VOLT vs ZAP: which is really different?

VOLT and ZAP hold 32% of their weight in the same names, and VOLT returned +23.6% over the year. Tema Electrification ETF and Global X U.S. Electrification ETF.

52.8%
VOLT in the S&P 500
75.5%
ZAP in the S&P 500
+23.6%
VOLT total return, 1 year
+4.9%
ZAP total return, 1 year
VOLT · 1 year to Sep 30, 202647% of its weight is outside the S&P 500
47% of its weight is outside the S&P 50053% of VOLT's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 47% is outside the index53%47%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 97% · top ten 55% of the fund · 26 holdings filed Sep 30, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 7% in47% of its weight is outside the S&P 50053% of VOLT's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 47% is outside the index53%47%in the S&P 500outsideactive share 97% · top ten 55% of the fund

53% of VOLT's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 47% is outside the index

ZAP · 1 year to Sep 30, 202625% of its weight is outside the S&P 500
25% of its weight is outside the S&P 50076% of ZAP's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 25% is outside the index76%25%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesoutside the S&P 500active share 98% · top ten 44% of the fund · 47 holdings filed Sep 30, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 15% in25% of its weight is outside the S&P 50076% of ZAP's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 25% is outside the index76%25%in the S&P 500outsideactive share 98% · top ten 44% of the fund

76% of ZAP's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 25% is outside the index

ETFIQ Off-Index Score · ZAP scores higherHow much of it is not the index it is sold as an alternative to?
0.1, the lowest in this set92.0, the highest

A percentile among the 375 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 →

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, VOLT and ZAP hold 32% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Sep 30, 2026.

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32% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding VOLT ZAP
QUANTA SERVICES INC 5.55% 4.71%
EATON CORP PLC 6.36% 4.67%
BLOOM ENERGY CORP 4.45% 5.89%
AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER CO INC 4.87% 3.92%
NEXTERA ENERGY INC 4.93% 3.64%
ENTERGY CORP 3.60% 3.79%
HUBBELL INC 4.47% 2.67%
XCEL ENERGY INC 1.94% 3.84%
OGE ENERGY CORP 4.48% 1.07%
IDACORP INC 4.38% 0.80%
Only in VOLT
BEL FUSE INC 6.73%
AMPHENOL CORP 6.70%
POWELL INDUSTRIES INC 5.48%
ENERGY TRANSFER LP 5.16%
NVENT ELECTRIC PLC 4.52%
GE VERNOVA INC 4.37%
ADVANCED ENERGY INDUSTRIES INC 3.99%
NISOURCE INC 3.00%
Only in ZAP
AMETEK INC 4.63%
DOMINION ENERGY INC 4.27%
CONSOLIDATED EDISON INC 4.08%
DUKE ENERGY CORP 3.92%
NATIONAL GRID PLC-SP ADR 3.85%
SOUTHERN CO/THE 3.85%
CONSTELLATION ENERGY 3.79%
EXELON CORP 3.79%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed.

32% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.

Performance, window by window

Total returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
WindowVOLTZAPVOLTZAPVOLTZAP
3 months−12.3%−9.8%−14.8 pts−12.3 pts−14.4 pts−11.9 pts
6 months+1.8%−5.3%−15.2 pts−22.3 pts−25.1 pts−32.2 pts
1 year+23.6%+4.9%+7.9 pts−10.8 pts−0.2 pts−18.9 pts
Since launch
VOLT Dec 2024 · ZAP Dec 2024
+40.6%+30.4%+12.2 pts−2.6 pts−2.2 pts−14.2 pts

VOLT and ZAP over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ. Open the live comparison on ETFIQ →

On the same fields

VOLT
Tema Electrification ETF · Holds 26 stocks in electrification and the grid, 53% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
ZAP
Global X U.S. Electrification ETF · Holds 47 stocks in electrification and the grid, 76% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
Issuer Tema Global X
Theme Electrification and the grid Electrification and the grid
In the S&P 500 52.8% 75.5%
Active share vs the S&P 500 96.9% 97.9%
In the Nasdaq-100 6.8% 15.3%
Holdings 26 47
Top ten, share of the fund 54.8% 43.8%
Expense ratio 0.75% 0.50%
Fee for the differing part 0.77% 0.51%
Total return, 1 year +23.6% +4.9%
vs the S&P 500 +7.9 pts −10.8 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100 −0.2 pts −18.9 pts
Below its high −15.7% −12.6%
Net assets $727m $436m

VOLT and ZAP on the same fields, as of Sep 30, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

VOLT in plain words

By weight, 53% of VOLT's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 97%. The top ten holdings are 55% of the fund across 26 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 30, 2026. Over the year to Sep 30, 2026 the fund returned +23.6% with distributions reinvested against +15.7% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 7.9 pts. It sits 15.7% below its all-time high of Jun 22, 2026.

ZAP in plain words

By weight, 76% of ZAP'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 44% of the fund across 47 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 30, 2026. Over the year to Sep 30, 2026 the fund returned +4.9% with distributions reinvested against +15.7% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 10.8 pts. It sits 12.6% below its all-time high of Jun 25, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do VOLT and ZAP hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 32% of their books are the same securities at the same weight, which is a meaningful overlap. Overlap is the sum of the smaller weight of every security they share.
Which is more different from the S&P 500, VOLT or ZAP?
VOLT has 53% of its weight in S&P 500 names and ZAP has 76%, so ZAP differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, VOLT or ZAP?
VOLT charges 0.75% a year and ZAP charges 0.50%, so ZAP is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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ETFIQ, VOLT against ZAP, data as of Sep 30, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/themes/volt-vs-zap

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