Do CCSO and QCLN hold the same stocks?

By their latest filings, 16% of their books are the same securities at the same weight. Overlap is the sum of the smaller weight of every security they share.

Which is more different from the S&P 500, CCSO or QCLN?

CCSO has 47% of its weight in S&P 500 names and QCLN has 34%, so CCSO differs more from the index.

Which is cheaper, CCSO or QCLN?

CCSO charges 0.35% a year and QCLN charges 0.59%, so CCSO is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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CCSO vs QCLN: Holdings Overlap & Returns

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, CCSO returned −0.2% to QCLN's +1.6%; 16% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $46m on Jul 31, 2026 for Carbon Collective Climate Solutions U.S. Equity ETF, and $489m on Nov 3, 2026 for First Trust Nasdaq Clean Edge Green Energy Index Fund.

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At a glance

47.4%

CCSO in the S&P 500

33.5%

QCLN in the S&P 500

−0.2%

CCSO total return, 1 year

+1.6%

QCLN total return, 1 year

CCSO · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 53% of its weight is outside the S&P 500

47% of CCSO's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 53% is outside the index. Holdings as of Jul 31, 2026.

QCLN · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 67% of its weight is outside the S&P 500

34% of QCLN's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 67% is outside the index. Holdings as of Nov 3, 2026.

Pair scorecard

CCSO costs 0.24 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.8 points.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

CCSO vs QCLN: Holdings Overlap & Returns
Measure	CCSO	QCLN
Return
Measure	CCSO	QCLN
Total return, 1 year	−0.2%	+1.6%
Drawdown
Measure	CCSO	QCLN
Below its all-time high	18.1%, high on Jun 2, 2026	47.7%, high on Feb 9, 2021
Against its benchmark
Measure	CCSO	QCLN
What it tracks	Clean energy	Clean energy
Against the S&P 500, 1 year	behind by 15.0 pts
Its benchmark, total return, 1 year	+14.8%	+14.8%
Against its benchmark, 1 year	behind by 15.0 pts	behind by 13.2 pts
Cost and size
Measure	CCSO	QCLN
Expense ratio	0.35%	0.59%
Net assets, CCSO as of Jul 31, 2026 and QCLN as of Nov 3, 2026	$46m	$489m
Holdings
Measure	CCSO	QCLN
Holdings in common	16%

Method

What they share

16%

By the books each fund has filed, CCSO and QCLN hold 16% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.

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16% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first CCSO QCLN

Enlight Renewable Energy Ltd 3.38% 3.27%

First Solar Inc 2.24% 3.95%

Rivian Automotive Inc 2.01% 6.42%

Nextpower Inc 1.28% 5.02%

Acuity Inc 0.97% 3.58%

Clearway Energy Inc 0.70% 1.51%

MP Materials Corp 0.69% 2.43%

Ormat Technologies Inc 0.60% 2.09%

HA SUSTAINABLE INFRASTRUCTURE CAPITAL INC 0.48% 1.78%

Enphase Energy Inc 0.46% 1.45%

Itron Inc 0.45% 1.55%

Plug Power Inc 0.28% 0.71%

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Only in CCSO

Nucor Corp 5.82%

Republic Services Inc 5.55%

Johnson Controls International Public Limited Company 5.52%

Waste Management Inc 5.41%

Southern Copper Corp 5.36%

Carrier Global Corp 4.79%

GE Vernova Inc 4.71%

Quanta Services Inc 4.51%

Only in QCLN

Tesla, Inc. 9.29%

Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. 8.99%

Bloom Energy Corporation (Class A) 8.90%

ON Semiconductor Corporation 8.41%

Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. 3.45%

Brookfield Renewable Partners LP 3.29%

Albemarle Corporation 2.87%

Allegro Microsystems, Inc. 2.27%

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Window by window: CCSO vs QCLN: Holdings Overlap & Returns
	Total return		vs its benchmark
Window	CCSO	QCLN	CCSO	QCLN
3 months	−10.0%	−11.9%	−9.9 pts vs VOO	−11.6 pts vs IWV
6 months	−16.1%	−25.1%	−21.1 pts vs VOO	−30.0 pts vs IWV
1 year	−0.2%	+1.6%	−15.0 pts vs VOO	−13.2 pts vs IWV
3 years	+43.6%	+27.3%	−39.7 pts vs VOO	−53.7 pts vs IWV
Since launchNot the same days: CCSO Sep 2022 · QCLN Feb 2007	+28.1%	+149.5%	−82.8 pts vs VOO	not measured

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Side by side

CCSO Carbon Collective Climate Solutions U.S. Equity ETF · Holds 121 stocks in clean energy, 47% of its weight in S&P 500 companies QCLN First Trust Nasdaq Clean Edge Green Energy Index Fund · Holds 57 stocks in clean energy, 34% of its weight in S&P 500 companies

Issuer Carbon Collective First Trust

Theme Clean energy Clean energy

In the S&P 500 47.4% 33.5%

Active share vs the S&P 500 98.7% 97.9%

In the Nasdaq-100 0.0% 18.3%

Holdings 121 57

Top ten, share of the fund 48.9% 61.3%

Expense ratio 0.35% 0.59%

Fee for the differing part 0.35% 0.60%

Total return, 1 year −0.2% +1.6%

vs its benchmark −15.0 pts vs VOO −13.2 pts vs IWV

Below its high −18.1% −47.7%

Net assets, CCSO as of Jul 31, 2026 and QCLN as of Nov 3, 2026 $46m $489m

As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

16% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.

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About each fund

CCSO

By weight, 47% of CCSO's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 99%. The top ten holdings are 49% of the fund across 121 positions, as filed for Jul 31, 2026. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 the fund returned −0.2% with distributions reinvested against +14.8% for its benchmark, the S&P 500 Total Return Index, so a holder was behind by 15.0 pts. It sits 18.1% below its all-time high of Jun 2, 2026.

QCLN

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 the fund returned +1.6% with distributions reinvested against +14.8% for its benchmark, the Russell 3000 Index, so a holder was behind by 13.2 pts.

By weight, 34% of QCLN'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 61% of the fund across 57 positions, as published by its issuer for Nov 3, 2026. It sits 47.7% below its all-time high of Feb 9, 2021.

Questions people ask

Do CCSO and QCLN hold the same stocks?: By their latest filings, 16% of their books are the same securities at the same weight. Overlap is the sum of the smaller weight of every security they share.
Which is more different from the S&P 500, CCSO or QCLN?: CCSO has 47% of its weight in S&P 500 names and QCLN has 34%, so CCSO differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, CCSO or QCLN?: CCSO charges 0.35% a year and QCLN charges 0.59%, so CCSO is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

CCSO filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

CCSO prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Carbon Collective website ↗

QCLN filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

QCLN prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

First Trust page for QCLN ↗

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How this is computed

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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