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ICLN vs PPA
iShares Global Clean Energy ETF and Invesco Aerospace & Defense ETF, side by side on the themes desk.
0% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.
Open the live comparison on ETFIQ| ICLN iShares Global Clean Energy ETF | PPA Invesco Aerospace & Defense ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | iShares | Invesco |
| Theme | Clean energy | Defense |
| In the S&P 500 | 7.2% | 71.1% |
| Active share vs the S&P 500 | 100.0% | 96.4% |
| In the Nasdaq-100 | 0.0% | 7.3% |
| Holdings | 122 | 60 |
| Top ten, share of the fund | 51.8% | 55.5% |
| Expense ratio | 0.38% | 0.58% |
| Fee for the differing part | 0.38% | 0.60% |
| Total return, 1 year | +25.3% | +12.6% |
| vs the S&P 500 | +5.3 pts | −7.3 pts |
| vs the Nasdaq-100 | −0.3 pts | −13.0 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.
PPA in plain words
By weight, 71% of PPA's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 96%. The top ten holdings are 56% of the fund across 60 positions, as filed for Apr 30, 2026. Over the year to Sep 4, 2026 the fund returned +12.6% with distributions reinvested against +20.0% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 7.3 pts. It sits 10.9% below its all-time high of Mar 2, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Do ICLN and PPA 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 PPA?
- ICLN has 7% of its weight in S&P 500 names and PPA has 71%, so ICLN differs more from the index.
- Which is cheaper, ICLN or PPA?
- ICLN charges 0.38% a year and PPA charges 0.58%, so ICLN is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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