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PCLN vs USNZ: which is really different?

PCLN and USNZ hold 9% of their weight in the same names.

Pictet Cleaner Planet ETF and Xtrackers Net Zero Pathway Paris Aligned US Equity ETF.

59.3%PCLN in the S&P 500
97.9%USNZ in the S&P 500
+17.4%PCLN total return, 1 year
+16.8%USNZ total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Off-Index Score: PCLN scores higher

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

PCLN 23.6USNZ 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

PCLN41% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 6 months to Sep 18, 2026
59%41%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 89% · top ten 39% of the fund · 66 holdings filed Jun 30, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 29% in59%41%in the S&P 500outsideactive share 89% · top ten 39% 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

9% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, PCLN and USNZ hold 9% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions PCLN and USNZ both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingPCLNUSNZ
BROADCOM INC2.75%3.37%
NVIDIA CORP1.05%9.67%
LAM RESEARCH CORP2.23%0.74%
APPLIED MATERIALS INC6.57%0.67%
KLA CORP1.52%0.50%
MARVELL TECHNOLOGY INC2.86%0.43%
ANALOG DEVICES INC1.81%0.42%
THERMO FISHER SCIENTIFIC INC0.85%0.35%
ARISTA NETWORKS INC1.09%0.35%
VERTIV HOLDINGS CO-A1.89%0.30%
MONOLITHIC POWER SYSTEMS INC0.40%0.23%
WASTE MANAGEMENT INC0.59%0.20%
Only in each
Only in PCLNOnly in USNZ
ASML HOLDING NV /EUR/ 5.57%APPLE INC 8.72%
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR-SP ADR 4.81%MICROSOFT CORP 6.40%
INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG /EUR/ 3.21%AMAZON.COM INC 4.15%
SCHNEIDER ELEC SA /EUR/ 3.00%ALPHABET INC 4.02%
REPUBLIC SERVICES INC 2.79%ALPHABET INC 3.38%
IBERDROLA SA /EUR/ 2.58%META PLATFORMS INC 2.39%
NXP SEMICONDUCTORS NV 2.56%TESLA INC 2.06%
CONTEMPORARY AMPEREX TEC /HKD/ 2.24%MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC 1.91%

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

PCLN 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
PCLNUSNZPCLNUSNZPCLNUSNZ
3 months−11.4%+2.5%−13.7 pts+0.3 pts−8.9 pts+5.0 pts
6 months+16.9%+21.1%−1.1 pts+3.1 pts−7.4 pts−3.1 pts
1 yearnot published+16.8%not published+0.2 ptsnot published−5.0 pts
3 yearsnot published+77.0%not published−1.4 ptsnot published−21.2 pts
Since launch+17.4%+108.4%+0.8 pts−3.2 pts−3.3 pts−52.3 pts
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PCLN and USNZ on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
PCLN
Pictet Cleaner Planet ETF
Holds 66 stocks in energy transition and decarbonisation, 59% 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
IssuerPictetXtrackers
ThemeEnergy transition and decarbonisationEnergy transition and decarbonisation
In the S&P 50059.3%97.9%
Active share vs the S&P 50089.4%23.0%
In the Nasdaq-10028.8%62.8%
Holdings66306
Top ten, share of the fund38.7%46.1%
Expense ratio0.70%0.10%
Fee for the differing part0.78%0.43%
Total return, 1 year+17.4% (since launch on Oct 16, 2025)+16.8%
vs the S&P 500+0.8 pts+0.2 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100−3.3 pts−5.0 pts
Below its high−12.2%−1.4%
Net assets$18m$298m

PCLN in plain words

By weight, 59% of PCLN's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 89%. The top ten holdings are 39% of the fund across 66 positions, as filed for Jun 30, 2026. Since it launched on Oct 16, 2025 the fund returned +17.4% with distributions reinvested against +16.5% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 0.8 pts. It sits 12.2% below its all-time high of Jun 22, 2026.

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 PCLN and USNZ hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 9% 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, PCLN or USNZ?
PCLN has 59% of its weight in S&P 500 names and USNZ has 98%, so PCLN differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, PCLN or USNZ?
PCLN charges 0.70% 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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PCLN 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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