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NASA vs PAVE
0% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, NASA and PAVE hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in NASA | Only in PAVE |
|---|---|
| Rocket Lab Corp 12.12% | QUANTA SERVICES, INC. 4.18% |
| Planet Labs PBC 7.32% | CSX Corporation 3.48% |
| Intuitive Machines Inc 7.17% | EATON CORPORATION PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY 3.30% |
| SpaceX SPV Exposure (Preferred) 6.47% | HOWMET AEROSPACE INC. 3.27% |
| AST SpaceMobile Inc 6.19% | TRANE TECHNOLOGIES PLC 3.19% |
| Firefly Aerospace Inc 5.42% | UNION PACIFIC CORPORATION 3.12% |
| BlackSky Technology Inc 4.33% | NUCOR CORPORATION 3.10% |
| 5N Plus Inc 4.08% | ROCKWELL AUTOMATION, INC. 2.92% |
Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings as filed for May 31, 2026.
Performance, window by window
| Window | Total return | vs the S&P 500 | vs the Nasdaq-100 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NASA | PAVE | NASA | PAVE | NASA | PAVE | |
| 3 months | −27.9% | −2.5% | −32.6 pts | −7.2 pts | −30.0 pts | −4.6 pts |
| 6 months | n/a | +7.1% | n/a | −8.0 pts | n/a | −13.0 pts |
| 1 year | n/a | +19.3% | n/a | −0.7 pts | n/a | −6.3 pts |
| 3 years | n/a | +77.6% | n/a | −0.4 pts | n/a | −15.9 pts |
| Since launch | −6.6% | +297.3% | −25.3 pts | +19.0 pts | −31.3 pts | −189.6 pts |
| NASA Tema Space Innovators ETF | PAVE Global X U.S. Infrastructure Development ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Issuer | Tema | Global X |
| Theme | Space | Infrastructure |
| In the S&P 500 | 2.4% | 62.1% |
| Active share vs the S&P 500 | 100.0% | 97.2% |
| In the Nasdaq-100 | 0.0% | 6.2% |
| Holdings | 37 | 100 |
| Top ten, share of the fund | 60.8% | 32.3% |
| Expense ratio | 0.75% | 0.47% |
| Fee for the differing part | 0.75% | 0.48% |
| Total return, 1 year | −6.6% (since launch on Mar 31, 2026) | +19.3% |
| vs the S&P 500 | −25.3 pts | −0.7 pts |
| vs the Nasdaq-100 | −31.3 pts | −6.3 pts |
| Below its high | −43.9% | −7.9% |
NASA in plain words
By weight, 2% of NASA'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 61% of the fund across 37 positions, as filed for May 31, 2026. Over the year to Sep 4, 2026 the fund returned −6.6% with distributions reinvested against +18.7% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 25.3 pts. It sits 43.9% below its all-time high of May 27, 2026.
PAVE in plain words
By weight, 62% of PAVE'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 32% of the fund across 100 positions, as filed for May 31, 2026. Over the year to Sep 4, 2026 the fund returned +19.3% with distributions reinvested against +20.0% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 0.7 pts. It sits 7.9% below its all-time high of Jun 25, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Do NASA and PAVE hold the same stocks?
- By their latest filings, 0% of their books are the same securities at the same weight, which is mostly different names. Overlap is the sum of the smaller weight of every security they share.
- Which is more different from the S&P 500, NASA or PAVE?
- NASA has 2% of its weight in S&P 500 names and PAVE has 62%, so NASA differs more from the index.
- Which is cheaper, NASA or PAVE?
- NASA charges 0.75% a year and PAVE charges 0.47%, so PAVE is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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Where these figures came from
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Cite this page. ETFIQ, NASA against PAVE, data as of Sep 4, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/themes/NASA-PAVE.html Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.