Do ACES and KGRN hold the same stocks?

By their latest filings, 0% 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 KGRN?

ACES has 17% of its weight in S&P 500 names and KGRN has 0%, so KGRN differs more from the index.

Which is cheaper, ACES or KGRN?

ACES charges 0.55% a year and KGRN charges 0.79%, so ACES is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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ACES vs KGRN: Holdings Overlap & Returns

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, ACES returned −16.6% to KGRN's −26.1%; 0% 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 $44m on Nov 4, 2026 for KraneShares MSCI China Clean Technology Index ETF.

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At a glance

16.6%

ACES in the S&P 500

0.0%

KGRN in the S&P 500

−16.6%

ACES total return, 1 year

−26.1%

KGRN 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.

KGRN · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 100% of its weight is outside the S&P 500

0% of KGRN's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 100% is outside the index. Holdings as of Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

ACES costs 0.24 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 9.5 points.

ACES vs KGRN: Holdings Overlap & Returns
Measure	ACES	KGRN
Return
Measure	ACES	KGRN
Total return, 1 year	−16.6%	−26.1%
Drawdown
Measure	ACES	KGRN
Below its all-time high	70.7%, high on Feb 9, 2021	57.8%, high on Feb 16, 2021
Benchmark
Measure	ACES	KGRN
What it tracks	Clean energy	Clean energy
Cost and size
Measure	ACES	KGRN
Expense ratio	0.55%	0.79%
Net assets, ACES as of Aug 31, 2026 and KGRN as of Nov 4, 2026	$109m	$44m
Holdings
Measure	ACES	KGRN
Holdings in common	0%

Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, ACES and KGRN hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Aug 31, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first ACES KGRN

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 KGRN

CGN POWER CO LTD-H 12.23%

CHINA YANGTZE POWER CO LTD-A 10.33%

BYD CO LTD-H 7.17%

CHINA NATIONAL NUCLEAR POW-A 5.43%

EB ENVIRONMENT 4.78%

CHINA LONGYUAN POWER GROUP-H 4.54%

SDIC POWER HOLDINGS CO LTD-A 3.91%

CHINA CONCH VENTURE HOLDINGS 3.64%

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Window by window

Window by window: ACES vs KGRN: Holdings Overlap & Returns
	Total return
Window	ACES	KGRN
3 months	−10.8%	−10.1%
6 months	−22.6%	−24.8%
1 year	−16.6%	−26.1%
3 years	−10.6%	−8.0%
Since launchNot the same days: ACES Jun 2018 · KGRN Oct 2017	+20.8%	−1.9%

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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 KGRN KraneShares MSCI China Clean Technology Index ETF · Holds 48 stocks in clean energy, 0% of its weight in S&P 500 companies

Issuer ALPS KraneShares

Theme Clean energy Clean energy

In the S&P 500 16.6% 0.0%

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

In the Nasdaq-100 6.2% 0.0%

Holdings 36 48

Top ten, share of the fund 57.1% 59.0%

Expense ratio 0.55% 0.79%

Fee for the differing part 0.56% 0.79%

Total return, 1 year −16.6% −26.1%

vs its benchmark not measured not measured

Below its high −70.7% −57.8%

Net assets, ACES as of Aug 31, 2026 and KGRN as of Nov 4, 2026 $109m $44m

As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

0% 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.

KGRN

By weight, 0% of KGRN'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 59% of the fund across 48 positions, as published by its issuer for Nov 4, 2026. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 the fund returned −26.1% with distributions reinvested. It sits 57.8% below its all-time high of Feb 16, 2021.

Questions people ask

Do ACES and KGRN hold the same stocks?: By their latest filings, 0% 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 KGRN?: ACES has 17% of its weight in S&P 500 names and KGRN has 0%, so KGRN differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, ACES or KGRN?: ACES charges 0.55% a year and KGRN charges 0.79%, so ACES 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 ↗

KGRN filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

KGRN prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

KraneShares page for KGRN ↗

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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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