Green Mutual Funds/ ETFs Show Signs of Life in 2015
The April 2015 edition of Alternative Energy Mutual Funds & Exchange Traded Funds report is now available. Visit our Mutual Fund/ETF site to download your copy.
Alternative Energy Mutual Fund Recovering
Alternative energy mutual funds are continuing to recover from a slump which started in fall 2014. Annual returns range greatly, though, from a high of 15.6% for Brown Advisory Sustainable Growth (BIAWX), to a low of -15.8% for Guinness Atkinson Alternative Energy (GAAEX). The large 12-month drop by GAAEX was precipitated by painful losses in some of its top weighted holdings…
Alternative Energy ETFs Remain Volitile
Green ETFs are showing a wide variety of returns, reflecting the volatility of the renewable energy sector. Less than 20% of ETFs have had gains in the past 12 months, with returns ranging from a gain of 28.5% for iPath Global Carbon ETN (GRN), to a loss of -48.1% for First Trust ISE-Revere Natural Gas Index Fund (FCG). ETFs have fared much better over the past three months. A little more than half of the funds ended in the black, averaging a gain of 3.8%…
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