Do PBD and VCLN hold the same stocks?

By their latest filings, 15% 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, PBD or VCLN?

PBD has 2% of its weight in S&P 500 names and VCLN has 15%, so PBD differs more from the index.

Which is cheaper, PBD or VCLN?

PBD charges 0.75% a year and VCLN charges 0.59%, so VCLN is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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PBD vs VCLN: Holdings Overlap & Returns

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, PBD returned −2.1% to VCLN's +3.8%; 15% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $99m on Nov 3, 2026 for Invesco Global Clean Energy ETF, and $5.5m on Jul 31, 2026 for Virtus Duff & Phelps Clean Energy ETF.

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At a glance

1.9%

PBD in the S&P 500

15.4%

VCLN in the S&P 500

−2.1%

PBD total return, 1 year

+3.8%

VCLN total return, 1 year

PBD · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 98% of its weight is outside the S&P 500

2% of PBD's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 98% is outside the index. Holdings as of Nov 3, 2026.

VCLN · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 85% of its weight is outside the S&P 500

15% of VCLN's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 85% is outside the index. Holdings as of Jul 31, 2026.

Pair scorecard

VCLN costs 0.16 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 5.9 points.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

PBD vs VCLN: Holdings Overlap & Returns
Measure	PBD	VCLN
Return
Measure	PBD	VCLN
Total return, 1 year	−2.1%	+3.8%
Drawdown
Measure	PBD	VCLN
Below its all-time high	56.6%, high on Jan 22, 2021	26.3%, high on Jun 2, 2026
Against its benchmark
Measure	PBD	VCLN
What it tracks	Clean energy	Clean energy
Its benchmark, total return, 1 year	+16.9%
Against its benchmark, 1 year	behind by 19.0 pts
Cost and size
Measure	PBD	VCLN
Expense ratio	0.75%	0.59%
Net assets, PBD as of Nov 3, 2026 and VCLN as of Jul 31, 2026	$99m	$5.5m
Holdings
Measure	PBD	VCLN
Holdings in common	15%

Method

Risk and return

Aug 13, 2021 to Oct 30, 2026 · 272 weekly returns

PBD VCLN

Return

Total return edge VCLN −42.1% +2.6%

Annualized edge VCLN −9.9% +0.5%

Price return edge VCLN −48.4% −3.1%

Risk

Volatility edge VCLN (slight) 27.3% 25.4%

Max drawdown edge VCLN −67.1% −44.6%

Risk-adjusted

Sharpe edge VCLN −0.38 0.00

Sortino edge VCLN −0.52 −0.01

Calmar edge VCLN −0.15 0.01

Reading

From Aug 2021 to Oct 2026, VCLN returned more: +2.6% to −42.1%. VCLN swung slightly less: 25.4% to 27.3%. VCLN fell less at its worst: −44.6% to −67.1%.

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Risk and return: PBD vs VCLN: Holdings Overlap & Returns
Measure	PBD	VCLN	Edge	How it is measured
Return
Total return	−42.1%	+2.6%	VCLN	Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized	−9.9%	+0.5%	VCLN	Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return	−48.4%	−3.1%	VCLN	Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility	27.3%	25.4%	VCLN (slight)	Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation	20.1%	17.5%	VCLN	Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown	−67.1%	−44.6%	VCLN	Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe	−0.38	0.00	VCLN	Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino	−0.52	−0.01	VCLN	Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar	−0.15	0.01	VCLN	Annualized return divided by the max drawdown.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 272 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

15%

By the books each fund has filed, PBD and VCLN hold 15% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.

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15% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first PBD VCLN

SolarEdge Technologies Inc 1.10% 2.00%

Oersted AS 1.02% 2.29%

Vestas Wind Systems A/S 1.01% 3.56%

Bloom Energy Corp 1.01% 6.86%

EDP Renewables SA 1.01% 1.55%

Solaria Energia y Medio Ambiente SA 1.00% 1.39%

SPIE SA 0.98% 2.23%

Hubbell Inc 0.96% 1.28%

Prysmian SpA 0.92% 2.90%

Xinyi Solar Holdings Ltd 0.90% 1.42%

First Solar Inc 0.90% 8.07%

Ormat Technologies Inc 0.89% 1.73%

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Only in PBD

SES AI Corp 1.38%

Verbund AG 1.30%

Lotte Energy Materials Corp 1.29%

Landis+Gyr Group AG 1.27%

Nibe Industrier AB 1.26%

EVgo Inc 1.21%

NFI Group Inc 1.15%

Samsung SDI Co Ltd 1.10%

Only in VCLN

CHINA YANGTZE POWER CO LTD 6.63%

NEXTPOWER INC 5.97%

IBERDROLA SA 4.00%

CLEARWAY ENERGY INC 3.67%

EDP SA 3.19%

INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG 2.70%

FORTUM OYJ 2.44%

MAIRE SPA 2.42%

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Window by window

Window by window: PBD vs VCLN: Holdings Overlap & Returns
	Total return		vs its benchmark
Window	PBD	VCLN	PBD	VCLN
3 months	−12.4%	−6.1%	−10.8 pts vs EFA	not measured
6 months	−27.2%	−19.8%	−29.7 pts vs EFA	not measured
1 year	−2.1%	+3.8%	−19.0 pts vs EFA	not measured
3 years	+17.1%	+68.3%	−49.7 pts vs EFA	not measured
Since launchNot the same days: PBD Jun 2007 · VCLN Aug 2021	−17.6%	+8.8%	not measured	not measured

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Side by side

PBD Invesco Global Clean Energy ETF · Holds 111 stocks in clean energy, 2% of its weight in S&P 500 companies VCLN Virtus Duff & Phelps Clean Energy ETF · Holds 42 stocks in clean energy, 15% of its weight in S&P 500 companies

Issuer Invesco Virtus

Theme Clean energy Clean energy

In the S&P 500 1.9% 15.4%

Active share vs the S&P 500 99.9% 98.9%

In the Nasdaq-100 0.0% 1.9%

Holdings 111 42

Top ten, share of the fund 12.2% 49.2%

Expense ratio 0.75% 0.59%

Fee for the differing part 0.75% 0.60%

Total return, 1 year −2.1% +3.8%

vs its benchmark −19.0 pts vs EFA not measured

Below its high −56.6% −26.3%

Net assets, PBD as of Nov 3, 2026 and VCLN as of Jul 31, 2026 $99m $5.5m

As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

15% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.

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About each fund

PBD

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 12% of the fund across 111 positions, as published by its issuer for Nov 3, 2026. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 the fund returned −2.1% with distributions reinvested against +16.9% for its benchmark, the MSCI EAFE Index, so a holder was behind by 19.0 pts. It sits 56.6% below its all-time high of Jan 22, 2021.

VCLN

By weight, 15% of VCLN's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 99%. The top ten holdings are 49% of the fund across 42 positions, as filed for Jul 31, 2026. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 the fund returned +3.8% with distributions reinvested. It sits 26.3% below its all-time high of Jun 2, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do PBD and VCLN hold the same stocks?: By their latest filings, 15% 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, PBD or VCLN?: PBD has 2% of its weight in S&P 500 names and VCLN has 15%, so PBD differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, PBD or VCLN?: PBD charges 0.75% a year and VCLN charges 0.59%, so VCLN is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

PBD filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

PBD prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Invesco page for PBD ↗

VCLN filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

VCLN prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Virtus website ↗

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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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