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FRNW vs TAN: which is really different?

FRNW and TAN hold 32% of their weight in the same names, and FRNW returned more over the year.

Fidelity Clean Energy ETF and Invesco Solar ETF.

9.7%FRNW in the S&P 500
9.8%TAN in the S&P 500
+16.4%FRNW total return, 1 year
+6.7%TAN total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Off-Index Score: TAN scores higher

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

FRNW 69.3TAN 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
TAN90% 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 58% of the fund · 45 holdings filed Sep 19, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 0% in10%90%inof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · top ten 58% of the fund

32% 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 TAN hold 32% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions FRNW and TAN both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingFRNWTAN
FIRST SOLAR INC3.69%9.81%
NEXTPOWER INC3.32%8.84%
ENLIGHT RENEWABLE ENERGY LTD3.16%8.19%
ENPHASE ENERGY INC2.13%6.37%
CLEARWAY ENERGY INC1.99%3.64%
SUNRUN INC1.88%3.86%
SOLAREDGE TECHNOLOGIES INC1.81%3.86%
SOLARIA ENERGIA Y MEDIO AMBIENTE SA1.54%3.42%
T1 ENERGY INC1.47%2.00%
SMA SOLAR TECHNOLOGY AG1.37%3.02%
SHOALS TECHNOLOGIES GROUP INC1.35%2.85%
GRENERGY RENOVABLES SA1.34%2.16%
Only in each
Only in FRNWOnly in TAN
GE VERNOVA INC 6.01%Doral Group Renewable Energy Resources Ltd 4.68%
VESTAS WIND SYSTEMS AS 4.74%HA Sustainable Infrastructure Capital Inc 4.39%
BLOOM ENERGY CORP 4.53%GCL Technology Holdings Ltd 4.35%
EDP S.A. 3.74%OY Nofar Energy Ltd 2.89%
ACCIONA SA 2.97%Energix-Renewable Energies Ltd 2.14%
ORSTED A/S 2.93%Scatec ASA 2.06%
NORDEX SE 2.82%United Renewable Energy Co Ltd/Taiwan 1.85%
VERBUND AG 2.33%Daqo New Energy Corp 1.68%

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 19, 2026.

Performance, window by window

FRNW and TAN over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
FRNWTANFRNWTANFRNWTAN
3 months−12.0%−24.6%−14.3 pts−26.9 pts−9.6 pts−22.1 pts
6 months−2.2%−17.2%−20.2 pts−35.2 pts−26.4 pts−41.5 pts
1 year+16.4%+6.7%−0.2 pts−9.9 pts−5.4 pts−15.1 pts
3 years+33.7%−15.9%−44.7 pts−94.3 pts−64.5 pts−114.0 pts
Since launch−9.4%−41.6%−95.1 pts−845.2 pts−114.0 pts−1731.9 pts
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FRNW and TAN 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
TAN
Invesco Solar ETF
Holds 45 stocks in clean energy, 10% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IssuerFidelityInvesco
ThemeClean energyClean energy
In the S&P 5009.7%9.8%
Active share vs the S&P 50099.5%100.0%
In the Nasdaq-1000.0%0.0%
Holdings5045
Top ten, share of the fund37.9%58.0%
Expense ratio0.39%0.70%
Fee for the differing part0.39%0.70%
Total return, 1 year+16.4%+6.7%
vs the S&P 500−0.2 pts−9.9 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100−5.4 pts−15.1 pts
Below its high−21.7%−62.3%
Net assets$97m$953m

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.

TAN in plain words

By weight, 10% of TAN'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 58% of the fund across 45 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 19, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +6.7% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 9.9 pts. It sits 62.3% below its all-time high of Feb 9, 2021.

Questions people ask

Do FRNW and TAN hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 32% 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 TAN?
FRNW has 10% of its weight in S&P 500 names and TAN has 10%, so TAN differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, FRNW or TAN?
FRNW charges 0.39% a year and TAN charges 0.70%, 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 TAN, 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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