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ACES vs HYDR: Holdings Overlap & Returns

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, ACES returned −16.6% to HYDR's −14.7%; 5% 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 $89m on Oct 12, 2026 for Global X Hydrogen ETF.

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At a glance
16.6%
ACES in the S&P 500
5.6%
HYDR in the S&P 500
−16.6%
ACES total return, 1 year
−14.7%
HYDR total return, 1 year
ACES · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 83% of its weight is outside the S&P 500
83% of its weight is outside the S&P 50017% of ACES's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 83% is outside the index. Holdings as of Aug 31, 2026.17%83%in the S&P 500of its weight outside the S&P 500active share 98% · top ten 57% of the fund · 36 holdings as filed for Aug 31, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 6% in83% of its weight is outside the S&P 50017% of ACES's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 83% is outside the index. Holdings as of Aug 31, 2026.17%83%inof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 98% · Nasdaq-100: 6% in

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

HYDR · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 94% of its weight is outside the S&P 500
94% of its weight is outside the S&P 5006% of HYDR's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 94% is outside the index. Holdings as of Aug 31, 2026.6%94%inof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · top ten 70% of the fund · 25 holdings as filed for Aug 31, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 0% in94% of its weight is outside the S&P 5006% of HYDR's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 94% is outside the index. Holdings as of Aug 31, 2026.6%94%6% of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · Nasdaq-100: 0% in

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

Pair scorecard

HYDR costs 0.05 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.9 points.

ACES vs HYDR: Holdings Overlap & Returns
MeasureACESHYDR
Return
Total return, 1 year−16.6%−14.7%
Drawdown
Below its all-time high70.7%, high on Feb 9, 202174.1%, high on Nov 8, 2021
Benchmark
What it tracksClean energyClean energy
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.55%0.50%
Net assets, ACES as of Aug 31, 2026 and HYDR as of Oct 12, 2026$109m$89m
Holdings
Holdings in common5%

Method

What they share

5%

By the books each fund has filed, ACES and HYDR hold 5% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Aug 31, 2026.

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5% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first ACES HYDR
Plug Power Inc 4.31% 10.36%
Ballard Power Systems Inc 0.88% 3.53%
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 HYDR
BLOOM ENERGY CORPORATION 13.69%
Doosan Fuel Cell Co., Ltd. 10.73%
CERES POWER HOLDINGS PLC 7.46%
SFC Energy AG 6.81%
FUELCELL ENERGY, INC. 5.54%
ITM POWER PLC 4.51%
Nel ASA 4.36%
H-POWER PLC 3.37%
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Window by window

Window by window: ACES vs HYDR: Holdings Overlap & Returns
Total return
WindowACESHYDR
3 months−10.8%−18.7%
6 months−22.6%−44.4%
1 year−16.6%−14.7%
3 years−10.6%+12.6%
Since launchNot the same days: ACES Jun 2018 · HYDR Jul 2021+20.8%−68.6%

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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 HYDR Global X Hydrogen ETF · Holds 25 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% 5.6%
Active share vs the S&P 500 98.1% 99.7%
In the Nasdaq-100 6.2% 0.0%
Holdings 36 25
Top ten, share of the fund 57.1% 70.4%
Expense ratio 0.55% 0.50%
Fee for the differing part 0.56% 0.50%
Total return, 1 year −16.6% −14.7%
vs its benchmark not measured not measured
Below its high −70.7% −74.1%
Net assets, ACES as of Aug 31, 2026 and HYDR as of Oct 12, 2026 $109m $89m

As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

5% 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.

HYDR

By weight, 6% of HYDR'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 70% of the fund across 25 positions, as filed for Aug 31, 2026. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 the fund returned −14.7% with distributions reinvested. It sits 74.1% below its all-time high of Nov 8, 2021.

Questions people ask

Do ACES and HYDR hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 5% 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 HYDR?
ACES has 17% of its weight in S&P 500 names and HYDR has 6%, so HYDR differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, ACES or HYDR?
ACES charges 0.55% a year and HYDR charges 0.50%, so HYDR is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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All thematic ETFs ranked by the S&P 500 Difference Score →How the scores are computed →ACES on its own →HYDR on its own →ACES dividend history →ACES holdings →HYDR dividend history →HYDR holdings →Method →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
ACES filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
ACES prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
ALPS website ↗
HYDR filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
HYDR prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Global X page for HYDR ↗

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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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