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FRNW vs RNRG: which is really different?

FRNW and RNRG hold 25% of their weight in the same names, and FRNW returned more over the year.

Fidelity Clean Energy ETF and Global X Renewable Energy Producers ETF.

9.7%FRNW in the S&P 500
0.0%RNRG in the S&P 500
+16.4%FRNW total return, 1 year
+9.7%RNRG total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Off-Index Score: RNRG scores higher

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

FRNW 69.3RNRG 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

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
RNRG100% 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 55% of the fund · 43 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 55% of the fund

25% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, FRNW and RNRG hold 25% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions FRNW and RNRG both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingFRNWRNRG
ENLIGHT RENEWABLE ENERGY LTD3.16%5.32%
ORSTED A/S2.93%5.94%
VERBUND AG2.33%6.78%
ORMAT TECHNOLOGIES INC2.23%4.42%
MERIDIAN ENERGY LTD2.18%4.68%
NORTHLAND POWER INC2.13%3.03%
EDP RENEWABLES SA1.96%5.88%
MERCURY NZ LTD1.84%4.21%
ERG SPA1.51%2.89%
SUNRUN INC1.88%1.50%
VERBIO SE0.90%1.65%
WEST HOLDINGS CORP0.87%0.48%
Only in each
Only in FRNWOnly in RNRG
GE VERNOVA INC 6.01%AXIA ENERGIA SA 6.68%
VESTAS WIND SYSTEMS AS 4.74%BARITO RENEWABLES ENERGY TBK 5.72%
BLOOM ENERGY CORP 4.53%ENGIE BRASIL ENERGIA SA 4.83%
EDP S.A. 3.74%BROOKFIELD RENEWABLE PARTNER 4.37%
FIRST SOLAR INC 3.69%CONTACT ENERGY LTD 3.92%
NEXTPOWER INC 3.32%CHINA POWER INTERNATIONAL 3.05%
ACCIONA SA 2.97%ENERGIX-RENEWABLE ENERGIES 2.87%
NORDEX SE 2.82%CLEARWAY ENERGY INC-C 2.76%

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

FRNW and RNRG over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
FRNWRNRGFRNWRNRGFRNWRNRG
3 months−12.0%−6.8%−14.3 pts−9.1 pts−9.6 pts−4.3 pts
6 months−2.2%−5.5%−20.2 pts−23.5 pts−26.4 pts−29.7 pts
1 year+16.4%+9.7%−0.2 pts−6.9 pts−5.4 pts−12.1 pts
3 years+33.7%+8.1%−44.7 pts−70.3 pts−64.5 pts−90.1 pts
Since launch−9.4%−0.4%−95.1 pts−334.0 pts−114.0 pts−609.3 pts
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FRNW and RNRG on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
FRNW
Fidelity Clean Energy ETF
Holds 50 stocks in clean energy, 10% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
RNRG
Global X Renewable Energy Producers ETF
Holds 43 stocks in clean energy, 0% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IssuerFidelityGlobal X
ThemeClean energyClean energy
In the S&P 5009.7%0.0%
Active share vs the S&P 50099.5%100.0%
In the Nasdaq-1000.0%0.0%
Holdings5043
Top ten, share of the fund37.9%54.6%
Expense ratio0.39%0.65%
Fee for the differing part0.39%0.65%
Total return, 1 year+16.4%+9.7%
vs the S&P 500−0.2 pts−6.9 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100−5.4 pts−12.1 pts
Below its high−21.7%−40.1%
Net assets$97m$24m

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.

RNRG in plain words

By weight, 0% of RNRG'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 55% of the fund across 43 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 18, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +9.7% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 6.9 pts. It sits 40.1% below its all-time high of Jan 7, 2021.

Questions people ask

Do FRNW and RNRG hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 25% of their books are the same securities at the same weight, which is a meaningful overlap. Overlap is the sum of the smaller weight of every security they share.
Which is more different from the S&P 500, FRNW or RNRG?
FRNW has 10% of its weight in S&P 500 names and RNRG has 0%, so RNRG differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, FRNW or RNRG?
FRNW charges 0.39% a year and RNRG charges 0.65%, so FRNW is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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FRNW against RNRG, 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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