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FAN leads at +15.1% over one year. VCLN is second at +3.8% over one year.","url":"https://etfiq.com/rankings/themes-best-year-clean-energy","dateModified":"2026-11-04","isPartOf":{"@type":"WebSite","name":"ETFIQ","url":"https://etfiq.com"},"speakable":{"@type":"SpeakableSpecification","cssSelector":[".lede"]},"publisher":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#org"}}],"characters":3596,"truncated":false,"content":"ETFIQ / Rankings / The clean energy ETFs that returned most \n \n As of Nov 4, 2026 . Rebuilt every trading night.\n The clean energy ETFs that returned most\n See 15 funds ranked by total return with distributions reinvested, one year. Updated Nov 4, 2026. Funds on one theme can hold different companies, so the gap from top to bottom reflects what they own, not the theme.\n The clean energy ETFs that returned most, ranked by total return with distributions reinvested, as of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ. # Ticker Fund Total return, 1Y vs its benchmark 1Y Weight in S&P 500 companies Fee \n 1 FAN First Trust Global Wind Energy ETF +15.1% +0.3 pts vs IWV 6.7% 0.60% \n 2 VCLN Virtus Duff & Phelps Clean Energy ETF +3.8% not measured 15.4% 0.59% \n 3 FRNW Fidelity Clean Energy ETF +3.1% not measured 9.7% 0.39% \n 4 SMOG VanEck Low Carbon Energy ETF +2.7% \u221212.3 pts vs ACWI 20.0% 0.64% \n 5 QCLN First Trust Nasdaq Clean Edge Green Ener +1.6% \u221213.2 pts vs IWV 33.5% 0.59% \n 6 CCSO Carbon Collective Climate Solutions U.S. \u22120.2% \u221215.0 pts vs VOO 47.4% 0.35% \n 7 PBD Invesco Global Clean Energy ETF \u22122.1% \u221219.0 pts vs EFA 1.9% 0.75% \n 8 ICLN iShares Global Clean Energy ETF \u22122.3% not measured 8.8% 0.38% \n 9 RNRG Global X Renewable Energy Producers ETF \u22124.3% \u221219.3 pts vs ACWI 0.0% 0.65% \n 10 TAN Invesco Solar ETF \u22124.5% \u221219.5 pts vs ACWI 9.7% 0.70% \n 11 CTEC Global X ClimateTech ETF \u22129.3% not measured 6.3% 0.50% \n 12 PBW Invesco WilderHill Clean Energy ETF \u221213.3% \u221228.1 pts vs IWV 8.1% 0.63% \n 13 HYDR Global X Hydrogen ETF \u221214.7% not measured 5.6% 0.50% \n 14 CNRG State Street SPDR S&P Kensho Clean Power \u221214.9% \u221229.7 pts vs VOO 27.8% 0.45% \n 15 ACES ALPS Clean Energy ETF \u221216.6% not measured 16.6% 0.55% \n \n Method\n The 16 of 16 ETFs in the clean energy theme with a full year of trading, highest first, each over the same year to Nov 4, 2026 with distributions reinvested. Across the funds listed here the one year total return runs from -16.6% to 15.1%. A year says what happened, not what happens next. The list sorts one published number, with no scoring or weighting. Every fund ETFIQ covers in this category is eligible, closed funds included.\n Where to next\n Every clean energy ETF and what it holds The largest clean energy ETFs Sources\n Fund holdings from SEC Form N-PORT and from the issuers\u2019 own daily files SEC EDGAR, full-text search of fund filings SEC Form N-PORT, what a fund filed it holds Rule 19a-1, what a distribution notice must say Links are sources, not endorsements.\n A ranking is not a recommendation or an opinion. ETFIQ is an independent publisher, not an adviser. Standards and sources \n Cite this page. 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