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About Global X Renewable Energy Producers ETF
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Inception date
May 28, 2015
Structure
Open-Ended Fund
Distributes
Capital Gains
Max ST capital gains rate
39.60%
Max LT capital gains rate
20.00%
Tax on distributions
Qualified dividends
RNRG offers exposure to companies that produce energy from renewable sources including wind, solar, hydroelectric, geothermal, and biofuels including YieldCos a holding company for renewable energy projects that have been spun off by a larger energy utility. The portfolio is market-cap-weighted, with a cap of 6% on individual names. While YieldCos are sometimes marketed as MLPs for renewables, note that these firms use a traditional C-corp structure with no inherent tax benefits. Dividends from the fund are taxable. The Fund name and investment strategies changed effective November 19, 2018. The fund originally tracked the Indxx Global YieldCo Index through November 16, 2018 and the Indxx YieldCo & Renewable Energy Income Index thereafter. On Feb. 1, 2021, the fund name, ticker (YLCO) and index changed, dropping its focus on YieldCos while still including them in the fund.
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Returns
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What's in the fund
Exposure type
Utilities
Stocks99.81%
Utilities97.28%
Electronic Technology1.99%
Process Industries0.54%
Bonds, Cash & Other0.19%
Cash0.19%
Stock breakdown by region
Europe34.76%
North America22.31%
Oceania14.96%
Asia13.33%
Latin America10.88%
Middle East3.75%
Africa0.00%
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Dividends
Dividend payout history