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BULD vs ILDR: Holdings Overlap & Returns

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Over the year to Nov 4, 2026, BULD returned +23.8% to ILDR's +6.6%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets on Nov 3, 2026: $8.6m for Pacer BlueStar Engineering the Future ETF and $334m for First Trust Innovation Leaders ETF.

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At a glance
36.4%
BULD in the S&P 500
65.5%
ILDR in the S&P 500
+23.8%
BULD total return, 1 year
+6.6%
ILDR total return, 1 year
BULD · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 64% of its weight is outside the S&P 500
64% of its weight is outside the S&P 50036% of BULD's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 64% is outside the index. Holdings as of Jul 31, 2026.36%64%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 97% · top ten 64% of the fund · 60 holdings as filed for Jul 31, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 37% in64% of its weight is outside the S&P 50036% of BULD's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 64% is outside the index. Holdings as of Jul 31, 2026.36%64%inoutside the S&P 500active share 97% · Nasdaq-100: 37% in

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

ILDR · 1 year to Nov 4, 2026 35% of its weight is outside the S&P 500
35% of its weight is outside the S&P 50066% of ILDR's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 35% is outside the index. Holdings as of Nov 3, 2026.66%35%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 67% · top ten 44% of the fund · 81 holdings as published by its issuer for Nov 3, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 49% in35% of its weight is outside the S&P 50066% of ILDR's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 35% is outside the index. Holdings as of Nov 3, 2026.66%35%in the S&P 500outsideactive share 67% · Nasdaq-100: 49% in

66% of ILDR's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 35% is outside the index. Holdings as of Nov 3, 2026.

Pair scorecard

BULD costs 0.26 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 17.2 points; ILDR is far larger, $334m against $8.6m.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

BULD vs ILDR: Holdings Overlap & Returns
MeasureBULDILDR
Return
Total return, 1 year+23.8%+6.6%
Drawdown
Below its all-time high14.4%, high on Jun 30, 202612.5%, high on Oct 6, 2026
Against its benchmark
What it tracksBroad innovation and megatrendsBroad innovation and megatrends
Its benchmark, total return, 1 year+14.8%
Against its benchmark, 1 yearbehind by 8.2 pts
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.49%0.75%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026$8.6m$334m
Holdings
Holdings in common0%

Method

What they share

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By the books each fund has filed, BULD and ILDR hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Nov 3, 2026.

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first BULD ILDR
Only in one fund ↓
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 ILDR
NVIDIA Corporation 9.90%
Amazon.com, Inc. 6.23%
Advanced Micro Devices, Inc. 5.45%
Alphabet Inc. (Class A) 4.20%
Eli Lilly and Company 4.02%
Broadcom Inc. 3.61%
Microsoft Corporation 3.11%
Micron Technology, Inc. 2.56%
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Window by window: BULD vs ILDR: Holdings Overlap & Returns
Total returnvs its benchmark
WindowBULDILDRBULDILDR
3 months−9.7%−7.4%not measured−7.1 pts vs IWV
6 months+0.8%−1.8%not measured−6.7 pts vs IWV
1 year+23.8%+6.6%not measured−8.2 pts vs IWV
3 years+76.7%+107.0%not measured+26.0 pts vs IWV
Since launchNot the same days: BULD May 2022 · ILDR May 2021+67.9%+75.9%not measured−10.3 pts vs IWV

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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 ILDR First Trust Innovation Leaders ETF · Holds 81 stocks in broad innovation and megatrends, 66% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
Issuer Pacer First Trust
Theme Broad innovation and megatrends Broad innovation and megatrends
In the S&P 500 36.4% 65.5%
Active share vs the S&P 500 97.3% 66.9%
In the Nasdaq-100 36.5% 48.8%
Holdings 60 81
Top ten, share of the fund 64.1% 44.0%
Expense ratio 0.49% 0.75%
Fee for the differing part 0.50% 1.12%
Total return, 1 year +23.8% +6.6%
vs its benchmark not measured −8.2 pts vs IWV
Below its high −14.4% −12.5%
Net assets, as of Nov 3, 2026 $8.6m $334m

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.

ILDR

Over the year to Nov 4, 2026 the fund returned +6.6% with distributions reinvested against +14.8% for its benchmark, the Russell 3000 Index, so a holder was behind by 8.2 pts.

By weight, 66% of ILDR's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 67%. The top ten holdings are 44% of the fund across 81 positions, as published by its issuer for Nov 3, 2026. It sits 12.5% below its all-time high of Oct 6, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do BULD and ILDR 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 ILDR?
BULD has 36% of its weight in S&P 500 names and ILDR has 66%, so BULD differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, BULD or ILDR?
BULD charges 0.49% a year and ILDR charges 0.75%, 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 ↗
ILDR filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
ILDR prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
First Trust page for ILDR ↗

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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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