ETF comparison
GRIDvsICLN
Both Thematic.
First Trust NASDAQ Clean Edge Smart Grid Infrastructure Index Fund · iShares Global Clean Energy ETF
Holdings overlap
7 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of GRID and ICLN would leave roughly2.6%of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.
Side by side
Sub-score comparison
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Cost difference
ICLN is 18 bps cheaper than GRID. On a $100,000 position that's about $180/yr more in fees for GRID.
Fee figure is the annual expense charged on $100,000. To see how the gap compounds over a multi-decade holding period, open thecost calculator pre-filled with GRID vs ICLN.
Top shared holdings
7 shared in total| # | Holding | In GRID | In ICLN | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | EQUATORIAL SA | 0.96% | 2.88% | 0.96% |
| 2 | ENPHASE ENERGY INC | 0.58% | 3.24% | 0.58% |
| 3 | ENERGISA SA | 0.40% | 1.34% | 0.40% |
| 4 | SOLAREDGE TECHNOLOGIES INC | 0.36% | 1.92% | 0.36% |
| 5 | SMA SOLAR TECHNOLOGY AG | 0.16% | 0.26% | 0.16% |
| 6 | EDP SA | 0.05% | 2.33% | 0.05% |
| 7 | VERBUND AG | 0.03% | 0.50% | 0.03% |
Only in GRID
115 total- EATON CORP PLC8.52%
- SCHNEIDER ELECTRIC SE8.29%
- ABB LTD (CH)8.11%
- QUANTA SERVICES INC8.10%
- JOHNSON CONTROLS INTERNATIONAL PLC7.99%
- NATIONAL GRID PLC4.11%
- E.ON SE3.88%
- PRYSMIAN SPA3.87%
- NVENT ELECTRIC PLC2.87%
- HUBBELL INC2.61%
Only in ICLN
98 total- BLOOM ENERGY CORPORATION13.70%
- NEXTPOWER INC.7.26%
- FIRST SOLAR, INC.7.14%
- China Yangtze Power Co., Ltd.5.88%
- VESTAS WIND SYSTEMS A/S3.36%
- PLUG POWER INC.3.27%
- SUZLON ENERGY LIMITED2.37%
- Chubu Electric Power Company, Incorporated2.01%
- CLEARWAY ENERGY, INC.1.88%
- Oersted A/S1.83%
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Holdings overlap is the sum of min(weight_a, weight_b) over positions matched on ISIN (CUSIP fallback). Methodology: see/methodology/.
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