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ACES · ALPS Clean Energy ETF
ALPS · Themes desk
Open the live card on ETFIQBy weight, 15% 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 51% of the fund across 37 positions, as filed for May 31, 2026. Over the year to Sep 4, 2026 the fund returned +5.1% with distributions reinvested against +20.0% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 14.8 pts. It sits 68.4% below its all-time high of Feb 9, 2021.
| Theme (ETFIQ, editorial) | Clean energy |
|---|---|
| Launched | Jun 29, 2018 |
| Already in the S&P 500, by weight (ETFIQ) | 14.7% |
| Active share vs the S&P 500 (ETFIQ) | 98.1% |
| Already in the Nasdaq-100, by weight (ETFIQ) | 4.2% |
| Active share vs the Nasdaq-100 (ETFIQ) | 96.5% |
| Top ten holdings weight | 51.3% |
| Holdings | 37 |
| Net assets (latest filing) | $145M |
| Holdings as of (SEC N-PORT) | May 31, 2026 |
| Top holdings | Enphase Energy Inc 6.5%, First Solar Inc 6.2%, Plug Power Inc 6.0%, Nextpower Inc 5.9%, Ormat Technologies Inc 4.8%, Brookfield Renewable Partners Lp 4.7%, Ha Sustainable Infrastructure Capital Inc 4.4%, Tesla Inc 4.2%, Northland Power Inc 4.2%, Sunrun Inc 4.2% |
| 3 months: total return / S&P 500 / gap / Nasdaq-100 gap (ETFIQ) | −20.6% / +4.7% / −25.3 pts / −22.7 pts |
| 6 months: total return / S&P 500 / gap / Nasdaq-100 gap (ETFIQ) | −5.1% / +15.2% / −20.2 pts / −25.2 pts |
| 1 year: total return / S&P 500 / gap / Nasdaq-100 gap (ETFIQ) | +5.1% / +20.0% / −14.8 pts / −20.4 pts |
| 3 years: total return / S&P 500 / gap / Nasdaq-100 gap (ETFIQ) | −25.3% / +78.0% / −103.3 pts / −118.8 pts |
| since launch: total return / S&P 500 / gap / Nasdaq-100 gap (ETFIQ) | +30.3% / +220.9% / −190.6 pts / −311.1 pts |
| Below its all-time high (ETFIQ) | −68.4% |
| Expense ratio (prospectus XBRL) | 0.55% |
| Fee for the part that differs from the S&P 500, active expense ratio (ETFIQ) | 0.56% |
| Closest funds by holdings overlap | QCLN 41%, TAN 33%, CNRG 33%, UPGR 32%, PBW 29% |
Questions people ask
- How much of ACES is already in the S&P 500?
- By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 15% of ACES by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Its active share against the index is 98%, so that share is the part doing something different.
- What does ACES hold?
- 37 positions as filed for May 31, 2026, with the top ten at 51% of the fund. The largest are Enphase Energy Inc at 6.5%, First Solar Inc at 6.2%, Plug Power Inc at 6.0%.
- Has ACES beaten the S&P 500?
- Over the year to Sep 4, 2026 ACES returned +5.1% with distributions reinvested, against +20.0% for the S&P 500, so it finished behind the index by 14.8 points.
- What does ACES cost?
- The prospectus expense ratio is 0.55% a year. Because 98% of the fund differs from the S&P 500, the fee on that differing part works out at 0.56%.
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