Which is cheaper, CNBS or MJ?

CNBS charges 0.76% a year and MJ charges 0.75%, so MJ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Thematic ETFs

CNBS vs MJ: Holdings Overlap & Returns

CNBS and MJ are compared on the fields both publish, and over the year to Nov 4, 2026, CNBS returned −2.5% against −18.4%.

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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $70m for Amplify Seymour Cannabis ETF and $104m for Amplify Alternative Harvest ETF.

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At a glance

CNBS · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 Holdings are gross exposure, not a portfolio

CNBS's holdings are gross exposure rather than a portfolio, so no S&P 500 share is published. Holdings as of Nov 4, 2026.

MJ · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 100% of its weight is outside the S&P 500

0% of MJ's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 100% is outside the index. Holdings as of Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

MJ costs 0.01 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 15.9 points; MJ is 1.5 times larger.

CNBS vs MJ: Holdings Overlap & Returns
Measure	CNBS	MJ
Return
Measure	CNBS	MJ
Total return, 1 year	−2.5%	−18.4%
Drawdown
Measure	CNBS	MJ
Below its all-time high	92.3%, high on Feb 10, 2021	94.8%, high on Sep 20, 2018
Benchmark
Measure	CNBS	MJ
What it tracks	Cannabis	Cannabis
Cost and size
Measure	CNBS	MJ
Expense ratio	0.76%	0.75%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026	$70m	$104m
Holdings
Measure	CNBS	MJ
Holdings in common	not published

Method

Window by window

Window by window: CNBS vs MJ: Holdings Overlap & Returns
	Total return
Window	CNBS	MJ
3 months	+4.0%	+7.2%
6 months	−18.3%	−13.7%
1 year	−2.5%	−18.4%
3 years	−19.5%	−26.4%
Since launchNot the same days: CNBS Jul 2019 · MJ Feb 2018	−87.2%	−93.0%

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Side by side

CNBS Amplify Seymour Cannabis ETF · Holds 34 stocks in cannabis MJ Amplify Alternative Harvest ETF · Holds 10 stocks in cannabis, 0% of its weight in S&P 500 companies

Issuer Amplify Amplify

Theme Cannabis Cannabis

In the S&P 500 not published 0.0%

Active share vs the S&P 500 not published 100.0%

In the Nasdaq-100 not published 0.0%

Holdings 34 10

Top ten, share of the fund not published 99.9%

Expense ratio 0.76% 0.75%

Fee for the differing part not published 0.75%

Total return, 1 year −2.5% −18.4%

vs its benchmark not measured not measured

Below its high −92.3% −94.8%

Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $70m $104m

As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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About each fund

CNBS

CNBS holds 34 positions, as published by its issuer for Nov 4, 2026, and the book is gross exposure rather than a portfolio. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 the fund returned −2.5% with distributions reinvested. It sits 92.3% below its all-time high of Feb 10, 2021.

By weight, 0% of MJ'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 100% of the fund across 10 positions, as published by its issuer for Nov 4, 2026. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 the fund returned −18.4% with distributions reinvested. It sits 94.8% below its all-time high of Sep 20, 2018.

Questions people ask

Which is cheaper, CNBS or MJ?: CNBS charges 0.76% a year and MJ charges 0.75%, so MJ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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All thematic ETFs ranked by the S&P 500 Difference Score →How the scores are computed →CNBS on its own →MJ on its own →CNBS dividend history →CNBS holdings →MJ dividend history →MJ holdings →Method →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

CNBS and MJ filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

CNBS and MJ prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Amplify page for CNBS ↗

Amplify page for MJ ↗

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How this is computed

Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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