Do CCSO and SMOG hold the same stocks?

By their latest filings, 15% 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 SMOG?

CCSO has 47% of its weight in S&P 500 names and SMOG has 20%, so CCSO differs more from the index.

Which is cheaper, CCSO or SMOG?

CCSO charges 0.35% a year and SMOG charges 0.64%, so CCSO is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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CCSO vs SMOG: Holdings Overlap & Returns

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, CCSO returned −0.2% to SMOG's +2.7%; 15% 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 $126m on Nov 3, 2026 for VanEck Low Carbon Energy ETF.

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At a glance

47.4%

CCSO in the S&P 500

20.0%

SMOG in the S&P 500

−0.2%

CCSO total return, 1 year

+2.7%

SMOG 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.

SMOG · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 80% of its weight is outside the S&P 500

20% of SMOG's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 80% is outside the index. Holdings as of Nov 2, 2026.

Pair scorecard

CCSO costs 0.29 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 2.9 points.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

CCSO vs SMOG: Holdings Overlap & Returns
Measure	CCSO	SMOG
Return
Measure	CCSO	SMOG
Total return, 1 year	−0.2%	+2.7%
Drawdown
Measure	CCSO	SMOG
Below its all-time high	18.1%, high on Jun 2, 2026	24.9%, high on Jan 22, 2021
Against its benchmark
Measure	CCSO	SMOG
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%	+15.0%
Against its benchmark, 1 year	behind by 15.0 pts	behind by 12.3 pts
Cost and size
Measure	CCSO	SMOG
Expense ratio	0.35%	0.64%
Net assets, CCSO as of Jul 31, 2026 and SMOG as of Nov 3, 2026	$46m	$126m
Holdings
Measure	CCSO	SMOG
Holdings in common	15%

Method

What they share

15%

By the books each fund has filed, CCSO and SMOG hold 15% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.

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15% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first CCSO SMOG

First Solar Inc 2.24% 2.90%

Rivian Automotive Inc 2.01% 2.74%

Li Auto Inc 1.45% 1.30%

Nextpower Inc 1.28% 1.87%

NIO Inc 1.25% 1.30%

XPeng Inc 1.22% 1.42%

Enlight Renewable Energy Ltd 3.38% 1.10%

Owens Corning 1.07% 1.53%

Ormat Technologies Inc 0.60% 0.91%

Brookfield Renewable Corp 0.58% 0.79%

Installed Building Products In 0.56% 0.59%

HA SUSTAINABLE INFRASTRUCTURE CAPITAL INC 0.48% 0.61%

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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 SMOG

Tesla Inc 9.28%

Iberdrola Sa 9.10%

Nextera Energy Inc 7.64%

Enel Spa 6.99%

Byd Co Ltd 5.17%

Bloom Energy Corp 5.10%

Vestas Wind Systems A/S 4.72%

Samsung Sdi Co Ltd 4.13%

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Window by window

Window by window: CCSO vs SMOG: Holdings Overlap & Returns
	Total return		vs its benchmark
Window	CCSO	SMOG	CCSO	SMOG
3 months	−10.0%	−2.8%	−9.9 pts vs VOO	−1.5 pts vs ACWI
6 months	−16.1%	−13.7%	−21.1 pts vs VOO	−16.3 pts vs ACWI
1 year	−0.2%	+2.7%	−15.0 pts vs VOO	−12.3 pts vs ACWI
3 years	+43.6%	+40.4%	−39.7 pts vs VOO	−37.2 pts vs ACWI
Since launchNot the same days: CCSO Sep 2022 · SMOG May 2007	+28.1%	+35.1%	−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 SMOG VanEck Low Carbon Energy ETF · Holds 55 stocks in clean energy, 20% of its weight in S&P 500 companies

Issuer Carbon Collective VanEck

Theme Clean energy Clean energy

In the S&P 500 47.4% 20.0%

Active share vs the S&P 500 98.7% 97.8%

In the Nasdaq-100 0.0% 9.4%

Holdings 121 55

Top ten, share of the fund 48.9% 58.2%

Expense ratio 0.35% 0.64%

Fee for the differing part 0.35% 0.65%

Total return, 1 year −0.2% +2.7%

vs its benchmark −15.0 pts vs VOO −12.3 pts vs ACWI

Below its high −18.1% −24.9%

Net assets, CCSO as of Jul 31, 2026 and SMOG as of Nov 3, 2026 $46m $126m

As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

15% 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.

SMOG

By weight, 20% of SMOG'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 58% of the fund across 55 positions, as published by its issuer for Nov 3, 2026. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 the fund returned +2.7% with distributions reinvested against +15.0% for its benchmark, the MSCI ACWI Index, so a holder was behind by 12.3 pts. It sits 24.9% below its all-time high of Jan 22, 2021.

Questions people ask

Do CCSO and SMOG hold the same stocks?: By their latest filings, 15% 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 SMOG?: CCSO has 47% of its weight in S&P 500 names and SMOG has 20%, so CCSO differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, CCSO or SMOG?: CCSO charges 0.35% a year and SMOG charges 0.64%, 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 ↗

SMOG filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

SMOG prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

VanEck website ↗

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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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