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SNPE vs USCL

Xtrackers S&P 500 Scored & Screened ETF

SNPEANYSE Arca

iShares Climate Conscious & Transition MSCI USA ETF

USCLANasdaq

Overlap

59.5%by weight

Expense ratio

USCL −0.02pt a year

SNPE0.10%USCL0.08%

Avg volume · 30D

SNPE 19.8×the volume

SNPE260KUSCL13.1K

3Y return · a year

SNPE +1.3pt

SNPE+22.8%USCL+21.5%

SNPE vs USCL Performance

Oct 31, 2025 – Oct 30, 2026

+12.6%SNPE+7.3%USCL

Oct 31, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026. SNPE +12.6%. USCL +7.3%. Use the arrow keys to read each point.−10%−5%0%Oct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026
Expense ratio
SNPE 0.10%
USCL 0.08%, better
Fund size
SNPE $2.86B
USCL $2.77B
1Y total return
SNPE +12.6%, better
USCL +7.3%
Yield (12M)
SNPE 0.99%
USCL 1.06%, better
Holdings
SNPE 325
USCL 394
Avg volume (30D)
SNPE 260K sh, better
USCL 13.1K sh
NAV per share
SNPE $68.72
USCL $85.14
52W range

ETF.net Grade

SNPE: Cost 86, Risk 53, Mission 96, Tradability 89, Holdings 42, Durability 70. USCL: Cost 99, Risk 52, Mission not scored, Tradability 70, Holdings 36, Durability 70.
Pillar letters and Scores for SNPE, USCL, with each pillar’s weight
PillarSNPEUSCL
Cost30% weightA86A99Higher
Mission25% weightA96Not scored
Risk15% weightC53HigherC52
Tradability15% weightA89HigherA70
Holdings10% weightC42HigherD36
Durability5% weightA70A70

Rank among US ESG & Values Index funds

Same Category. Both funds are graded against the same funds, so their Grades compare head to head.

Same Category. SNPE and USCL are both graded against the same 47 US ESG & Values Index funds, so their Grades compare head to head.

US ESG & Values Index⁠

Category · 47 funds
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SNPE ranks 3rd and USCL 8th of 47 funds in the US ESG & Values Index Category.

  1. Rank 1AKLMNInvesco MSCI North America Climate ETFScore 82
  2. Rank 2AEFIVState Street SPDR S&P 500 ESG ETFScore 79
  3. Rank 3ASNPEXtrackers S&P 500 Scored & Screened ETFScore 78
  4. Rank 4AESGUiShares ESG Aware MSCI USA ETFScore 76
  5. Rank 8AEVUSiShares ESG Aware MSCI USA Value ETFScore 73
  6. Rank 8AUSCLiShares Climate Conscious & Transition MSCI USA ETFScore 73
  7. Rank 10AESGVVanguard ESG U.S. Stock ETFScore 72

Our read on each fund

ETF.net Research

SNPEAXtrackers S&P 500 Scored & Screened ETF

USCLAiShares Climate Conscious & Transition MSCI USA ETF

In short

SNPE The S&P 500 with roughly 200 names screened out, for 0.10% a year. SNPE keeps the plumbing of a plain core index fund and lets S&P's rules, not a stock picker, decide who stays in the basket.

USCL Most ESG index funds work by exclusion. USCL scores roughly 400 US large and mid caps on where they're heading instead: emissions intensity, reduction targets, green revenue. And it charges 0.08% a year to do it.

Stated mandate

SNPE The fund seeks investment results that generally correspond, before fees and expenses, to the performance of its underlying index.

USCL The Fund seeks to track an index of U.S. large- and mid-capitalization companies selected for their relative positioning on the transition to a low-carbon economy, using climate-related measures such as emissions intensity, reduction targets, green-business revenue, and climate-risk management.

Why people hold it

  • SNPE A 0.10% expense ratio puts it in the cheap seats of the screened-index crowd, alongside XVV (0.08%) and ESGV (0.09%) and well under the group's typical fee.
  • Plain index plumbing: it aims to match the S&P 500 Scored & Screened Index before fees, and it has hugged that mandate closely.
  • Roughly 300 stocks, so the screen actually bites. Around 200 S&P 500 members are cut outright rather than quietly trimmed.
  • A multi-billion-dollar Xtrackers fund running since 2019 with steady daily volume and quarterly payouts. Not a thin, untested launch.
  • USCL At 0.08% a year, it matches the cheapest fund in its ESG cohort (XVV) and undercuts ESGV, SNPE, EFIV and ESGU.ishares.com
  • The index doesn't just screen out offenders. It selects on transition evidence: emissions intensity, reduction targets, green-business revenue, climate-risk management.ishares.com
  • About 400 US large and mid caps, so it reads as core equity exposure with a climate tilt, not a narrow clean-energy sector bet.
  • A multi-billion-dollar iShares fund that sticks tightly to the MSCI USA Extended Climate Action Index, one of the cleaner implementations in its peer group.

Worth knowing

  • SNPE Cutting ~200 names concentrates what's left. The megacap leaders of the parent index end up carrying even more weight here.
  • The screens are S&P's, not yours. They are rules-based and reapplied at each rebalance, so the roster can shift without warning.
  • Not the outright cheapest option in the group: XVV and ESGV shave a basis point or two off the fee.
  • USCL Trading is thin for a fund this size, so spreads can widen. Limit orders are the standard tool here.
  • Climate scoring reshapes the sector and name mix, so results can diverge from a plain US large-cap index in either direction.
  • Launched in 2023, so its history is short next to the older ESG funds it competes with.

Full SNPE profile⁠

Full USCL profile⁠

SNPE vs USCL Holdings

How SNPE and USCL differ

Overlap by weight

59.5%

Shared holdings make up 90.4% of SNPE and 59.5% of USCL.

Level by level

  • Holdings238 in both59.5%
  • Sector11 Sectors92.3%
  • Asset classEquity100%
  • Countryby domicile99.8%

Sector

Sector weights in SNPE and USCL, widest gap first
SectorMore in SNPEMore in USCL
Consumer DiscretionaryUSCL +5.3 points
FinancialsSNPE +2.6 points
TechnologyUSCL +2.0 points
IndustrialsSNPE +1.2 points
Health CareSNPE +1.1 points
EnergySNPE +0.7 points
CommunicationSNPE +0.7 points
Consumer StaplesSNPE +0.6 points
Real EstateSNPE +0.4 points
UtilitiesUSCL +0.4 points
MaterialsSNPE +0.3 points

Country, concentration and asset class

Country by domicile

Country weights in SNPE and USCL, widest gap first
CountryMore in SNPEMore in USCL
United StatesSNPE +0.1 points
SwitzerlandSNPE +0.1 points
ChinaSNPE +0.1 points
BrazilUSCL +0.1 points
IrelandSNPE +0.1 points
MexicoUSCL +0.1 points
United KingdomSNPE +0.1 points
CanadaSame weight

Concentration

Weight in the 10 largest Holdings

  • SNPE40.8%
  • USCL44.8%

Securities held

  • SNPE324
  • USCL391

Asset class

SNPE
Equity
USCL
Equity

Holdings

  • Only in SNPE86
  • In both238
  • Only in USCL153

Only in SNPE

86 securities, 9.3% of SNPE by weight

  • Texas Instruments Inc0.69%
  • 2226792D0.60%
  • Accenture Ltd-Cl A0.40%

Only in USCL

153 securities, 40.3% of USCL by weight

  • Apple9.51%
  • Amazon.com Inc4.37%
  • Broadcom Inc2.77%

Weight gaps

The 100 widest of 238 Holdings in both funds.

Holding weights in SNPE and USCL, widest gap first
HoldingMore in SNPEMore in USCL
NVIDIA CorpNVDASNPE +3.62 points
Microsoft CorpMSFTSNPE +2.83 points
Micron TechnologyMUSNPE +2.04 points
Alphabet Class AGOOGLSNPE +1.04 points
Alphabet Class CGOOGSNPE +0.89 points
Lilly (Eli) & CoLLYSNPE +0.72 points
Costco Wholesale CorpCOSTSNPE +0.71 points
Intel CorpINTCSNPE +0.55 points

All 326 SNPE holdings⁠All 391 USCL holdings⁠

How we measure overlap

Each holding counts at its smaller weight in the two funds, summed over the full Holdings. Sector, country and asset class use the same rule on each fund’s split. Cash, FX and derivative lines stay out of the counts. Two bond funds get no overlap figure.

SNPE vs USCL Cost

Overpaying SNPE vs USCL

$417

On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.

  • SNPE 0.10%

    $2,106

  • USCL 0.08%

    $1,689

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • SNPE 0.10%
  • USCL 0.08%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$500$1K$1.5K$2K$2.5K051015202530SNPE $2,106USCL $1,689

Year by year

YearSNPEUSCLOverpaying
10$183$147$36
20$717$575$142
30$2,106$1,689$417

Expense ratio

  • 0.10%SNPE
  • 0.08%USCL, cheaper
  • Middle half of US ESG & Values Index funds
  • Median 0.25%

USCL cheapest of 47 funds

SNPE 7th cheapest of 47 funds

SNPE vs USCL Dividends

Last 12 months to Oct 30, 2026
Yield (12M)
SNPE 0.99%
USCL 1.06%, better
Payout (12M)
SNPE $0.68
USCL $0.91
Last payment
SNPE $0.18
USCL $0.20
Ex-dividend
SNPE Sep 18, 2026
USCL Sep 15, 2026
Paid on
SNPE Sep 25, 2026
USCL Sep 18, 2026
Frequency
SNPE Quarterly
USCL Quarterly

Distribution history

Per share, 2019 to 2026, same scale for both

SNPEQuarterly · 29 paymentsAll SNPE payments⁠
One bar per payment. 29 payments from 2019 to 2026 YTD. Sep 20, 2019 $0.20; Dec 20, 2019 $0.13; Mar 20, 2020 $0.15; Jun 19, 2020 $0.08; Sep 18, 2020 $0.09; Dec 18, 2020 $0.14; Mar 19, 2021 $0.08; Jun 18, 2021 $0.12; Sep 17, 2021 $0.11; Dec 17, 2021 $0.15; Mar 18, 2022 $0.11; Jun 24, 2022 $0.15; Sep 16, 2022 $0.13; Dec 16, 2022 $0.18; Mar 17, 2023 $0.12; Jun 23, 2023 $0.14; Sep 15, 2023 $0.13; Dec 15, 2023 $0.18; Mar 15, 2024 $0.11; Jun 21, 2024 $0.17; Sep 20, 2024 $0.15; Dec 20, 2024 $0.19; Mar 21, 2025 $0.13; Jun 20, 2025 $0.16; Sep 19, 2025 $0.15; Dec 19, 2025 $0.19; Mar 20, 2026 $0.12; Jun 18, 2026 $0.19; Sep 18, 2026 $0.18. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$0.25202020232026YTD
USCLQuarterly · 13 paymentsAll USCL payments⁠
One bar per payment. 13 payments from 2019 to 2026 YTD. Sep 26, 2023 $0.22; Dec 20, 2023 $0.26; Mar 21, 2024 $0.17; Jun 11, 2024 $0.16; Sep 25, 2024 $0.22; Dec 17, 2024 $0.28; Mar 18, 2025 $0.20; Jun 16, 2025 $0.19; Sep 16, 2025 $0.22; Dec 16, 2025 $0.27; Mar 17, 2026 $0.23; Jun 15, 2026 $0.21; Sep 15, 2026 $0.20. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$0.25202020232026YTD

SNPE vs USCL Risk

Fall from peak · 5 years

This chart needs five years of history for both funds.

Risk facts

VolatilityStd dev, 3 years
SNPE 12.3%, betterUSCL 12.5%
Return per unit of riskSharpe ratio, 3 years
SNPE 1.39, betterUSCL 1.28
Worst fallMax drawdown, 5 years
SNPE −24.7%USCL −19.0%since Jun 2023
Market sensitivityBeta, 5 years
SNPE 1.01USCL 1.01Same figure. Both funds show the same value, so neither comes out ahead.

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