7 of the Most Unusual ETFs

7 of the Most Unusual ETFs

August 31, 2011

PowerShares Water Resources Portfolio ETF (PHO)

Inception Date: December 6, 2005
Net assets: $14.5 million
A number of ETFs invest in companies that provide potable drinking water, water-treatment services, or related technologies. This PowerShares fund focuses on companies traded in the U.S., while the PowerShares Global Waster Portfolio (PIO) devotes more than 70 percent of assets to other countries. Other water ETFs include the First Trust ISE Water Index Fund (FIW) and the Guggenheim S&P Global Water Index (CGW).
Inception Date: <strong>December 6, 2005</strong><br/>Net assets: <strong>$14.5 million</strong><br/>A number of ETFs invest in companies that provide potable drinking water, water-treatment services, or related technologies. This PowerShares fund focusesprevnext

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