Do CTEC and FRNW hold the same stocks?

By their latest filings, 29% 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 FRNW?

CTEC has 6% of its weight in S&P 500 names and FRNW has 10%, so CTEC differs more from the index.

Which is cheaper, CTEC or FRNW?

CTEC charges 0.50% a year and FRNW charges 0.39%, so FRNW is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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CTEC vs FRNW: Holdings Overlap & Returns

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, CTEC returned −9.3% to FRNW's +3.1%; 29% 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 $91m on Sep 30, 2026 for Fidelity Clean Energy ETF.

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At a glance

6.3%

CTEC in the S&P 500

9.7%

FRNW in the S&P 500

−9.3%

CTEC total return, 1 year

+3.1%

FRNW total return, 1 year

CTEC · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 94% of its weight is outside the S&P 500

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

FRNW · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 90% of its weight is outside the S&P 500

10% of FRNW's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 90% is outside the index. Holdings as of Jun 30, 2026.

Pair scorecard

FRNW costs 0.11 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 12.4 points.

CTEC vs FRNW: Holdings Overlap & Returns
Measure	CTEC	FRNW
Return
Measure	CTEC	FRNW
Total return, 1 year	−9.3%	+3.1%
Drawdown
Measure	CTEC	FRNW
Below its all-time high	62.8%, high on Feb 9, 2021	22.8%, high on Nov 1, 2021
Benchmark
Measure	CTEC	FRNW
What it tracks	Clean energy	Clean energy
Cost and size
Measure	CTEC	FRNW
Expense ratio	0.50%	0.39%
Net assets, CTEC as of Oct 12, 2026 and FRNW as of Sep 30, 2026	$23m	$91m
Holdings
Measure	CTEC	FRNW
Holdings in common	29%

Method

What they share

29%

By the books each fund has filed, CTEC and FRNW hold 29% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026.

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29% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first CTEC FRNW

BLOOM ENERGY CORPORATION 8.06% 4.51%

FIRST SOLAR, INC. 6.28% 3.68%

NEXTPOWER INC. 4.35% 3.31%

Nordex SE 4.00% 2.81%

ENPHASE ENERGY, INC. 3.94% 2.12%

SOLAREDGE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1.75% 1.81%

PLUG POWER INC. 2.70% 1.49%

SMA Solar Technology AG 2.15% 1.36%

Landis+Gyr Group AG 1.50% 1.32%

XINYI SOLAR HOLDINGS LIMITED 2.36% 1.22%

CS Wind Corporation 1.35% 1.09%

Shoals Technologies Group, Inc. 1.04% 1.35%

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Only in CTEC

SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD. 9.59%

VESTAS WIND SYSTEMS A/S 8.29%

Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Ltd. 6.04%

NIBE Industrier AB 5.54%

China Everbright Environment Group Limited 3.54%

JOHNSON MATTHEY PLC 3.50%

QUANTUMSCAPE CORPORATION 2.89%

CHUNG-HSIN ELECTRIC & MACHINERY MFG. CORP. 2.34%

Only in FRNW

GE VERNOVA INC 5.99%

VESTAS WIND SYSTEMS AS 4.73%

EDP S.A. 3.72%

ENLIGHT RENEWABLE ENERGY LTD 3.15%

ACCIONA SA 2.96%

ORSTED A/S 2.92%

VERBUND AG 2.32%

BROOKFIELD RENEWABLE CORP 2.31%

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Window by window

Window by window: CTEC vs FRNW: Holdings Overlap & Returns
	Total return
Window	CTEC	FRNW
3 months	−9.3%	−4.5%
6 months	−26.4%	−16.2%
1 year	−9.3%	+3.1%
3 years	+11.5%	+49.5%
Since launchNot the same days: CTEC Oct 2020 · FRNW Oct 2021	−30.0%	−10.7%

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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 FRNW Fidelity Clean Energy ETF · Holds 50 stocks in clean energy, 10% of its weight in S&P 500 companies

Issuer Global X Fidelity

Theme Clean energy Clean energy

In the S&P 500 6.3% 9.7%

Active share vs the S&P 500 100.0% 99.5%

In the Nasdaq-100 0.0% 0.0%

Holdings 40 50

Top ten, share of the fund 59.6% 37.8%

Expense ratio 0.50% 0.39%

Fee for the differing part 0.50% 0.39%

Total return, 1 year −9.3% +3.1%

vs its benchmark not measured not measured

Below its high −62.8% −22.8%

Net assets, CTEC as of Oct 12, 2026 and FRNW as of Sep 30, 2026 $23m $91m

As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

29% 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.

FRNW

By weight, 10% of FRNW'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 38% of the fund across 50 positions, as filed for Jun 30, 2026. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 the fund returned +3.1% with distributions reinvested. It sits 22.8% below its all-time high of Nov 1, 2021.

Questions people ask

Do CTEC and FRNW hold the same stocks?: By their latest filings, 29% 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 FRNW?: CTEC has 6% of its weight in S&P 500 names and FRNW has 10%, so CTEC differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, CTEC or FRNW?: CTEC charges 0.50% a year and FRNW charges 0.39%, so FRNW 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 →FRNW on its own →CTEC dividend history →CTEC holdings →FRNW dividend history →FRNW 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 ↗

FRNW filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

FRNW prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Fidelity 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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