# Clean Energy ETFs: 15 Ranked by 1Y Return, Nov 2026

> 15 clean energy ETFs ranked by total return over one year, as of Nov 4, 2026. FAN leads at +15.1% over one year. VCLN is second at +3.8% over one year.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026. Rebuilt every trading night.

As of Nov 4, 2026 . Rebuilt every trading night.

## The clean energy ETFs that returned most

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.

| # | Ticker | Fund | Total return, 1Y | vs its benchmark 1Y | Weight in S&P 500 companies | Fee |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | FAN | First Trust Global Wind Energy ETF | +15.1% | +0.3 pts vs IWV | 6.7% | 0.60% |
| 2 | VCLN | Virtus Duff & Phelps Clean Energy ETF | +3.8% | not measured | 15.4% | 0.59% |
| 3 | FRNW | Fidelity Clean Energy ETF | +3.1% | not measured | 9.7% | 0.39% |
| 4 | SMOG | VanEck Low Carbon Energy ETF | +2.7% | −12.3 pts vs ACWI | 20.0% | 0.64% |
| 5 | QCLN | First Trust Nasdaq Clean Edge Green Ener | +1.6% | −13.2 pts vs IWV | 33.5% | 0.59% |
| 6 | CCSO | Carbon Collective Climate Solutions U.S. | −0.2% | −15.0 pts vs VOO | 47.4% | 0.35% |
| 7 | PBD | Invesco Global Clean Energy ETF | −2.1% | −19.0 pts vs EFA | 1.9% | 0.75% |
| 8 | ICLN | iShares Global Clean Energy ETF | −2.3% | not measured | 8.8% | 0.38% |
| 9 | RNRG | Global X Renewable Energy Producers ETF | −4.3% | −19.3 pts vs ACWI | 0.0% | 0.65% |
| 10 | TAN | Invesco Solar ETF | −4.5% | −19.5 pts vs ACWI | 9.7% | 0.70% |
| 11 | CTEC | Global X ClimateTech ETF | −9.3% | not measured | 6.3% | 0.50% |
| 12 | PBW | Invesco WilderHill Clean Energy ETF | −13.3% | −28.1 pts vs IWV | 8.1% | 0.63% |
| 13 | HYDR | Global X Hydrogen ETF | −14.7% | not measured | 5.6% | 0.50% |
| 14 | CNRG | State Street SPDR S&P Kensho Clean Power | −14.9% | −29.7 pts vs VOO | 27.8% | 0.45% |
| 15 | ACES | ALPS Clean Energy ETF | −16.6% | not measured | 16.6% | 0.55% |

### Method

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.

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Source: ETFIQ, independent ETF data. Recomputed nightly from public filings and prices.
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