Do CTEC and VCLN hold the same stocks?

By their latest filings, 33% 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 VCLN?

CTEC has 6% of its weight in S&P 500 names and VCLN has 15%, so CTEC differs more from the index.

Which is cheaper, CTEC or VCLN?

CTEC charges 0.50% a year and VCLN charges 0.59%, so CTEC is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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CTEC vs VCLN: Holdings Overlap & Returns

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, CTEC returned −9.3% to VCLN's +3.8%; 33% 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 $5.5m on Jul 31, 2026 for Virtus Duff & Phelps Clean Energy ETF.

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At a glance

6.3%

CTEC in the S&P 500

15.4%

VCLN in the S&P 500

−9.3%

CTEC total return, 1 year

+3.8%

VCLN 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.

VCLN · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 85% of its weight is outside the S&P 500

15% of VCLN's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 85% is outside the index. Holdings as of Jul 31, 2026.

Pair scorecard

CTEC costs 0.09 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 13.1 points.

CTEC vs VCLN: Holdings Overlap & Returns
Measure	CTEC	VCLN
Return
Measure	CTEC	VCLN
Total return, 1 year	−9.3%	+3.8%
Drawdown
Measure	CTEC	VCLN
Below its all-time high	62.8%, high on Feb 9, 2021	26.3%, high on Jun 2, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	CTEC	VCLN
What it tracks	Clean energy	Clean energy
Cost and size
Measure	CTEC	VCLN
Expense ratio	0.50%	0.59%
Net assets, CTEC as of Oct 12, 2026 and VCLN as of Jul 31, 2026	$23m	$5.5m
Holdings
Measure	CTEC	VCLN
Holdings in common	33%

Method

What they share

33%

By the books each fund has filed, CTEC and VCLN hold 33% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026.

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33% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first CTEC VCLN

BLOOM ENERGY CORPORATION 8.06% 6.86%

FIRST SOLAR, INC. 6.28% 8.07%

NEXTPOWER INC. 4.35% 5.97%

ENPHASE ENERGY, INC. 3.94% 4.33%

VESTAS WIND SYSTEMS A/S 8.29% 3.56%

PLUG POWER INC. 2.70% 2.47%

SOLAREDGE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 1.75% 2.00%

XINYI SOLAR HOLDINGS LIMITED 2.36% 1.42%

CERES POWER HOLDINGS PLC 0.93% 2.37%

Doosan Fuel Cell Co., Ltd. 1.94% 0.57%

ARRAY TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 0.61% 0.42%

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Only in CTEC

SAMSUNG SDI CO., LTD. 9.59%

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%

QUANTUMSCAPE CORPORATION 2.89%

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

Only in VCLN

CHINA YANGTZE POWER CO LTD 6.63%

IBERDROLA SA 4.00%

CLEARWAY ENERGY INC 3.67%

EDP SA 3.19%

PRYSMIAN SPA 2.90%

INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG 2.70%

FORTUM OYJ 2.44%

MAIRE SPA 2.42%

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Window by window

Window by window: CTEC vs VCLN: Holdings Overlap & Returns
	Total return
Window	CTEC	VCLN
3 months	−9.3%	−6.1%
6 months	−26.4%	−19.8%
1 year	−9.3%	+3.8%
3 years	+11.5%	+68.3%
Since launchNot the same days: CTEC Oct 2020 · VCLN Aug 2021	−30.0%	+8.8%

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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 VCLN Virtus Duff & Phelps Clean Energy ETF · Holds 42 stocks in clean energy, 15% of its weight in S&P 500 companies

Issuer Global X Virtus

Theme Clean energy Clean energy

In the S&P 500 6.3% 15.4%

Active share vs the S&P 500 100.0% 98.9%

In the Nasdaq-100 0.0% 1.9%

Holdings 40 42

Top ten, share of the fund 59.6% 49.2%

Expense ratio 0.50% 0.59%

Fee for the differing part 0.50% 0.60%

Total return, 1 year −9.3% +3.8%

vs its benchmark not measured not measured

Below its high −62.8% −26.3%

Net assets, CTEC as of Oct 12, 2026 and VCLN as of Jul 31, 2026 $23m $5.5m

As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

33% 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.

VCLN

By weight, 15% of VCLN'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 49% of the fund across 42 positions, as filed for Jul 31, 2026. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 the fund returned +3.8% with distributions reinvested. It sits 26.3% below its all-time high of Jun 2, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do CTEC and VCLN hold the same stocks?: By their latest filings, 33% 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 VCLN?: CTEC has 6% of its weight in S&P 500 names and VCLN has 15%, so CTEC differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, CTEC or VCLN?: CTEC charges 0.50% a year and VCLN charges 0.59%, 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 ↗

VCLN filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

VCLN prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Virtus 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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