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AOTG vs BULD: which is really different?

AOTG and BULD hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and BULD returned more over the year.

AOT Growth and Innovation ETF and Pacer BlueStar Engineering the Future ETF.

77.4%AOTG in the S&P 500
35.8%BULD in the S&P 500
+22.3%AOTG total return, 1 year
+37.2%BULD total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Off-Index Score: BULD scores higher

How much of it is not the index it is sold as an alternative to?

AOTG 4.1BULD 410.1, the lowest in this set91.8, the highest

A percentile among the 379 thematic ETFs with a holdings filing. It is a position in a set, not a rating, and neither end of it is a recommendation. All thematic ETFs ranked by it · How it is computed

AOTG23% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
77%23%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesoutside the S&P 500active share 69% · top ten 68% of the fund · 41 holdings filed May 29, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 68% in77%23%in the S&P 500outsideactive share 69% · top ten 68% of the fund
BULD64% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
36%64%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 97% · top ten 63% of the fund · 55 holdings filed Apr 30, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 37% in36%64%inoutside the S&P 500active share 97% · top ten 63% of the fund

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, AOTG and BULD hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions AOTG and BULD both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingAOTGBULD
Autodesk Inc0.52%5.49%
Only in each
Only in AOTGOnly in BULD
Advanced Micro Devices Inc 15.39%ASML Holding NV 8.91%
NVIDIA Corp 10.47%Proto Labs Inc 8.59%
Micron Technology Inc 9.53%Lam Research Corp 8.44%
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Lt 6.78%Applied Materials Inc 8.29%
AppLovin Corp 5.31%Stratasys Ltd 5.79%
Toast Inc 4.65%KLA Corp 5.53%
Amazon.com Inc 4.40%3D Systems Corp 4.82%
Alphabet Inc 4.11%Nano Dimension Ltd 3.80%

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 dated Apr 30, 2026 and May 29, 2026.

Performance, window by window

AOTG and BULD over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
AOTGBULDAOTGBULDAOTGBULD
3 months+2.7%−7.2%+0.4 pts−9.5 pts+5.2 pts−4.8 pts
6 months+37.5%+26.1%+19.5 pts+8.1 pts+13.3 pts+1.9 pts
1 year+22.3%+37.2%+5.8 pts+20.6 pts+0.6 pts+15.4 pts
3 years+120.6%+84.5%+42.2 pts+6.1 pts+22.4 pts−13.7 pts
Since launch+168.9%+75.7%+57.1 pts−19.8 pts+8.5 pts−60.9 pts
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AOTG and BULD on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
AOTG
AOT Growth and Innovation ETF
Holds 41 stocks in broad innovation and megatrends, 77% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
BULD
Pacer BlueStar Engineering the Future ETF
Holds 55 stocks in broad innovation and megatrends, 36% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IssuerAOT InvestPacer
ThemeBroad innovation and megatrendsBroad innovation and megatrends
In the S&P 50077.4%35.8%
Active share vs the S&P 50069.1%97.2%
In the Nasdaq-10067.7%36.7%
Holdings4155
Top ten, share of the fund68.4%62.9%
Expense ratio0.75%0.49%
Fee for the differing part1.09%0.50%
Total return, 1 year+22.3%+37.2%
vs the S&P 500+5.8 pts+20.6 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100+0.6 pts+15.4 pts
Below its high−0.6%−10.4%
Net assets$105m$5m

AOTG in plain words

By weight, 77% of AOTG's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 69%. The top ten holdings are 68% of the fund across 41 positions, as filed for May 29, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +22.3% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 5.8 pts.

BULD in plain words

By weight, 36% of BULD'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 63% of the fund across 55 positions, as filed for Apr 30, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +37.2% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 20.6 pts. It sits 10.4% below its all-time high of Jun 30, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do AOTG and BULD 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, AOTG or BULD?
AOTG has 77% of its weight in S&P 500 names and BULD has 36%, so BULD differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, AOTG or BULD?
AOTG charges 0.75% a year and BULD charges 0.49%, so BULD is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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AOTG against BULD, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 18, 2026. Every figure is calculated from a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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