{"url":"https://etfiq.com/compare/themes/pave-vs-rbld","section":"compare","title":"PAVE vs RBLD: which is really different? | ETFIQ","description":"63.7% of PAVE and 81.6% of RBLD is already in the S&P 500 by weight, as filed, and 22% of the two books are the same names at the same weight.","as_of":"Sep 30, 2026","structured_data":[{"@type":"FAQPage","mainEntity":[{"@type":"Question","name":"Do PAVE and RBLD hold the same stocks?","acceptedAnswer":{"@type":"Answer","text":"By their latest filings, 22% of their books are the same securities at the same weight, which is a meaningful overlap. 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Returns and overlap to Sep 30, 2026.","dateModified":"2026-09-30","creator":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#org"},"isAccessibleForFree":true,"url":"https://etfiq.com/compare/themes/pave-vs-rbld","license":"https://etfiq.com/standards/","publisher":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#org"},"inLanguage":"en","creativeWorkStatus":"Published","distribution":[{"@type":"DataDownload","encodingFormat":"application/json","contentUrl":"https://etfiq.com/data/thematic.json"}],"variableMeasured":["Weight overlap with the S&P 500","Active share","Holdings","Top ten share of the fund","Total return","Fee for the differing part","Expense ratio"],"keywords":["exchange-traded funds","ETF","Thematic ETFs","fund data","SEC filings"]}],"characters":7054,"truncated":true,"content":"ETFIQ / Thematic ETFs / Head to head / PAVE vs RBLD \n ETFIQ etfiq.com \u00b7 independent ETF data \n\n Data as of Sep 30, 2026 .\n\n PAVE vs RBLD: which is really different?\n\n PAVE and RBLD hold 22% of their weight in the same names, and PAVE returned +11.2% over the year.\n Copy this for sharing \n \n Global X U.S. Infrastructure Development ETF and First Trust Alerian U.S. NextGen Infrastructure ETF.\n\n Download as PDF \n\n 63.7% PAVE in the S&P 500 \n 81.6% RBLD in the S&P 500 \n +11.2% PAVE total return, 1 year \n +10.5% RBLD total return, 1 year \n\n ETFIQ Off-Index Score: PAVE scores higher\n How much of it ","source":"ETFIQ, independent ETF data. Recomputed nightly from public filings and prices.","publisher":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#org","name":"ETFIQ","url":"https://etfiq.com"},"license":"https://etfiq.com/license/","citation":"ETFIQ, as of Sep 30, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/themes/pave-vs-rbld","a":{"ticker":"PAVE","name":"Global X U.S. Infrastructure Development ETF","issuer":"Global X","desk":"themes","as_of":"2026-09-30","verdict":"PAVE holds 102 stocks, and 36% of its weight is outside the S&P 500.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/pave","key_facts":[{"label":"Already in the S&P 500","value":"63.7%","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":null},{"label":"Active share vs the S&P 500","value":"97.2%","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":null},{"label":"Top ten holdings","value":"32.8%","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":null},{"label":"Total return, 1 year","value":"+11.2%","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":null},{"label":"Net assets","value":"$13.4bn","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":"the issuer\u2019s own daily fund list, as of Sep 30, 2026"},{"label":"Expense ratio","value":"0.47%","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":"485BPOS XBRL, Mar 27, 2026"}]},"b":{"ticker":"RBLD","name":"First Trust Alerian U.S. NextGen Infrastructure ETF","issuer":"First Trust","desk":"themes","as_of":"2026-09-30","verdict":"RBLD holds 104 stocks, and 18% of its weight is outside the S&P 500.","url":"https://etfiq.com/funds/rbld","key_facts":[{"label":"Already in the S&P 500","value":"81.6%","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":null},{"label":"Active share vs the S&P 500","value":"91.8%","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":null},{"label":"Top ten holdings","value":"12.8%","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":null},{"label":"Total return, 1 year","value":"+10.5%","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":null},{"label":"Net assets","value":"$41m","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":"issuer page, as of Sep 30, 2026"},{"label":"Expense ratio","value":"0.65%","as_of":"2026-09-30","source":"485BPOS XBRL, Jan 28, 2026"}]},"overlap_pct":22,"full_text_at":"https://etfiq.com/compare/themes/pave-vs-rbld"}