{
 "ticker": "VCLN",
 "name": "Virtus Duff & Phelps Clean Energy ETF",
 "issuer": "Virtus",
 "desk": "themes",
 "url": "https://etfiq.com/funds/vcln",
 "html": "https://etfiq.com/funds/vcln",
 "markdown": "https://etfiq.com/funds/vcln.md",
 "as_of": "2026-09-11",
 "verdict": "VCLN holds 41 stocks, and 86% of its weight is outside the S&P 500.",
 "key_facts": [
  {
   "key": "already_in_the_s_p_500",
   "label": "Already in the S&P 500",
   "value": "14.1%",
   "source": null,
   "as_of": "2026-09-11",
   "sentence": "VCLN, already in the S&P 500: 14.1%, as of Sep 11, 2026."
  },
  {
   "key": "active_share_vs_the_s_p_500",
   "label": "Active share vs the S&P 500",
   "value": "98.9%",
   "source": null,
   "as_of": "2026-09-11",
   "sentence": "VCLN, active share vs the S&P 500: 98.9%, as of Sep 11, 2026."
  },
  {
   "key": "top_ten_holdings",
   "label": "Top ten holdings",
   "value": "49.2%",
   "source": null,
   "as_of": "2026-09-11",
   "sentence": "VCLN, top ten holdings: 49.2%, as of Sep 11, 2026."
  },
  {
   "key": "total_return_1_year",
   "label": "Total return, 1 year",
   "value": "+28.5%",
   "source": null,
   "as_of": "2026-09-11",
   "sentence": "VCLN, total return, 1 year: +28.5%, as of Sep 11, 2026."
  },
  {
   "key": "net_assets",
   "label": "Net assets",
   "value": "$6m",
   "source": "SEC filing, whole fund, as filed for Apr 30, 2026",
   "as_of": "2026-09-11",
   "sentence": "VCLN, net assets: $6m (SEC filing, whole fund, as filed for Apr 30, 2026)."
  },
  {
   "key": "expense_ratio",
   "label": "Expense ratio",
   "value": "0.59%",
   "source": "485BPOS XBRL, Nov 25, 2025",
   "as_of": "2026-09-11",
   "sentence": "VCLN, expense ratio: 0.59% (485BPOS XBRL, Nov 25, 2025)."
  }
 ],
 "fields": [
  {
   "key": "theme",
   "label": "Theme",
   "value": "Clean energy",
   "source": "ETFIQ, editorial"
  },
  {
   "key": "launched",
   "label": "Launched",
   "value": "Aug 4, 2021",
   "source": null
  },
  {
   "key": "already_in_the_s_p_500_by_weight",
   "label": "Already in the S&P 500, by weight",
   "value": "14.1%",
   "source": "ETFIQ"
  },
  {
   "key": "active_share_vs_the_s_p_500",
   "label": "Active share vs the S&P 500",
   "value": "98.9%",
   "source": "ETFIQ"
  },
  {
   "key": "already_in_the_nasdaq_100_by_weight",
   "label": "Already in the Nasdaq-100, by weight",
   "value": "1.7%",
   "source": "ETFIQ"
  },
  {
   "key": "active_share_vs_the_nasdaq_100",
   "label": "Active share vs the Nasdaq-100",
   "value": "99.5%",
   "source": "ETFIQ"
  },
  {
   "key": "top_ten_holdings_weight",
   "label": "Top ten holdings weight",
   "value": "49.2%",
   "source": null
  },
  {
   "key": "holdings",
   "label": "Holdings",
   "value": "41",
   "source": null
  },
  {
   "key": "holdings_as_of",
   "label": "Holdings as of",
   "value": "Apr 30, 2026",
   "source": "SEC N-PORT"
  },
  {
   "key": "top_holdings",
   "label": "Top holdings",
   "value": "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%",
   "source": null
  },
  {
   "key": "net_assets",
   "label": "Net assets",
   "value": "$6m",
   "source": "SEC filing, whole fund, as filed for Apr 30, 2026"
  },
  {
   "key": "below_its_all_time_high",
   "label": "Below its all-time high",
   "value": "\u221220.7%",
   "source": "ETFIQ"
  },
  {
   "key": "expense_ratio",
   "label": "Expense ratio",
   "value": "0.59%",
   "source": "485BPOS XBRL, Nov 25, 2025"
  },
  {
   "key": "fee_for_the_part_that_differs_from_the_s_p_500_active_expense_ratio",
   "label": "Fee for the part that differs from the S&P 500, active expense ratio",
   "value": "0.60%",
   "source": "ETFIQ"
  },
  {
   "key": "closest_funds_by_holdings_overlap",
   "label": "Closest funds by holdings overlap",
   "value": "ICLN 43%, FRNW 36%, CTEC 34%, TAN 26%, SMOG 26%",
   "source": null
  }
 ],
 "periods": [
  {
   "window": "3 months",
   "Total return": "\u221212.2%",
   "S&P 500": "+3.3%",
   "Gap to S&P 500": "\u221215.5 pts",
   "Gap to Nasdaq-100": "\u221211.4 pts"
  },
  {
   "window": "6 months",
   "Total return": "+2.9%",
   "S&P 500": "+16.0%",
   "Gap to S&P 500": "\u221213.1 pts",
   "Gap to Nasdaq-100": "\u221217.8 pts"
  },
  {
   "window": "1 year",
   "Total return": "+28.5%",
   "S&P 500": "+17.5%",
   "Gap to S&P 500": "+11.0 pts",
   "Gap to Nasdaq-100": "+5.5 pts"
  },
  {
   "window": "3 years",
   "Total return": "+63.2%",
   "S&P 500": "+77.9%",
   "Gap to S&P 500": "\u221214.7 pts",
   "Gap to Nasdaq-100": "\u221231.9 pts"
  },
  {
   "window": "Since launch",
   "Total return": "+17.1%",
   "S&P 500": "+86.3%",
   "Gap to S&P 500": "\u221269.3 pts",
   "Gap to Nasdaq-100": "\u221283.5 pts"
  }
 ],
 "questions": [
  {
   "q": "How much of VCLN is in S&P 500 companies?",
   "a": "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."
  },
  {
   "q": "What does VCLN hold?",
   "a": "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%."
  },
  {
   "q": "Has VCLN beaten the S&P 500?",
   "a": "Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 VCLN returned +28.5% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500, so it finished ahead of the index by 11.0 points."
  },
  {
   "q": "What does VCLN cost?",
   "a": "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%."
  }
 ],
 "generated": "2026-09-13",
 "license": "Free to use with attribution. ETFIQ (etfiq.com)."
}