iShares Global Clean Energy ETF

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Valor de mercado US$ 2,11 bi

The VanEck Uranium and Nuclear ETF focuses on a concentrated 29-holding portfolio of nuclear energy companies. The iShares Global Clean Energy ETF is more affordable with an expense ratio of 0.38% compared to 0.52% for the VanEck fund.

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The Vanguard Energy ETF has a significantly lower expense ratio than the iShares Global Clean Energy ETF. The Vanguard Energy ETF focuses on traditional U.S. energy companies while the iShares Global Clean Energy ETF targets the international renewable sector.

The iShares Global Clean Energy ETF is significantly more affordable with an expense ratio of 0.38% compared to 0.7% for the Invesco Solar ETF. The Invesco Solar ETF provides concentrated exposure to the solar industry with 36 holdings, while the iShares Global Clean Energy ETF offers broader diversification across 105 positions.

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Global X - MLP & Energy Infrastructure ETF offers a significantly higher distribution yield of 4.1% compared to 1.1% for iShares Global Clean Energy ETF. While iShares Global Clean Energy ETF provides global exposure across multiple sectors, Global X - MLP & Energy Infrastructure ETF is concentrated entirely in North American energy.

The First Trust North American Energy Infrastructure Fund provides a significantly higher dividend yield and lower price volatility than the iShares Global Clean Energy ETF. The iShares Global Clean Energy ETF is the more cost-efficient option with a 0.39% expense ratio compared to 0.95% for the First Trust fund.

The global energy transition is advancing, but fossil fuels still outperform renewables on return rates, slowing structural change. Renewables have achieved cost competitiveness and scale, yet overcoming the price barrier requires robust public policy and carbon pricing.

Six months into the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran, governments across Europe and Asia are scrambling to accelerate a renewables build-out in a bid to cut dependence on fossil fuel imports, providing a fresh impetus to the global energy transition.

State Street SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF focuses on traditional energy extraction and refining while iShares Global Clean Energy ETF targets sustainable power. State Street SPDR S&P Oil & Gas Exploration & Production ETF has a lower expense ratio and higher trailing-12-month dividend yield than iShares Global Clean Energy ETF.