A break down of clean energy ETFs as competition hots up
Clean energy ETFs in Europe have seen $5.3bn inflows since the start of $5.3bn By Tom Eckett, 26 April 2021
Competition in the clean energy ETF space in Europe is hotting up amid increasing demand for one of the most attractive megatrends on offer.
Clean energy strategies delivered some of the best returns across all European listed ETFs last year following the continued shift to renewable resources and US President Joe Biden’s pledged support of the industry.
Highlighting this, the iShares Global Clean Energy UCITS ETF (INRG) soared 136% over the 12 months as almost $3bn inflows drove the underlying stocks higher and the Biden bounce came into effect.
In the last two articles we analysed the choices for the DIY investors among first green funds and second green investment trusts. Here we turn our focus towards trackers and specifically exchange traded funds.
It s been an eventful year for clean energy stocks after their stellar gains last year. The shares of many firms in the sector have been caught up in the sell-off of growth companies since late January.
Like technology shares, clean energy stocks had acquired some lofty valuations, thanks to expectations of a shift away from fossil fuels accentuated by the transformative effects of the pandemic.
Magic bus: The journey towards a decarbonised future with little or no role for fossile fuels is one which investment funds are trying to piggy-back.
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Invesco has launched a new thematic equity ETF in Europe providing exposure to companies that are driving innovation in clean energy technologies.
Gary Buxton, Head of EMEA ETFs at Invesco.
The
London Stock Exchange in US dollars (
GCLE LN) and pound sterling (
GCLX LN) and comes with an expense ratio of 0.60%.
The fund is linked to the
WilderHill New Energy Global Innovation Index from California-based
WilderHill, a specialist provider of sustainable indices related to the clean energy and clean ocean investment themes.
WilderHill is known for developing some of the first benchmarks in the alternative energy segment. Its flagship index, the North America-focused