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ETHO vs USNZ: which is really different?

ETHO and USNZ hold 10% of their weight in the same names, and ETHO returned more over the year.

Amplify Etho Climate Leadership U.S. ETF and Xtrackers Net Zero Pathway Paris Aligned US Equity ETF.

25.6%ETHO in the S&P 500
97.9%USNZ in the S&P 500
+23.7%ETHO total return, 1 year
+16.8%USNZ 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 24.7USNZ 0.10.1, 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
USNZ2% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
98%2%of its weight in S&P 500 companies2% of its weight outside the S&P 500active share 23% · top ten 46% of the fund · 306 holdings filed May 29, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 63% in98%2%of its weight in S&P 500 companies2% of its weight outside the S&P 500active share 23% · top ten 46% of the fund

10% 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 USNZ hold 10% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions ETHO and USNZ both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingETHOUSNZ
QUALCOMM Inc0.41%0.52%
Texas Instruments Inc0.41%0.55%
Apple Inc0.40%8.72%
Microsoft Corp0.40%6.40%
NVIDIA Corp0.38%9.67%
Alphabet Inc0.36%4.02%
Analog Devices Inc0.36%0.42%
KLA CORP0.36%0.50%
Visa Inc0.36%0.88%
Arista Networks Inc0.49%0.35%
Mastercard Inc0.34%0.63%
American Water Works Co Inc0.30%0.47%
Only in each
Only in ETHOOnly in USNZ
MaxLinear Inc 1.38%AMAZON.COM INC 4.15%
10X Genomics Inc 1.07%ALPHABET INC 3.38%
Corcept Therapeutics Inc 0.81%BROADCOM INC 3.37%
SELLAS Life Sciences Group Inc 0.80%META PLATFORMS INC 2.39%
Personalis Inc 0.76%TESLA INC 2.06%
Aehr Test Systems 0.75%MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC 1.91%
Semtech Corp 0.71%ELI LILLY & COMPANY 1.54%
Okta Inc 0.69%ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES INC 1.48%

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 May 29, 2026 and Sep 21, 2026.

Performance, window by window

ETHO and USNZ over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
ETHOUSNZETHOUSNZETHOUSNZ
3 months+2.2%+2.5%−0.1 pts+0.3 pts+4.7 pts+5.0 pts
6 months+22.1%+21.1%+4.1 pts+3.1 pts−2.1 pts−3.1 pts
1 year+23.7%+16.8%+7.2 pts+0.2 pts+2.0 pts−5.0 pts
3 yearsnot published+77.0%not published−1.4 ptsnot published−21.2 pts
Since launch+44.9%+108.4%−15.2 pts−3.2 pts−25.9 pts−52.3 pts
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ETHO and USNZ 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
USNZ
Xtrackers Net Zero Pathway Paris Aligned US Equity ETF
Holds 306 stocks in energy transition and decarbonisation, 98% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IssuerAmplifyXtrackers
ThemeEnergy transition and decarbonisationEnergy transition and decarbonisation
In the S&P 50025.6%97.9%
Active share vs the S&P 50090.9%23.0%
In the Nasdaq-1008.0%62.8%
Holdings287306
Top ten, share of the fund8.2%46.1%
Expense ratio0.45%0.10%
Fee for the differing part0.50%0.43%
Total return, 1 year+23.7%+16.8%
vs the S&P 500+7.2 pts+0.2 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100+2.0 pts−5.0 pts
Below its high−5.1%−1.4%
Net assets$191m$298m

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.

USNZ in plain words

By weight, 98% of USNZ's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 23%. The top ten holdings are 46% of the fund across 306 positions, as filed for May 29, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +16.8% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was about even.

Questions people ask

Do ETHO and USNZ hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 10% 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 USNZ?
ETHO has 26% of its weight in S&P 500 names and USNZ has 98%, so ETHO differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, ETHO or USNZ?
ETHO charges 0.45% a year and USNZ charges 0.10%, so USNZ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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ETHO against USNZ, 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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