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CTEC

GradeCNASDAQ Global Market

Global X - CleanTech ETF

Themes · Global X · Inception 2020-10-27 · SEC filings

$56.77−1.10 (−1.91%)

As of Sep 23, 2026, 3:04 PM EDT

Intraday session: down, 63 prints from 57.88 to 56.77. Range 56.66 to 58.00. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$56.50$57.00$57.50$58.0010 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.50%
Fund size
$25M
1Y return
+14.9%
Yield · Last 12 months
0.61%
Holdings
40
Volume · 30D
0M sh
NAV per share
$57.69
52W range
low $49.00high $83.01

The ETF.net CTEC Grade

C

45/ 100

Rank 11 of 17 in Clean Energy⁠

Confidence Medium

Six-pillar profile for CTEC. Scores out of 100: Cost 72, Risk 29, Mission not scored, Tradability 24, Holdings 38, Durability 23. Strongest: Cost (72). Weakest: Durability (23). Based on 5 of 6 pillars.
F< 25
D≥ 25
C≥ 40
B≥ 55
A≥ 70

Score 45 of 100 sits in the C band. Bands: A ≥ 70, B ≥ 55, C ≥ 40, D ≥ 25, F < 25; the scale skips E.

  • Cost

    What you pay to own it — the expense ratio plus trading frictions, ranked within its category.
    AScore 72
    Category rank5/17 · top 29%

  • Mission

    How faithfully it does the job it claims — tracking its mandate or index with minimal slippage.
    Not scored
    —

  • Risk

    How violently it can move — volatility, drawdown depth, and downside capture versus its category.
    DScore 29
    Category rank13/17 · bottom quartile

  • Tradability

    How cheaply and easily you can get in and out — liquidity, spread, and premium/discount stability.
    FScore 24
    Category rank13/17 · bottom quartile

  • Holdings

    What it actually owns — the quality, breadth, and concentration of the underlying portfolio.
    DScore 38
    Category rank12/17 · mid-pack

  • Durability

    Whether it will still be here — the fund’s assets, age, flows, and issuer staying power.
    FScore 23
    Category rank17/17 · bottom quartile

Graded as of Sep 22, 2026 · Based on 5 of 6 pillars

Our read on CTEC

ETF.net Research

CClimate tech, not just clean power. CTEC follows a global index of roughly 40 companies working on the technology side of decarbonization, and charges 0.50% a year to do it.

Stated mandate

The Fund seeks to track the price and yield performance of the Indxx Global ClimateTech Index before fees and expenses. It invests primarily in index constituents and related depositary receipts.

Why people hold it

  1. 01Fee of 0.50% a year lands below the median for its clean-energy peer group.
  2. 02The mandate is global, not a US-only slice: it tracks the Indxx Global ClimateTech Index and can use depositary receipts to reach foreign listings.assets.globalxetfs.com
  3. 03Rules-based and readable: a published index sets the roughly 40 holdings, so there is no manager discretion to decode.

Worth knowing

  1. 01A small fund that trades thinly, so the bid-ask spread deserves a look before you place an order. It is not one of the category's giants.
  2. 02Roughly 40 stocks on a single theme means individual names and the clean-tech cycle drive the ride, and the swings can be sharp.
  3. 03Distributions come once or twice a year at most. This is a growth theme, not an income line.

CTEC Holdings

As of Sep 21, 2026, 6:07 PM
Asset class
Stocks
Holdings
40
Top-10 weight
55%
Largest holding
ETN6.4%

Sectors

  • Industrials66.0%
  • Technology25.9%
  • Materials3.5%
  • Consumer Discr.3.3%
  • Utilities1.3%

Geography

  • United States37.67%
  • South Korea12.52%
  • China10.57%
  • Denmark8.11%
  • Taiwan6.65%
  • Germany6.29%
  • Sweden5.44%
  • United Kingdom4.50%
  • Other countries (4)8.24%

Developed 49% · Emerging 51% of the foreign sleeve

The fund’s holdings, weight-ordered — page 1 of 3.
#TickerCompanyWeight %SharesMarket valueIn ETFs
001ETNEATON CORP PLC6.40%3,734$2M259
002BEBLOOM ENERGY CORP- A6.33%5,911$2M304
003GEVGE VERNOVA INC6.27%1,654$2M473
004ENR.DESIEMENS ENERGY AG6.05%9,340$2M165
005SU.PASCHNEIDER ELECTRIC SE6.04%4,576$1M173
006TTTRANE TECHNOLOGIES PLC6.01%3,474$1M362
007—OTHER PAYABLE & RECEIVABLES4.72%1,171,265$1M63
008NXTNEXTPOWER INC4.57%14,086$1M213
009NDX1.DENORDEX SE4.54%24,968$1M76
010PRY.MIPRYSMIAN SPA4.52%7,981$1M137
011373220.KSLG ENERGY SOLUTION4.48%4,219$1M82
012VWS.COVESTAS WIND SYSTEMS A/S4.46%34,842$1M137
013CARRCARRIER GLOBAL CORP4.40%20,231$1M271
014FSLRFIRST SOLAR INC4.37%5,531$1M325
015006400.KSSAMSUNG SDI CO LTD4.32%2,735$1M91

Showing 1–15 of 42 holdings

CTEC Performance

Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.

CTEC$11,487
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,723
Sep 22, 2025 to Sep 22, 2026. CTEC $11,487. SPY $11,723. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$9,069$12,419$15,770Sep 2025Mar 2026Sep 2026

Sep 22, 2025 – Sep 22, 2026

Returns run to the Sep 22, 2026 close, with cash distributions reinvested. Each period starts on the same date that many months or years earlier. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.

Trailing total return for CTEC. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodCTEC
Year to date+9.1%
1 month+1.3%
3 months−17.0%
1 year+14.9%
3 years+2.2%per year
5 years−9.1%per year
10 yearsFund is under 10 years old—per year

As of the close, with distributions reinvested.

Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.

Annual total returns for CTEC
YearReturn barCTEC
2026 YTD+9.1%
2025+57.7%
2024−36.3%
2023−25.6%
2022−16.8%
2021−22.5%
2020+47.5%

History from Oct 29, 2020

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CTEC Dividends

Adds up every distribution paid per share over the last 12 months, divided by the last completed close. Distributions are counted by ex-date. Data through Sep 22, 2026.
0.61%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$0.35Last 12 months
Last payment
$0.07 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Twice a year

Distribution history

2020–2026

One bar per payment. 9 payments from 2020 to 2026 YTD. Dec 30, 2020 $0.02; Jun 29, 2022 $0.05; Dec 29, 2022 $0.13; Dec 28, 2023 $0.28; Jun 27, 2024 $0.13; Dec 30, 2024 $0.40; Jun 27, 2025 $0.12; Dec 30, 2025 $0.28; Jun 29, 2026 $0.07. Use the arrow keys to read each point.2020202120222023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Jun 29, 2026Jul 7, 2026$0.07
Dec 30, 2025Jan 7, 2026$0.28
Jun 27, 2025Jul 7, 2025$0.12
Dec 30, 2024Jan 7, 2025$0.40
Jun 27, 2024Jul 5, 2024$0.13
Dec 28, 2023Jan 8, 2024$0.28
Dec 29, 2022Jan 9, 2023$0.13
Jun 29, 2022Jul 8, 2022$0.05
Dec 30, 2021Jan 7, 2022Data unavailable
Jun 29, 2021Jul 8, 2021Data unavailable
Dec 30, 2020Jan 8, 2021$0.02

CTEC Risk

How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
38.9%
Annualised · 36 months to Aug 2026
How it’s calculated: standard deviation

The sample standard deviation of monthly total returns, multiplied by the square root of 12.

Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Total returns include reinvested distributions.

Return above 3-month US Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
0.03
vs 3-month T-bills · to Aug 2026
How it’s calculated: Sharpe ratio

Subtract each month’s Treasury-bill return from the fund’s monthly total return.

Divide the average of those excess returns by their sample standard deviation, then multiply by the square root of 12.

Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Each month uses the Treasury yield quoted at the end of the previous month.

The largest fall from a peak to the low that followed.
−76.5%
Trough Apr 2025
How it’s calculated: maximum drawdown

The largest percentage decline from an earlier peak, using total returns with reinvested distributions.

Uses up to five years through the last close, with at least 12 months required.

How strongly the fund’s returns move with its asset-class index.
2.06
vs its asset-class index
How it’s calculated: beta

The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.

CTEC Cost

Expense ratio0.50%
  • The middle half of Clean Energy funds
  • Median 0.58%

4 of the 16 Clean Energy funds charge less.

CTEC costs $50.00 a year on $10,000. The median Clean Energy fund costs $58.50.