Amundi MSCI Water ESG Screened UCITS ETF Dist

Issuer: Amundi ETF

Asset Class: Equity

TER: 60bps

Trading Currency: GBX

Pays Income: False

Listing Date: 15 Nov 2012

Ticker: WATL

ISIN: FR0010527275

Water is an indispensable resource, fundamental to life, agriculture, and industry. Growing global populations, increasing urbanisation, and the impacts of climate change are placing unprecedented stress on the world's freshwater supplies. This emerging scarcity is driving significant investment into technologies and infrastructure designed to manage, conserve, and purify water. This investment theme targets companies positioned to benefit from the increasing global demand for innovative water solutions, offering a compelling opportunity for long-term growth by addressing one of humanity's most pressing challenges.

This fund offers targeted exposure to global companies operating across the entire water value chain. The portfolio includes businesses involved in water utilities, which manage the distribution and treatment of water; infrastructure companies that manufacture essential components like pipes, pumps, and meters; and technology firms that develop advanced solutions for water purification, desalination, and efficiency. By investing in a diversified basket of these companies primarily from developed markets, the fund captures the broad spectrum of opportunities within the water sector. Furthermore, the underlying index incorporates ESG filters, ensuring that the portfolio aligns with sustainability principles by excluding companies involved in significant social or environmental controversies.

Investing in the water theme provides a way to tap into a durable, non-cyclical trend with strong structural tailwinds. It is not just an investment in a commodity, but in the essential services and technologies that underpin global economic activity and human well-being. This approach allows investors to potentially achieve financial returns while contributing to the sustainable management of a critical natural resource. The global and diversified nature of the holdings helps to mitigate risk, making it a suitable component for a long-term, thematic investment strategy.