About this ETF
The Pacer BlueStar Engineering the Future ETF (BULD) is a systematically managed fund that offers investors targeted access to companies listed worldwide. To be included, these firms must derive a minimum of 50% of their revenue from key technological areas such as robotics, automated manufacturing processes, additive manufacturing (3D printing), or computer-aided design.
Description from the fund data provider · profile as of Aug 27, 2026.
Price Chart
Daily closing prices (price return, not total return). Comparison lines are normalized to percent change from the range start. Source: Financial Modeling Prep.
Performance
| 1M | 3M | 6M | YTD | 1Y | 3Y* | 5Y* | 10Y* | Incep.* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price return | +5.77% | +5.68% | +16.84% | +37.21% | +53.15% | +21.70% | — | — | +14.88% |
| Total return | +5.77% | +5.68% | +16.84% | +37.21% | +54.88% | +22.30% | — | — | +15.33% |
* Annualized. Total return uses the dividend-adjusted price series (distributions reinvested); price return uses unadjusted closes. Performance through Aug 26, 2026. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
Fees
| Net expense ratio | 0.49% | Annual cost of a $10,000 investment | $49.00 |
Illustrative calculation only: expense ratio × $10,000. It excludes trading costs, bid/ask spreads, taxes and changes in investment value. Gross vs. net expense details and any fee waivers are in the prospectus.
Holdings
Holdings as of Aug 22, 2026 — portfolio reporting date from the data provider; holdings are not live positions. 65 rows in database.
| # | Holding | Ticker | Weight | Shares | Market Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Autodesk Inc | ADSK | 8.78% | 5.47K | $1.4M |
| 2 | Proto Labs Inc | PRLB | 8.26% | 16.40K | $1.3M |
| 3 | ASML Holding NV | ASML | 7.82% | 699 | $1.2M |
| 4 | Dassault Systemes SE | DSY.PA | 7.58% | 45.65K | $1.2M |
| 5 | Applied Materials Inc | AMAT | 7.41% | 2.34K | $1.2M |
| 6 | Lam Research Corp | LRCX | 7.12% | 3.59K | $1.1M |
| 7 | 3D Systems Corp | DDD | 4.76% | 235.60K | $744.5K |
| 8 | PTC Inc | PTC | 4.75% | 4.84K | $743.2K |
| 9 | Nano Dimension Ltd | NNDM | 4.35% | 447.97K | $680.9K |
| 10 | Stratasys Ltd | SSYS | 4.04% | 80.48K | $632.6K |
| 11 | KLA CORP | KLAC | 3.79% | 3.19K | $593.3K |
| 12 | Nemetschek SE | NEM.DE | 2.56% | 5.26K | $399.8K |
| 13 | Bentley Systems Inc | BSY | 2.51% | 10.81K | $393.4K |
| 14 | Keyence Corp | 6861.T | 2.39% | 737 | $374.7K |
| 15 | Tokyo Electron Ltd | 8035.T | 2.18% | 1.00K | $340.3K |
| 16 | Emerson Electric Co | EMR | 1.82% | 1.84K | $285.0K |
| 17 | Materialise NV | MTLS | 1.81% | 43.57K | $283.7K |
| 18 | BICO Group AB | BICO.ST | 1.75% | 134.49K | $273.4K |
| 19 | Advantest Corp | 6857.T | 1.73% | 1.22K | $270.7K |
| 20 | Argo Graphics Inc | 7595.T | 1.25% | 23.05K | $195.0K |
| 21 | Teradyne Inc | TER | 1.22% | 497 | $190.4K |
| 22 | Rockwell Automation Inc | ROK | 1.04% | 378 | $163.1K |
| 23 | ASM International NV | ASM.AS | 1.02% | 165 | $159.0K |
| 24 | Disco Corp | 6146.T | 0.80% | 330 | $125.4K |
| 25 | FANUC Corp | 6954.T | 0.69% | 2.82K | $108.7K |
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Geographic Exposure
Country weights as reported by the data provider. Developed/emerging/frontier labels follow the classification on the Methodology page. Currency hedged: No hedging indicated in the fund name.
Distributions
| Yield (TTM) | 0.84% | Paid (last 12 months) | $0.2997 |
| Frequency | Semi-Annual | SEC yield | Not provided by our data source — see the issuer page |
| Last ex-date | Dec 30, 2025 | Last payment | $0.2997 (Jan 05, 2026) |
| Growth 1Y | +753.28% | Growth 3Y / 5Y (ann.) | — / — |
| Ex-date | Record | Pay date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 30, 2025 | Dec 30, 2025 | Jan 05, 2026 | $0.2997 |
| Jun 05, 2025 | Jun 05, 2025 | Jun 11, 2025 | $0.0221 |
| Dec 27, 2024 | Dec 27, 2024 | Jan 02, 2025 | $0.0130 |
| Jun 27, 2024 | Jun 27, 2024 | Jul 03, 2024 | $0.0259 |
| Dec 27, 2023 | Dec 28, 2023 | Jan 03, 2024 | $0.0089 |
| Jun 22, 2023 | Jun 23, 2023 | Jun 28, 2023 | $0.0375 |
| Dec 22, 2022 | Dec 23, 2022 | Dec 29, 2022 | $0.0140 |
Trailing distribution yield = last 12 months of cash ÷ current price. It is NOT the SEC 30-day yield and distributions are not guaranteed to continue. The difference explained →
Risk Statistics
| Volatility 1Y / 3Y | 32.10% / 27.32% | Sharpe 1Y / 3Y | 1.86 / 0.856 |
| Max drawdown 1Y / 3Y | -16.03% / -27.63% | Sortino 1Y | 2.89 |
| Beta vs S&P 500 (3Y) | 1.38 | Correlation vs S&P 500 (1Y) | 0.794 |
| Downside deviation 1Y | 20.59% | Risk-free rate used | 3.71% (3M T-bill, FRED) |
Computed by ETF Explorer from daily dividend-adjusted closes; volatility and drawdown are annualized/period figures; S&P 500 exposure proxied by SPY. As of Aug 27, 2026. Formulas →
Liquidity
| Volume today | 446 | Average volume | 7.04K |
| AUM | $15.6M | Premium/Discount | +0.70% |
| Bid/Ask spread | Not provided by our data source. Check your broker's quote screen; spreads are widest at the open and close. | ||
Premium/discount compares the delayed market price with the last reported NAV — an indicative figure, not the official closing premium/discount. How ETF liquidity works →
Fund Flows (estimated)
| Period | Est. net flow | % of starting AUM | AUM start → end |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Day | $0.00 | 0.00% | $15.6M → $15.6M |
| 1 Week | -$1.0M | -6.20% | $16.5M → $15.6M |
ETF Explorer estimate: change in reported AUM minus the market-move effect, from our own daily snapshots. Not official issuer creation/redemption data.
Official Fund Resources
External links open the issuer's site or SEC EDGAR in a new tab. The prospectus and official documents are always the authoritative source — review them before investing.
Latest News for BULD
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Guided help: AUM is fund size. The expense ratio is the yearly cost baked into returns. NAV is the value of what the fund owns per share; the market price can sit slightly above (premium) or below (discount) it. Total return assumes distributions were reinvested. Every dataset shows its own as-of date because holdings, assets and quotes update on different schedules.
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