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PPA vs TAN
Invesco Aerospace & Defense ETF and Invesco Solar 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| PPA Invesco Aerospace & Defense ETF | TAN Invesco Solar ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Invesco | Invesco |
| Theme | Defense | Clean energy |
| In the S&P 500 | 71.1% | 11.7% |
| Active share vs the S&P 500 | 96.4% | 100.0% |
| In the Nasdaq-100 | 7.3% | 0.0% |
| Holdings | 60 | 31 |
| Top ten, share of the fund | 55.5% | 65.2% |
| Expense ratio | 0.58% | 0.70% |
| Fee for the differing part | 0.60% | 0.70% |
| Total return, 1 year | +12.6% | +14.3% |
| vs the S&P 500 | −7.3 pts | −5.6 pts |
| vs the Nasdaq-100 | −13.0 pts | −11.3 pts |
| Below its high | −10.9% | −60.4% |
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.
TAN in plain words
By weight, 12% of TAN'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 65% of the fund across 31 positions, as filed for May 31, 2026. Over the year to Sep 4, 2026 the fund returned +14.3% with distributions reinvested against +20.0% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 5.6 pts. It sits 60.4% below its all-time high of Feb 9, 2021.
Questions people ask
- Do PPA and TAN 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, PPA or TAN?
- PPA has 71% of its weight in S&P 500 names and TAN has 12%, so TAN differs more from the index.
- Which is cheaper, PPA or TAN?
- PPA charges 0.58% a year and TAN charges 0.70%, so PPA is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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