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CNRG vs PBD: which is really different?

CNRG and PBD hold 12% of their weight in the same names, and PBD returned more over the year.

State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P Kensho Clean Power ETF and Invesco Global Clean Energy ETF.

24.5%CNRG in the S&P 500
1.7%PBD in the S&P 500
+9.6%CNRG total return, 1 year
+17.0%PBD total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Off-Index Score: PBD scores higher

How much of it is not the index it is sold as an alternative to?

CNRG 39.3PBD 81.80.1, the lowest in this set91.8, the highest

A percentile among the 379 thematic ETFs with a holdings filing. It is a position in a set, not a rating, and neither end of it is a recommendation. All thematic ETFs ranked by it · How it is computed

CNRG76% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
25%76%in the S&P 500of its weight outside the S&P 500active share 97% · top ten 36% of the fund · 40 holdings filed Sep 17, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 6% in25%76%inoutside the S&P 500active share 97% · top ten 36% of the fund
PBD98% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
2%98%2% of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · top ten 11% of the fund · 124 holdings filed Sep 19, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 0% in2%98%2% of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · top ten 11% of the fund

12% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, CNRG and PBD hold 12% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions CNRG and PBD both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingCNRGPBD
BLOOM ENERGY CORP A3.85%1.13%
SOLAREDGE TECHNOLOGIES INC2.17%1.04%
EOS ENERGY ENTERPRISES INC2.22%0.96%
PLUG POWER INC2.49%0.88%
SHOALS TECHNOLOGIES GROUP A2.79%0.88%
ENLIGHT RENEWABLE ENERGY LTD2.83%0.85%
FIRST SOLAR INC2.67%0.85%
ENPHASE ENERGY INC2.33%0.83%
ORMAT TECHNOLOGIES INC2.42%0.83%
SUNRUN INC2.43%0.82%
ARRAY TECHNOLOGIES INC2.02%0.78%
BALLARD POWER SYSTEMS INC1.69%0.78%
Only in each
Only in CNRGOnly in PBD
ARCOSA INC 4.03%Doosan Fuel Cell Co Ltd 1.34%
FUELCELL ENERGY INC 3.79%Lotte Energy Materials Corp 1.22%
GE VERNOVA INC 3.69%CS Wind Corp 1.09%
CONSTELLATION ENERGY 3.57%Verbund AG 1.06%
CIA ENERGETICA DE SPON ADR 3.55%Mercury NZ Ltd 1.05%
ENERGY VAULT HOLDINGS INC 3.53%Nibe Industrier AB 1.05%
AES CORP 3.44%Samsung SDI Co Ltd 1.05%
TRANSALTA CORP 3.35%J&V Energy Technology Co Ltd 1.04%

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 dated Sep 18, 2026 and Sep 19, 2026.

Performance, window by window

CNRG and PBD over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
CNRGPBDCNRGPBDCNRGPBD
3 months−22.7%−14.9%−24.9 pts−17.1 pts−20.2 pts−12.4 pts
6 months−2.6%−0.8%−20.7 pts−18.8 pts−26.9 pts−25.0 pts
1 year+9.6%+17.0%−6.9 pts+0.4 pts−12.1 pts−4.8 pts
3 years+26.0%+12.7%−52.4 pts−65.7 pts−72.2 pts−85.5 pts
Since launch+226.7%+32.1%+12.7 pts−771.4 pts−111.2 pts−1658.1 pts
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CNRG and PBD on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
CNRG
State Street(R) SPDR(R) S&P Kensho Clean Power ETF
Holds 40 stocks in clean energy, 24% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
PBD
Invesco Global Clean Energy ETF
Holds 124 stocks in clean energy, 2% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IssuerState StreetInvesco
ThemeClean energyClean energy
In the S&P 50024.5%1.7%
Active share vs the S&P 50096.9%99.9%
In the Nasdaq-1006.2%0.0%
Holdings40124
Top ten, share of the fund35.9%11.1%
Expense ratio0.45%0.75%
Fee for the differing part0.46%0.75%
Total return, 1 year+9.6%+17.0%
vs the S&P 500−6.9 pts+0.4 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100−12.1 pts−4.8 pts
Below its high−36.3%−52.6%
Net assets$188m$118m

CNRG in plain words

By weight, 24% of CNRG's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 97%. The top ten holdings are 36% of the fund across 40 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 18, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +9.6% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 6.9 pts. It sits 36.3% below its all-time high of Feb 9, 2021.

PBD in plain words

By weight, 2% of PBD'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 11% of the fund across 124 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 19, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +17.0% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was about even. It sits 52.6% below its all-time high of Jan 22, 2021.

Questions people ask

Do CNRG and PBD hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 12% 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, CNRG or PBD?
CNRG has 24% of its weight in S&P 500 names and PBD has 2%, so PBD differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, CNRG or PBD?
CNRG charges 0.45% a year and PBD charges 0.75%, so CNRG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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CNRG against PBD, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 18, 2026. Every figure is calculated from a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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