Do CTEC and TAN hold the same stocks?

By their latest filings, 25% 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 TAN?

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

Which is cheaper, CTEC or TAN?

CTEC charges 0.50% a year and TAN charges 0.70%, so CTEC is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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CTEC vs TAN: Holdings Overlap & Returns

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, CTEC returned −9.3% to TAN's −4.5%; 25% 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 $937m on Nov 3, 2026 for Invesco Solar ETF.

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At a glance

6.3%

CTEC in the S&P 500

9.7%

TAN in the S&P 500

−9.3%

CTEC total return, 1 year

−4.5%

TAN 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.

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

10% of TAN's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 90% is outside the index. Holdings as of Nov 3, 2026.

Pair scorecard

CTEC costs 0.20 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 4.8 points; TAN is far larger, $882m against $23m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

CTEC vs TAN: Holdings Overlap & Returns
Measure	CTEC	TAN
Return
Measure	CTEC	TAN
Total return, 1 year	−9.3%	−4.5%
Drawdown
Measure	CTEC	TAN
Below its all-time high	62.8%, high on Feb 9, 2021	79.0%, high on May 16, 2008
Against its benchmark
Measure	CTEC	TAN
What it tracks	Clean energy	Clean energy
Its benchmark, total return, 1 year		+15.0%
Against its benchmark, 1 year		behind by 19.5 pts
Cost and size
Measure	CTEC	TAN
Expense ratio	0.50%	0.70%
Net assets, as of Oct 12, 2026	$23m	$882m
Holdings
Measure	CTEC	TAN
Holdings in common	25%

Method

What they share

25%

By the books each fund has filed, CTEC and TAN hold 25% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Aug 31, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.

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25% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first CTEC TAN

FIRST SOLAR, INC. 6.28% 9.66%

NEXTPOWER INC. 4.35% 12.58%

ENPHASE ENERGY, INC. 3.94% 6.69%

XINYI SOLAR HOLDINGS LIMITED 2.36% 2.65%

SMA Solar Technology AG 2.15% 2.07%

SOLAREDGE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1.75% 3.96%

Shoals Technologies Group, Inc. 1.04% 3.12%

Daqo New Energy Corp. 0.78% 1.72%

CANADIAN SOLAR INC. 0.74% 1.27%

ARRAY TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0.61% 1.80%

JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd. 0.58% 1.03%

Flat Glass Group Co., Ltd. 0.33% 0.90%

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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%

Contemporary Amperex Technology Co., Ltd. 6.04%

NIBE Industrier AB 5.54%

Nordex SE 4.00%

China Everbright Environment Group Limited 3.54%

JOHNSON MATTHEY PLC 3.50%

Only in TAN

Enlight Renewable Energy Ltd 7.63%

HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital Inc 5.20%

Doral Group Renewable Energy Resources Ltd 4.88%

Clearway Energy Inc 4.49%

Sunrun Inc 4.27%

GCL Technology Holdings Ltd 3.71%

Solaria Energia y Medio Ambiente SA 3.18%

OY Nofar Energy Ltd 2.54%

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Window by window

Window by window: CTEC vs TAN: Holdings Overlap & Returns
	Total return		vs its benchmark
Window	CTEC	TAN	CTEC	TAN
3 months	−9.3%	−10.7%	not measured	−9.4 pts vs ACWI
6 months	−26.4%	−24.3%	not measured	−26.9 pts vs ACWI
1 year	−9.3%	−4.5%	not measured	−19.5 pts vs ACWI
3 years	+11.5%	+3.0%	not measured	−74.6 pts vs ACWI
Since launchNot the same days: CTEC Oct 2020 · TAN Apr 2008	−30.0%	−76.1%	not measured	not 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 TAN Invesco Solar ETF · Holds 37 stocks in clean energy, 10% of its weight in S&P 500 companies

Issuer Global X Invesco

Theme Clean energy Clean energy

In the S&P 500 6.3% 9.7%

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

In the Nasdaq-100 0.0% 0.0%

Holdings 40 37

Top ten, share of the fund 59.6% 63.1%

Expense ratio 0.50% 0.70%

Fee for the differing part 0.50% 0.70%

Total return, 1 year −9.3% −4.5%

vs its benchmark not measured −19.5 pts vs ACWI

Below its high −62.8% −79.0%

Net assets, CTEC as of Oct 12, 2026 and TAN as of Nov 3, 2026 $23m $937m

As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

25% 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.

TAN

By weight, 10% of TAN'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 63% of the fund across 37 positions, as published by its issuer for Nov 3, 2026. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 the fund returned −4.5% with distributions reinvested against +15.0% for its benchmark, the MSCI ACWI Index, so a holder was behind by 19.5 pts. It sits 79.0% below its all-time high of May 16, 2008.

Questions people ask

Do CTEC and TAN hold the same stocks?: By their latest filings, 25% 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 TAN?: CTEC has 6% of its weight in S&P 500 names and TAN has 10%, so CTEC differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, CTEC or TAN?: CTEC charges 0.50% a year and TAN charges 0.70%, 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 ↗

TAN filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

TAN prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Invesco page for TAN ↗

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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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