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CUT vs WOOD: which is really different?

CUT and WOOD hold 49% of their weight in the same names, and CUT returned more over the year.

Invesco MSCI Global Timber ETF and iShares Global Timber & Forestry ETF.

27.7%CUT in the S&P 500
9.9%WOOD in the S&P 500
−1.3%CUT total return, 1 year
−3.0%WOOD total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Off-Index Score: WOOD scores higher

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

CUT 77.7WOOD 81.80.1, 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

CUT72% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
28%72%in the S&P 500of its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · top ten 50% of the fund · 62 holdings filed Sep 19, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 0% in28%72%inoutside the S&P 500active share 100% · top ten 50% of the fund
WOOD90% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
10%90%inof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · top ten 58% of the fund · 45 holdings filed Sep 17, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 0% in10%90%inof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · top ten 58% of the fund

49% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, CUT and WOOD hold 49% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions CUT and WOOD both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingCUTWOOD
UPM-Kymmene Oyj5.75%6.21%
Smurfit Westrock PLC4.72%5.83%
Suzano SA4.69%8.24%
Stora Enso Oyj5.55%4.68%
Weyerhaeuser Co4.47%6.72%
Mondi PLC4.17%6.77%
International Paper Co4.36%4.10%
Rayonier Inc4.63%3.60%
West Fraser Timber Co Ltd3.18%4.50%
Billerud AB1.50%2.15%
Nine Dragons Paper Holdings Ltd1.09%4.24%
Sylvamo Corp0.98%3.91%
Only in each
Only in CUTOnly in WOOD
Svenska Cellulosa AB SCA 5.54%SVENSKA CELLULOSA B 4.91%
Packaging Corp of America 4.80%KLABIN UNITS SA 4.85%
Avery Dennison Corp 4.75%OJI HOLDINGS 4.85%
Amcor PLC 4.65%HOLMEN CLASS B 3.99%
Sonoco Products Co 4.05%SUMITOMO FORESTRY 3.66%
SIG Group AG 3.71%NIPPON PAPER INDUSTRIES 3.49%
Oji Holdings Corp 3.21%SCG PACKAGING PCL NON-VOTING DR 2.80%
Huhtamaki Oyj 2.75%SHANDONG SUNPAPER LTD A 1.74%

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 17, 2026 and Sep 19, 2026.

Performance, window by window

CUT and WOOD over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
CUTWOODCUTWOODCUTWOOD
3 months+3.6%+5.0%+1.4 pts+2.7 pts+6.1 pts+7.4 pts
6 months+6.6%+6.6%−11.4 pts−11.4 pts−17.6 pts−17.7 pts
1 year−1.3%−3.0%−17.9 pts−19.6 pts−23.1 pts−24.8 pts
3 years+2.8%−0.9%−75.6 pts−79.3 pts−95.4 pts−99.0 pts
Since launch+127.2%+138.3%−676.4 pts−665.2 pts−1563.0 pts−1551.9 pts
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CUT and WOOD on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
CUT
Invesco MSCI Global Timber ETF
Holds 62 stocks in timber and forestry, 28% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
WOOD
iShares Global Timber & Forestry ETF
Holds 45 stocks in timber and forestry, 10% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IssuerInvescoiShares
ThemeTimber and forestryTimber and forestry
In the S&P 50027.7%9.9%
Active share vs the S&P 50099.8%99.9%
In the Nasdaq-1000.0%0.0%
Holdings6245
Top ten, share of the fund49.5%57.6%
Expense ratio0.76%0.39%
Fee for the differing part0.76%0.39%
Total return, 1 year−1.3%−3.0%
vs the S&P 500−17.9 pts−19.6 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100−23.1 pts−24.8 pts
Below its high−18.6%−19.4%
Net assets$30m$271m

CUT in plain words

By weight, 28% of CUT'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 50% of the fund across 62 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 19, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned −1.3% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 17.9 pts. It sits 18.6% below its all-time high of May 10, 2021.

WOOD in plain words

By weight, 10% of WOOD'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 58% of the fund across 45 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 17, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned −3.0% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 19.6 pts. It sits 19.4% below its all-time high of May 10, 2021.

Questions people ask

Do CUT and WOOD hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 49% 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, CUT or WOOD?
CUT has 28% of its weight in S&P 500 names and WOOD has 10%, so WOOD differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, CUT or WOOD?
CUT charges 0.76% a year and WOOD charges 0.39%, so WOOD is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Where these figures came from

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CUT against WOOD, 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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