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CNRG vs TAN: which is really different?

CNRG and TAN hold 27% of their weight in the same names, and CNRG returned more over the year.

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

24.5%CNRG in the S&P 500
9.8%TAN in the S&P 500
+9.6%CNRG total return, 1 year
+6.7%TAN total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Off-Index Score: TAN scores higher

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

CNRG 39.3TAN 91.80.1, 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
TAN90% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
10%90%inof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · top ten 58% of the fund · 45 holdings filed Sep 19, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 0% in10%90%inof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · top ten 58% of the fund

27% 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 TAN hold 27% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions CNRG and TAN both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingCNRGTAN
ENLIGHT RENEWABLE ENERGY LTD2.83%8.19%
SHOALS TECHNOLOGIES GROUP A2.79%2.85%
FIRST SOLAR INC2.67%9.81%
NEXTPOWER INC2.45%8.84%
SUNRUN INC2.43%3.86%
ENPHASE ENERGY INC2.33%6.37%
SOLAREDGE TECHNOLOGIES INC2.17%3.86%
T1 ENERGY INC1.84%2.00%
DAQO NEW ENERGY CORP ADR2.83%1.68%
ARRAY TECHNOLOGIES INC2.02%1.55%
CANADIAN SOLAR INC2.54%1.46%
RENEW ENERGY GLOBAL PLC A1.71%1.45%
Only in each
Only in CNRGOnly in TAN
ARCOSA INC 4.03%Doral Group Renewable Energy Resources Ltd 4.68%
BLOOM ENERGY CORP A 3.85%HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital Inc 4.39%
FUELCELL ENERGY INC 3.79%GCL Technology Holdings Ltd 4.35%
GE VERNOVA INC 3.69%Clearway Energy Inc 3.64%
CONSTELLATION ENERGY 3.57%Solaria Energia y Medio Ambiente SA 3.42%
CIA ENERGETICA DE SPON ADR 3.55%SMA Solar Technology AG 3.02%
ENERGY VAULT HOLDINGS INC 3.53%OY Nofar Energy Ltd 2.89%
AES CORP 3.44%Xinyi Solar Holdings Ltd 2.78%

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 TAN over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
CNRGTANCNRGTANCNRGTAN
3 months−22.7%−24.6%−24.9 pts−26.9 pts−20.2 pts−22.1 pts
6 months−2.6%−17.2%−20.7 pts−35.2 pts−26.9 pts−41.5 pts
1 year+9.6%+6.7%−6.9 pts−9.9 pts−12.1 pts−15.1 pts
3 years+26.0%−15.9%−52.4 pts−94.3 pts−72.2 pts−114.0 pts
Since launch+226.7%−41.6%+12.7 pts−845.2 pts−111.2 pts−1731.9 pts
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CNRG and TAN 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
TAN
Invesco Solar ETF
Holds 45 stocks in clean energy, 10% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IssuerState StreetInvesco
ThemeClean energyClean energy
In the S&P 50024.5%9.8%
Active share vs the S&P 50096.9%100.0%
In the Nasdaq-1006.2%0.0%
Holdings4045
Top ten, share of the fund35.9%58.0%
Expense ratio0.45%0.70%
Fee for the differing part0.46%0.70%
Total return, 1 year+9.6%+6.7%
vs the S&P 500−6.9 pts−9.9 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100−12.1 pts−15.1 pts
Below its high−36.3%−62.3%
Net assets$188m$953m

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.

TAN in plain words

By weight, 10% 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 58% of the fund across 45 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 19, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +6.7% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 9.9 pts. It sits 62.3% below its all-time high of Feb 9, 2021.

Questions people ask

Do CNRG and TAN hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 27% of their books are the same securities at the same weight, which is a meaningful overlap. Overlap is the sum of the smaller weight of every security they share.
Which is more different from the S&P 500, CNRG or TAN?
CNRG has 24% of its weight in S&P 500 names and TAN has 10%, so TAN differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, CNRG or TAN?
CNRG charges 0.45% a year and TAN charges 0.70%, 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 TAN, 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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