ACES ETF — ALPS Clean Energy

ALPS Clean Energy (ACES)

Updated October 2, 2026.

ACES is an ETF. its distribution rate is 0.94%, its trailing-12-month yield is 0.67%, its expense ratio is 0.55%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 24/100 (Elevated risk). Total return is 20.5% over the past 8.3 years, 200.7 points behind SPY at 221.2%.

At the current 0.94% distribution rate, a $10,000 investment would generate approximately $94 per year, or about $23.50 per quarter if the next payment matches the last regular one.

ALPS Clean Energy is an ETF that tracks an index of U.S. and Canadian companies involved in the clean energy sector, including renewables and clean technology firms, with at least 80% of assets in index-constituent securities. The fund carries a modest current distribution rate and makes quarterly distributions, with an expense ratio of 0.55%. It appeals to investors seeking equity exposure to the clean energy industry rather than those prioritizing current income.

ACES performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-02.

Total return is 20.5% over the past 8.3 years, 200.7 points behind SPY at 221.2%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is -15.6%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 35.9%.

ACES key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

24 · Elevated risk

Safety-Adjusted Yield

0.23%

Issuer

ALPS

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

06/27/2018

Expense ratio

0.55%

Distribution rate

0.94%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

0.67%

Last close

$28.04 (as of 2026-10-02)

AUM

$98,088,527

Average volume

18400.0

Last dividend

$0.066

Last ex-dividend date

09/17/2026

Last payment date

09/22/2026 (as of 2026-09-22)

Beta

1.53

P/E ratio

19.8676

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (0.94%) is the latest regular payout annualized by the fund's stated frequency, divided by the last close. Issuers often publish this as “Distribution Rate” on the fact sheet. Trailing-12-month yield (0.67%) is the sum of distributions paid in the last 12 months, split-adjusted, divided by the last close. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: ALPS; prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

ACES risks and drawbacks

ACES's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are quarterly, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 35.9%.

Who may consider ACES — and who may not

It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (ACES pays quarterly); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields; investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

Frequently asked questions

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