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BULD vs THMZ: which is really different?

BULD and THMZ hold 8% of their weight in the same names, and BULD returned more over the year.

Pacer BlueStar Engineering the Future ETF and Lazard Equity Megatrends ETF.

35.8%BULD in the S&P 500
55.2%THMZ in the S&P 500
+37.2%BULD total return, 1 year
+7.2%THMZ 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?

BULD 41THMZ 5.90.1, 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
THMZ45% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
55%45%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 73% · top ten 35% of the fund · 59 holdings filed Jun 30, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 30% in55%45%in the S&P 500outsideactive share 73% · top ten 35% of the fund

8% 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 THMZ hold 8% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions BULD and THMZ both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingBULDTHMZ
Applied Materials Inc8.29%5.68%
Keyence Corp2.93%1.70%
FANUC Corp1.00%2.54%
Only in each
Only in BULDOnly in THMZ
ASML Holding NV 8.91%Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Lt 6.22%
Proto Labs Inc 8.59%Alphabet Inc 3.63%
Lam Research Corp 8.44%Amazon.com Inc 3.58%
Stratasys Ltd 5.79%Microsoft Corp 2.84%
KLA Corp 5.53%NVIDIA Corp 2.83%
Autodesk Inc 5.49%Mitsubishi Electric Corp 2.79%
3D Systems Corp 4.82%Keysight Technologies Inc 2.66%
Nano Dimension Ltd 3.80%Siemens AG 2.42%

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 Jun 30, 2026.

Performance, window by window

BULD and THMZ over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
BULDTHMZBULDTHMZBULDTHMZ
3 months−7.2%+0.3%−9.5 pts−1.9 pts−4.8 pts+2.8 pts
6 months+26.1%+17.1%+8.1 pts−1.0 pts+1.9 pts−7.2 pts
1 year+37.2%+7.2%+20.6 pts−9.4 pts+15.4 pts−14.6 pts
3 years+84.5%not published+6.1 ptsnot published−13.7 ptsnot published
Since launch+75.7%+37.0%−19.8 pts−16.5 pts−60.9 pts−34.3 pts
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BULD and THMZ 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
THMZ
Lazard Equity Megatrends ETF
Holds 59 stocks in broad innovation and megatrends, 55% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IssuerPacerLazard
ThemeBroad innovation and megatrendsBroad innovation and megatrends
In the S&P 50035.8%55.2%
Active share vs the S&P 50097.2%73.1%
In the Nasdaq-10036.7%30.2%
Holdings5559
Top ten, share of the fund62.9%35.2%
Expense ratio0.49%0.50%
Fee for the differing part0.50%0.68%
Total return, 1 year+37.2%+7.2%
vs the S&P 500+20.6 pts−9.4 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100+15.4 pts−14.6 pts
Below its high−10.4%−3.5%
Net assets$5m$54m

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.

THMZ in plain words

By weight, 55% of THMZ's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 73%. The top ten holdings are 35% of the fund across 59 positions, as filed for Jun 30, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +7.2% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 9.4 pts.

Questions people ask

Do BULD and THMZ hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 8% 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 THMZ?
BULD has 36% of its weight in S&P 500 names and THMZ has 55%, so BULD differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, BULD or THMZ?
BULD charges 0.49% a year and THMZ charges 0.50%, 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 THMZ, 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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