Data as of .
PBD vs SMOG: which is really different?
PBD and SMOG hold 20% of their weight in the same names, and PBD returned more over the year.
ETFIQ Off-Index Score: PBD scores higher
How much of it is not the index it is sold as an alternative to?
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
20% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, PBD and SMOG hold 20% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | PBD | SMOG |
|---|---|---|
| Bloom Energy Corp | 1.13% | 6.10% |
| Nibe Industrier AB | 1.05% | 1.45% |
| Samsung SDI Co Ltd | 1.05% | 4.22% |
| LG Energy Solution Ltd | 0.98% | 1.74% |
| Vestas Wind Systems A/S | 0.98% | 4.89% |
| Nordex SE | 0.97% | 1.15% |
| Acciona SA | 0.96% | 1.17% |
| Rivian Automotive Inc | 0.95% | 2.98% |
| Orsted AS | 0.95% | 1.96% |
| Kingspan Group PLC | 0.92% | 2.96% |
| BYD Co Ltd | 0.90% | 5.64% |
| Ecopro BM Co Ltd | 0.90% | 0.90% |
| Only in PBD | Only in SMOG |
|---|---|
| Doosan Fuel Cell Co Ltd 1.34% | Iberdrola Sa 8.25% |
| Lotte Energy Materials Corp 1.22% | Tesla Inc 8.17% |
| CS Wind Corp 1.09% | Nextera Energy Inc 7.03% |
| J&V Energy Technology Co Ltd 1.04% | Enel Spa 6.57% |
| SolarEdge Technologies Inc 1.04% | Axia Energia Sa 3.48% |
| LS Electric Co Ltd 1.02% | Owens Corning 1.55% |
| Solaria Energia y Medio Ambiente SA 1.02% | Nextpower Inc 1.51% |
| LS Corp 1.00% | Li Auto Inc 1.36% |
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 Sep 18, 2026 and Sep 19, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | vs the S&P 500 | vs the Nasdaq-100 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PBD | SMOG | PBD | SMOG | PBD | SMOG | |
| 3 months | −14.9% | −7.7% | −17.1 pts | −9.9 pts | −12.4 pts | −5.2 pts |
| 6 months | −0.8% | +3.1% | −18.8 pts | −14.9 pts | −25.0 pts | −21.1 pts |
| 1 year | +17.0% | +11.5% | +0.4 pts | −5.0 pts | −4.8 pts | −10.2 pts |
| 3 years | +12.7% | +29.0% | −65.7 pts | −49.4 pts | −85.5 pts | −69.2 pts |
| Since launch | +32.1% | +112.2% | −771.4 pts | −691.3 pts | −1658.1 pts | −1578.0 pts |
| PBD Invesco Global Clean Energy ETF Holds 124 stocks in clean energy, 2% of its weight in S&P 500 companies | SMOG VanEck Low Carbon Energy ETF Holds 55 stocks in clean energy, 18% of its weight in S&P 500 companies | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Invesco | VanEck |
| Theme | Clean energy | Clean energy |
| In the S&P 500 | 1.7% | 18.2% |
| Active share vs the S&P 500 | 99.9% | 97.8% |
| In the Nasdaq-100 | 0.0% | 8.1% |
| Holdings | 124 | 55 |
| Top ten, share of the fund | 11.1% | 60.1% |
| Expense ratio | 0.75% | 0.64% |
| Fee for the differing part | 0.75% | 0.65% |
| Total return, 1 year | +17.0% | +11.5% |
| vs the S&P 500 | +0.4 pts | −5.0 pts |
| vs the Nasdaq-100 | −4.8 pts | −10.2 pts |
| Below its high | −52.6% | −23.9% |
| Net assets | $118m | $131m |
PBD in plain words
By weight, 2% of PBD'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 11% of the fund across 124 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 19, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +17.0% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was about even. It sits 52.6% below its all-time high of Jan 22, 2021.
SMOG in plain words
By weight, 18% of SMOG'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 60% of the fund across 55 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 18, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +11.5% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 5.0 pts. It sits 23.9% below its all-time high of Jan 22, 2021.
Questions people ask
- Do PBD and SMOG hold the same stocks?
- By their latest filings, 20% 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, PBD or SMOG?
- PBD has 2% of its weight in S&P 500 names and SMOG has 18%, so PBD differs more from the index.
- Which is cheaper, PBD or SMOG?
- PBD charges 0.75% a year and SMOG charges 0.64%, so SMOG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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