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PAVE vs SHLD

Global X U.S. Infrastructure Development ETF and Global X Defense Tech ETF, side by side on the themes desk.

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, PAVE and SHLD hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in PAVEOnly in SHLD
QUANTA SERVICES, INC. 4.18%LOCKHEED MARTIN CORPORATION 8.45%
CSX Corporation 3.48%RTX CORPORATION 7.78%
EATON CORPORATION PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY 3.30%GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION 7.70%
HOWMET AEROSPACE INC. 3.27%PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC. 7.09%
TRANE TECHNOLOGIES PLC 3.19%Rheinmetall Aktiengesellschaft 5.78%
UNION PACIFIC CORPORATION 3.12%BAE SYSTEMS PLC 4.90%
NUCOR CORPORATION 3.10%L3HARRIS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 4.71%
ROCKWELL AUTOMATION, INC. 2.92%HANWHA AEROSPACE CO., LTD. 4.41%

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

PAVE and SHLD over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
PAVESHLDPAVESHLDPAVESHLD
3 months−2.5%+0.2%−7.2 pts−4.5 pts−4.6 pts−1.9 pts
6 months+7.1%−18.2%−8.0 pts−33.4 pts−13.0 pts−38.4 pts
1 year+19.3%+2.3%−0.7 pts−17.7 pts−6.3 pts−23.3 pts
3 years+77.6%n/a−0.4 ptsn/a−15.9 ptsn/a
Since launch+297.3%+158.9%+19.0 pts+79.9 pts−189.6 pts+63.5 pts
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PAVE and SHLD on the themes desk fields, as of Sep 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
PAVE
Global X U.S. Infrastructure Development ETF
SHLD
Global X Defense Tech ETF
IssuerGlobal XGlobal X
ThemeInfrastructureDefense
In the S&P 50062.1%44.8%
Active share vs the S&P 50097.2%98.7%
In the Nasdaq-1006.2%7.1%
Holdings10048
Top ten, share of the fund32.3%59.5%
Expense ratio0.47%0.50%
Fee for the differing part0.48%0.51%
Total return, 1 year+19.3%+2.3%
vs the S&P 500−0.7 pts−17.7 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100−6.3 pts−23.3 pts
Below its high−7.9%−19.0%

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.

SHLD in plain words

By weight, 45% of SHLD's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 99%. The top ten holdings are 60% of the fund across 48 positions, as filed for May 31, 2026. Over the year to Sep 4, 2026 the fund returned +2.3% with distributions reinvested against +20.0% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 17.7 pts. It sits 19.0% below its all-time high of Mar 9, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do PAVE and SHLD 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, PAVE or SHLD?
PAVE has 62% of its weight in S&P 500 names and SHLD has 45%, so SHLD differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, PAVE or SHLD?
PAVE charges 0.47% a year and SHLD charges 0.50%, so PAVE is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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PAVE against SHLD, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 4, 2026. Every figure is arithmetic on a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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