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FIW vs JXI

First Trust Water ETF vs iShares Global Utilities ETF

FIW

First Trust Water ETF

First Trust

Annual cost

0.50%

Fund size

$1.8B

JXI

iShares Global Utilities ETF

iShares

Annual cost

0.39%

Fund size

$337M

Key differences

  • JXI costs 0.11% less per year.
  • FIW is significantly larger than JXI — larger funds tend to be more liquid and less likely to close.
  • FIW covers north america markets; JXI covers global.
  • Over the last 3 years, JXI has delivered higher annualized returns.

Side-by-side comparison

FIWJXI
Annual cost (TER)0.50%0.39%
Fund size (AUM)$1.8B$337M
Since20072006
Dividend yield0.77%2.27%
Asset classequityequity
Regionnorth americaglobal
Strategyindex trackingindex tracking
CAGR 1Y-0.3%+19.8%
CAGR 3Y+8.1%+15.7%
CAGR 5Y+5.8%+9.8%
Sharpe 3Y0.340.84
Volatility 1Y15.70%12.69%
Max drawdown-36.60%-34.20%

Green dot indicates the better value for that metric. Performance data is historical and does not predict future results.

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