Do BULD and GXDW hold the same stocks?

By their latest filings, 0% of their books are the same securities at the same weight. Overlap is the sum of the smaller weight of every security they share.

Which is more different from the S&P 500, BULD or GXDW?

BULD has 36% of its weight in S&P 500 names and GXDW has 0%, so GXDW differs more from the index.

Which is cheaper, BULD or GXDW?

BULD charges 0.49% a year and GXDW charges 0.50%, so BULD is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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BULD vs GXDW: Holdings Overlap & Returns

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, BULD returned +23.8% to GXDW's −13.8%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $8.6m on Nov 3, 2026 for Pacer BlueStar Engineering the Future ETF, and $6.0m on Oct 12, 2026 for Global X Dorsey Wright Thematic ETF.

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At a glance

36.4%

BULD in the S&P 500

0.0%

GXDW in the S&P 500

+23.8%

BULD total return, 1 year

−13.8%

GXDW total return, 1 year

BULD · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 64% of its weight is outside the S&P 500

36% of BULD's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 64% is outside the index. Holdings as of Jul 31, 2026.

GXDW · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 100% of its weight is outside the S&P 500

0% of GXDW's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 100% is outside the index. Holdings as of Aug 31, 2026.

Pair scorecard

BULD costs 0.01 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 37.6 points.

BULD vs GXDW: Holdings Overlap & Returns
Measure	BULD	GXDW
Return
Measure	BULD	GXDW
Total return, 1 year	+23.8%	−13.8%
Drawdown
Measure	BULD	GXDW
Below its all-time high	14.4%, high on Jun 30, 2026	61.7%, high on Feb 10, 2021
Benchmark
Measure	BULD	GXDW
What it tracks	Broad innovation and megatrends	Broad innovation and megatrends
Cost and size
Measure	BULD	GXDW
Expense ratio	0.49%	0.50%
Net assets, BULD as of Nov 3, 2026 and GXDW as of Oct 12, 2026	$8.6m	$6.0m
Holdings
Measure	BULD	GXDW
Holdings in common	0%

Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, BULD and GXDW hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026.

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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first BULD GXDW

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Only in BULD

Autodesk Inc 8.62%

Proto Labs Inc 8.28%

Applied Materials Inc 7.99%

ASML Holding NV 7.66%

Dassault Systemes SE 7.08%

Lam Research Corp 7.08%

Nano Dimension Ltd 4.52%

PTC Inc 4.47%

Only in GXDW

Global X Cybersecurity ETF 21.19%

Global X Lithium & Battery Tech ETF 20.36%

Global X Artificial Intelligence & Technology ETF 20.15%

Global X Hydrogen ETF 19.58%

Global X Internet of Things ETF 18.70%

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Window by window

Window by window: BULD vs GXDW: Holdings Overlap & Returns
	Total return
Window	BULD	GXDW
3 months	−9.7%	−4.0%
6 months	+0.8%	−20.3%
1 year	+23.8%	−13.8%
3 years	+76.7%	+7.4%
Since launchNot the same days: BULD May 2022 · GXDW Nov 2019	+67.9%	−3.6%

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Side by side

BULD Pacer BlueStar Engineering the Future ETF · Holds 60 stocks in broad innovation and megatrends, 36% of its weight in S&P 500 companies GXDW Global X Dorsey Wright Thematic ETF · Holds 5 stocks in broad innovation and megatrends, 0% of its weight in S&P 500 companies

Issuer Pacer Global X

Theme Broad innovation and megatrends Broad innovation and megatrends

In the S&P 500 36.4% 0.0%

Active share vs the S&P 500 97.3% 100.0%

In the Nasdaq-100 36.5% 0.0%

Holdings 60 5

Top ten, share of the fund 64.1% 100.0%

Expense ratio 0.49% 0.50%

Fee for the differing part 0.50% 0.50%

Total return, 1 year +23.8% −13.8%

vs its benchmark not measured not measured

Below its high −14.4% −61.7%

Net assets, BULD as of Nov 3, 2026 and GXDW as of Oct 12, 2026 $8.6m $6.0m

As of Nov 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

0% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.

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About each fund

BULD

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 64% of the fund across 60 positions, as filed for Jul 31, 2026. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 the fund returned +23.8% with distributions reinvested. It sits 14.4% below its all-time high of Jun 30, 2026.

GXDW

By weight, 0% of GXDW'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 100% of the fund across 5 positions, as filed for Aug 31, 2026. Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 the fund returned −13.8% with distributions reinvested. It sits 61.7% below its all-time high of Feb 10, 2021.

Questions people ask

Do BULD and GXDW hold the same stocks?: By their latest filings, 0% of their books are the same securities at the same weight. Overlap is the sum of the smaller weight of every security they share.
Which is more different from the S&P 500, BULD or GXDW?: BULD has 36% of its weight in S&P 500 names and GXDW has 0%, so GXDW differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, BULD or GXDW?: BULD charges 0.49% a year and GXDW charges 0.50%, so BULD is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

BULD filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

BULD prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Pacer website ↗

GXDW filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

GXDW prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Global X page for GXDW ↗

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How this is computed

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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