Do ACES and CTEC hold the same stocks?

By their latest filings, 22% of their books are the same securities at the same weight. Overlap is the sum of the smaller weight of every security they share.

Which is more different from the S&P 500, ACES or CTEC?

ACES has 17% of its weight in S&P 500 names and CTEC has 6%, so CTEC differs more from the index.

Which is cheaper, ACES or CTEC?

ACES charges 0.55% a year and CTEC charges 0.50%, so CTEC is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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ACES vs CTEC: Holdings Overlap & Returns

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, ACES returned −16.6% to CTEC's −9.3%; 22% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $109m on Aug 31, 2026 for ALPS Clean Energy ETF, and $23m on Oct 12, 2026 for Global X ClimateTech ETF.

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At a glance

16.6%

ACES in the S&P 500

6.3%

CTEC in the S&P 500

−16.6%

ACES total return, 1 year

−9.3%

CTEC total return, 1 year

ACES · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 83% of its weight is outside the S&P 500

17% of ACES's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 83% is outside the index. Holdings as of Aug 31, 2026.

CTEC · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 94% of its weight is outside the S&P 500

6% of CTEC's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 94% is outside the index. Holdings as of Aug 31, 2026.

Pair scorecard

CTEC costs 0.05 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 7.3 points.

ACES vs CTEC: Holdings Overlap & Returns
Measure	ACES	CTEC
Return
Measure	ACES	CTEC
Total return, 1 year	−16.6%	−9.3%
Drawdown
Measure	ACES	CTEC
Below its all-time high	70.7%, high on Feb 9, 2021	62.8%, high on Feb 9, 2021
Benchmark
Measure	ACES	CTEC
What it tracks	Clean energy	Clean energy
Cost and size
Measure	ACES	CTEC
Expense ratio	0.55%	0.50%
Net assets, ACES as of Aug 31, 2026 and CTEC as of Oct 12, 2026	$109m	$23m
Holdings
Measure	ACES	CTEC
Holdings in common	22%

Method

What they share

22%

By the books each fund has filed, ACES and CTEC hold 22% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Aug 31, 2026.

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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first ACES CTEC

First Solar Inc 4.74% 6.28%

Nextpower Inc 4.08% 4.35%

Enphase Energy Inc 4.25% 3.94%

Plug Power Inc 4.31% 2.70%

Fluence Energy Inc 1.22% 1.29%

Amprius Technologies Inc 1.72% 1.22%

Shoals Technologies Group Inc 1.64% 1.04%

Eos Energy Enterprises Inc 1.54% 0.98%

Ameresco Inc 1.05% 0.69%

Ballard Power Systems Inc 0.88% 0.62%

Array Technologies Inc 0.96% 0.61%

Only in one fund ↓

Only in ACES

Ha Sustainable Infrastructure Capital Inc 6.70%

Rivian Automotive Inc 6.43%

Tesla Inc 6.16%

Itron Inc 6.08%

Brookfield Renewable Partners Lp 5.68%

Albemarle Corp 5.68%

Northland Power Inc 5.62%

Clearway Energy Inc 5.23%

Only in CTEC

SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD. 9.59%

VESTAS WIND SYSTEMS A/S 8.29%

BLOOM ENERGY CORPORATION 8.06%

Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Ltd. 6.04%

NIBE Industrier AB 5.54%

Nordex SE 4.00%

China Everbright Environment Group Limited 3.54%

JOHNSON MATTHEY PLC 3.50%

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Window by window

Window by window: ACES vs CTEC: Holdings Overlap & Returns
	Total return
Window	ACES	CTEC
3 months	−10.8%	−9.3%
6 months	−22.6%	−26.4%
1 year	−16.6%	−9.3%
3 years	−10.6%	+11.5%
Since launchNot the same days: ACES Jun 2018 · CTEC Oct 2020	+20.8%	−30.0%

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Side by side

ACES ALPS Clean Energy ETF · Holds 36 stocks in clean energy, 17% of its weight in S&P 500 companies CTEC Global X ClimateTech ETF · Holds 40 stocks in clean energy, 6% of its weight in S&P 500 companies

Issuer ALPS Global X

Theme Clean energy Clean energy

In the S&P 500 16.6% 6.3%

Active share vs the S&P 500 98.1% 100.0%

In the Nasdaq-100 6.2% 0.0%

Holdings 36 40

Top ten, share of the fund 57.1% 59.6%

Expense ratio 0.55% 0.50%

Fee for the differing part 0.56% 0.50%

Total return, 1 year −16.6% −9.3%

vs its benchmark not measured not measured

Below its high −70.7% −62.8%

Net assets, ACES as of Aug 31, 2026 and CTEC as of Oct 12, 2026 $109m $23m

As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

22% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.

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About each fund

ACES

By weight, 17% of ACES's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 98%. The top ten holdings are 57% of the fund across 36 positions, as filed for Aug 31, 2026. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 the fund returned −16.6% with distributions reinvested. It sits 70.7% below its all-time high of Feb 9, 2021.

CTEC

By weight, 6% of CTEC's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 100%. The top ten holdings are 60% of the fund across 40 positions, as filed for Aug 31, 2026. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 the fund returned −9.3% with distributions reinvested. It sits 62.8% below its all-time high of Feb 9, 2021.

Questions people ask

Do ACES and CTEC hold the same stocks?: By their latest filings, 22% of their books are the same securities at the same weight. Overlap is the sum of the smaller weight of every security they share.
Which is more different from the S&P 500, ACES or CTEC?: ACES has 17% of its weight in S&P 500 names and CTEC has 6%, so CTEC differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, ACES or CTEC?: ACES charges 0.55% a year and CTEC charges 0.50%, so CTEC is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

ACES filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

ACES prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

ALPS website ↗

CTEC filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

CTEC prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Global X page for CTEC ↗

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How this is computed

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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