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NVIR vs USNZ: which is really different?

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

Horizon Kinetics Energy and Remediation ETF and Xtrackers Net Zero Pathway Paris Aligned US Equity ETF.

41.9%NVIR in the S&P 500
97.9%USNZ in the S&P 500
+25.8%NVIR total return, 1 year
+16.8%USNZ total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Off-Index Score: NVIR scores higher

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

NVIR 49.6USNZ 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

NVIR58% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
42%58%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 98% · top ten 47% of the fund · 39 holdings filed Jun 30, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 4% in42%58%in the S&P 500outside the S&P 500active share 98% · top ten 47% 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, NVIR and USNZ hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions NVIR and USNZ both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingNVIRUSNZ
Ecolab Inc1.90%0.16%
IDEXX Laboratories Inc1.14%0.12%
Only in each
Only in NVIROnly in USNZ
Texas Pacific Land Corp 6.25%NVIDIA CORP 9.67%
CES Energy Solutions Corp 5.97%APPLE INC 8.72%
Williams Cos Inc/The 5.62%MICROSOFT CORP 6.40%
WaterBridge Infrastructure LLC 5.32%AMAZON.COM INC 4.15%
Enerflex Ltd 4.22%ALPHABET INC 4.02%
EQT Corp 4.08%ALPHABET INC 3.38%
Permian Basin Royalty Trust 4.02%BROADCOM INC 3.37%
Cheniere Energy Inc 3.88%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 Jun 30, 2026 and May 29, 2026.

Performance, window by window

NVIR 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
NVIRUSNZNVIRUSNZNVIRUSNZ
3 months+5.4%+2.5%+3.2 pts+0.3 pts+7.9 pts+5.0 pts
6 months−1.3%+21.1%−19.3 pts+3.1 pts−25.6 pts−3.1 pts
1 year+25.8%+16.8%+9.2 pts+0.2 pts+4.0 pts−5.0 pts
3 years+48.9%+77.0%−29.5 pts−1.4 pts−49.2 pts−21.2 pts
Since launch+66.7%+108.4%−33.7 pts−3.2 pts−83.5 pts−52.3 pts
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NVIR and USNZ on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
NVIR
Horizon Kinetics Energy and Remediation ETF
Holds 39 stocks in energy transition and decarbonisation, 42% 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
IssuerHorizon KineticsXtrackers
ThemeEnergy transition and decarbonisationEnergy transition and decarbonisation
In the S&P 50041.9%97.9%
Active share vs the S&P 50098.0%23.0%
In the Nasdaq-1004.2%62.8%
Holdings39306
Top ten, share of the fund46.7%46.1%
Expense ratio0.85%0.10%
Fee for the differing part0.87%0.43%
Total return, 1 year+25.8%+16.8%
vs the S&P 500+9.2 pts+0.2 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100+4.0 pts−5.0 pts
Below its high−4.2%−1.4%
Net assets$6m$298m

NVIR in plain words

By weight, 42% of NVIR'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 47% of the fund across 39 positions, as filed for Jun 30, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +25.8% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 9.2 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 NVIR 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, NVIR or USNZ?
NVIR has 42% of its weight in S&P 500 names and USNZ has 98%, so NVIR differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, NVIR or USNZ?
NVIR charges 0.85% a year and USNZ charges 0.10%, so USNZ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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NVIR 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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