MAC Solar Index

The Guggenheim Solar ETF (NYSE: TAN), the largest exchange-traded fund dedicated to solar stocks, is up a solid-though-not-spectacular 4.4 percent year-to-date. TAN's 2017 performance, at least to this point, belies some encouraging solar industry fundamentals. Talking About TAN TAN holds 28...

This year has not been kind to solar stocks and the relevant exchange-traded funds. The Guggenheim Solar ETF (NYSE: TAN), the largest dedicated solar ETF, is off 5.5 percent over just the past month, bringing its year-to-date loss to nearly 35 percent. TAN has been stymied on multiple fronts this...

Underscoring just how tough this year has been on solar stocks, the Guggenheim Solar ETF (NYSE: TAN) fell nearly 1 percent Wednesday, the same day investors absorbed news of Tesla Motors Inc (NASDAQ: TSLA) bidding $2.8 billion for SolarCity Corp (NASDAQ: SCTY), one of TAN's largest holdings. Is...

Solar equities have been embroiled in controversy this year, much of it thanks to Sunedison Inc (NYSE: SUNE), which according to some reports, has retained a bankruptcy firm. That stock has lost nearly 93 percent of its value this year, so it's probably not surprising that the Guggenheim Solar ETF...

As oil prices have continued sliding, plenty of shine has come off alternative stocks and exchange-traded funds. The Guggenheim Solar ETF (NYSE: TAN) is no exception to that trend. TAN, the largest solar ETF, is down nearly 20 percent over just the past month, a slide that accounts for the bulk of...