Brazil | 10.5% | | Switzerland | 6.9% | | Japan | 3.9% | | India | 1.7% | | Malaysia | 1.4% | | Netherlands | 1.3% | | Other countries | 4.4% | ### By type of asset Added up from the holdings iShares publishes, as of 29/09/2026. | Type of asset | Weight | |---|---| | Equity | 99.5% | | Cash and money market | 0.4% | All 76 holdings: https://fundology.uk/fund/ih2o/holdings --- We show information. 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