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10 Large Clean-Tech Funds

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PowerShares Global Water (PIO)

Fund size: $256.1 million
1-year trailing total return: -9 percent
5-year trailing total return: NA
Select top holdings: Hyflux, Arcadis, Kurita Water Industries

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