The best Clean Energy ETFs

How to invest in clean energy using ETFs

0.45% p.a. - 0.65% p.a.
annual total expense ratio (TER) of clean energy ETFs
on clean energy, which are tracked by ETFs
on clean energy
 
The best indices for clean energy ETFs

How do I invest in clean energy stocks?

The consumption of fossil fuels contributes to climate change. Emissions from the use of fossil fuels such as oil, coal and gas are considered the main cause of the global rise in temperatures and the resulting change in the world's climate.

A sustainable way out can be the use of renewable energies. This refers to the conversion of solar energy, hydropower, wind or tides into usable types of energy such as electricity. Experts regard this development as a megatrend. Companies that are active in this field of business can be tracked with an index and with ETFs.

This investment guide for clean energy will help you to select the best ETFs tracking indices on clean energy. Currently, there are 3 indices which are tracked by ETFs.
 

S&P Global Clean Energy Transition performance

1 month: -3.66%
1 year: 26.03%
3 years: -25.91%
5 years: -20.26%
 

Clean Energy ETFs in comparison

The most important factors at a glance

When choosing a clean energy ETF one should consider several other factors in addition to the methodology of the underlying index and performance of an ETF. For better comparison, you will find a list of all clean energy ETFs with details on size, cost, age, income, domicile and replication method ranked by fund size.

Compare all clean energy ETFs in detail
Compare all clean energy ETFs in a chart

ETF name
ISIN
  Fund size
in m EUR
TER
in %
Use of profits Fund domicile Replication method
iShares Global Clean Energy Transition UCITS ETF USD (Dist)IE00B1XNHC34 2,192 0.65% p.a. Distributing Ireland Full replication
L&G Clean Energy UCITS ETFIE00BK5BCH80 284 0.49% p.a. Accumulating Ireland Full replication
abrdn Future Raw Materials UCITS ETF USD AccIE000J7QYHD8 23 0.45% p.a. Accumulating Ireland Full replication

Source: justETF.com; As of 04/12/2025

 

Return comparison of all clean energy ETFs

The table shows the returns of all clean energy ETFs in comparison. All return figures are including dividends as of month end. Besides the return the reference date on which you conduct the comparison is important. In order to find the best ETFs, you can also perform a chart comparison.

ETF   1 month
in %
3 months
in %
6 months
in %
1 year
in %
3 years
in %
L&G Clean Energy UCITS ETF 1.82% 13.73% 29.66% 30.38% 3.80%
iShares Global Clean Energy Transition UCITS ETF USD (Dist) -0.65% 18.61% 31.95% 26.87% -25.07%
abrdn Future Raw Materials UCITS ETF USD Acc 3.16% 29.37% 77.17% - -
ETF   2025
in %
2024
in %
2023
in %
2022
in %
2021
in %
L&G Clean Energy UCITS ETF 36.74% -9.07% -11.73% -3.85% 1.45%
iShares Global Clean Energy Transition UCITS ETF USD (Dist) 34.08% -21.47% -23.24% 0.46% -17.94%
abrdn Future Raw Materials UCITS ETF USD Acc - - - - -

Source: justETF.com; As of 30/11/2025; Calculations in EUR including dividends