Which returned more over the last year, BOTZ or VTI?

In the year to Sep 4, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BOTZ returned +8.6% and VTI returned +20.0%, so VTI returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, BOTZ or VTI?

BOTZ charges 0.68% a year and VTI charges 0.03%, so VTI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do BOTZ and VTI overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 19% of BOTZ and 88% of VTI by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 11% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

Are BOTZ and VTI the same kind of fund?

No. BOTZ is a thematic ETF and VTI is an index ETF, so they are built for different jobs. The table compares what both publish: return, cost and what each actually holds.

Data as of Sep 4, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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BOTZ vs VTI

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Global X Robotics & Artificial Intelligence ETF and Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, BOTZ and VTI hold 11% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions BOTZ and VTI both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding	BOTZ	VTI
NVIDIA CORPORATION	8.31%	6.37%
ALPHABET INC.	2.28%	2.90%
TESLA, INC.	1.94%	1.64%
INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC.	6.17%	0.20%
COGNEX CORPORATION	2.21%	0.02%
JBT MAREL CORPORATION	1.41%	0.01%
UIPATH, INC.	1.09%	0.01%
Ouster Inc	0.58%	0.01%
Symbotic Inc	1.18%	0.00%
OMNICELL, INC.	0.41%	0.00%
Procept Biorobotics Corp	0.30%	0.00%
Serve Robotics Inc	0.14%	0.00%

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in BOTZ	Only in VTI
KEYENCE CORPORATION 9.34%	Apple Inc 5.88%
ABB Ltd 9.07%	Microsoft Corp 3.84%
FANUC CORPORATION 9.02%	Amazon.com Inc 3.19%
Shenzhen Inovance Technology Co., Ltd 4.34%	Broadcom Inc 2.48%
SMC CORPORATION 4.03%	Alphabet Inc 2.29%
DAIFUKU CO., LTD. 3.53%	Micron Technology Inc 1.80%
RoboTechnik Intelligent Technology Co Lt 2.74%	Meta Platforms Inc 1.71%
YASKAWA Electric Corporation 2.44%	Eli Lilly & Co 1.41%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings as filed for Jun 30, 2026 and May 31, 2026.

BOTZ and VTI on the fields both publish, as of Sep 4, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	BOTZ Global X Robotics & Artificial Intelligence ETF	VTI Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund
Where it sits	Themes desk	Core fund
Issuer	Global X	Vanguard
What it is	Robotics and automation	US total market
Total return, 1 year	+8.6%	+20.0%
S&P 500 over the same days	+20.0%	+20.0%
Gap to the S&P 500	−11.3 pts	+0.0 pts
Expense ratio	0.68%	0.03%
Already in the S&P 500	18.7%	88.3%
Holdings	61	3531

BOTZ in plain words

By weight, 19% of BOTZ's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 88%. The top ten holdings are 59% of the fund across 61 positions, as filed for May 31, 2026. Over the year to Sep 4, 2026 the fund returned +8.6% with distributions reinvested against +20.0% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 11.3 pts. It sits 13.6% below its all-time high of May 13, 2026.

VTI in plain words

VTI is a index equity fund tracking US total market. Over the year to Sep 4, 2026 it returned +20.0% with distributions reinvested, against +20.0% for the S&P 500 and +25.6% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 88% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 3531 positions, with the top ten at 32.1%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, BOTZ or VTI?: In the year to Sep 4, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BOTZ returned +8.6% and VTI returned +20.0%, so VTI returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, BOTZ or VTI?: BOTZ charges 0.68% a year and VTI charges 0.03%, so VTI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do BOTZ and VTI overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 19% of BOTZ and 88% of VTI by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 11% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
Are BOTZ and VTI the same kind of fund?: No. BOTZ is a thematic ETF and VTI is an index ETF, so they are built for different jobs. The table compares what both publish: return, cost and what each actually holds.

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