Pacer BlueStar Engineering the Future ETF
$36.18−0.51 (−1.40%)
- 0.49%
- $15M
- +43.4%
- 0.82%
- 0M sh
- $37.20
- low $24.29high $38.50
The ETF.net BULD Grade
B
Score 57 out of 100
- 7 of 18
Score 57 of 100 falls in the B band. A is 70 or higher, B 55 to under 70, C 40 to under 55, D 25 to under 40, F under 25.
Cost
The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.B65 out of 100Rank 5 of 18Mission
Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.Risk
How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.B64 out of 100Rank 4 of 16Tradability
How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.C52 out of 100Rank 7 of 18Holdings
How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.C42 out of 100Rank 12 of 17Durability
Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.C47 out of 100Rank 11 of 18
Our read on BULD
BMost robotics funds stop at the robots. BULD's index keeps going up the line to 3D printing and computer-aided design, the software that draws the part before a machine builds it. Rules-based, global, roughly 60 names, 0.49%.
The fund uses a rules-based approach to provide exposure to globally listed companies and depositary receipts focused on robotics and manufacturing automation, 3D printing, or computer-aided design. It seeks to track the BlueStar Robotics and 3D Printing Index.
Why people hold it
- The mandate reaches past robots. The index covers robotics and manufacturing automation, 3D printing and computer-aided design, held through globally listed shares and depositary receipts.paceretfs.com
- Fee is 0.49%, under the median for its robotics and automation peer group. A couple of rivals go lower: BOTT at 0.35%, IBOT at 0.47%.
- Passive and rules-based. The BlueStar Robotics and 3D Printing Index sets the roughly 60 holdings, so the recipe is published rather than left to a manager's discretion.paceretfs.com
- Live since 2022 and sits in the upper half of its robotics and automation cohort in our review.
Worth knowing
- Small asset base and light trading. Bid/ask spreads can cost more than the headline fee on a given trade, especially in size.
- Roughly 60 stocks in one industrial theme, listed around the world, so moves in a narrow slice of the market and in foreign currencies show up directly.
- Distributions land annually or semiannually. This is a theme wrapper, not a cash-flow one.
BULD Holdings
- Stocks
- 62
- 65%
- PRLB
Geography
- United States58.76%
- Japan12.51%
- Netherlands9.01%
- France6.80%
- Israel4.73%
- Germany2.65%
- Belgium2.25%
- Sweden1.82%
- 1.46%
Developed 88% · Emerging 12%
BULD Performance
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BULD$14,339
Returns run to the Oct 12, 2026 close, with cash distributions reinvested. Each period starts on the same date that many months or years earlier. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
| Period | BULD |
|---|---|
| Year to date | +40.6% |
| 1 month | +7.4% |
| 3 months | +3.0% |
| 1 year | +43.4% |
| 3 years | +25.2% |
| 5 years | — |
| 10 years | — |
Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.
| Year | Return bar | BULD |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 YTD | +40.6% | |
| 2025 | +23.2% | |
| 2024 | −4.0% | |
| 2023 | +28.3% | |
| 2022 | −11.2% |
BULD in the news
BULD Dividends
- 0.82%
- $0.30
- $0.30 per share
- Twice a year
Distribution history
BULD Risk
- 24.7%
How it’s calculated: standard deviation
The sample standard deviation of monthly total returns, multiplied by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Total returns include reinvested distributions.
- 0.85
How it’s calculated: Sharpe ratio
Subtract each month’s Treasury-bill return from the fund’s monthly total return.
Divide the average of those excess returns by their sample standard deviation, then multiply by the square root of 12.
Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Each month uses the Treasury yield quoted at the end of the previous month.
- −27.6%
How it’s calculated: maximum drawdown
The largest percentage decline from an earlier peak, using total returns with reinvested distributions.
Uses up to five years through the last close, with at least 12 months required.
- 1.63
How it’s calculated: beta
The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.
BULD Cost
0.49%
BULD0.49%
- The middle half of Robotics & Automation funds
- Median 0.54%
4 of the 18 Robotics & Automation funds charge less.
Other funds in Robotics & Automation
- BFDIFFidelity Disruptors ETFExpense ratio 0.50%1 year return +20.5%
- BWDRNWisdomTree Trust - WisdomTree Physical AI, Humanoids, and Drones FundExpense ratio 0.45%1 year return —
- CBOTZGlobal X - Robotics & Artificial Intelligence ETFExpense ratio 0.68%1 year return −1.6%
- CARKQARK Autonomous Technology & Robotics ETFExpense ratio 0.75%1 year return +5.1%
- CKOIDKraneShares Global Humanoid Robotics and Embodied Intelligence Index ETFExpense ratio 0.79%1 year return +13.4%