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EVX vs PCLN: which is really different?

EVX and PCLN hold 9% of their weight in the same names.

VanEck Environmental Services ETF and Pictet Cleaner Planet ETF.

28.0%EVX in the S&P 500
59.3%PCLN in the S&P 500
+1.6%EVX total return, 1 year
+17.4%PCLN 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 74PCLN 23.60.1, 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
PCLN41% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 6 months to Sep 18, 2026
59%41%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 89% · top ten 39% of the fund · 66 holdings filed Jun 30, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 29% in59%41%in the S&P 500outsideactive share 89% · top ten 39% of the fund

9% 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 PCLN hold 9% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions EVX and PCLN both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingEVXPCLN
Ecolab Inc8.06%3.75%
Republic Services Inc6.99%2.79%
Tetra Tech Inc4.59%0.78%
Veralto Corp5.08%0.74%
Waste Management Inc7.94%0.59%
Only in each
Only in EVXOnly in PCLN
Waste Connections Inc 6.38%APPLIED MATERIALS INC 6.57%
Veolia Environnement Sa 6.05%ASML HOLDING NV /EUR/ 5.57%
Xylem Inc/Ny 5.60%TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR-SP ADR 4.81%
Gfl Environmental Inc 4.64%CADENCE DESIGN SYS INC 3.40%
Clean Harbors Inc 4.59%INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG /EUR/ 3.21%
Darling Ingredients Inc 4.44%SCHNEIDER ELEC SA /EUR/ 3.00%
Donaldson Co Inc 4.41%MARVELL TECHNOLOGY INC 2.86%
Advanced Drainage Systems Inc 4.38%BROADCOM INC 2.75%

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 18, 2026.

Performance, window by window

EVX and PCLN over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
EVXPCLNEVXPCLNEVXPCLN
3 months−1.2%−11.4%−3.5 pts−13.7 pts+1.3 pts−8.9 pts
6 months+4.3%+16.9%−13.7 pts−1.1 pts−19.9 pts−7.4 pts
1 year+1.6%not published−14.9 ptsnot published−20.1 ptsnot published
3 years+32.9%not published−45.5 ptsnot published−65.3 ptsnot published
Since launch+414.5%+17.4%−389.0 pts+0.8 pts−1275.7 pts−3.3 pts
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EVX and PCLN 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
PCLN
Pictet Cleaner Planet ETF
Holds 66 stocks in energy transition and decarbonisation, 59% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IssuerVanEckPictet
ThemeEnergy transition and decarbonisationEnergy transition and decarbonisation
In the S&P 50028.0%59.3%
Active share vs the S&P 50099.7%89.4%
In the Nasdaq-1000.0%28.8%
Holdings2766
Top ten, share of the fund60.1%38.7%
Expense ratio0.55%0.70%
Fee for the differing part0.55%0.78%
Total return, 1 year+1.6%+17.4% (since launch on Oct 16, 2025)
vs the S&P 500−14.9 pts+0.8 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100−20.1 pts−3.3 pts
Below its high−6.7%−12.2%
Net assets$97m$18m

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 18, 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.

PCLN in plain words

By weight, 59% of PCLN's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 89%. The top ten holdings are 39% of the fund across 66 positions, as filed for Jun 30, 2026. Since it launched on Oct 16, 2025 the fund returned +17.4% with distributions reinvested against +16.5% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 0.8 pts. It sits 12.2% below its all-time high of Jun 22, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do EVX and PCLN hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 9% 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 PCLN?
EVX has 28% of its weight in S&P 500 names and PCLN has 59%, so EVX differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, EVX or PCLN?
EVX charges 0.55% a year and PCLN charges 0.70%, 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 PCLN, 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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