// Index Comparison
ACCE Cybersecurity vs ACCE Clean Energy
Head-to-head: performance, risk profile, and constituent overlap between two ACCE indices.
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ACCE Cybersecurity →
Zero-trust adoption, cloud security, and identity protection. The cybersecurity spend cycle is structural, not cyclical.
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ACCE Clean Energy →
Energy transition infrastructure: solar, wind, storage, and grid modernization. Policy tailwinds meet declining unit economics.
ACCE Cybersecurity — risk
Volatility 30d+46.2%
Volatility 90d+42.2%
Sharpe 90d-0.13
Max drawdown-24.3%
Beta vs CIBR0.94
ACCE Clean Energy — risk
Volatility 30d+36.9%
Volatility 90d+39.9%
Sharpe 90d-0.75
Max drawdown-19.2%
Beta vs ICLN0.92
Constituent overlap
0 stocks held by both indices (out of 5 and 5)
Top sectors — ACCE Cybersecurity
Technology100.0%
Top sectors — ACCE Clean Energy
Technology65.9%
Utilities34.1%
ACCE Verdict
ACCE Cybersecurity has outperformed ACCE Clean Energy since inception, losing 3.14% versus Clean Energy's 9.91% decline, though both have lagged the benchmark's 4.74% gain. Cybersecurity carries higher volatility at 42.20% versus Clean Energy's 39.88%, but Clean Energy's Sharpe ratio of -0.75 is significantly worse than Cybersecurity's -0.13, indicating poor risk-adjusted returns despite a smaller maximum drawdown of 19.15% versus 24.34%.
These indices operate in completely different sectors with minimal overlap, representing distinct structural themes: Cybersecurity bets on zero-trust adoption and cloud security spending, while Clean Energy plays the energy transition through solar, wind, and grid infrastructure. Both carry similar beta exposure around 0.94 but serve different portfolio roles.
Cybersecurity fits investors seeking defensive growth in a recession-resistant spending category, as security budgets rarely get cut even in downturns. Clean Energy suits those betting on policy-driven infrastructure buildouts and willing to stomach higher volatility for potential energy transition upside. Given the performance gap and superior risk-adjusted metrics, Cybersecurity currently offers the better risk-reward profile for thematic exposure, though Clean Energy could benefit more from any policy catalyst or commodity cycle turn.