Data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TAN vs VCLN: Holdings Overlap & Returns
Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, TAN returned −4.5% to VCLN's +3.8%; 27% of their weight is in the same names.
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Net assets: $937m on Nov 3, 2026 for Invesco Solar ETF, and $5.5m on Jul 31, 2026 for Virtus Duff & Phelps Clean Energy ETF.
10% of TAN's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 90% is outside the index. Holdings as of Nov 3, 2026.
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 0.11 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 8.3 points.
Points (pts) are percentage points.
| Measure | TAN | VCLN |
|---|---|---|
| Return | ||
| Total return, 1 year | −4.5% | +3.8% |
| Drawdown | ||
| Below its all-time high | 79.0%, high on May 16, 2008 | 26.3%, high on Jun 2, 2026 |
| Against its benchmark | ||
| What it tracks | Clean energy | Clean energy |
| Its benchmark, total return, 1 year | +15.0% | |
| Against its benchmark, 1 year | behind by 19.5 pts | |
| Cost and size | ||
| Expense ratio | 0.70% | 0.59% |
| Net assets, TAN as of Nov 3, 2026 and VCLN as of Jul 31, 2026 | $937m | $5.5m |
| Holdings | ||
| Holdings in common | 27% | |
What they share
By the books each fund has filed, TAN and VCLN hold 27% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.
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27% in common
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Window by window
| Total return | vs its benchmark | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Window | TAN | VCLN | TAN | VCLN |
| 3 months | −10.7% | −6.1% | −9.4 pts vs ACWI | not measured |
| 6 months | −24.3% | −19.8% | −26.9 pts vs ACWI | not measured |
| 1 year | −4.5% | +3.8% | −19.5 pts vs ACWI | not measured |
| 3 years | +3.0% | +68.3% | −74.6 pts vs ACWI | not measured |
| Since launchNot the same days: TAN Apr 2008 · VCLN Aug 2021 | −76.1% | +8.8% | not measured | not measured |
Side by side
As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
27% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.
TAN
By weight, 10% of TAN'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 63% of the fund across 37 positions, as published by its issuer for Nov 3, 2026. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 the fund returned −4.5% with distributions reinvested against +15.0% for its benchmark, the MSCI ACWI Index, so a holder was behind by 19.5 pts. It sits 79.0% below its all-time high of May 16, 2008.
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 TAN and VCLN hold the same stocks?
- By their latest filings, 27% of their books are the same securities at the same weight. Overlap is the sum of the smaller weight of every security they share.
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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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