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BULD vs FDIF

Pacer BlueStar Engineering the Future ETF

BULDBNasdaq

Fidelity Disruptors ETF

FDIFBNasdaq

Overlap

Expense ratio

BULD −0.01pt a year

BULD0.49%FDIF0.50%

Avg volume · 30D

FDIF 1.5×the volume

BULD6.62KFDIF9.67K

3Y return · a year

BULD +1.5pt

BULD+23.9%FDIF+22.4%

BULD vs FDIF Performance

Oct 31, 2025 – Oct 30, 2026

+21.5%BULD+9.2%FDIF

Oct 31, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026. BULD +21.5%. FDIF +9.2%. Use the arrow keys to read each point.−10%0%30%40%Oct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026
Expense ratio
BULD 0.49%, better
FDIF 0.50%
Fund size
BULD $9M
FDIF $110M
1Y total return
BULD +21.5%, better
FDIF +9.2%
Yield (12M)
BULD 0.90%, better
FDIF 0.26%
Holdings
BULD 63
FDIF 7
Avg volume (30D)
BULD 6.62K sh
FDIF 9.67K sh, better
NAV per share
BULD $33.28
FDIF $39.62
52W range

ETF.net Grade

BULD: Cost 65, Risk 61, Mission not scored, Tradability 55, Holdings 41, Durability 48. FDIF: Cost 65, Risk 89, Mission 88, Tradability 54, Holdings 21, Durability 78.
Pillar letters and Scores for BULD, FDIF, with each pillar’s weight
PillarBULDFDIF
Cost30% weightB65B65
Mission25% weightNot scoredA88
Risk15% weightB61A89Higher
Tradability15% weightB55HigherC54
Holdings10% weightC41HigherF21
Durability5% weightC48A78Higher

Rank among Robotics & Automation funds

How we build Categories ›
Same Category. Both funds are graded against the same funds, so their Grades compare head to head.

Same Category. BULD and FDIF are both graded against the same 18 Robotics & Automation funds, so their Grades compare head to head.

Robotics & Automation⁠

Category · 18 funds
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FDIF ranks 3rd and BULD 7th of 18 funds in the Robotics & Automation Category.

  1. Rank 1AIBOTVanEck Robotics ETFScore 77
  2. Rank 2BFBOTFidelity Disruptive Automation ETFScore 67
  3. Rank 3BFDIFFidelity Disruptors ETFScore 62
  4. Rank 3BWDRNWisdomTree Physical AI, Humanoids, and Drones FundScore 62
  5. Rank 6BIQMFranklin Intelligent Machines ETFScore 58
  6. Rank 7BBULDPacer BlueStar Engineering the Future ETFScore 57
  7. Rank 8CBOTZGlobal X Robotics & Artificial Intelligence ETFScore 50

Our read on each fund

ETF.net Research

BULDBPacer BlueStar Engineering the Future ETF

FDIFBFidelity Disruptors ETF

In short

BULD Most 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%.

FDIF Fidelity's disruption bet, aimed at companies remaking work through automation. It charges 0.50% where the typical robotics-theme fund asks 0.65%, and it has been running since 2020. The trade-off: it trades quietly.

Stated mandate

BULD 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.

FDIF The fund seeks long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in companies involved in disruptive automation.

Why people hold it

  • BULD 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.
  • FDIF Charges 0.50% a year against a 0.65% median for its robotics and automation peer group. Cheap is rare in thematic land.
  • The portfolio hews closely to the prospectus mandate: companies involved in disruptive automation, pursued for long-term capital appreciation. Little theme drift.
  • Sits in the upper tier of its robotics and automation cohort, and its risk profile reads calmer than much of a theme built on moonshots.
  • Pays out quarterly, which is more cadence than most growth-themed funds bother with.

Worth knowing

  • BULD 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.
  • FDIF Thinly traded with a modest asset base. Spreads can run wider than the theme's household names, and size limits how much the fund gets talked about.
  • Portfolio construction is the weakest link in the package: a narrow, concentrated book where individual names carry real weight.
  • Fidelity's own FBOT sits in the same cohort at the same 0.50% fee, and BOTT undercuts both at 0.35%. Worth knowing what else shares the shelf.

Full BULD profile⁠

Full FDIF profile⁠

BULD vs FDIF Holdings

As of
How we measure overlap

Each holding counts at its smaller weight in the two funds, summed over the full Holdings. Sector, country and asset class use the same rule on each fund’s split. Cash, FX and derivative lines stay out of the counts. Two bond funds get no overlap figure.

BULD vs FDIF Cost

Overpaying FDIF vs BULD

$187

On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.

  • BULD 0.49%

    $9,792

  • FDIF 0.50%

    $9,979

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • BULD 0.49%
  • FDIF 0.50%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$2K$4K$6K$8K$10K051015202530FDIF $9,979BULD $9,792

Year by year

YearBULDFDIFOverpaying
10$883$900$17
20$3,394$3,460$66
30$9,792$9,979$187

Expense ratio

  • 0.49%BULD, cheaper
  • 0.50%FDIF
  • Middle half of Robotics & Automation funds
  • Median 0.54%

BULD 5th cheapest of 18 funds

FDIF 7th cheapest of 18 funds

BULD vs FDIF Dividends

Last 12 months to Oct 30, 2026
Yield (12M)
BULD 0.90%, better
FDIF 0.26%
Payout (12M)
BULD $0.30
FDIF $0.10
Last payment
BULD $0.30
FDIF $0.02
Ex-dividend
BULD Dec 30, 2025
FDIF Sep 18, 2026
Paid on
BULD Jan 5, 2026
FDIF Sep 22, 2026
Frequency
BULD Twice a year
FDIF Quarterly

Distribution history

Per share, 2022 to 2026, same scale for both

BULDTwice a year · 7 paymentsAll BULD payments⁠
One bar per payment. 7 payments from 2022 to 2026 YTD. Dec 22, 2022 $0.01; Jun 22, 2023 $0.04; Dec 27, 2023 $0.0089; Jun 27, 2024 $0.03; Dec 27, 2024 $0.01; Jun 5, 2025 $0.02; Dec 30, 2025 $0.30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$0.2520232026YTD
FDIFQuarterly · 11 paymentsAll FDIF payments⁠
One bar per payment. 11 payments from 2022 to 2026 YTD. Sep 15, 2023 $0.06; Jun 21, 2024 $0.04; Sep 20, 2024 $0.03; Dec 20, 2024 $0.04; Mar 21, 2025 $0.03; Jun 20, 2025 $0.05; Sep 19, 2025 $0.02; Dec 19, 2025 $0.03; Mar 20, 2026 $0.02; Jun 18, 2026 $0.03; Sep 18, 2026 $0.02. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$0.2520232026YTD

BULD vs FDIF Risk

Fall from peak · 5 years

This chart needs five years of history for both funds.

Risk facts

VolatilityStd dev, 3 years
BULD 24.9%FDIF 16.7%, better
Return per unit of riskSharpe ratio, 3 years
BULD 0.81FDIF 1.04, better
Worst fallMax drawdown, 5 years
BULD −27.6%since May 2022FDIF −22.6%since Jun 2023
Market sensitivityBeta, 5 years
BULD 1.63FDIF 1.25

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