BULD vs IBOT: Grades, Fees and Holdings Compared

Pacer BlueStar Engineering the Future ETF

BULDBNasdaq

VanEck Robotics ETF

IBOTANasdaq

Overlap

31.8%by weight

Expense ratio

IBOT −0.02pt a year

BULD0.49%IBOT0.47%

Avg volume · 30D

IBOT 2.2×the volume

BULD6.62KIBOT14.4K

3Y return · a year

IBOT +1.7pt

BULD+23.9%IBOT+25.6%

BULD vs IBOT Performance

Oct 31, 2025 – Oct 30, 2026

+21.5%BULD+17.9%IBOT

Expense ratio: BULD 0.49%; IBOT 0.47%, better
Fund size: BULD $9M; IBOT $99M
1Y total return: BULD +21.5%, better; IBOT +17.9%
Yield (12M): BULD 0.90%, better; IBOT 0.32%
Holdings: BULD 63; IBOT 69
Avg volume (30D): BULD 6.62K sh; IBOT 14.4K sh, better
NAV per share: BULD $33.28; IBOT $62.00
52W range

ETF.net Grade

Pillar letters and Scores for BULD, IBOT, with each pillar’s weight
Pillar	BULD	IBOT
Cost30% weight	B65	A85Higher
Mission25% weight	Not scored	Not scored
Risk15% weight	B61	A79Higher
Tradability15% weight	B55	B67Higher
Holdings10% weight	C41	A74Higher
Durability5% weight	C48	B67Higher

Rank among Robotics & Automation funds

How we build Categories ›

Same Category. BULD and IBOT 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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IBOT ranks 1st and BULD 7th of 18 funds in the Robotics & Automation Category.

Rank 1AIBOTVanEck Robotics ETFScore 77
Rank 2BFBOTFidelity Disruptive Automation ETFScore 67
Rank 6BIQMFranklin Intelligent Machines ETFScore 58
Rank 7BBULDPacer BlueStar Engineering the Future ETFScore 57
Rank 8CBOTZGlobal X Robotics & Artificial Intelligence ETFScore 50

Our read on each fund

ETF.net Research

BULDBPacer BlueStar Engineering the Future ETF

IBOTAVanEck Robotics 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%.

IBOT A straight robotics play. IBOT tracks the BlueStar Robotics Index across about 70 companies tied to robotics, rather than a broad basket of tech "disruptors", and charges well under the typical fee in its niche.

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.

IBOT The fund seeks to track the BlueStar Robotics Index as closely as possible, before fees and expenses, while following companies involved in robotics.

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.

IBOT 0.47% a year, comfortably below the median expense ratio among robotics and automation ETFs.
Index-driven and focused: roughly 70 names selected for robotics involvement, so the theme stays the theme.
On our review, one of the stronger builds in the robotics and automation group on cost, portfolio construction and risk profile combined.

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.

IBOT Thinly traded. Spreads can run wider and sizeable orders can nudge the price more than in mainstream funds.
Not the cheapest shelf option: Themes Humanoid Robotics (BOTT) charges 0.35%, though it targets a narrower humanoid slice.
Launched in 2023, so the track record is short, and payouts come annually or semiannually rather than as a steady income stream.

Full BULD profile⁠

Full IBOT profile⁠

BULD vs IBOT Holdings

As of Oct 23, 2026

How BULD and IBOT differ

Overlap by weight

31.8%

Shared holdings make up 67.9% of BULD and 65.9% of IBOT.

Level by level

Holdings39 in both31.8%
Countryby domicile72.1%
Asset classEquity100%

Sector

No Sector split for BULD.

Country, concentration and asset class

Country by domicile

Country weights in BULD and IBOT, widest gap first
Country	More in BULDMore in IBOT	BULD	IBOT
United States	BULD +11.8 points	56.9%	45.1%
Japan	IBOT +10.6 points	12.1%	22.7%
Switzerland	IBOT +7.2 points	0.0%	7.2%
France	BULD +6.1 points	8.4%	2.3%
Israel	BULD +4.1 points	4.1%	0.0%
Netherlands	BULD +3.4 points	9.2%	5.8%
United Kingdom	IBOT +2.8 points	0.5%	3.3%
Belgium	BULD +2.1 points	2.1%	0.0%
Other countries (9)	IBOT +6.9 points	6.7%	13.6%

Outside the US: BULD 89% developed, 11% emerging. IBOT 97% developed, 3% emerging.

Concentration

Weight in the 10 largest Holdings

BULD64.7%
IBOT41.7%

Securities held

BULD60
IBOT65

Asset class

BULD: Equity
IBOT: Equity

Holdings

Only in BULD21
In both39
Only in IBOT26

Only in BULD

21 securities, 32.0% of BULD by weight

Proto Labs Inc9.58%
3D Systems Corp4.60%
Nano Dimension Ltd4.08%
Stratasys Ltd3.61%
Nemetschek SE2.85%
Materialise NV2.39%
BICO Group AB2.11%
SCREEN Holdings Co Ltd0.40%
BE Semiconductor Industries NV0.34%
Kokusai Electric Corp0.26%
Rorze Corp0.20%
Tokyo Seimitsu Co Ltd0.19%
Belden Inc0.18%
Kulicke & Soffa Industries Inc0.18%
Camtek Ltd/Israel0.18%
Amkor Technology Inc0.17%
ASMPT Ltd0.17%
Aixtron SE0.16%
ACM Research Inc0.15%
Axcelis Technologies Inc0.15%
Ultra Clean Holdings Inc0.11%

Only in IBOT

26 securities, 33.8% of IBOT by weight

Nvidia Corp5.34%
Abb Ltd4.40%
Teledyne Technologies Inc2.58%
Hexagon Ab2.35%
Technipfmc Plc2.27%
Autostore Holdings Ltd1.82%
Kardex Holding Ag1.49%
Novanta Inc1.48%
Interroll Holding Ag1.31%
Texas Instruments Inc1.30%
Dmg Mori Co Ltd1.18%
Duerr Ag1.13%
Analog Devices Inc1.10%
Intuitive Surgical Inc0.98%
Cognex Corp0.96%
Microchip Technology Inc0.54%
Ambarella Inc0.48%
Stmicroelectronics Nv0.44%
Renesas Electronics Corp0.42%
Tkh Group Nv0.42%
Lattice Semiconductor Corp0.39%
Ouster Inc0.38%
On Semiconductor Corp0.38%
Basler Ag0.27%
Optex Group Co Ltd0.25%
Gpixel Changchun Microelectronics Inc0.15%

Weight gaps

All 39 Holdings in both funds, largest gap first.

Holding weights in BULD and IBOT, widest gap first
Holding	More in BULDMore in IBOT	BULD	IBOT
Dassault Systemes SE	BULD +5.56 points	7.86%	2.30%
Applied Materials IncAMAT	BULD +4.91 points	6.23%	1.32%
Lam Research CorpLRCX	BULD +4.86 points	6.09%	1.23%
Autodesk IncADSK	BULD +4.53 points	8.74%	4.21%
PTC IncPTC	BULD +4.44 points	6.12%	1.68%
Emerson Electric CoEMR	IBOT +4.29 points	1.94%	6.23%
Keyence Corp	IBOT +2.96 points	2.46%	5.42%
ASML Holding NVASML	BULD +2.94 points	7.75%	4.81%
Rockwell Automation IncROK	IBOT +2.72 points	1.07%	3.79%
Kla CorpKLAC	BULD +2.46 points	3.37%	0.91%
Bentley Systems IncBSY	BULD +1.93 points	2.68%	0.75%
FANUC Corp	IBOT +1.88 points	0.67%	2.55%
Lincoln Electric Holdings IncLECO	IBOT +1.78 points	0.41%	2.19%
Tokyo Electron Ltd	BULD +1.48 points	2.09%	0.61%
Imi PLCIMI.L	IBOT +1.47 points	0.33%	1.80%
Konecranes Oyj	IBOT +1.40 points	0.31%	1.71%
Andritz AG	IBOT +1.38 points	0.26%	1.64%
Renishaw PLCRSW.L	IBOT +1.34 points	0.19%	1.53%
Omron Corp	IBOT +1.32 points	0.26%	1.58%
Daifuku Co Ltd	IBOT +1.30 points	0.32%	1.62%
Yokogawa Electric Corp	IBOT +1.30 points	0.24%	1.54%
Oceaneering International IncOII	IBOT +1.28 points	0.21%	1.49%
Azbil Corp	IBOT +1.23 points	0.20%	1.43%
Krones AG	IBOT +1.20 points	0.17%	1.37%
Amada Co Ltd	IBOT +1.16 points	0.20%	1.36%
Kadant IncKAI	IBOT +1.15 points	0.15%	1.31%
Fuji Corp/Aichi	IBOT +1.09 points	0.19%	1.28%
Symbotic IncSYM	IBOT +1.07 points	0.18%	1.25%
Yaskawa Electric Corp	IBOT +0.97 points	0.20%	1.17%
Argo Graphics Inc	BULD +0.92 points	1.23%	0.31%
ATS CorpATS	IBOT +0.86 points	0.12%	0.98%
UBTech Robotics Corp Ltd	IBOT +0.75 points	0.14%	0.89%
Advantest Corp	BULD +0.73 points	1.72%	0.99%
Teradyne IncTER	BULD +0.59 points	1.11%	0.52%
ASM International NV	BULD +0.40 points	0.91%	0.51%
Disco Corp	BULD +0.33 points	0.72%	0.39%
Onto Innovation IncONTO	IBOT +0.10 points	0.31%	0.41%
Nova LtdNVMI	IBOT +0.10 points	0.23%	0.33%
Lasertec Corp	IBOT +0.01 points	0.48%	0.49%

All 65 BULD holdings⁠All 70 IBOT holdings⁠

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 IBOT Cost

Overpaying BULD vs IBOT

$374

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

BULD 0.49%
$9,792
IBOT 0.47%
$9,418

Amount$10,000

Years30 years

Cost over time

BULD 0.49%
IBOT 0.47%
Overpaying

Year by year

Year	BULD	IBOT	Overpaying
10	$883	$847	$36
20	$3,394	$3,261	$133
30	$9,792	$9,418	$374

Expense ratio

0.49%BULD
0.47%IBOT, cheaper

IBOT0.47%BULD0.49%

0.35%0.95%

Middle half of Robotics & Automation funds
Median 0.54%

IBOT 4th cheapest of 18 funds

BULD 5th cheapest of 18 funds

BULD vs IBOT Dividends

Last 12 months to Oct 30, 2026

Yield (12M): BULD 0.90%, better; IBOT 0.32%
Payout (12M): BULD $0.30; IBOT $0.20
Last payment: BULD $0.30; IBOT $0.20
Ex-dividend: BULD Dec 30, 2025; IBOT Dec 22, 2025
Paid on: BULD Jan 5, 2026; IBOT Dec 26, 2025
Frequency: BULD Twice a year; IBOT Annual

Distribution history

Per share, 2022 to 2026, same scale for both

BULDTwice a year · 7 paymentsAll BULD payments⁠

IBOTAnnual · 3 paymentsAll IBOT payments⁠

BULD vs IBOT 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%IBOT 20.4%, better
Return per unit of riskSharpe ratio, 3 years: BULD 0.81IBOT 1.01, better
Worst fallMax drawdown, 5 years: BULD −27.6%since May 2022IBOT −25.4%since Apr 2023
Market sensitivityBeta, 5 years: BULD 1.63IBOT 1.40; Market = 1

BULD and IBOT in the news

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Deep Dive
BlackRock's new robotics ETF joins funds that size the same suppliers differently
Oct 21, 2026IBOT

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BULD vs IBOT

In short

Stated mandate

Why people hold it

Worth knowing

How BULD and IBOT differ

Level by level

Sector

Country, concentration and asset class

Country by domicile

Concentration

Asset class

Holdings

Only in BULD

Only in IBOT

Weight gaps

Cost over time

Year by year

Distribution history

Fall from peak · 5 years

Risk facts

BlackRock's new robotics ETF joins funds that size the same suppliers differently

How BULD and IBOT differ

Level by level

Sector

Country, concentration and asset class

Country by domicile

Concentration

Asset class

Holdings

Only in BULD

Only in IBOT

Weight gaps