PAVE vs TOLZ: which is really different?

PAVE and TOLZ hold 3% of their weight in the same names, and PAVE returned +13.2% over the year. Global X U.S. Infrastructure Development ETF and ProShares DJ Brookfield Global Infrastructure ETF.

TOLZ costs 0.01 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 5.1 points; PAVE is far larger, $13.6bn against $162m.

PAVETOLZ
Expense ratio0.47%0.46%
Net assets, PAVE as of Oct 8, 2026 and TOLZ as of Oct 9, 2026$13.6bn$162m
Total return, 1 year+13.2%+8.1%
What it tracksInfrastructureInfrastructure
Holdings in common3%
S&P 500, total return, 1 year+17.3%
Against the S&P 500, 1 yearbehind by 4.1 ptsbehind by 9.2 pts
Below its all-time high10.8%, high on Jun 25, 20267.5%, high on Mar 2, 2026

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Oct 8, 2026.

63.9%
PAVE in the S&P 500
33.9%
TOLZ in the S&P 500
+13.2%
PAVE total return, 1 year
+8.1%
TOLZ total return, 1 year
PAVE · 1 year to Oct 9, 202636% of its weight is outside the S&P 500
36% of its weight is outside the S&P 50064% of PAVE's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 36% is outside the index. Holdings as of Oct 8, 2026.64%36%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 97% · top ten 33% of the fund · 100 holdings as published by its issuer for Oct 8, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 7% in36% of its weight is outside the S&P 50064% of PAVE's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 36% is outside the index. Holdings as of Oct 8, 2026.64%36%in the S&P 500outsideactive share 97% · Nasdaq-100: 7% in

64% of PAVE's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 36% is outside the index. Holdings as of Oct 8, 2026.

TOLZ · 1 year to Oct 9, 202666% of its weight is outside the S&P 500
66% of its weight is outside the S&P 50034% of TOLZ's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 66% is outside the index. Holdings as of Oct 8, 2026.34%66%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 99% · top ten 39% of the fund · 115 holdings as published by its issuer for Oct 8, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 2% in66% of its weight is outside the S&P 50034% of TOLZ's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 66% is outside the index. Holdings as of Oct 8, 2026.34%66%inoutside the S&P 500active share 99% · Nasdaq-100: 2% in

34% of TOLZ's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 66% is outside the index. Holdings as of Oct 8, 2026.

ETFIQ Off-Index Score · TOLZ scores higherHow much of it is not the index it is sold as an alternative to?
0.1, the lowest in this set92.3, the highest

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What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, PAVE and TOLZ hold 3% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Oct 8, 2026.

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3% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding PAVE TOLZ
SEMPRA 2.77% 2.59%
TRINITY INDUSTRIES INC 0.22% 1.02%
Only in PAVE
EMERSON ELECTRIC CO 3.56%
FASTENAL CO 3.55%
DEERE & CO 3.47%
QUANTA SERVICES INC 3.40%
EATON CORP PLC 3.31%
NUCOR CORP 3.31%
TRANE TECHNOLOGIES PLC 3.18%
PARKER HANNIFIN CORP 3.11%
Only in TOLZ
ENBRIDGE INC 5.80%
NATIONAL GRID PLC 5.40%
WILLIAMS COS INC 4.38%
VINCI SA 4.16%
AMERICAN TOWER CORP 3.85%
TC ENERGY CORP 3.51%
ENERGY TRANSFER LP 3.16%
KINDER MORGAN INC 3.13%

3% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.

Performance, window by window

Total returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
WindowPAVETOLZPAVETOLZPAVETOLZ
3 months−5.7%−5.5%−9.1 pts−8.8 pts−9.4 pts−9.1 pts
6 months−2.0%−6.9%−17.2 pts−22.1 pts−25.2 pts−30.1 pts
1 year+13.2%+8.1%−4.1 pts−9.2 pts−10.4 pts−15.5 pts
3 years+78.0%+51.4%−7.8 pts−34.4 pts−29.3 pts−55.9 pts
Since launch
PAVE Mar 2017 · TOLZ Mar 2014
+285.0%+111.3%+1.6 pts−308.8 pts−228.9 pts−740.8 pts

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On the same fields

PAVE
Global X U.S. Infrastructure Development ETF · Holds 100 stocks in infrastructure, 64% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
TOLZ
ProShares DJ Brookfield Global Infrastructure ETF · Holds 115 stocks in infrastructure, 34% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
Theme Infrastructure Infrastructure
In the S&P 500 63.9% 33.9%
Active share vs the S&P 500 97.2% 98.9%
In the Nasdaq-100 6.5% 2.1%
Holdings 100 115
Top ten, share of the fund 32.9% 39.4%
Expense ratio 0.47% 0.46%
Fee for the differing part 0.48% 0.47%
Total return, 1 year +13.2% +8.1%
vs the S&P 500 −4.1 pts −9.2 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100 −10.4 pts −15.5 pts
Below its high −10.8% −7.5%
Net assets, PAVE as of Oct 8, 2026 and TOLZ as of Oct 9, 2026 $13.6bn $162m

As of Oct 9, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

PAVE in plain words

By weight, 64% of PAVE'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 33% of the fund across 100 positions, as published by its issuer for Oct 8, 2026. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 the fund returned +13.2% with distributions reinvested against +17.3% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 4.1 pts. It sits 10.8% below its all-time high of Jun 25, 2026.

TOLZ in plain words

By weight, 34% of TOLZ's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 99%. The top ten holdings are 39% of the fund across 115 positions, as published by its issuer for Oct 8, 2026. Over the year to Oct 9, 2026 the fund returned +8.1% with distributions reinvested against +17.3% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 9.2 pts. It sits 7.5% below its all-time high of Mar 2, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do PAVE and TOLZ hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 3% 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, PAVE or TOLZ?
PAVE has 64% of its weight in S&P 500 names and TOLZ has 34%, so TOLZ differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, PAVE or TOLZ?
PAVE charges 0.47% a year and TOLZ charges 0.46%, so TOLZ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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ETFIQ, PAVE against TOLZ, data as of Oct 9, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/themes/pave-vs-tolz

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