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NBET vs USNZ: which is really different?

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

Neuberger Energy Transition & Infrastructure ETF and Xtrackers Net Zero Pathway Paris Aligned US Equity ETF.

34.5%NBET in the S&P 500
97.9%USNZ in the S&P 500
+29.2%NBET total return, 1 year
+16.8%USNZ total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Off-Index Score: NBET scores higher

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

NBET 46.3USNZ 0.10.1, 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

NBET66% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
35%66%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 98% · top ten 57% of the fund · 31 holdings filed Apr 30, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 0% in35%66%inoutside the S&P 500active share 98% · top ten 57% of the fund
USNZ2% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
98%2%of its weight in S&P 500 companies2% of its weight outside the S&P 500active share 23% · top ten 46% of the fund · 306 holdings filed May 29, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 63% in98%2%of its weight in S&P 500 companies2% of its weight outside the S&P 500active share 23% · top ten 46% 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, NBET and USNZ hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Only in each
Only in NBETOnly in USNZ
Targa Resources Corp 9.11%NVIDIA CORP 9.67%
Enterprise Products Partners LP 7.61%APPLE INC 8.72%
Energy Transfer LP 7.52%MICROSOFT CORP 6.40%
DT Midstream Inc 6.07%AMAZON.COM INC 4.15%
Cheniere Energy Inc 6.02%ALPHABET INC 4.02%
Williams Cos Inc/The 5.42%ALPHABET INC 3.38%
Clearway Energy Inc 4.04%BROADCOM INC 3.37%
Western Midstream Partners LP 4.02%META PLATFORMS INC 2.39%

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 Apr 30, 2026 and May 29, 2026.

Performance, window by window

NBET and USNZ over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
NBETUSNZNBETUSNZNBETUSNZ
3 months+7.7%+2.5%+5.4 pts+0.3 pts+10.1 pts+5.0 pts
6 months+4.0%+21.1%−14.0 pts+3.1 pts−20.2 pts−3.1 pts
1 year+29.2%+16.8%+12.7 pts+0.2 pts+7.5 pts−5.0 pts
3 years+89.3%+77.0%+10.9 pts−1.4 pts−8.8 pts−21.2 pts
Since launch+79.2%+108.4%−1.1 pts−3.2 pts−29.9 pts−52.3 pts
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NBET and USNZ on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
NBET
Neuberger Energy Transition & Infrastructure ETF
Holds 31 stocks in energy transition and decarbonisation, 34% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
USNZ
Xtrackers Net Zero Pathway Paris Aligned US Equity ETF
Holds 306 stocks in energy transition and decarbonisation, 98% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IssuerNeuberger BermanXtrackers
ThemeEnergy transition and decarbonisationEnergy transition and decarbonisation
In the S&P 50034.5%97.9%
Active share vs the S&P 50097.8%23.0%
In the Nasdaq-1000.0%62.8%
Holdings31306
Top ten, share of the fund57.2%46.1%
Expense ratio0.65%0.10%
Fee for the differing part0.66%0.43%
Total return, 1 year+29.2%+16.8%
vs the S&P 500+12.7 pts+0.2 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100+7.5 pts−5.0 pts
Below its high−2.9%−1.4%
Net assets$45m$298m

NBET in plain words

By weight, 34% of NBET's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 98%. The top ten holdings are 57% of the fund across 31 positions, as filed for Apr 30, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +29.2% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 12.7 pts.

USNZ in plain words

By weight, 98% of USNZ's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 23%. The top ten holdings are 46% of the fund across 306 positions, as filed for May 29, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +16.8% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was about even.

Questions people ask

Do NBET and USNZ 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, NBET or USNZ?
NBET has 34% of its weight in S&P 500 names and USNZ has 98%, so NBET differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, NBET or USNZ?
NBET charges 0.65% a year and USNZ charges 0.10%, so USNZ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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NBET against USNZ, 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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