HDRO - $50 billion worth of shares traded in Q1 for clean energy ETFs

Clean energy exchange traded funds have stepped onto the mainstage with $50b worth of shares traded in the first quarter of 2021.This is significant in nature as previously in Q4 of 2020, clean energy had a total amount of traded shares worth right at the $25b threshold, and no other quarter in history have they had over $10b worth of shares traded.All three major market indices are in the red through the halfway point of Tuesday's trading. However, clean energy-related names are among the leaders. Nine of the market's top ten performing ETFs on the day are all clean energy-related. See below.Solar Invesco ETF (TAN), +4.90%.Global X Cleantech ETF (CTEC), +4.68%.Wilderhill Clean Energy Invesco ETF (PBW), +4.47%.KS MSCI China Environment Index ETF (KGRN), +4.46%.SPDR Kensho Clean Power ETF (CNRG), +4.19%.Global Clean Energy Ishares ETF (ICLN), +3.95%.Nasdaq Clean Edge Green Energy Index Fund FT (QCLN), +3.53%.Alps Clean Energy ETF (ACES), +3.36%.ETF Series Solutions Defiance Next Gen H2 ETF (HDRO), +2.82%.Learn

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$50 billion worth of shares traded in Q1 for clean energy ETFs