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ETEC vs NBET: which is really different?

ETEC and NBET hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and NBET returned more over the year.

iShares Breakthrough Environmental Solutions ETF and Neuberger Energy Transition & Infrastructure ETF.

13.4%ETEC in the S&P 500
34.5%NBET in the S&P 500
+1.9%ETEC total return, 1 year
+29.2%NBET total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Off-Index Score: NBET scores higher

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

ETEC 44.5NBET 46.30.1, 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
NBET66% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
35%66%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 98% · top ten 57% of the fund · 31 holdings filed Apr 30, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 0% in35%66%inoutside the S&P 500active share 98% · top ten 57% of the fund

0% 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 NBET hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Only in each
Only in ETECOnly in NBET
KURITA WATER INDUSTRIES 6.73%Targa Resources Corp 9.11%
UNIVERSAL DISPLAY CORP 6.27%Enterprise Products Partners LP 7.61%
BORGWARNER 6.05%Energy Transfer LP 7.52%
ALLEGRO MICROSYSTEMS INC 4.96%DT Midstream Inc 6.07%
CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CL 4.43%Cheniere Energy Inc 6.02%
YASKAWA ELECTRIC 4.07%Williams Cos Inc/The 5.42%
VESTAS WIND SYSTEMS 4.02%Clearway Energy Inc 4.04%
KEMIRA 3.89%Western Midstream Partners LP 4.02%

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 Apr 30, 2026 and Sep 17, 2026.

Performance, window by window

ETEC and NBET over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
ETECNBETETECNBETETECNBET
3 months−19.5%+7.7%−21.7 pts+5.4 pts−17.0 pts+10.1 pts
6 months−6.7%+4.0%−24.7 pts−14.0 pts−30.9 pts−20.2 pts
1 year+1.9%+29.2%−14.6 pts+12.7 pts−19.8 pts+7.5 pts
3 years+12.3%+89.3%−66.1 pts+10.9 pts−85.8 pts−8.8 pts
Since launch+0.6%+79.2%−96.5 pts−1.1 pts−132.2 pts−29.9 pts
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ETEC and NBET 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
NBET
Neuberger Energy Transition & Infrastructure ETF
Holds 31 stocks in energy transition and decarbonisation, 34% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IssueriSharesNeuberger Berman
ThemeEnergy transition and decarbonisationEnergy transition and decarbonisation
In the S&P 50013.4%34.5%
Active share vs the S&P 50097.6%97.8%
In the Nasdaq-1002.9%0.0%
Holdings6031
Top ten, share of the fund47.6%57.2%
Expense ratio0.47%0.65%
Fee for the differing part0.48%0.66%
Total return, 1 year+1.9%+29.2%
vs the S&P 500−14.6 pts+12.7 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100−19.8 pts+7.5 pts
Below its high−22.8%−2.9%
Net assets$4m$45m

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.

NBET in plain words

By weight, 34% of NBET'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 57% of the fund across 31 positions, as filed for Apr 30, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +29.2% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 12.7 pts.

Questions people ask

Do ETEC and NBET hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 0% 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 NBET?
ETEC has 13% of its weight in S&P 500 names and NBET has 34%, so NBET differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, ETEC or NBET?
ETEC charges 0.47% a year and NBET charges 0.65%, 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 NBET, 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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