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ETEC vs EVX: which is really different?

ETEC and EVX hold 6% of their weight in the same names.

iShares Breakthrough Environmental Solutions ETF and VanEck Environmental Services ETF.

13.4%ETEC in the S&P 500
28.0%EVX in the S&P 500
+1.9%ETEC total return, 1 year
+1.6%EVX total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Off-Index Score: EVX scores higher

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

ETEC 44.5EVX 740.1, 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

ETEC87% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
13%87%inof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 98% · top ten 48% of the fund · 60 holdings filed Sep 17, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 3% in13%87%inof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 98% · top ten 48% of the fund
EVX72% 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 60% of the fund · 27 holdings filed Sep 17, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 0% in28%72%inoutside the S&P 500active share 100% · top ten 60% of the fund

6% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, ETEC and EVX hold 6% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions ETEC and EVX both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingETECEVX
XYLEM INC3.30%5.42%
Only in each
Only in ETECOnly in EVX
KURITA WATER INDUSTRIES 6.73%Ecolab Inc 8.30%
UNIVERSAL DISPLAY CORP 6.27%Waste Management Inc 7.47%
BORGWARNER 6.05%Waste Connections Inc 6.70%
ALLEGRO MICROSYSTEMS INC 4.96%Republic Services Inc 6.57%
CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CL 4.43%Veralto Corp 5.66%
YASKAWA ELECTRIC 4.07%Veolia Environnement Sa 5.40%
VESTAS WIND SYSTEMS 4.02%Darling Ingredients Inc 4.98%
KEMIRA 3.89%Clean Harbors Inc 4.83%

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.

Performance, window by window

ETEC and EVX over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
ETECEVXETECEVXETECEVX
3 months−19.5%−1.2%−21.7 pts−3.5 pts−17.0 pts+1.3 pts
6 months−6.7%+4.3%−24.7 pts−13.7 pts−30.9 pts−19.9 pts
1 year+1.9%+1.6%−14.6 pts−14.9 pts−19.8 pts−20.1 pts
3 years+12.3%+32.9%−66.1 pts−45.5 pts−85.8 pts−65.3 pts
Since launch+0.6%+414.5%−96.5 pts−389.0 pts−132.2 pts−1275.7 pts
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ETEC and EVX on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
ETEC
iShares Breakthrough Environmental Solutions ETF
Holds 60 stocks in energy transition and decarbonisation, 13% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
EVX
VanEck Environmental Services ETF
Holds 27 stocks in energy transition and decarbonisation, 28% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IssueriSharesVanEck
ThemeEnergy transition and decarbonisationEnergy transition and decarbonisation
In the S&P 50013.4%28.0%
Active share vs the S&P 50097.6%99.7%
In the Nasdaq-1002.9%0.0%
Holdings6027
Top ten, share of the fund47.6%60.1%
Expense ratio0.47%0.55%
Fee for the differing part0.48%0.55%
Total return, 1 year+1.9%+1.6%
vs the S&P 500−14.6 pts−14.9 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100−19.8 pts−20.1 pts
Below its high−22.8%−6.7%
Net assets$4m$97m

ETEC in plain words

By weight, 13% of ETEC'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 48% of the fund across 60 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 17, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +1.9% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 14.6 pts. It sits 22.8% below its all-time high of Jun 3, 2026.

EVX in plain words

By weight, 28% of EVX'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 27 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 17, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +1.6% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 14.9 pts. It sits 6.7% below its all-time high of Feb 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do ETEC and EVX hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 6% of their books are the same securities at the same weight, which is mostly different names. Overlap is the sum of the smaller weight of every security they share.
Which is more different from the S&P 500, ETEC or EVX?
ETEC has 13% of its weight in S&P 500 names and EVX has 28%, so EVX differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, ETEC or EVX?
ETEC charges 0.47% a year and EVX charges 0.55%, so ETEC is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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ETEC against EVX, 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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