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ICLN vs XT
1% 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 XT hold 1% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | ICLN | XT |
|---|---|---|
| VESTAS WIND SYSTEMS A/S | 3.38% | 0.32% |
| FIRST SOLAR, INC. | 7.18% | 0.21% |
| NEXTPOWER INC. | 7.31% | 0.17% |
| EDP, S.A. | 2.35% | 0.17% |
| Oersted A/S | 1.84% | 0.13% |
| BLOOM ENERGY CORPORATION | 13.79% | 0.10% |
| BROOKFIELD RENEWABLE CORPORATION | 0.44% | 0.05% |
| ENPHASE ENERGY, INC. | 3.26% | 0.04% |
| EDP Renovaveis, S.A. | 0.90% | 0.04% |
| BORALEX INC. | 0.45% | 0.03% |
| CHINA LONGYUAN POWER GROUP CORPORATION L | 0.85% | 0.03% |
| CSI Solar Co., Ltd. | 0.47% | 0.03% |
| Only in ICLN | Only in XT |
|---|---|
| China Yangtze Power Co., Ltd. 5.92% | TEXAS INSTRUMENTS INCORPORATED 5.05% |
| PLUG POWER INC. 3.29% | NVIDIA CORPORATION 4.02% |
| EQUATORIAL S.A. 2.90% | ANALOG DEVICES, INC. 4.00% |
| SUZLON ENERGY LIMITED 2.39% | MICROSOFT CORPORATION 3.62% |
| Chubu Electric Power Company, Incorporat 2.02% | TESLA, INC. 3.52% |
| SOLAREDGE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1.93% | ELI LILLY AND COMPANY 3.41% |
| CLEARWAY ENERGY, INC. 1.89% | AMAZON.COM, INC. 3.18% |
| ENLIGHT RENEWABLE ENERGY LTD 1.47% | ALPHABET INC. 2.84% |
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.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | vs the S&P 500 | vs the Nasdaq-100 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ICLN | XT | ICLN | XT | ICLN | XT | |
| 3 months | −16.4% | +3.1% | −21.1 pts | −1.6 pts | −18.5 pts | +1.0 pts |
| 6 months | +2.2% | +18.7% | −12.9 pts | +3.5 pts | −17.9 pts | −1.5 pts |
| 1 year | +25.3% | +31.3% | +5.3 pts | +11.3 pts | −0.3 pts | +5.7 pts |
| 3 years | +17.5% | +62.6% | −60.4 pts | −15.3 pts | −75.9 pts | −30.9 pts |
| Since launch | +10.6% | +285.1% | −800.8 pts | −59.8 pts | −1673.5 pts | −339.5 pts |
| ICLN iShares Global Clean Energy ETF | XT iShares Future Exponential Technologies ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | iShares | iShares |
| Theme | Clean energy | Broad innovation and megatrends |
| In the S&P 500 | 7.2% | 65.9% |
| Active share vs the S&P 500 | 100.0% | 66.8% |
| In the Nasdaq-100 | 0.0% | 42.9% |
| Holdings | 122 | 218 |
| Top ten, share of the fund | 51.8% | 34.7% |
| Expense ratio | 0.38% | 0.46% |
| Fee for the differing part | 0.38% | 0.69% |
| Total return, 1 year | +25.3% | +31.3% |
| vs the S&P 500 | +5.3 pts | +11.3 pts |
| vs the Nasdaq-100 | −0.3 pts | +5.7 pts |
| Below its high | −42.8% | −1.8% |
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.
XT in plain words
By weight, 66% of XT's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 67%. The top ten holdings are 35% of the fund across 218 positions, as filed for Apr 30, 2026. Over the year to Sep 4, 2026 the fund returned +31.3% with distributions reinvested against +20.0% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 11.3 pts.
Questions people ask
- Do ICLN and XT hold the same stocks?
- By their latest filings, 1% 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 XT?
- ICLN has 7% of its weight in S&P 500 names and XT has 66%, so ICLN differs more from the index.
- Which is cheaper, ICLN or XT?
- ICLN charges 0.38% a year and XT charges 0.46%, so ICLN is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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Cite this page. ETFIQ, ICLN against XT, data as of Sep 4, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/themes/ICLN-XT.html Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.