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BULD vs HTEC: which is really different?

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

Pacer BlueStar Engineering the Future ETF and ROBO Global(R) Healthcare Technology and Innovation ETF.

35.8%BULD in the S&P 500
31.8%HTEC in the S&P 500
+37.2%BULD total return, 1 year
+37.8%HTEC total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Off-Index Score: HTEC scores higher

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

BULD 41HTEC 480.1, 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
HTEC68% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
32%68%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 98% · top ten 23% of the fund · 59 holdings filed Apr 30, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 9% in32%68%inoutside the S&P 500active share 98% · top ten 23% 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 HTEC hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Only in each
Only in BULDOnly in HTEC
ASML Holding NV 8.91%AxoGen, Inc. 3.16%
Proto Labs Inc 8.59%ARROWHEAD PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. 2.57%
Lam Research Corp 8.44%Twist Bioscience Corp 2.34%
Applied Materials Inc 8.29%GLAUKOS CORPORATION 2.23%
Stratasys Ltd 5.79%NATERA, INC. 2.17%
KLA Corp 5.53%TEMPUS AI, INC. 2.13%
Autodesk Inc 5.49%NOVOCURE LIMITED 2.05%
3D Systems Corp 4.82%ALNYLAM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC. 2.02%

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.

Performance, window by window

BULD and HTEC over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
BULDHTECBULDHTECBULDHTEC
3 months−7.2%+20.9%−9.5 pts+18.7 pts−4.8 pts+23.4 pts
6 months+26.1%+32.1%+8.1 pts+14.1 pts+1.9 pts+7.9 pts
1 year+37.2%+37.8%+20.6 pts+21.3 pts+15.4 pts+16.1 pts
3 years+84.5%+63.1%+6.1 pts−15.3 pts−13.7 pts−35.0 pts
Since launch+75.7%+76.8%−19.8 pts−114.2 pts−60.9 pts−230.7 pts
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BULD and HTEC 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
HTEC
ROBO Global(R) Healthcare Technology and Innovation ETF
Holds 59 stocks in broad innovation and megatrends, 32% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IssuerPacerROBO Global
ThemeBroad innovation and megatrendsBroad innovation and megatrends
In the S&P 50035.8%31.8%
Active share vs the S&P 50097.2%97.9%
In the Nasdaq-10036.7%9.1%
Holdings5559
Top ten, share of the fund62.9%22.7%
Expense ratio0.49%0.68%
Fee for the differing part0.50%0.69%
Total return, 1 year+37.2%+37.8%
vs the S&P 500+20.6 pts+21.3 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100+15.4 pts+16.1 pts
Below its high−10.4%−17.4%
Net assets$5m$53m

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.

HTEC in plain words

By weight, 32% of HTEC's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 98%. The top ten holdings are 23% of the fund across 59 positions, as filed for Apr 30, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +37.8% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 21.2 pts. It sits 17.4% below its all-time high of Feb 12, 2021.

Questions people ask

Do BULD and HTEC 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 HTEC?
BULD has 36% of its weight in S&P 500 names and HTEC has 32%, so HTEC differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, BULD or HTEC?
BULD charges 0.49% a year and HTEC charges 0.68%, 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 HTEC, 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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