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CTEC vs QCLN: which is really different?

CTEC and QCLN hold 20% of their weight in the same names.

Global X ClimateTech ETF and First Trust Nasdaq Clean Edge Green Energy Index Fund.

27.4%CTEC in the S&P 500
30.9%QCLN in the S&P 500
+16.4%CTEC total return, 1 year
+16.1%QCLN total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Off-Index Score: CTEC scores higher

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

CTEC 61.7QCLN 480.1, 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

CTEC73% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
27%73%in the S&P 500of its weight outside the S&P 500active share 99% · top ten 56% of the fund · 46 holdings filed Sep 18, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 0% in27%73%inoutside the S&P 500active share 99% · top ten 56% of the fund
QCLN69% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
31%69%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 98% · top ten 60% of the fund · 58 holdings filed Sep 18, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 16% in31%69%inoutside the S&P 500active share 98% · top ten 60% of the fund

20% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, CTEC and QCLN hold 20% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions CTEC and QCLN both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingCTECQCLN
BLOOM ENERGY CORP- A6.33%10.51%
NEXTPOWER INC4.57%4.00%
FIRST SOLAR INC4.37%3.96%
ENPHASE ENERGY INC1.95%1.57%
PLUG POWER INC1.24%1.00%
SOLAREDGE TECHNOLOGIES INC0.91%0.73%
EOS ENERGY ENTERPRISES INC0.61%0.50%
AMPRIUS TECHNOLOGIES INC0.59%0.48%
SHOALS TECHNOLOGIES GROUP -A0.54%0.44%
FLUENCE ENERGY INC0.45%0.36%
AMERESCO INC-CL A0.32%0.29%
Only in each
Only in CTECOnly in QCLN
EATON CORP PLC 6.40%Tesla, Inc. 8.08%
GE VERNOVA INC 6.27%Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. 7.84%
SIEMENS ENERGY AG 6.05%ON Semiconductor Corporation 7.71%
SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC SE 6.04%Rivian Automotive, Inc. (Class A) 6.89%
TRANE TECHNOLOGIES PLC 6.01%Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. 3.61%
OTHER PAYABLE & RECEIVABLES 4.72%Enlight Renewable Energy Ltd. 3.60%
NORDEX SE 4.54%Albemarle Corporation 3.35%
PRYSMIAN SPA 4.52%Acuity Inc. 3.12%

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.

Performance, window by window

CTEC and QCLN over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
CTECQCLNCTECQCLNCTECQCLN
3 months−17.9%−25.6%−20.1 pts−27.8 pts−15.4 pts−23.1 pts
6 months−1.6%+4.5%−19.7 pts−13.6 pts−25.9 pts−19.8 pts
1 year+16.4%+16.1%−0.2 pts−0.5 pts−5.4 pts−5.7 pts
3 years+0.5%+7.8%−77.9 pts−70.6 pts−97.7 pts−90.4 pts
Since launch−24.1%+222.2%−174.5 pts−581.4 pts−194.2 pts−1468.0 pts
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CTEC and QCLN on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
CTEC
Global X ClimateTech ETF
Holds 46 stocks in clean energy, 27% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
QCLN
First Trust Nasdaq Clean Edge Green Energy Index Fund
Holds 58 stocks in clean energy, 31% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IssuerGlobal XFirst Trust
ThemeClean energyClean energy
In the S&P 50027.4%30.9%
Active share vs the S&P 50099.0%97.9%
In the Nasdaq-1000.0%15.9%
Holdings4658
Top ten, share of the fund55.5%59.5%
Expense ratio0.50%0.59%
Fee for the differing part0.51%0.60%
Total return, 1 year+16.4%+16.1%
vs the S&P 500−0.2 pts−0.5 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100−5.4 pts−5.7 pts
Below its high−59.7%−44.6%
Net assets$25m$546m

CTEC in plain words

By weight, 27% of CTEC'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 56% of the fund across 46 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 18, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +16.4% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was about even. It sits 59.7% below its all-time high of Feb 9, 2021.

QCLN in plain words

By weight, 31% of QCLN's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 98%. The top ten holdings are 60% of the fund across 58 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 18, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +16.1% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was about even. It sits 44.6% below its all-time high of Feb 9, 2021.

Questions people ask

Do CTEC and QCLN hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 20% 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, CTEC or QCLN?
CTEC has 27% of its weight in S&P 500 names and QCLN has 31%, so CTEC differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, CTEC or QCLN?
CTEC charges 0.50% a year and QCLN charges 0.59%, so CTEC is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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CTEC against QCLN, 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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