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As of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ. FIW TBLU \n Expense ratio 0.50% 0.40% \n Net assets, FIW as of Oct 27, 2026 and TBLU as of May 31, 2026 $1.8bn $53m \n Total return, 1 year \u22122.5% \u22123.8% \n What ","source":"ETFIQ, independent ETF data. Recomputed nightly from public filings and prices.","publisher":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#org","name":"ETFIQ","url":"https://etfiq.com"},"license":"https://etfiq.com/license/","license_text":"Data ETFIQ computes is free to use with attribution: ETFIQ (etfiq.com). Issuer data stays under its owner's terms.","citation":"ETFIQ, FIW against TBLU, data as of Oct 28, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/themes/fiw-vs-tblu","a":{"ticker":"FIW","name":"First Trust Water ETF","issuer":"First Trust","desk":"themes","as_of":"2026-10-28","verdict":"Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, FIW lost 2.5%, against 13.3% for IWV.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/fiw","key_facts":[{"label":"Already in the S&P 500","value":"49.1%","as_of":"2026-10-27","source":"the issuer\u2019s daily holdings file"},{"label":"Active share vs the S&P 500","value":"99.4%","as_of":"2026-10-27","source":"ETFIQ"},{"label":"Top ten holdings","value":"41.2%","as_of":"2026-10-27","source":"the issuer\u2019s daily holdings file"},{"label":"Total return, 1 year","value":"\u22122.5%","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":"computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices"},{"label":"12-month yield, capital gains included, on its starting price","value":"0.7%","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":"computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and distributions"},{"label":"Last payment (paid quarterly), ex-date Sep 24, 2026","value":"$0.1867","as_of":"2026-09-24","source":"Tiingo end-of-day distributions"},{"label":"Net assets","value":"$1.8bn","as_of":"2026-10-27","source":"issuer page, as of Oct 27, 2026"},{"label":"Expense ratio","value":"0.50%","as_of":"2026-04-30","source":"485BPOS XBRL, Apr 30, 2026"}]},"b":{"ticker":"TBLU","name":"Tortoise Global Water ETF","issuer":"Tortoise","desk":"themes","as_of":"2026-10-28","verdict":"Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, TBLU lost 3.8%, against 13.7% for VOO.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/tblu","key_facts":[{"label":"Already in the S&P 500","value":"33.4%","as_of":"2026-05-31","source":"its SEC filing (Form N-PORT)"},{"label":"Active share vs the S&P 500","value":"99.7%","as_of":"2026-05-31","source":"ETFIQ"},{"label":"Top ten holdings","value":"60.2%","as_of":"2026-05-31","source":"its SEC filing (Form N-PORT)"},{"label":"Total return, 1 year","value":"\u22123.8%","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":"computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices"},{"label":"12-month yield, capital gains included, on its starting price","value":"3.3%","as_of":"2026-10-28","source":"computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and distributions"},{"label":"Last payment (paid annually), ex-date Jun 25, 2026","value":"$0.5046","as_of":"2026-06-25","source":"Tiingo end-of-day distributions"},{"label":"Net assets","value":"$53m","as_of":"2026-05-31","source":"SEC filing, whole fund, as filed for May 31, 2026"},{"label":"Expense ratio","value":"0.40%","as_of":"2026-03-30","source":"485BPOS XBRL, Mar 30, 2026"}]},"overlap_pct":42,"full_text_at":"https://etfiq.com/compare/themes/fiw-vs-tblu"}