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ETEC vs IQSZ: which is really different?

ETEC and IQSZ hold 2% of their weight in the same names, and IQSZ returned more over the year.

iShares Breakthrough Environmental Solutions ETF and Invesco Global Equity Net Zero ETF.

13.4%ETEC in the S&P 500
60.1%IQSZ in the S&P 500
+1.9%ETEC total return, 1 year
+22.5%IQSZ total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Off-Index Score: ETEC scores higher

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

ETEC 44.5IQSZ 0.40.1, 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
IQSZ40% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
60%40%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 50% · top ten 26% of the fund · 489 holdings filed Sep 19, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 33% in60%40%in the S&P 500outsideactive share 50% · top ten 26% of the fund

2% 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 IQSZ hold 2% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions ETEC and IQSZ both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingETECIQSZ
TESLA INC2.87%0.95%
GE VERNOVA3.62%0.31%
VESTAS WIND SYSTEMS4.02%0.16%
XYLEM INC3.30%0.07%
USD CASH0.11%0.00%
DKK CASH0.02%0.00%
EUR CASH0.03%0.00%
GBP CASH0.00%0.00%
TWD CASH0.02%0.00%
Only in each
Only in ETECOnly in IQSZ
KURITA WATER INDUSTRIES 6.73%NVIDIA Corp 5.05%
UNIVERSAL DISPLAY CORP 6.27%Apple Inc 4.92%
BORGWARNER 6.05%Microsoft Corp 3.34%
ALLEGRO MICROSYSTEMS INC 4.96%Amazon.com Inc 2.44%
CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CL 4.43%Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Lt 2.04%
YASKAWA ELECTRIC 4.07%Alphabet Inc 1.98%
KEMIRA 3.89%Alphabet Inc 1.56%
FIRST SOLAR 3.58%Broadcom Inc 1.46%

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

ETEC and IQSZ over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
ETECIQSZETECIQSZETECIQSZ
3 months−19.5%+1.2%−21.7 pts−1.1 pts−17.0 pts+3.7 pts
6 months−6.7%+18.8%−24.7 pts+0.8 pts−30.9 pts−5.4 pts
1 year+1.9%+22.5%−14.6 pts+5.9 pts−19.8 pts+0.7 pts
3 years+12.3%not published−66.1 ptsnot published−85.8 ptsnot published
Since launch+0.6%+31.5%−96.5 pts+7.9 pts−132.2 pts+1.5 pts
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ETEC and IQSZ 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
IQSZ
Invesco Global Equity Net Zero ETF
Holds 489 stocks in energy transition and decarbonisation, 60% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IssueriSharesInvesco
ThemeEnergy transition and decarbonisationEnergy transition and decarbonisation
In the S&P 50013.4%60.1%
Active share vs the S&P 50097.6%49.7%
In the Nasdaq-1002.9%32.6%
Holdings60489
Top ten, share of the fund47.6%25.5%
Expense ratio0.47%0.19%
Fee for the differing part0.48%0.38%
Total return, 1 year+1.9%+22.5%
vs the S&P 500−14.6 pts+5.9 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100−19.8 pts+0.7 pts
Below its high−22.8%−1.6%
Net assets$4m$174m

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.

IQSZ in plain words

By weight, 60% of IQSZ's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 50%. The top ten holdings are 26% of the fund across 489 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 19, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +22.5% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 5.9 pts.

Questions people ask

Do ETEC and IQSZ hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 2% 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 IQSZ?
ETEC has 13% of its weight in S&P 500 names and IQSZ has 60%, so ETEC differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, ETEC or IQSZ?
ETEC charges 0.47% a year and IQSZ charges 0.19%, so IQSZ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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ETEC against IQSZ, 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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