Personal Investment Notes

Here is a list of nuclear power index funds:

Nuclear Power Index Funds

• NLR – Nuclear Fund (ETF). Emulates the DAXglobal Nuclear Energy Index. 0.65% expense ratio.
• NUCL – S&P Global Nuclear Index Fund (ETF). Emulates the S&P Global Nuclear Energy Index. 0.48% expense ratio.
• PKN – WNA Nuclear Energy Index (ETF). Emulates the WNA Nuclear Energy Index. 0.75% expense ratio.

External Resources

Website for WNA nuclear energy index. Explains the rational behind the index, its components, and other nuclear power related information.

Here’s a list of some coal master limited partnerships and coal index funds.

Coal MLPs

ARLP – Alliance Resources Partners, L.P.
AHGP – Alliance Holdings Group, L.P.
NRP – Natural Resources Partners, L.P.
PVR – Penn Virginia Resource Partners, L.P.

Coal Index Funds

KOL – Coal ETF. The objective of the Fund is to replicate as closely as possible before fees and expenses to the price and yield performance of the Stowe Coal Index (global coal-related companies). 0.65% expense ratio.

Wind Stock Indexes

FAN – First Trust Global Wind Energy. Follows the ISE Global Wind Energy index. 0.60% expense ratio.
PWND – (ETF) Powershares Global Wind Energy. Emulates the NASDAQ OMX Clean Edge Global Wind Energy index. 0.75% expense ratio.

Water Stocks

AWK – American Water Works
CCC – Calgon Carbon Corp.
ERII – Energy Recovery Services
MWA – Mueller Water Products
NWPX – Northwest Pipe
PNR – Pentair Inc.
SWWC – Southwest Water Co.
TTEK – Tetra Tech
WTR – Aqua America Water

Water Index Stocks

The ISE Water Index includes companies engaged in water distribution, water filtration, flow technology, and other water solutions.

The S&P Global Water Index has 50 of the best water companies in the world.

^ZWI – Palisades Water Index. This is not purchasable. This index was designed to track the performance of companies involved in the global water industry, including pump and filter manufacturers, water utilities and irrigation equipment manufacturers.

CGW – (ETF) Claymore Global Water. Follows S&P Global Water index. 0.65% expense ratio.

DJUSWU – Dow Jones U.S. Water Index

FIW – (ETF) First Trust ISE Water Index. Emulates the ISE Water Index. 0.60% expense ratio.

IDU – (ETF) Emulates the Dow Jones U.S. Water Index. 0.48% expense ratio.

PHO – Powershares Water Resource. The ETF follows Palisades water index. 0.67% expense ratio.

PIO – Powershares Global Water Portfolio. 0.75% expense ratio.

A list of companies who are involved in solar power, both commercial and residential. Also included are relevant index funds.

Individual Solar Stocks

CSIQ – Canadian solar
CSUN – China Sunergy co.
ENER – Energy conversion devices
ESLR – Evergreen solar
FSLR – First solar
JASO – JA Solar
LDK – LDK solar co.
SOL – ReneSola
SOLF – Solarfun Power Holdings, Ltd.
SOLR – GT Solar International, Inc.
SPWRA – Sunpower corp
SRWRF.PK – Solar World AG
STP – Suntech power holdings
TSL – Trina solar
WFR – MEMC electronic materials
YGE – Yingli Green Energy

Solar Index Funds

KWT – Market vectors solar energy ETF. Emulates Ardour Solar Energy Index. 0.65% expense ratio.
TAN – Claymore/Mac Global solar energy ETF. Emulates MAC global solar index. 0.65% expense ratio.