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iShares S&P Global Clean Energy Index Fund

  • 24-02-2010 11:35am
    #1
    npgallag
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 56 ✭✭


    Any opinions on this ETF.(ICLN).? Have researched and thinking of investing for long term gain...3yrs+. The fund allocates 45% to solar, 33% to producers and transmitters of energy, 15% to wind power as well as a few battery makers and a geothermal company. The U.S. is the largest country in the fund, at 24%, followed by China (solar stocks), 17%, Spain and Germany, 14%, and Norway and Chile each get 5%. There are 12 countries in all. Also looking at WilderHill Clean Energy ETF (PBW) as another option.


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  • #2
    pocketdooz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,559 ✭✭✭pocketdooz


    npgallag wrote: »
    Any opinions on this ETF.(ICLN).? Have researched and thinking of investing for long term gain...3yrs+. The fund allocates 45% to solar, 33% to producers and transmitters of energy, 15% to wind power as well as a few battery makers and a geothermal company. The U.S. is the largest country in the fund, at 24%, followed by China (solar stocks), 17%, Spain and Germany, 14%, and Norway and Chile each get 5%. There are 12 countries in all. Also looking at WilderHill Clean Energy ETF (PBW) as another option.

    What are the underlying securities?


  • #3
    bosra
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 60 ✭✭bosra


    Hey Pocket, here is a link for more info - http://us.ishares.com/product_info/fund/holdings/ICLN.htm -


  • #4
    npgallag
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 56 ✭✭npgallag


    Thanks for that bosra...Im leaning towards the WilderHill Clean Energy ETF (PBW) actually as it has a lot of tech companies that supply CE companies as well as CE companies. I also read with interest the other threads in this section about ETF's and the opinion that the major indexes are a better investment..will need to do bit more research methinks..


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