Do CTEC and HYDR hold the same stocks?

By their latest filings, 17% 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 HYDR?

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

Which is cheaper, CTEC or HYDR?

CTEC and HYDR both charge 0.50% a year, so neither is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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CTEC vs HYDR: Holdings Overlap & Returns

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, CTEC returned −9.3% to HYDR's −14.7%; 17% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets on Oct 12, 2026: $23m for Global X ClimateTech ETF and $89m for Global X Hydrogen ETF.

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At a glance

6.3%

CTEC in the S&P 500

5.6%

HYDR in the S&P 500

−9.3%

CTEC total return, 1 year

−14.7%

HYDR 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.

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

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

Pair scorecard

Both cost 0.50% a year; their one-year returns differ by 5.4 points; HYDR is 3.9 times larger.

CTEC vs HYDR: Holdings Overlap & Returns
Measure	CTEC	HYDR
Return
Measure	CTEC	HYDR
Total return, 1 year	−9.3%	−14.7%
Drawdown
Measure	CTEC	HYDR
Below its all-time high	62.8%, high on Feb 9, 2021	74.1%, high on Nov 8, 2021
Benchmark
Measure	CTEC	HYDR
What it tracks	Clean energy	Clean energy
Cost and size
Measure	CTEC	HYDR
Expense ratio	0.50%	0.50%
Net assets, as of Oct 12, 2026	$23m	$89m
Holdings
Measure	CTEC	HYDR
Holdings in common	17%

Method

What they share

17%

By the books each fund has filed, CTEC and HYDR hold 17% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Aug 31, 2026.

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17% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first CTEC HYDR

BLOOM ENERGY CORPORATION 8.06% 13.69%

PLUG POWER INC. 2.70% 10.36%

JOHNSON MATTHEY PLC 3.50% 2.49%

Doosan Fuel Cell Co., Ltd. 1.94% 10.73%

CERES POWER HOLDINGS PLC 0.93% 7.46%

BALLARD POWER SYSTEMS INC. 0.62% 3.53%

Beijing SinoHytec Co Ltd 0.16% 1.80%

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Only in CTEC

SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD. 9.59%

VESTAS WIND SYSTEMS A/S 8.29%

FIRST SOLAR, INC. 6.28%

Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Ltd. 6.04%

NIBE Industrier AB 5.54%

NEXTPOWER INC. 4.35%

Nordex SE 4.00%

ENPHASE ENERGY, INC. 3.94%

Only in HYDR

SFC Energy AG 6.81%

FUELCELL ENERGY, INC. 5.54%

ITM POWER PLC 4.51%

Nel ASA 4.36%

H-POWER PLC 3.37%

AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS, INC. 3.16%

TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION 3.07%

VINATECH CO.,LTD 3.02%

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Window by window

Window by window: CTEC vs HYDR: Holdings Overlap & Returns
	Total return
Window	CTEC	HYDR
3 months	−9.3%	−18.7%
6 months	−26.4%	−44.4%
1 year	−9.3%	−14.7%
3 years	+11.5%	+12.6%
Since launchNot the same days: CTEC Oct 2020 · HYDR Jul 2021	−30.0%	−68.6%

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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 HYDR Global X Hydrogen ETF · Holds 25 stocks in clean energy, 6% of its weight in S&P 500 companies

Issuer Global X Global X

Theme Clean energy Clean energy

In the S&P 500 6.3% 5.6%

Active share vs the S&P 500 100.0% 99.7%

In the Nasdaq-100 0.0% 0.0%

Holdings 40 25

Top ten, share of the fund 59.6% 70.4%

Expense ratio 0.50% 0.50%

Fee for the differing part 0.50% 0.50%

Total return, 1 year −9.3% −14.7%

vs its benchmark not measured not measured

Below its high −62.8% −74.1%

Net assets, as of Oct 12, 2026 $23m $89m

As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

17% 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.

HYDR

By weight, 6% of HYDR'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 70% of the fund across 25 positions, as filed for Aug 31, 2026. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 the fund returned −14.7% with distributions reinvested. It sits 74.1% below its all-time high of Nov 8, 2021.

Questions people ask

Do CTEC and HYDR hold the same stocks?: By their latest filings, 17% 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 HYDR?: CTEC has 6% of its weight in S&P 500 names and HYDR has 6%, so CTEC differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, CTEC or HYDR?: CTEC and HYDR both charge 0.50% a year, so neither 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 →HYDR on its own →CTEC dividend history →CTEC holdings →HYDR dividend history →HYDR holdings →Method →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

CTEC and HYDR filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

CTEC and HYDR prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Global X page for CTEC ↗

Global X page for HYDR ↗

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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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