
The underlying index utilizes a proprietary, rules-based methodology developed by Ladenburg Thalmann Index, LLC (the “index provider”), which is designed to measure the performance of publicly-listed large-capitalization and mid-capitalization companies that are positioned to benefit from “electrification”. The fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets in securities that comprise the underlying index.
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The ALPS Electrification Infrastructure ETF (ELFY) targets beneficiaries of accelerating electrification, with a focus on grid infrastructure and transmission bottlenecks. ELFY has delivered a 53.79% total return since inception and a 42% market price return over the past 12 months, reflecting strong sector tailwinds. The ETF is highly diversified, with the top ten holdings comprising only 10% of assets, and sector allocations led by utilities and industrials.

Domestic for-profit utilities are spending big to meet the artificial intelligence (AI) demand moment. Regulatory Research Associates estimates that from 2026 through 2030, U.S. utilities will shell out a staggering $1.3 trillion to meet AI-related demands while enhancing reliability and modernizing power grids.

Making its debut on 04/09/2025, smart beta exchange traded fund ALPS Electrification Infrastructure ETF (ELFY) provides investors broad exposure to the Utilities/Infrastructure ETFs category of the market.

Holders of the First Trust NASDAQ Clean Edge Smart Grid Infrastructure Index Fund (NASDAQ:GRID) made a defensible call on one of the clearest capital-spending stories of the decade: transformers, switchgear, and the power equipment feeding an aging grid.

The Utilities Select Sector SPDR Fund (NYSEARCA:XLU) has quietly become one of the more popular AI-adjacent trades on Wall Street.