PABU vs PTNQ: Differences, Returns & Fees
PABU and PTNQ hold 46% of their weight in the same names. Net assets: $2.5bn on Oct 20, 2026 for iShares Paris-Aligned Climate Optimized MSCI USA ETF, and $1.3bn on Oct 2, 2026 for Pacer Trendpilot 100 ETF.
PABU costs 0.55 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.1 points; PABU is 1.9 times larger.
| PABU | PTNQ | |
|---|---|---|
| Expense ratio | 0.10% | 0.65% |
| Net assets, as of Oct 2, 2026 | $2.5bn | $1.3bn |
| Total return, 1 year | +10.2% | +10.3% |
| What it tracks | MSCI USA Climate Paris Aligned Benchmark Extended Select Index | Pacer NASDAQ-100 Trendpilot Index |
| Holdings in common | 46% | |
| Top ten holdings, share of the fund | 48.9% | 46.4% |
| Below its high | 5.6%, high on Oct 6, 2026 | |
Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Oct 19, 2026.
PABU and PTNQ are built for the same job. How do they differ in cost, holdings and results?
- What each follows. PABU follows MSCI USA Climate Paris Aligned Benchmark Extended Select Index and PTNQ follows Pacer NASDAQ-100 Trendpilot Index.
- Holdings in common. 46% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated Oct 19, 2026 and Jul 31, 2026).
- Cost. PABU charges 0.10% of assets a year and PTNQ 0.65%, a gap of 0.55 points.
Data as of Oct 20, 2026. The differences are picked by a fixed rule, in a fixed order; the PDF prints it. Page 2 has the returns, overlap, risks and sources.
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What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, PABU and PTNQ hold 46% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Oct 19, 2026.
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46% in common
On the same fields
PABU and PTNQ on the fields both publish, as of Oct 20, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
About PABU
PABU tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +10.2% with distributions reinvested, against +15.4% for its benchmark, the MSCI USA Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.10% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 19, 2026, 97% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 88 positions, with the top ten at 48.9%.
About PTNQ
PTNQ tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 20, 2026 it returned +10.3% with distributions reinvested, against +15.9% for its benchmark, the S&P 500 Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.65% a year. By its holdings filed for Jul 31, 2026, 95% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 103 positions, with the top ten at 46.4%. It sat 5.6% below its high of Oct 6, 2026 on Oct 20, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, PABU or PTNQ?
- In the year to Oct 20, 2026, with distributions reinvested, PABU returned +10.2% and PTNQ +10.3%.
- Which is cheaper, PABU or PTNQ?
- PABU is cheaper, by 0.55 percentage points a year. That is about $55 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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How this is computed
Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.
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