Do CTEC and KGRN hold the same stocks?

By their latest filings, 10% 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 KGRN?

CTEC has 6% of its weight in S&P 500 names and KGRN has 0%, so CTEC differs more from the index.

Which is cheaper, CTEC or KGRN?

CTEC charges 0.50% a year and KGRN charges 0.79%, so CTEC is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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CTEC vs KGRN: Holdings Overlap & Returns

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, CTEC returned −9.3% to KGRN's −26.1%; 10% 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 $44m on Nov 4, 2026 for KraneShares MSCI China Clean Technology Index ETF.

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At a glance

6.3%

CTEC in the S&P 500

0.0%

KGRN in the S&P 500

−9.3%

CTEC total return, 1 year

−26.1%

KGRN 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.

KGRN · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 100% of its weight is outside the S&P 500

0% of KGRN's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 100% is outside the index. Holdings as of Nov 4, 2026.

Pair scorecard

CTEC costs 0.29 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 16.8 points; KGRN is 2.0 times larger.

CTEC vs KGRN: Holdings Overlap & Returns
Measure	CTEC	KGRN
Return
Measure	CTEC	KGRN
Total return, 1 year	−9.3%	−26.1%
Drawdown
Measure	CTEC	KGRN
Below its all-time high	62.8%, high on Feb 9, 2021	57.8%, high on Feb 16, 2021
Benchmark
Measure	CTEC	KGRN
What it tracks	Clean energy	Clean energy
Cost and size
Measure	CTEC	KGRN
Expense ratio	0.50%	0.79%
Net assets, as of Oct 12, 2026	$23m	$47m
Holdings
Measure	CTEC	KGRN
Holdings in common	10%

Method

What they share

10%

By the books each fund has filed, CTEC and KGRN hold 10% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Aug 31, 2026 and Nov 4, 2026.

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10% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first CTEC KGRN

China Everbright Environment Group Limited 3.54% 4.78%

Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Ltd. 6.04% 2.83%

XINYI SOLAR HOLDINGS LIMITED 2.36% 3.03%

JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd. 0.58% 0.77%

Flat Glass Group Co., Ltd. 0.33% 0.75%

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Only in CTEC

SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD. 9.59%

VESTAS WIND SYSTEMS A/S 8.29%

BLOOM ENERGY CORPORATION 8.06%

FIRST SOLAR, INC. 6.28%

NIBE Industrier AB 5.54%

NEXTPOWER INC. 4.35%

Nordex SE 4.00%

ENPHASE ENERGY, INC. 3.94%

Only in KGRN

CGN POWER CO LTD-H 12.23%

CHINA YANGTZE POWER CO LTD-A 10.33%

BYD CO LTD-H 7.17%

CHINA NATIONAL NUCLEAR POW-A 5.43%

CHINA LONGYUAN POWER GROUP-H 4.54%

SDIC POWER HOLDINGS CO LTD-A 3.91%

CHINA CONCH VENTURE HOLDINGS 3.64%

SUNGROW POWER SUPPLY CO LT-A 3.60%

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Window by window

Window by window: CTEC vs KGRN: Holdings Overlap & Returns
	Total return
Window	CTEC	KGRN
3 months	−9.3%	−10.1%
6 months	−26.4%	−24.8%
1 year	−9.3%	−26.1%
3 years	+11.5%	−8.0%
Since launchNot the same days: CTEC Oct 2020 · KGRN Oct 2017	−30.0%	−1.9%

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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 KGRN KraneShares MSCI China Clean Technology Index ETF · Holds 48 stocks in clean energy, 0% of its weight in S&P 500 companies

Issuer Global X KraneShares

Theme Clean energy Clean energy

In the S&P 500 6.3% 0.0%

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

In the Nasdaq-100 0.0% 0.0%

Holdings 40 48

Top ten, share of the fund 59.6% 59.0%

Expense ratio 0.50% 0.79%

Fee for the differing part 0.50% 0.79%

Total return, 1 year −9.3% −26.1%

vs its benchmark not measured not measured

Below its high −62.8% −57.8%

Net assets, CTEC as of Oct 12, 2026 and KGRN as of Nov 4, 2026 $23m $44m

As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

10% 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.

KGRN

By weight, 0% of KGRN'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 59% of the fund across 48 positions, as published by its issuer for Nov 4, 2026. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 the fund returned −26.1% with distributions reinvested. It sits 57.8% below its all-time high of Feb 16, 2021.

Questions people ask

Do CTEC and KGRN hold the same stocks?: By their latest filings, 10% 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 KGRN?: CTEC has 6% of its weight in S&P 500 names and KGRN has 0%, so CTEC differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, CTEC or KGRN?: CTEC charges 0.50% a year and KGRN charges 0.79%, so CTEC is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

CTEC filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

CTEC prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Global X page for CTEC ↗

KGRN filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

KGRN prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

KraneShares page for KGRN ↗

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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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