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EVX vs USNZ: which is really different?

EVX and USNZ hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and USNZ returned more over the year.

VanEck Environmental Services ETF and Xtrackers Net Zero Pathway Paris Aligned US Equity ETF.

28.0%EVX in the S&P 500
97.9%USNZ in the S&P 500
+1.6%EVX total return, 1 year
+16.8%USNZ 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 74USNZ 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

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
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

0% 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 USNZ hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions EVX and USNZ both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingEVXUSNZ
Waste Management Inc7.94%0.20%
Ecolab Inc8.06%0.16%
Only in each
Only in EVXOnly in USNZ
Republic Services Inc 6.99%NVIDIA CORP 9.67%
Waste Connections Inc 6.38%APPLE INC 8.72%
Veolia Environnement Sa 6.05%MICROSOFT CORP 6.40%
Xylem Inc/Ny 5.60%AMAZON.COM INC 4.15%
Veralto Corp 5.08%ALPHABET INC 4.02%
Gfl Environmental Inc 4.64%ALPHABET INC 3.38%
Clean Harbors Inc 4.59%BROADCOM INC 3.37%
Tetra Tech Inc 4.59%META PLATFORMS INC 2.39%

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 18, 2026.

Performance, window by window

EVX 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
EVXUSNZEVXUSNZEVXUSNZ
3 months−1.2%+2.5%−3.5 pts+0.3 pts+1.3 pts+5.0 pts
6 months+4.3%+21.1%−13.7 pts+3.1 pts−19.9 pts−3.1 pts
1 year+1.6%+16.8%−14.9 pts+0.2 pts−20.1 pts−5.0 pts
3 years+32.9%+77.0%−45.5 pts−1.4 pts−65.3 pts−21.2 pts
Since launch+414.5%+108.4%−389.0 pts−3.2 pts−1275.7 pts−52.3 pts
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EVX and USNZ 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
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
IssuerVanEckXtrackers
ThemeEnergy transition and decarbonisationEnergy transition and decarbonisation
In the S&P 50028.0%97.9%
Active share vs the S&P 50099.7%23.0%
In the Nasdaq-1000.0%62.8%
Holdings27306
Top ten, share of the fund60.1%46.1%
Expense ratio0.55%0.10%
Fee for the differing part0.55%0.43%
Total return, 1 year+1.6%+16.8%
vs the S&P 500−14.9 pts+0.2 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100−20.1 pts−5.0 pts
Below its high−6.7%−1.4%
Net assets$97m$298m

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.

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 EVX and USNZ hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 0% 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 USNZ?
EVX has 28% of its weight in S&P 500 names and USNZ has 98%, so EVX differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, EVX or USNZ?
EVX charges 0.55% 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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EVX 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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