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EVX vs NVIR: which is really different?

EVX and NVIR hold 4% of their weight in the same names, and NVIR returned more over the year.

VanEck Environmental Services ETF and Horizon Kinetics Energy and Remediation ETF.

28.0%EVX in the S&P 500
41.9%NVIR in the S&P 500
+1.6%EVX total return, 1 year
+25.8%NVIR 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?

EVX 74NVIR 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

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
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

4% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, EVX and NVIR hold 4% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions EVX and NVIR both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingEVXNVIR
Ecolab Inc8.30%1.90%
Xylem Inc/Ny5.42%1.22%
Veralto Corp5.66%1.22%
Only in each
Only in EVXOnly in NVIR
Waste Management Inc 7.47%Texas Pacific Land Corp 6.25%
Waste Connections Inc 6.70%CES Energy Solutions Corp 5.97%
Republic Services Inc 6.57%Williams Cos Inc/The 5.62%
Veolia Environnement Sa 5.40%WaterBridge Infrastructure LLC 5.32%
Darling Ingredients Inc 4.98%Enerflex Ltd 4.22%
Clean Harbors Inc 4.83%EQT Corp 4.08%
Tetra Tech Inc 4.77%Permian Basin Royalty Trust 4.02%
Gfl Environmental Inc 4.68%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

EVX 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
EVXNVIREVXNVIREVXNVIR
3 months−1.2%+5.4%−3.5 pts+3.2 pts+1.3 pts+7.9 pts
6 months+4.3%−1.3%−13.7 pts−19.3 pts−19.9 pts−25.6 pts
1 year+1.6%+25.8%−14.9 pts+9.2 pts−20.1 pts+4.0 pts
3 years+32.9%+48.9%−45.5 pts−29.5 pts−65.3 pts−49.2 pts
Since launch+414.5%+66.7%−389.0 pts−33.7 pts−1275.7 pts−83.5 pts
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EVX and NVIR on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
EVX
VanEck Environmental Services ETF
Holds 27 stocks in energy transition and decarbonisation, 28% 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
IssuerVanEckHorizon Kinetics
ThemeEnergy transition and decarbonisationEnergy transition and decarbonisation
In the S&P 50028.0%41.9%
Active share vs the S&P 50099.7%98.0%
In the Nasdaq-1000.0%4.2%
Holdings2739
Top ten, share of the fund60.1%46.7%
Expense ratio0.55%0.85%
Fee for the differing part0.55%0.87%
Total return, 1 year+1.6%+25.8%
vs the S&P 500−14.9 pts+9.2 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100−20.1 pts+4.0 pts
Below its high−6.7%−4.2%
Net assets$97m$6m

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.

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 EVX and NVIR hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 4% 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, EVX or NVIR?
EVX has 28% of its weight in S&P 500 names and NVIR has 42%, so EVX differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, EVX or NVIR?
EVX charges 0.55% a year and NVIR charges 0.85%, so EVX is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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EVX 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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