Do QCLN and VCLN hold the same stocks?

By their latest filings, 22% 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 VCLN?

QCLN has 34% of its weight in S&P 500 names and VCLN has 15%, so VCLN differs more from the index.

Which is cheaper, QCLN or VCLN?

QCLN and VCLN both charge 0.59% a year, so neither is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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QCLN vs VCLN: Holdings Overlap & Returns

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, QCLN returned +1.6% to VCLN's +3.8%; 22% 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 $5.5m on Jul 31, 2026 for Virtus Duff & Phelps Clean Energy ETF.

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At a glance

33.5%

QCLN in the S&P 500

15.4%

VCLN in the S&P 500

+1.6%

QCLN total return, 1 year

+3.8%

VCLN 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.

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

Both cost 0.59% a year; their one-year returns differ by 2.2 points.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

QCLN vs VCLN: Holdings Overlap & Returns
Measure	QCLN	VCLN
Return
Measure	QCLN	VCLN
Total return, 1 year	+1.6%	+3.8%
Drawdown
Measure	QCLN	VCLN
Below its all-time high	47.7%, high on Feb 9, 2021	26.3%, high on Jun 2, 2026
Against its benchmark
Measure	QCLN	VCLN
What it tracks	Clean energy	Clean energy
Its benchmark, total return, 1 year	+14.8%
Against its benchmark, 1 year	behind by 13.2 pts
Cost and size
Measure	QCLN	VCLN
Expense ratio	0.59%	0.59%
Net assets, QCLN as of Nov 3, 2026 and VCLN as of Jul 31, 2026	$489m	$5.5m
Holdings
Measure	QCLN	VCLN
Holdings in common	22%

Method

What they share

22%

By the books each fund has filed, QCLN and VCLN hold 22% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.

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22% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first QCLN VCLN

Bloom Energy Corporation (Class A) 8.90% 6.86%

Nextpower Inc. (Class A) 5.02% 5.97%

First Solar, Inc. 3.95% 8.07%

Ormat Technologies, Inc. 2.09% 1.73%

Clearway Energy, Inc. (Class C) 1.51% 3.67%

Enphase Energy, Inc. 1.45% 4.33%

SolarEdge Technologies, Inc. 0.73% 2.00%

Plug Power Inc. 0.71% 2.47%

Array Technologies, Inc. 0.26% 0.42%

Only in one fund ↓

Only in QCLN

Tesla, Inc. 9.29%

Monolithic Power Systems, Inc. 8.99%

ON Semiconductor Corporation 8.41%

Rivian Automotive, Inc. (Class A) 6.42%

Acuity Inc. 3.58%

Advanced Energy Industries, Inc. 3.45%

Brookfield Renewable Partners LP 3.29%

Enlight Renewable Energy Ltd. 3.27%

Only in VCLN

CHINA YANGTZE POWER CO LTD 6.63%

IBERDROLA SA 4.00%

VESTAS WIND SYSTEMS A/S 3.56%

EDP SA 3.19%

PRYSMIAN SPA 2.90%

INFINEON TECHNOLOGIES AG 2.70%

FORTUM OYJ 2.44%

MAIRE SPA 2.42%

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Window by window: QCLN vs VCLN: Holdings Overlap & Returns
	Total return		vs its benchmark
Window	QCLN	VCLN	QCLN	VCLN
3 months	−11.9%	−6.1%	−11.6 pts vs IWV	not measured
6 months	−25.1%	−19.8%	−30.0 pts vs IWV	not measured
1 year	+1.6%	+3.8%	−13.2 pts vs IWV	not measured
3 years	+27.3%	+68.3%	−53.7 pts vs IWV	not measured
Since launchNot the same days: QCLN Feb 2007 · VCLN Aug 2021	+149.5%	+8.8%	not measured	not measured

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

Issuer First Trust Virtus

Theme Clean energy Clean energy

In the S&P 500 33.5% 15.4%

Active share vs the S&P 500 97.9% 98.9%

In the Nasdaq-100 18.3% 1.9%

Holdings 57 42

Top ten, share of the fund 61.3% 49.2%

Expense ratio 0.59% 0.59%

Fee for the differing part 0.60% 0.60%

Total return, 1 year +1.6% +3.8%

vs its benchmark −13.2 pts vs IWV not measured

Below its high −47.7% −26.3%

Net assets, QCLN as of Nov 3, 2026 and VCLN as of Jul 31, 2026 $489m $5.5m

As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

22% 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.

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 QCLN and VCLN hold the same stocks?: By their latest filings, 22% 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 VCLN?: QCLN has 34% of its weight in S&P 500 names and VCLN has 15%, so VCLN differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, QCLN or VCLN?: QCLN and VCLN both charge 0.59% a year, so neither 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 ↗

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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