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FAN vs FRNW: which is really different?

FAN and FRNW hold 19% of their weight in the same names, and FAN returned more over the year.

First Trust Global Wind Energy ETF and Fidelity Clean Energy ETF.

6.1%FAN in the S&P 500
9.7%FRNW in the S&P 500
+26.2%FAN total return, 1 year
+16.4%FRNW total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Off-Index Score: FRNW scores higher

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

FAN 65.8FRNW 69.30.1, 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

FAN94% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
6%94%inof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 99% · top ten 56% of the fund · 56 holdings filed Sep 18, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 0% in6%94%6% of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 99% · top ten 56% of the fund
FRNW90% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
10%90%inof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · top ten 38% of the fund · 50 holdings filed Jun 30, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 0% in10%90%inof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · top ten 38% of the fund

19% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, FAN and FRNW hold 19% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions FAN and FRNW both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingFANFRNW
Vestas Wind Systems A/S7.75%4.74%
Orsted A/S8.05%2.93%
Nordex SE8.34%2.82%
GE Vernova Inc.2.12%6.01%
Acciona, S.A.1.99%2.97%
EDP Renewables SA7.44%1.96%
Northland Power Inc.1.93%2.13%
Enlight Renewable Energy Ltd.1.66%3.16%
ERG SpA4.07%1.51%
Clearway Energy, Inc. (Class C)1.44%1.99%
Cadeler A/S4.13%1.40%
CS Wind Corp.3.18%1.10%
Only in each
Only in FANOnly in FRNW
China Longyuan Power Group Corporation L 5.44%BLOOM ENERGY CORP 4.53%
Canadian Dollar 4.66%EDP S.A. 3.74%
Goldwind Science & Technology Co., Ltd. 3.21%FIRST SOLAR INC 3.69%
Century Iron & Steel Industrial Co., Ltd 2.19%NEXTPOWER INC 3.32%
Hitachi, Ltd. 2.09%VERBUND AG 2.33%
RWE AG 2.06%BROOKFIELD RENEWABLE CORP 2.32%
Prysmian SpA 2.04%ITRON INC 2.28%
Arcosa, Inc. 2.03%ORMAT TECHNOLOGIES INC 2.23%

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

FAN and FRNW over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
FANFRNWFANFRNWFANFRNW
3 months−5.5%−12.0%−7.7 pts−14.3 pts−3.0 pts−9.6 pts
6 months+1.0%−2.2%−17.1 pts−20.2 pts−23.3 pts−26.4 pts
1 year+26.2%+16.4%+9.7 pts−0.2 pts+4.5 pts−5.4 pts
3 years+57.9%+33.7%−20.5 pts−44.7 pts−40.3 pts−64.5 pts
Since launch+110.1%−9.4%−693.5 pts−95.1 pts−1580.2 pts−114.0 pts
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FAN and FRNW on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
FAN
First Trust Global Wind Energy ETF
Holds 56 stocks in clean energy, 6% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
FRNW
Fidelity Clean Energy ETF
Holds 50 stocks in clean energy, 10% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IssuerFirst TrustFidelity
ThemeClean energyClean energy
In the S&P 5006.1%9.7%
Active share vs the S&P 50099.2%99.5%
In the Nasdaq-1000.0%0.0%
Holdings5650
Top ten, share of the fund56.3%37.9%
Expense ratio0.60%0.39%
Fee for the differing part0.60%0.39%
Total return, 1 year+26.2%+16.4%
vs the S&P 500+9.7 pts−0.2 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100+4.5 pts−5.4 pts
Below its high−13.8%−21.7%
Net assets$234m$97m

FAN in plain words

By weight, 6% of FAN's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 99%. The top ten holdings are 56% of the fund across 56 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 18, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +26.2% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 9.7 pts. It sits 13.8% below its all-time high of May 6, 2026.

FRNW in plain words

By weight, 10% of FRNW'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 38% of the fund across 50 positions, as filed for Jun 30, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +16.4% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was about even. It sits 21.7% below its all-time high of Nov 1, 2021.

Questions people ask

Do FAN and FRNW hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 19% 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, FAN or FRNW?
FAN has 6% of its weight in S&P 500 names and FRNW has 10%, so FRNW differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, FAN or FRNW?
FAN charges 0.60% a year and FRNW charges 0.39%, so FRNW is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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FAN against FRNW, 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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