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ETHO vs EVX: which is really different?

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

Amplify Etho Climate Leadership U.S. ETF and VanEck Environmental Services ETF.

25.6%ETHO in the S&P 500
28.0%EVX in the S&P 500
+23.7%ETHO 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?

ETHO 24.7EVX 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

ETHO74% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
26%74%in the S&P 500of its weight outside the S&P 500active share 91% · top ten 8% of the fund · 287 holdings filed Sep 21, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 8% in26%74%inoutside the S&P 500active share 91% · top ten 8% 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

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, ETHO and EVX hold 1% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions ETHO and EVX both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingETHOEVX
Federal Signal Corp0.31%3.23%
Donaldson Co Inc0.30%4.55%
Ecolab Inc0.30%8.30%
Advanced Drainage Systems Inc0.27%4.28%
Only in each
Only in ETHOOnly in EVX
MaxLinear Inc 1.38%Waste Management Inc 7.47%
10X Genomics Inc 1.07%Waste Connections Inc 6.70%
Corcept Therapeutics Inc 0.81%Republic Services Inc 6.57%
SELLAS Life Sciences Group Inc 0.80%Veralto Corp 5.66%
Personalis Inc 0.76%Xylem Inc/Ny 5.42%
Aehr Test Systems 0.75%Veolia Environnement Sa 5.40%
Semtech Corp 0.71%Darling Ingredients Inc 4.98%
Okta Inc 0.69%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 and Sep 21, 2026.

Performance, window by window

ETHO 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
ETHOEVXETHOEVXETHOEVX
3 months+2.2%−1.2%−0.1 pts−3.5 pts+4.7 pts+1.3 pts
6 months+22.1%+4.3%+4.1 pts−13.7 pts−2.1 pts−19.9 pts
1 year+23.7%+1.6%+7.2 pts−14.9 pts+2.0 pts−20.1 pts
3 yearsnot published+32.9%not published−45.5 ptsnot published−65.3 pts
Since launch+44.9%+414.5%−15.2 pts−389.0 pts−25.9 pts−1275.7 pts
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ETHO and EVX on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
ETHO
Amplify Etho Climate Leadership U.S. ETF
Holds 287 stocks in energy transition and decarbonisation, 26% 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
IssuerAmplifyVanEck
ThemeEnergy transition and decarbonisationEnergy transition and decarbonisation
In the S&P 50025.6%28.0%
Active share vs the S&P 50090.9%99.7%
In the Nasdaq-1008.0%0.0%
Holdings28727
Top ten, share of the fund8.2%60.1%
Expense ratio0.45%0.55%
Fee for the differing part0.50%0.55%
Total return, 1 year+23.7%+1.6%
vs the S&P 500+7.2 pts−14.9 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100+2.0 pts−20.1 pts
Below its high−5.1%−6.7%
Net assets$191m$97m

ETHO in plain words

By weight, 26% of ETHO's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 91%. The top ten holdings are 8% of the fund across 287 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 21, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +23.7% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 7.2 pts. It sits 5.1% below its all-time high of Aug 14, 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 ETHO and EVX 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, ETHO or EVX?
ETHO has 26% of its weight in S&P 500 names and EVX has 28%, so EVX differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, ETHO or EVX?
ETHO charges 0.45% a year and EVX charges 0.55%, so ETHO is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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ETHO 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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