Get the weekly note
ETFIQetfiq.com · independent ETF data

Data as of .

MADE vs PEXL: which is really different?

MADE and PEXL hold 4% of their weight in the same names, and PEXL returned more over the year.

iShares U.S. Manufacturing ETF and Pacer US Export Leaders ETF.

80.2%MADE in the S&P 500
97.3%PEXL in the S&P 500
+20.6%MADE total return, 1 year
+25.5%PEXL total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Off-Index Score: MADE scores higher

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

MADE 31.3PEXL 3.70.1, 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

MADE20% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
80%20%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesoutside the S&P 500active share 95% · top ten 39% of the fund · 117 holdings filed Sep 17, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 6% in80%20%in the S&P 50020% of its weight outside the S&P 500active share 95% · top ten 39% of the fund
PEXL3% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 18, 2026
97%3%of its weight in S&P 500 companies3% of its weight outside the S&P 500active share 69% · top ten 44% of the fund · 100 holdings filed Apr 30, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 63% in97%3%of its weight in S&P 500 companies3% of its weight outside the S&P 500active share 69% · top ten 44% of the fund

4% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, MADE and PEXL hold 4% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions MADE and PEXL both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingMADEPEXL
AMPHENOL CORP CLASS A3.86%1.70%
TE CONNECTIVITY PLC2.83%0.58%
AMETEK INC2.59%0.51%
TELEDYNE TECHNOLOGIES INC1.33%0.28%
FORTIVE0.79%0.17%
GRACO0.39%0.12%
LITTELFUSE0.49%0.10%
Only in each
Only in MADEOnly in PEXL
EATON PLC 4.15%Broadcom Inc 5.75%
DEERE 4.09%Alphabet Inc 5.64%
CATERPILLAR INC 4.02%Advanced Micro Devices Inc 5.43%
RTX 3.81%Apple Inc 4.81%
PARKER-HANNIFIN 3.75%Microsoft Corp 4.56%
CUMMINS INC 3.48%Meta Platforms Inc 4.41%
GENERAL MOTORS 3.43%Netflix Inc 3.71%
VERTIV HOLDINGS CLASS A 3.31%Procter & Gamble Co/The 3.21%

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

MADE and PEXL over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
MADEPEXLMADEPEXLMADEPEXL
3 months−10.2%−4.7%−12.5 pts−6.9 pts−7.8 pts−2.2 pts
6 months+5.9%+22.1%−12.2 pts+4.1 pts−18.4 pts−2.1 pts
1 year+20.6%+25.5%+4.0 pts+8.9 pts−1.2 pts+3.7 pts
3 yearsnot published+71.4%not published−7.0 ptsnot published−26.7 pts
Since launch+46.3%+196.6%+4.9 pts−9.9 pts−5.7 pts−125.0 pts
Open the live comparison on ETFIQ
MADE and PEXL on the same fields, as of Sep 18, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
MADE
iShares U.S. Manufacturing ETF
Holds 117 stocks in reshoring and manufacturing, 80% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
PEXL
Pacer US Export Leaders ETF
Holds 100 stocks in reshoring and manufacturing, 97% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IssueriSharesPacer
ThemeReshoring and manufacturingReshoring and manufacturing
In the S&P 50080.2%97.3%
Active share vs the S&P 50094.8%68.8%
In the Nasdaq-1005.6%63.4%
Holdings117100
Top ten, share of the fund38.7%43.5%
Expense ratio0.40%0.49%
Fee for the differing part0.42%0.71%
Total return, 1 year+20.6%+25.5%
vs the S&P 500+4.0 pts+8.9 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100−1.2 pts+3.7 pts
Below its high−11.4%−5.1%
Net assets$59m$46m

MADE in plain words

By weight, 80% of MADE's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 95%. The top ten holdings are 39% of the fund across 117 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 18, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +20.6% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 4.0 pts. It sits 11.4% below its all-time high of Jun 22, 2026.

PEXL in plain words

By weight, 97% of PEXL's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 69%. The top ten holdings are 44% of the fund across 100 positions, as filed for Apr 30, 2026. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 the fund returned +25.5% with distributions reinvested against +16.6% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 8.9 pts. It sits 5.1% below its all-time high of Jun 30, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do MADE and PEXL hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 4% 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, MADE or PEXL?
MADE has 80% of its weight in S&P 500 names and PEXL has 97%, so MADE differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, MADE or PEXL?
MADE charges 0.40% a year and PEXL charges 0.49%, so MADE is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Other comparisons

Where these figures came from

ETFIQ links to the documents behind every figure. It is not affiliated with any issuer, and a link is not an endorsement.

MADE against PEXL, 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.

Cite this page. ETFIQ, MADE against PEXL, data as of Sep 18, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/themes/made-vs-pexl Free to use with attribution; the underlying files are at Open data.

How every figure is computed · Standards and sources