Do QCLN and RNRG hold the same stocks?

By their latest filings, 9% 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, QCLN or RNRG?

QCLN has 34% of its weight in S&P 500 names and RNRG has 0%, so RNRG differs more from the index.

Which is cheaper, QCLN or RNRG?

QCLN charges 0.59% a year and RNRG charges 0.65%, so QCLN is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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QCLN vs RNRG: Holdings Overlap & Returns

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, QCLN returned +1.6% to RNRG's −4.3%; 9% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $489m on Nov 3, 2026 for First Trust Nasdaq Clean Edge Green Energy Index Fund, and $23m on Oct 12, 2026 for Global X Renewable Energy Producers ETF.

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At a glance

33.5%

QCLN in the S&P 500

0.0%

RNRG in the S&P 500

+1.6%

QCLN total return, 1 year

−4.3%

RNRG total return, 1 year

QCLN · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 67% of its weight is outside the S&P 500

34% of QCLN's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 67% is outside the index. Holdings as of Nov 3, 2026.

RNRG · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 100% of its weight is outside the S&P 500

0% of RNRG's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 100% is outside the index. Holdings as of Jul 31, 2026.

Pair scorecard

QCLN costs 0.06 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 5.9 points; QCLN is far larger, $525m against $23m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

QCLN vs RNRG: Holdings Overlap & Returns
Measure	QCLN	RNRG
Return
Measure	QCLN	RNRG
Total return, 1 year	+1.6%	−4.3%
Drawdown
Measure	QCLN	RNRG
Below its all-time high	47.7%, high on Feb 9, 2021	43.7%, high on Jan 7, 2021
Against its benchmark
Measure	QCLN	RNRG
What it tracks	Clean energy	Clean energy
Its benchmark, total return, 1 year	+14.8%	+15.0%
Against its benchmark, 1 year	behind by 13.2 pts	behind by 19.3 pts
Cost and size
Measure	QCLN	RNRG
Expense ratio	0.59%	0.65%
Net assets, as of Oct 12, 2026	$525m	$23m
Holdings
Measure	QCLN	RNRG
Holdings in common	9%

Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, QCLN and RNRG hold 9% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.

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9% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first QCLN RNRG

Enlight Renewable Energy Ltd. 3.27% 5.74%

Ormat Technologies, Inc. 2.09% 4.24%

Clearway Energy, Inc. (Class C) 1.51% 2.72%

Sunrun Inc. 0.76% 1.66%

Renew Energy Global Plc (Class A) 0.61% 1.08%

XPLR Infrastructure LP 0.28% 0.79%

Only in one fund ↓

Only in QCLN

Tesla, Inc. 9.29%

Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. 8.99%

Bloom Energy Corporation (Class A) 8.90%

ON Semiconductor Corporation 8.41%

Rivian Automotive, Inc. (Class A) 6.42%

Nextpower Inc. (Class A) 5.02%

First Solar, Inc. 3.95%

Acuity Inc. 3.58%

Only in RNRG

AXIA Energia S.A. 6.38%

VERBUND AG 6.26%

Oersted A/S 6.07%

EDP RENEWABLES SOCIEDAD ANONIMA 5.99%

PT Barito Renewables Energy Tbk 5.69%

MERIDIAN ENERGY LIMITED 4.69%

Brookfield Renewable Partners L.P. 4.61%

ENGIE Brasil Energia S.A. 4.61%

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Window by window

Window by window: QCLN vs RNRG: Holdings Overlap & Returns
	Total return		vs its benchmark
Window	QCLN	RNRG	QCLN	RNRG
3 months	−11.9%	−7.4%	−11.6 pts vs IWV	−6.1 pts vs ACWI
6 months	−25.1%	−19.6%	−30.0 pts vs IWV	−22.2 pts vs ACWI
1 year	+1.6%	−4.3%	−13.2 pts vs IWV	−19.3 pts vs ACWI
3 years	+27.3%	+9.9%	−53.7 pts vs IWV	−67.7 pts vs ACWI
Since launchNot the same days: QCLN Feb 2007 · RNRG May 2015	+149.5%	−6.4%	not measured	−224.5 pts vs ACWI

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Side by side

QCLN First Trust Nasdaq Clean Edge Green Energy Index Fund · Holds 57 stocks in clean energy, 34% of its weight in S&P 500 companies RNRG Global X Renewable Energy Producers ETF · Holds 39 stocks in clean energy, 0% of its weight in S&P 500 companies

Issuer First Trust Global X

Theme Clean energy Clean energy

In the S&P 500 33.5% 0.0%

Active share vs the S&P 500 97.9% 100.0%

In the Nasdaq-100 18.3% 0.0%

Holdings 57 39

Top ten, share of the fund 61.3% 54.3%

Expense ratio 0.59% 0.65%

Fee for the differing part 0.60% 0.65%

Total return, 1 year +1.6% −4.3%

vs its benchmark −13.2 pts vs IWV −19.3 pts vs ACWI

Below its high −47.7% −43.7%

Net assets, QCLN as of Nov 3, 2026 and RNRG as of Oct 12, 2026 $489m $23m

As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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

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About each fund

QCLN

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 the fund returned +1.6% with distributions reinvested against +14.8% for its benchmark, the Russell 3000 Index, so a holder was behind by 13.2 pts.

By weight, 34% of QCLN'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 61% of the fund across 57 positions, as published by its issuer for Nov 3, 2026. It sits 47.7% below its all-time high of Feb 9, 2021.

RNRG

By weight, 0% of RNRG'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 54% of the fund across 39 positions, as filed for Jul 31, 2026. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 the fund returned −4.3% with distributions reinvested against +15.0% for its benchmark, the MSCI ACWI Index, so a holder was behind by 19.3 pts. It sits 43.7% below its all-time high of Jan 7, 2021.

Questions people ask

Do QCLN and RNRG hold the same stocks?: By their latest filings, 9% 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, QCLN or RNRG?: QCLN has 34% of its weight in S&P 500 names and RNRG has 0%, so RNRG differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, QCLN or RNRG?: QCLN charges 0.59% a year and RNRG charges 0.65%, so QCLN is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

QCLN filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

QCLN prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

First Trust page for QCLN ↗

RNRG filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

RNRG prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Global X page for RNRG ↗

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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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