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ETEC vs NVIR: which is really different?

ETEC and NVIR hold 1% of their weight in the same names, and NVIR returned more over the year.

iShares Breakthrough Environmental Solutions ETF and Horizon Kinetics Energy and Remediation ETF.

13.4%ETEC in the S&P 500
41.9%NVIR in the S&P 500
+1.9%ETEC total return, 1 year
+25.8%NVIR total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Off-Index Score: NVIR scores higher

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

ETEC 44.5NVIR 49.60.1, 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
NVIR58% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
42%58%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 98% · top ten 47% of the fund · 39 holdings filed Jun 30, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 4% in42%58%in the S&P 500outside the S&P 500active share 98% · top ten 47% of the fund

1% 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 NVIR hold 1% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions ETEC and NVIR both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingETECNVIR
XYLEM INC3.30%1.22%
Only in each
Only in ETECOnly in NVIR
KURITA WATER INDUSTRIES 6.73%Texas Pacific Land Corp 6.25%
UNIVERSAL DISPLAY CORP 6.27%CES Energy Solutions Corp 5.97%
BORGWARNER 6.05%Williams Cos Inc/The 5.62%
ALLEGRO MICROSYSTEMS INC 4.96%WaterBridge Infrastructure LLC 5.32%
CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHNOLOGY CL 4.43%Enerflex Ltd 4.22%
YASKAWA ELECTRIC 4.07%EQT Corp 4.08%
VESTAS WIND SYSTEMS 4.02%Permian Basin Royalty Trust 4.02%
KEMIRA 3.89%Cheniere Energy Inc 3.88%

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 Jun 30, 2026 and Sep 17, 2026.

Performance, window by window

ETEC and NVIR over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
ETECNVIRETECNVIRETECNVIR
3 months−19.5%+5.4%−21.7 pts+3.2 pts−17.0 pts+7.9 pts
6 months−6.7%−1.3%−24.7 pts−19.3 pts−30.9 pts−25.6 pts
1 year+1.9%+25.8%−14.6 pts+9.2 pts−19.8 pts+4.0 pts
3 years+12.3%+48.9%−66.1 pts−29.5 pts−85.8 pts−49.2 pts
Since launch+0.6%+66.7%−96.5 pts−33.7 pts−132.2 pts−83.5 pts
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ETEC and NVIR 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
NVIR
Horizon Kinetics Energy and Remediation ETF
Holds 39 stocks in energy transition and decarbonisation, 42% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IssueriSharesHorizon Kinetics
ThemeEnergy transition and decarbonisationEnergy transition and decarbonisation
In the S&P 50013.4%41.9%
Active share vs the S&P 50097.6%98.0%
In the Nasdaq-1002.9%4.2%
Holdings6039
Top ten, share of the fund47.6%46.7%
Expense ratio0.47%0.85%
Fee for the differing part0.48%0.87%
Total return, 1 year+1.9%+25.8%
vs the S&P 500−14.6 pts+9.2 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100−19.8 pts+4.0 pts
Below its high−22.8%−4.2%
Net assets$4m$6m

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.

NVIR in plain words

By weight, 42% of NVIR'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 47% of the fund across 39 positions, as filed for Jun 30, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +25.8% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 9.2 pts.

Questions people ask

Do ETEC and NVIR hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 1% 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 NVIR?
ETEC has 13% of its weight in S&P 500 names and NVIR has 42%, so NVIR differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, ETEC or NVIR?
ETEC charges 0.47% a year and NVIR charges 0.85%, 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 NVIR, 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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