Do RNRG and VCLN 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, RNRG or VCLN?

RNRG has 0% of its weight in S&P 500 names and VCLN has 15%, so RNRG differs more from the index.

Which is cheaper, RNRG or VCLN?

RNRG charges 0.65% 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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RNRG vs VCLN: Holdings Overlap & Returns

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, RNRG returned −4.3% to VCLN's +3.8%; 9% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $23m on Oct 12, 2026 for Global X Renewable Energy Producers ETF, and $5.5m on Jul 31, 2026 for Virtus Duff & Phelps Clean Energy ETF.

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At a glance

0.0%

RNRG in the S&P 500

15.4%

VCLN in the S&P 500

−4.3%

RNRG total return, 1 year

+3.8%

VCLN total return, 1 year

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.

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 0.06 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 8.1 points.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

RNRG vs VCLN: Holdings Overlap & Returns
Measure	RNRG	VCLN
Return
Measure	RNRG	VCLN
Total return, 1 year	−4.3%	+3.8%
Drawdown
Measure	RNRG	VCLN
Below its all-time high	43.7%, high on Jan 7, 2021	26.3%, high on Jun 2, 2026
Against its benchmark
Measure	RNRG	VCLN
What it tracks	Clean energy	Clean energy
Its benchmark, total return, 1 year	+15.0%
Against its benchmark, 1 year	behind by 19.3 pts
Cost and size
Measure	RNRG	VCLN
Expense ratio	0.65%	0.59%
Net assets, RNRG as of Oct 12, 2026 and VCLN as of Jul 31, 2026	$23m	$5.5m
Holdings
Measure	RNRG	VCLN
Holdings in common	9%

Method

What they share

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

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9% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first RNRG VCLN

CLEARWAY ENERGY, INC. 2.72% 3.67%

AXIA Energia S.A. 6.38% 2.17%

ORMAT TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 4.24% 1.73%

Solaria Energia y Medio Ambiente, S.A. 1.82% 1.39%

CHINA LONGYUAN POWER GROUP CORPORATION LIMITED 1.73% 0.98%

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Only in RNRG

VERBUND AG 6.26%

Oersted A/S 6.07%

EDP RENEWABLES SOCIEDAD ANONIMA 5.99%

ENLIGHT RENEWABLE ENERGY LTD 5.74%

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%

Only in VCLN

FIRST SOLAR INC 8.07%

BLOOM ENERGY CORP 6.86%

CHINA YANGTZE POWER CO LTD 6.63%

NEXTPOWER INC 5.97%

ENPHASE ENERGY INC 4.33%

IBERDROLA SA 4.00%

VESTAS WIND SYSTEMS A/S 3.56%

EDP SA 3.19%

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Window by window

Window by window: RNRG vs VCLN: Holdings Overlap & Returns
	Total return		vs its benchmark
Window	RNRG	VCLN	RNRG	VCLN
3 months	−7.4%	−6.1%	−6.1 pts vs ACWI	not measured
6 months	−19.6%	−19.8%	−22.2 pts vs ACWI	not measured
1 year	−4.3%	+3.8%	−19.3 pts vs ACWI	not measured
3 years	+9.9%	+68.3%	−67.7 pts vs ACWI	not measured
Since launchNot the same days: RNRG May 2015 · VCLN Aug 2021	−6.4%	+8.8%	−224.5 pts vs ACWI	not measured

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Side by side

RNRG Global X Renewable Energy Producers ETF · Holds 39 stocks in clean energy, 0% 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 Global X Virtus

Theme Clean energy Clean energy

In the S&P 500 0.0% 15.4%

Active share vs the S&P 500 100.0% 98.9%

In the Nasdaq-100 0.0% 1.9%

Holdings 39 42

Top ten, share of the fund 54.3% 49.2%

Expense ratio 0.65% 0.59%

Fee for the differing part 0.65% 0.60%

Total return, 1 year −4.3% +3.8%

vs its benchmark −19.3 pts vs ACWI not measured

Below its high −43.7% −26.3%

Net assets, RNRG as of Oct 12, 2026 and VCLN as of Jul 31, 2026 $23m $5.5m

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

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.

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 RNRG and VCLN 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, RNRG or VCLN?: RNRG has 0% of its weight in S&P 500 names and VCLN has 15%, so RNRG differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, RNRG or VCLN?: RNRG charges 0.65% 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

RNRG filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

RNRG prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Global X page for RNRG ↗

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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