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BULD vs DTRE: which is really different?

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

Pacer BlueStar Engineering the Future ETF and First Trust Alerian Disruptive Technology Real Estate ETF.

35.8%BULD in the S&P 500
40.1%DTRE in the S&P 500
+37.2%BULD total return, 1 year
+8.0%DTRE total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Off-Index Score: DTRE scores higher

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

BULD 41DTRE 67.40.1, 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

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
DTRE60% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
40%60%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 99% · top ten 59% of the fund · 37 holdings filed Sep 18, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 0% in40%60%in the S&P 500outside the S&P 500active share 99% · top ten 59% 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, BULD and DTRE hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Only in each
Only in BULDOnly in DTRE
ASML Holding NV 8.91%American Tower Corporation 7.12%
Proto Labs Inc 8.59%Digital Realty Trust, Inc. 6.86%
Lam Research Corp 8.44%Equinix, Inc. 6.66%
Applied Materials Inc 8.29%SBA Communications Corporation 6.61%
Stratasys Ltd 5.79%Prologis, Inc. 6.44%
KLA Corp 5.53%Crown Castle Inc. 6.43%
Autodesk Inc 5.49%Rexford Industrial Realty, Inc. 5.26%
3D Systems Corp 4.82%Segro Plc 4.87%

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 Sep 18, 2026.

Performance, window by window

BULD and DTRE over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
BULDDTREBULDDTREBULDDTRE
3 months−7.2%+0.5%−9.5 pts−1.7 pts−4.8 pts+3.0 pts
6 months+26.1%+7.3%+8.1 pts−10.7 pts+1.9 pts−16.9 pts
1 year+37.2%+8.0%+20.6 pts−8.6 pts+15.4 pts−13.8 pts
3 years+84.5%+14.2%+6.1 pts−64.2 pts−13.7 pts−83.9 pts
Since launch+75.7%+122.6%−19.8 pts−680.9 pts−60.9 pts−1567.6 pts
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BULD and DTRE on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
BULD
Pacer BlueStar Engineering the Future ETF
Holds 55 stocks in broad innovation and megatrends, 36% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
DTRE
First Trust Alerian Disruptive Technology Real Estate ETF
Holds 37 stocks in broad innovation and megatrends, 40% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IssuerPacerFirst Trust
ThemeBroad innovation and megatrendsBroad innovation and megatrends
In the S&P 50035.8%40.1%
Active share vs the S&P 50097.2%99.4%
In the Nasdaq-10036.7%0.0%
Holdings5537
Top ten, share of the fund62.9%59.2%
Expense ratio0.49%0.60%
Fee for the differing part0.50%0.60%
Total return, 1 year+37.2%+8.0%
vs the S&P 500+20.6 pts−8.6 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100+15.4 pts−13.8 pts
Below its high−10.4%−12.9%
Net assets$14m$14m

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.

DTRE in plain words

By weight, 40% of DTRE'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 59% of the fund across 37 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 18, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +8.0% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 8.6 pts. It sits 12.9% below its all-time high of Dec 31, 2021.

Questions people ask

Do BULD and DTRE 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, BULD or DTRE?
BULD has 36% of its weight in S&P 500 names and DTRE has 40%, so DTRE differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, BULD or DTRE?
BULD charges 0.49% a year and DTRE charges 0.60%, so BULD is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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BULD against DTRE, 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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