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FAN vs KGRN: which is really different?

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

First Trust Global Wind Energy ETF and KraneShares MSCI China Clean Technology Index ETF.

6.1%FAN in the S&P 500
0.0%KGRN in the S&P 500
+26.2%FAN total return, 1 year
−28.1%KGRN total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Off-Index Score: KGRN scores higher

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

FAN 65.8KGRN 91.80.1, 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
KGRN100% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
0%100%0% of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · top ten 57% of the fund · 51 holdings filed Sep 18, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 0% in0%100%0% of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · top ten 57% 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, FAN and KGRN hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions FAN and KGRN both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingFANKGRN
Hong Kong Dollar0.00%0.00%
Only in each
Only in FANOnly in KGRN
Nordex SE 8.34%CGN POWER CO LTD-H 10.44%
Orsted A/S 8.05%CHINA YANGTZE POWER CO LTD-A 9.71%
Vestas Wind Systems A/S 7.75%BYD CO LTD-H 8.07%
EDP Renewables SA 7.44%CHINA NATIONAL NUCLEAR POW-A 4.96%
China Longyuan Power Group Corporation L 5.44%EB ENVIRONMENT 4.66%
Canadian Dollar 4.66%CHINA LONGYUAN POWER GROUP-H 4.23%
Cadeler A/S 4.13%CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TECHN-A 3.94%
ERG SpA 4.07%SUNGROW POWER SUPPLY CO LT-A 3.84%

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 Sep 18, 2026.

Performance, window by window

FAN and KGRN over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
FANKGRNFANKGRNFANKGRN
3 months−5.5%−10.9%−7.7 pts−13.2 pts−3.0 pts−8.5 pts
6 months+1.0%−22.8%−17.1 pts−40.8 pts−23.3 pts−47.0 pts
1 year+26.2%−28.1%+9.7 pts−44.6 pts+4.5 pts−49.9 pts
3 years+57.9%−10.9%−20.5 pts−89.3 pts−40.3 pts−109.1 pts
Since launch+110.1%−1.8%−693.5 pts−245.0 pts−1580.2 pts−417.3 pts
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FAN and KGRN 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
KGRN
KraneShares MSCI China Clean Technology Index ETF
Holds 51 stocks in clean energy, 0% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IssuerFirst TrustKraneShares
ThemeClean energyClean energy
In the S&P 5006.1%0.0%
Active share vs the S&P 50099.2%100.0%
In the Nasdaq-1000.0%0.0%
Holdings5651
Top ten, share of the fund56.3%57.1%
Expense ratio0.60%0.79%
Fee for the differing part0.60%0.79%
Total return, 1 year+26.2%−28.1%
vs the S&P 500+9.7 pts−44.6 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100+4.5 pts−49.9 pts
Below its high−13.8%−57.7%
Net assets$234m$47m

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.

KGRN in plain words

By weight, 0% of KGRN'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 57% of the fund across 51 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 18, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned −28.1% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 44.6 pts. It sits 57.7% below its all-time high of Feb 16, 2021.

Questions people ask

Do FAN and KGRN 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, FAN or KGRN?
FAN has 6% of its weight in S&P 500 names and KGRN has 0%, so KGRN differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, FAN or KGRN?
FAN charges 0.60% a year and KGRN charges 0.79%, so FAN is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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FAN against KGRN, 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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