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ICLN vs ITA
0% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, ICLN and ITA hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in ICLN | Only in ITA |
|---|---|
| BLOOM ENERGY CORPORATION 13.79% | GENERAL ELECTRIC COMPANY 22.63% |
| NEXTPOWER INC. 7.31% | RTX CORPORATION 14.83% |
| FIRST SOLAR, INC. 7.18% | THE BOEING COMPANY 8.90% |
| China Yangtze Power Co., Ltd. 5.92% | TRANSDIGM GROUP INCORPORATED 4.59% |
| VESTAS WIND SYSTEMS A/S 3.38% | HOWMET AEROSPACE INC. 4.50% |
| PLUG POWER INC. 3.29% | GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION 4.34% |
| ENPHASE ENERGY, INC. 3.26% | LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION 4.05% |
| EQUATORIAL S.A. 2.90% | Northrop Grumman Corporation 3.92% |
Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings as filed for Apr 30, 2026 and Jun 30, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | vs the S&P 500 | vs the Nasdaq-100 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ICLN | ITA | ICLN | ITA | ICLN | ITA | |
| 3 months | −16.4% | −1.6% | −21.1 pts | −6.3 pts | −18.5 pts | −3.7 pts |
| 6 months | +2.2% | −6.7% | −12.9 pts | −21.9 pts | −17.9 pts | −26.9 pts |
| 1 year | +25.3% | +14.2% | +5.3 pts | −5.7 pts | −0.3 pts | −11.4 pts |
| 3 years | +17.5% | +100.8% | −60.4 pts | +22.9 pts | −75.9 pts | +7.4 pts |
| Since launch | +10.6% | +937.0% | −800.8 pts | +125.7 pts | −1673.5 pts | −747.0 pts |
| ICLN iShares Global Clean Energy ETF | ITA iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | iShares | iShares |
| Theme | Clean energy | Defense |
| In the S&P 500 | 7.2% | 76.6% |
| Active share vs the S&P 500 | 100.0% | 97.9% |
| In the Nasdaq-100 | 0.0% | 3.2% |
| Holdings | 122 | 49 |
| Top ten, share of the fund | 51.8% | 75.2% |
| Expense ratio | 0.38% | not published |
| Fee for the differing part | 0.38% | not published |
| Total return, 1 year | +25.3% | +14.2% |
| vs the S&P 500 | +5.3 pts | −5.7 pts |
| vs the Nasdaq-100 | −0.3 pts | −11.4 pts |
| Below its high | −42.8% | −10.9% |
ICLN in plain words
By weight, 7% of ICLN's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 100%. The top ten holdings are 52% of the fund across 122 positions, as filed for Apr 30, 2026. Over the year to Sep 4, 2026 the fund returned +25.3% with distributions reinvested against +20.0% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 5.3 pts. It sits 42.8% below its all-time high of Jan 7, 2021.
ITA in plain words
By weight, 77% of ITA's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 98%. The top ten holdings are 75% of the fund across 49 positions, as filed for Jun 30, 2026. Over the year to Sep 4, 2026 the fund returned +14.2% with distributions reinvested against +20.0% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 5.7 pts. It sits 10.9% below its all-time high of Aug 14, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Do ICLN and ITA hold the same stocks?
- By their latest filings, 0% of their books are the same securities at the same weight, which is mostly different names. Overlap is the sum of the smaller weight of every security they share.
- Which is more different from the S&P 500, ICLN or ITA?
- ICLN has 7% of its weight in S&P 500 names and ITA has 77%, so ICLN differs more from the index.
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Where these figures came from
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