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VCLN · Virtus Duff & Phelps Clean Energy ETF
Virtus · Themes desk
Open the live card on ETFIQBy weight, 14% 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 41 positions, as filed for Apr 30, 2026. Over the year to Sep 4, 2026 the fund returned +31.7% with distributions reinvested against +20.0% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 11.7 pts. It sits 22.0% below its all-time high of Jun 2, 2026.
| Theme (ETFIQ, editorial) | Clean energy |
|---|---|
| Launched | Aug 4, 2021 |
| Already in the S&P 500, by weight (ETFIQ) | 14.1% |
| Active share vs the S&P 500 (ETFIQ) | 98.9% |
| Already in the Nasdaq-100, by weight (ETFIQ) | 1.7% |
| Active share vs the Nasdaq-100 (ETFIQ) | 99.5% |
| Top ten holdings weight | 49.2% |
| Holdings | 41 |
| Net assets (latest filing) | $6M |
| Holdings as of (SEC N-PORT) | Apr 30, 2026 |
| Top holdings | BLOOM ENERGY CORP 9.3%, NEXTPOWER INC 7.0%, FIRST SOLAR INC 6.5%, CHINA YANGTZE POWER CO LTD 5.5%, CLEARWAY ENERGY INC 4.1%, IBERDROLA SA 3.6%, VESTAS WIND SYSTEMS A/S 3.6%, PLUG POWER INC 3.3%, ENPHASE ENERGY INC 3.1%, EDP SA 3.0% |
| 3 months: total return / S&P 500 / gap / Nasdaq-100 gap (ETFIQ) | −14.7% / +4.7% / −19.4 pts / −16.8 pts |
| 6 months: total return / S&P 500 / gap / Nasdaq-100 gap (ETFIQ) | +4.5% / +15.2% / −10.7 pts / −15.7 pts |
| 1 year: total return / S&P 500 / gap / Nasdaq-100 gap (ETFIQ) | +31.7% / +20.0% / +11.7 pts / +6.1 pts |
| 3 years: total return / S&P 500 / gap / Nasdaq-100 gap (ETFIQ) | +59.6% / +78.0% / −18.4 pts / −33.9 pts |
| since launch: total return / S&P 500 / gap / Nasdaq-100 gap (ETFIQ) | +15.2% / +87.8% / −72.6 pts / −86.5 pts |
| Below its all-time high (ETFIQ) | −22.0% |
| Expense ratio (prospectus XBRL) | 0.59% |
| Fee for the part that differs from the S&P 500, active expense ratio (ETFIQ) | 0.60% |
| Closest funds by holdings overlap | ICLN 52%, FRNW 36%, SMOG 29%, TAN 25%, QCLN 25% |
Questions people ask
- How much of VCLN is already in the S&P 500?
- By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 14% of VCLN by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Its active share against the index is 99%, so that share is the part doing something different.
- What does VCLN hold?
- 41 positions as filed for Apr 30, 2026, with the top ten at 49% of the fund. The largest are BLOOM ENERGY CORP at 9.3%, NEXTPOWER INC at 7.0%, FIRST SOLAR INC at 6.5%.
- Has VCLN beaten the S&P 500?
- Over the year to Sep 4, 2026 VCLN returned +31.7% with distributions reinvested, against +20.0% for the S&P 500, so it finished ahead of the index by 11.7 points.
- What does VCLN cost?
- The prospectus expense ratio is 0.59% a year. Because 99% of the fund differs from the S&P 500, the fee on that differing part works out at 0.60%.
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