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ETHO vs IQSZ: which is really different?

ETHO and IQSZ hold 8% of their weight in the same names, and ETHO returned more over the year.

Amplify Etho Climate Leadership U.S. ETF and Invesco Global Equity Net Zero ETF.

25.6%ETHO in the S&P 500
60.1%IQSZ in the S&P 500
+23.7%ETHO total return, 1 year
+22.5%IQSZ total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Off-Index Score: ETHO scores higher

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

ETHO 24.7IQSZ 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

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
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

8% 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 IQSZ hold 8% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions ETHO and IQSZ both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingETHOIQSZ
Apple Inc0.40%4.92%
Microsoft Corp0.40%3.34%
NVIDIA Corp0.38%5.05%
Alphabet Inc0.36%1.98%
Visa Inc0.36%0.48%
Mastercard Inc0.34%0.38%
Host Hotels & Resorts Inc0.35%0.32%
KLA CORP0.36%0.31%
Arista Networks Inc0.49%0.30%
Invesco Government & Agency Portfolio 120.33%0.29%
Ross Stores Inc0.31%0.28%
Analog Devices Inc0.36%0.25%
Only in each
Only in ETHOOnly in IQSZ
MaxLinear Inc 1.38%Amazon.com Inc 2.44%
10X Genomics Inc 1.07%Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Lt 2.04%
Corcept Therapeutics Inc 0.81%Alphabet Inc 1.56%
SELLAS Life Sciences Group Inc 0.80%Broadcom Inc 1.46%
Personalis Inc 0.76%Meta Platforms Inc 1.42%
Aehr Test Systems 0.75%Micron Technology Inc 1.25%
Semtech Corp 0.71%Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 0.98%
Magnite Inc 0.63%Tesla Inc 0.95%

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 19, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026.

Performance, window by window

ETHO 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
ETHOIQSZETHOIQSZETHOIQSZ
3 months+2.2%+1.2%−0.1 pts−1.1 pts+4.7 pts+3.7 pts
6 months+22.1%+18.8%+4.1 pts+0.8 pts−2.1 pts−5.4 pts
1 year+23.7%+22.5%+7.2 pts+5.9 pts+2.0 pts+0.7 pts
Since launch+44.9%+31.5%−15.2 pts+7.9 pts−25.9 pts+1.5 pts
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ETHO and IQSZ 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
IQSZ
Invesco Global Equity Net Zero ETF
Holds 489 stocks in energy transition and decarbonisation, 60% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IssuerAmplifyInvesco
ThemeEnergy transition and decarbonisationEnergy transition and decarbonisation
In the S&P 50025.6%60.1%
Active share vs the S&P 50090.9%49.7%
In the Nasdaq-1008.0%32.6%
Holdings287489
Top ten, share of the fund8.2%25.5%
Expense ratio0.45%0.19%
Fee for the differing part0.50%0.38%
Total return, 1 year+23.7%+22.5%
vs the S&P 500+7.2 pts+5.9 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100+2.0 pts+0.7 pts
Below its high−5.1%−1.6%
Net assets$191m$174m

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.

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 ETHO and IQSZ hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 8% 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 IQSZ?
ETHO has 26% of its weight in S&P 500 names and IQSZ has 60%, so ETHO differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, ETHO or IQSZ?
ETHO charges 0.45% a year and IQSZ charges 0.19%, so IQSZ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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ETHO 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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