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CTEC vs FAN: Holdings Overlap & Returns

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, CTEC returned −9.3% to FAN's +15.1%; 13% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $23m on Oct 12, 2026 for Global X ClimateTech ETF, and $190m on Nov 3, 2026 for First Trust Global Wind Energy ETF.

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At a glance
6.3%
CTEC in the S&P 500
6.7%
FAN in the S&P 500
−9.3%
CTEC total return, 1 year
+15.1%
FAN total return, 1 year
CTEC · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 94% of its weight is outside the S&P 500
94% of its weight is outside the S&P 5006% of CTEC's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 94% is outside the index. Holdings as of Aug 31, 2026.6%94%inof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · top ten 60% of the fund · 40 holdings as filed for Aug 31, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 0% in94% of its weight is outside the S&P 5006% of CTEC's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 94% is outside the index. Holdings as of Aug 31, 2026.6%94%6% of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · Nasdaq-100: 0% in

6% of CTEC's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 94% is outside the index. Holdings as of Aug 31, 2026.

FAN · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 93% of its weight is outside the S&P 500
93% of its weight is outside the S&P 5007% of FAN's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 93% is outside the index. Holdings as of Nov 3, 2026.7%93%inof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 99% · top ten 55% of the fund · 45 holdings as published by its issuer for Nov 3, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 0% in93% of its weight is outside the S&P 5007% of FAN's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 93% is outside the index. Holdings as of Nov 3, 2026.7%93%7% of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 99% · Nasdaq-100: 0% in

7% of FAN's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 93% is outside the index. Holdings as of Nov 3, 2026.

Pair scorecard

CTEC costs 0.10 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 24.4 points; FAN is 8.4 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

CTEC vs FAN: Holdings Overlap & Returns
MeasureCTECFAN
Return
Total return, 1 year−9.3%+15.1%
Drawdown
Below its all-time high62.8%, high on Feb 9, 202114.9%, high on May 6, 2026
Against its benchmark
What it tracksClean energyClean energy
Its benchmark, total return, 1 year+14.8%
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.50%0.60%
Net assets, as of Oct 12, 2026$23m$193m
Holdings
Holdings in common13%

Method

What they share

13%

By the books each fund has filed, CTEC and FAN hold 13% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Aug 31, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.

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13% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first CTEC FAN
VESTAS WIND SYSTEMS A/S 8.29% 7.70%
Nordex SE 4.00% 8.61%
CS Wind Corporation 1.35% 2.99%
Only in one fund ↓
Only in CTEC
SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD. 9.59%
BLOOM ENERGY CORPORATION 8.06%
FIRST SOLAR, INC. 6.28%
Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Ltd. 6.04%
NIBE Industrier AB 5.54%
NEXTPOWER INC. 4.35%
ENPHASE ENERGY, INC. 3.94%
China Everbright Environment Group Limited 3.54%
Only in FAN
Orsted A/S 8.33%
EDP Renewables SA 7.96%
China Longyuan Power Group Corporation Limited (Class H) 6.14%
Cadeler A/S 4.34%
ERG SpA 4.08%
Goldwind Science & Technology Co., Ltd. (Class H) 2.74%
Alliant Energy Corporation 2.29%
Iberdrola S.A. 2.29%
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Window by window

Window by window: CTEC vs FAN: Holdings Overlap & Returns
Total returnvs its benchmark
WindowCTECFANCTECFAN
3 months−9.3%−1.5%not measured−1.2 pts vs IWV
6 months−26.4%−14.9%not measured−19.8 pts vs IWV
1 year−9.3%+15.1%not measured+0.3 pts vs IWV
3 years+11.5%+66.8%not measured−14.2 pts vs IWV
Since launchNot the same days: CTEC Oct 2020 · FAN Jun 2008−30.0%+12.2%not measurednot measured

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Side by side

CTEC Global X ClimateTech ETF · Holds 40 stocks in clean energy, 6% of its weight in S&P 500 companies FAN First Trust Global Wind Energy ETF · Holds 45 stocks in clean energy, 7% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
Issuer Global X First Trust
Theme Clean energy Clean energy
In the S&P 500 6.3% 6.7%
Active share vs the S&P 500 100.0% 99.2%
In the Nasdaq-100 0.0% 0.0%
Holdings 40 45
Top ten, share of the fund 59.6% 55.2%
Expense ratio 0.50% 0.60%
Fee for the differing part 0.50% 0.60%
Total return, 1 year −9.3% +15.1%
vs its benchmark not measured +0.3 pts vs IWV
Below its high −62.8% −14.9%
Net assets, CTEC as of Oct 12, 2026 and FAN as of Nov 3, 2026 $23m $190m

As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

13% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.

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About each fund
CTEC

By weight, 6% of CTEC'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 60% of the fund across 40 positions, as filed for Aug 31, 2026. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 the fund returned −9.3% with distributions reinvested. It sits 62.8% below its all-time high of Feb 9, 2021.

FAN

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 the fund returned +15.1% with distributions reinvested against +14.8% for its benchmark, the Russell 3000 Index, so a holder was about even.

By weight, 7% of FAN'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 55% of the fund across 45 positions, as published by its issuer for Nov 3, 2026. It sits 14.9% below its all-time high of May 6, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do CTEC and FAN hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 13% 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, CTEC or FAN?
CTEC has 6% of its weight in S&P 500 names and FAN has 7%, so CTEC differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, CTEC or FAN?
CTEC charges 0.50% a year and FAN charges 0.60%, so CTEC 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 →CTEC on its own →FAN on its own →CTEC dividend history →CTEC holdings →FAN dividend history →FAN holdings →Method →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
CTEC filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
CTEC prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Global X page for CTEC ↗
FAN filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
FAN prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
First Trust page for FAN ↗

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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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