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ACES vs VCLN: Holdings Overlap & Returns

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, ACES returned −16.6% to VCLN's +3.8%; 21% 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 $5.5m on Jul 31, 2026 for Virtus Duff & Phelps Clean Energy ETF.

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At a glance
16.6%
ACES in the S&P 500
15.4%
VCLN in the S&P 500
−16.6%
ACES total return, 1 year
+3.8%
VCLN 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.

VCLN · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 85% of its weight is outside the S&P 500
85% of its weight is outside the S&P 50015% of VCLN's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 85% is outside the index. Holdings as of Jul 31, 2026.15%85%in the S&P 500of its weight outside the S&P 500active share 99% · top ten 49% of the fund · 42 holdings as filed for Jul 31, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 2% in85% of its weight is outside the S&P 50015% of VCLN's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 85% is outside the index. Holdings as of Jul 31, 2026.15%85%inof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 99% · Nasdaq-100: 2% in

15% of VCLN's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 85% is outside the index. Holdings as of Jul 31, 2026.

Pair scorecard

ACES costs 0.04 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 20.4 points.

ACES vs VCLN: Holdings Overlap & Returns
MeasureACESVCLN
Return
Total return, 1 year−16.6%+3.8%
Drawdown
Below its all-time high70.7%, high on Feb 9, 202126.3%, high on Jun 2, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksClean energyClean energy
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.55%0.59%
Net assets, ACES as of Aug 31, 2026 and VCLN as of Jul 31, 2026$109m$5.5m
Holdings
Holdings in common21%

Method

What they share

21%

By the books each fund has filed, ACES and VCLN hold 21% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026.

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21% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first ACES VCLN
First Solar Inc 4.74% 8.07%
Enphase Energy Inc 4.25% 4.33%
Nextpower Inc 4.08% 5.97%
Clearway Energy Inc 5.23% 3.67%
Plug Power Inc 4.31% 2.47%
Ormat Technologies Inc 4.77% 1.73%
Array Technologies Inc 0.96% 0.42%
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%
Andersons Inc 3.04%
Only in VCLN
BLOOM ENERGY CORP 6.86%
CHINA YANGTZE POWER CO LTD 6.63%
IBERDROLA SA 4.00%
VESTAS WIND SYSTEMS A/S 3.56%
EDP SA 3.19%
PRYSMIAN SPA 2.90%
INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG 2.70%
FORTUM OYJ 2.44%
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Window by window

Window by window: ACES vs VCLN: Holdings Overlap & Returns
Total return
WindowACESVCLN
3 months−10.8%−6.1%
6 months−22.6%−19.8%
1 year−16.6%+3.8%
3 years−10.6%+68.3%
Since launchNot the same days: ACES Jun 2018 · VCLN Aug 2021+20.8%+8.8%

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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 VCLN Virtus Duff & Phelps Clean Energy ETF · Holds 42 stocks in clean energy, 15% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
Issuer ALPS Virtus
Theme Clean energy Clean energy
In the S&P 500 16.6% 15.4%
Active share vs the S&P 500 98.1% 98.9%
In the Nasdaq-100 6.2% 1.9%
Holdings 36 42
Top ten, share of the fund 57.1% 49.2%
Expense ratio 0.55% 0.59%
Fee for the differing part 0.56% 0.60%
Total return, 1 year −16.6% +3.8%
vs its benchmark not measured not measured
Below its high −70.7% −26.3%
Net assets, ACES as of Aug 31, 2026 and VCLN as of Jul 31, 2026 $109m $5.5m

As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

21% 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.

VCLN

By weight, 15% of VCLN's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 99%. The top ten holdings are 49% of the fund across 42 positions, as filed for Jul 31, 2026. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 the fund returned +3.8% with distributions reinvested. It sits 26.3% below its all-time high of Jun 2, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do ACES and VCLN hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 21% 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 VCLN?
ACES has 17% of its weight in S&P 500 names and VCLN has 15%, so VCLN differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, ACES or VCLN?
ACES charges 0.55% a year and VCLN charges 0.59%, so ACES 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 →VCLN on its own →ACES dividend history →ACES holdings →VCLN dividend history →VCLN holdings →Method →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
ACES filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
ACES prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
ALPS website ↗
VCLN filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
VCLN prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Virtus website ↗

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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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