Do ICLN and RNRG hold the same stocks?

By their latest filings, 10% of their books are the same securities at the same weight. Overlap is the sum of the smaller weight of every security they share.

Which is more different from the S&P 500, ICLN or RNRG?

ICLN has 9% of its weight in S&P 500 names and RNRG has 0%, so ICLN differs more from the index.

Which is cheaper, ICLN or RNRG?

ICLN charges 0.38% a year and RNRG charges 0.65%, so ICLN is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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ICLN vs RNRG: Holdings Overlap & Returns

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, ICLN returned −2.3% to RNRG's −4.3%; 10% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $2.1bn on Nov 4, 2026 for iShares Global Clean Energy ETF, and $23m on Oct 12, 2026 for Global X Renewable Energy Producers ETF.

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At a glance

8.8%

ICLN in the S&P 500

0.0%

RNRG in the S&P 500

−2.3%

ICLN total return, 1 year

−4.3%

RNRG total return, 1 year

ICLN · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 91% of its weight is outside the S&P 500

9% of ICLN's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 91% is outside the index. Holdings as of Nov 3, 2026.

RNRG · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 100% of its weight is outside the S&P 500

0% of RNRG's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 100% is outside the index. Holdings as of Jul 31, 2026.

Pair scorecard

ICLN costs 0.27 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 2.0 points; ICLN is far larger, $2.2bn against $23m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

ICLN vs RNRG: Holdings Overlap & Returns
Measure	ICLN	RNRG
Return
Measure	ICLN	RNRG
Total return, 1 year	−2.3%	−4.3%
Drawdown
Measure	ICLN	RNRG
Below its all-time high	54.7%, high on Jun 25, 2008	43.7%, high on Jan 7, 2021
Against its benchmark
Measure	ICLN	RNRG
What it tracks	Clean energy	Clean energy
Its benchmark, total return, 1 year		+15.0%
Against its benchmark, 1 year		behind by 19.3 pts
Cost and size
Measure	ICLN	RNRG
Expense ratio	0.38%	0.65%
Net assets, as of Oct 12, 2026	$2.2bn	$23m
Holdings
Measure	ICLN	RNRG
Holdings in common	10%

Method

What they share

10%

By the books each fund has filed, ICLN and RNRG hold 10% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.

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10% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first ICLN RNRG

AXIA ENERGIA SA 3.84% 6.38%

CLEARWAY ENERGY INC CLASS C 2.21% 2.72%

ENLIGHT RENEWABLE ENERGY 1.96% 5.74%

ENGIE BRASIL ENERGIA SA 0.64% 4.61%

VERBUND AG 0.53% 6.26%

RENEW ENERGY GLOBAL PLC CLASS A 0.35% 1.08%

ENERGIX RENEWABLE ENERGIES LTD 0.31% 2.98%

VERBIO 0.27% 1.50%

MERIDIAN ENERGY LTD 0.21% 4.69%

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Only in ICLN

NEXTPOWER INC 9.29%

FIRST SOLAR 8.75%

IBERDROLA 6.71%

BLOOM ENERGY CLASS A 6.23%

CHINA YANGTZE POWER LTD A 5.59%

VESTAS WIND SYSTEMS 3.32%

ORMAT TECH INC 3.08%

ENPHASE ENERGY 2.85%

Only in RNRG

Oersted A/S 6.07%

EDP RENEWABLES SOCIEDAD ANONIMA 5.99%

PT Barito Renewables Energy Tbk 5.69%

Brookfield Renewable Partners L.P. 4.61%

ORMAT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 4.24%

CONTACT ENERGY LIMITED 4.06%

MERCURY NZ LIMITED 3.98%

China Power International Development Limited 3.17%

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Window by window

Window by window: ICLN vs RNRG: Holdings Overlap & Returns
	Total return		vs its benchmark
Window	ICLN	RNRG	ICLN	RNRG
3 months	−8.3%	−7.4%	not measured	−6.1 pts vs ACWI
6 months	−21.9%	−19.6%	not measured	−22.2 pts vs ACWI
1 year	−2.3%	−4.3%	not measured	−19.3 pts vs ACWI
3 years	+27.1%	+9.9%	not measured	−67.7 pts vs ACWI
Since launchNot the same days: ICLN Jun 2008 · RNRG May 2015	−54.7%	−6.4%	not measured	−224.5 pts vs ACWI

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Side by side

ICLN iShares Global Clean Energy ETF · Holds 106 stocks in clean energy, 9% of its weight in S&P 500 companies RNRG Global X Renewable Energy Producers ETF · Holds 39 stocks in clean energy, 0% of its weight in S&P 500 companies

Issuer iShares Global X

Theme Clean energy Clean energy

In the S&P 500 8.8% 0.0%

Active share vs the S&P 500 100.0% 100.0%

In the Nasdaq-100 0.0% 0.0%

Holdings 106 39

Top ten, share of the fund 52.4% 54.3%

Expense ratio 0.38% 0.65%

Fee for the differing part 0.38% 0.65%

Total return, 1 year −2.3% −4.3%

vs its benchmark not measured −19.3 pts vs ACWI

Below its high −54.7% −43.7%

Net assets, ICLN as of Nov 4, 2026 and RNRG as of Oct 12, 2026 $2.1bn $23m

As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

10% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.

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About each fund

ICLN

By weight, 9% of ICLN'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 52% of the fund across 106 positions, as published by its issuer for Nov 3, 2026. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 the fund returned −2.3% with distributions reinvested. It sits 54.7% below its all-time high of Jun 25, 2008.

RNRG

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 54% of the fund across 39 positions, as filed for Jul 31, 2026. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 the fund returned −4.3% with distributions reinvested against +15.0% for its benchmark, the MSCI ACWI Index, so a holder was behind by 19.3 pts. It sits 43.7% below its all-time high of Jan 7, 2021.

Questions people ask

Do ICLN and RNRG hold the same stocks?: By their latest filings, 10% of their books are the same securities at the same weight. Overlap is the sum of the smaller weight of every security they share.
Which is more different from the S&P 500, ICLN or RNRG?: ICLN has 9% of its weight in S&P 500 names and RNRG has 0%, so ICLN differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, ICLN or RNRG?: ICLN charges 0.38% a year and RNRG charges 0.65%, so ICLN is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

ICLN filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

ICLN prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for ICLN ↗

RNRG filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

RNRG prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Global X page for RNRG ↗

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How this is computed

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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