ALPS Clean Energy ETF

ACES

Market cap $106M

Amidst a global renewable energy revolution that has seen solar and wind overtake coal as the world's top electricity source, clean energy ETFs are struggling to attract assets despite posting double-digit gains this year. The ALPS Clean Energy ETF (ACES) has returned 31.9% year-to-date, according to ETF Database.

Despite policy headwinds, surging AI-driven power demand and falling renewable costs are powering clean energy ETFs higher.

A new U.S.-China rare earth deal lifts hopes for clean energy ETFs, like ICLN and PBW, as supply chains stabilize and investor optimism returns.

Renewables have overtaken coal in global power generation, putting clean energy ETFs like ICLN, QCLN and PBW in sharp investor focus.

Clean energy ETFs -ICLN, QCLN, PBW, ACES and FRNW - surge as global investment hits records, with momentum set to test U.S. policy headwinds in Q4.

A Fed rate cut today could ease financing for renewables, boosting U.S.-focused clean energy ETFs that are already gaining momentum.

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Experienced investors know that the clean/renewables energy industry has a long-standing reputation for political sensitivity. Said another way, there are widespread perceptions that a Democrat president is beneficial to renewable energy equities, while a Republican president can bring headwinds.

Considering its youth relative to other industries, clean energy has developed a reputation for being politically sensitive. Various exchange traded funds providing access to renewable energy equities prove as much.

Renewable energy equities and related ETFs struggled in the first quarter, extending a surprisingly lengthy span of underperformance by the once-hot group. Hope isn't a viable investment strategy.