SparkChange Physical Carbon EUA ETC (CO2U.L)
About this ETF
The SparkChange Physical Carbon EUA ETC (CO2) enables investors to gain direct exposure to actual European Union Carbon Allowances (EUAs). Each of these allowances grants the holder permission to emit one tonne of carbon dioxide. By investing in CO2, you effectively remove these permits from the market, thereby actively contributing to the reduction of available emission rights for polluters. This mechanism fosters a competitive environment where both industrial emitters and investors vie for a limited supply of EUAs. The resulting upward pressure on prices is intended to make it progressively more expensive for companies to continue using carbon-intensive fossil fuels. Unlike products that rely on futures contracts, this ETC provides 100% physical backing by EUAs and aims to track their…
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Top 10 holdings
This fund does not disclose a securities portfolio (e.g. physically-backed or synthetic products).
Sector mix
No sector breakdown available for this fund.
Price chart
Returns
| 1 month | +2.56% |
| 3 months | +7.81% |
| 6 months | -11.78% |
| Year to date | -11.58% |
| 1 year | +7.77% |
| 3 years (ann.) | -2.58% |
| 5 years (ann.) | — |
| 10 years (ann.) | — |
Risk profile
| Volatility (1y, ann.) | 34.25% |
| Sharpe (1y) | 0.39 |
| Sharpe (3y) | 0.10 |
| Sortino (1y) | 0.50 |
| Max drawdown (1y) | -31.53% |
| Max drawdown (5y) | — |
| Max drawdown (full) | -50.74% |
| Beta vs S&P 500 (1y) | 0.58 |
| Correlation vs S&P 500 (1y) | 0.21 |
Technical outlook as of 2026-07-08
The Monte Carlo cone is drawn on the price chart above (Forecast overlay); RSI, MACD and the rest of the oscillators live in its indicator panels.
This fund does not disclose a securities portfolio (e.g. physically-backed commodity products or some synthetic structures).
Cost vs. peers
Comparison universe: 6,948 funds of the same asset class.
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Dividend history
Accumulating share class Income is reinvested inside the fund instead of being paid out. (inferred from the absence of distributions)
No distributions on record — accumulating share classes reinvest income instead of paying it out.
ESG profile
No ESG estimate available: none of the scored universe overlaps this portfolio (typical for bond, commodity or synthetic funds).
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Cheaper alternatives
No fund of the class reaches 60% portfolio overlap — showing the cheapest funds of the class instead.
| Fund | TER | AUM (USD) | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|
| State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 ETF SPYM | 0.02% | 159.32B | 0.0% |
| Vanguard Mid-Cap ETF VO | 0.03% | 218.80B | 0.0% |
| Vanguard S&P 500 ETF VOO | 0.03% | 1.70T | 0.0% |
| Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF VTI | 0.03% | 2.30T | 0.0% |
| iShares Core S&P 500 ETF IVV | 0.03% | 894.38B | 0.0% |

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