ALPS Clean Energy ETF

ACES

Market cap $149M

Three ALPS ETFs each gained more than 10% in May as investors shifted money into technology and away from traditional energy. Key Takeaways: ACES gained 19.4% last month and is up 72.5% over the past year, while the energy sector fell 5.31% for the week ended May 29.

ACES hits a 52-week high, surging about 77% from its low as rising oil prices and energy security fears boost clean energy momentum.

Roughly four and a half months into 2026, it's widely known that the energy sector is the best-performing group in the S&P 500. The war in Iran is playing a big part in that movie, as higher oil prices are propelling an array of fossil fuels stocks.

ICLN, QCLN, ACES and TAN gain attention as low-emission power growth outpaces global electricity supply growth.

Green ETFs like ICLN surge as renewables matched coal generation in 2025, with solar and nuclear driving global low-emission power growth.

While 2025 was dominated by GPU makers and semiconductor stocks, 2026 is revealing a different infrastructure challenge: AI data centers require massive, reliable, 24/7 power that the current U.S. grid is unprepared to deliver, according to ALPS Q2 2026 Market Themes to Watch.

The U.S. Commerce Department on ​Thursday announced preliminary antidumping ‌duties on solar cells and panels imported ​from India, Indonesia ​and Laos, the latest ⁠in a ​string of tariffs imposed ​over a decade on cheap solar imports from ​Asia.

Experienced traders have seen this movie before. When oil prices surge, clean and renewable energy equities often follow suit.

Artificial intelligence infrastructure investing requires looking beyond semiconductors to the physical systems powering the digital revolution, according to Paul Baiocchi, head of fund strategy at SS&C ALPS Advisors. In an interview at the Exchange conference in Las Vegas, Baiocchi outlined a mosaic approach using three funds to capture different layers of infrastructure growth.

The U.S. clean energy industry capped its strongest year on record for new installations in 2025. That buildout helped drive returns for the ALPS Clean Energy ETF (ACES).