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AIRR vs BOTZ: which is really different?

AIRR and BOTZ hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and AIRR returned more over the year.

First Trust RBA American Industrial Renaissance ETF and Global X Robotics & Artificial Intelligence ETF, side by side, thematic ETFs on ETFIQ.

5.5%AIRR in the S&P 500
21.9%BOTZ in the S&P 500
+15.0%AIRR total return, 1 year
+3.6%BOTZ total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Off-Index Score: AIRR scores higher

How much of it is not the index it is sold as an alternative to?

AIRR 80.9BOTZ 23.60.1, the lowest in this set91.4, the highest

A percentile among the 349 thematic ETFs with a holdings filing. It is a position in a set, not a rating, and neither end of it is a recommendation. All thematic ETFs ranked by it · How it is computed

AIRR95% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 11, 2026
6%95%inof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · top ten 30% of the fund · 58 holdings filed Sep 10, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 0% in6%95%6% of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 100% · top ten 30% of the fund
BOTZ78% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 11, 2026
22%78%in the S&P 500of its weight outside the S&P 500active share 88% · top ten 55% of the fund · 85 holdings filed Sep 11, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 19% in22%78%inoutside the S&P 500active share 88% · top ten 55% of the fund

0% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, AIRR and BOTZ hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in AIRROnly in BOTZ
STERLING INFRASTRUCTURE INC 6.00%FANUC CORP 7.98%
ARGAN INC 4.73%ABB LTD-REG 7.80%
COMFORT SYSTEMS USA INC 4.42%KEYENCE CORP 7.75%
MASTEC INC 4.18%INTUITIVE SURGICAL INC 7.65%
CH ROBINSON WORLDWIDE INC 4.08%NVIDIA CORP 7.49%
OWENS CORNING 3.90%SMC CORP 4.59%
DYCOM INDUSTRIES INC 3.76%DAIFUKU CO LTD 3.30%
EMCOR GROUP INC 3.75%AURORA INNOVATION INC 2.71%

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 dated Jun 30, 2026 and Sep 11, 2026.

Performance, window by window

AIRR and BOTZ over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
AIRRBOTZAIRRBOTZAIRRBOTZ
3 months−17.1%−4.9%−20.4 pts−8.2 pts−16.3 pts−4.1 pts
6 months−1.1%+1.3%−17.1 pts−14.7 pts−21.8 pts−19.4 pts
1 year+15.0%+3.6%−2.5 pts−13.9 pts−8.0 pts−19.4 pts
3 years+102.4%+38.0%+24.5 pts−39.9 pts+7.3 pts−57.1 pts
Since launch+460.7%+149.0%+56.4 pts−172.1 pts−312.8 pts−416.4 pts
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AIRR and BOTZ on the same fields, as of Sep 11, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
AIRR
First Trust RBA American Industrial Renaissance ETF
Holds 58 stocks in reshoring and manufacturing, 6% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
BOTZ
Global X Robotics & Artificial Intelligence ETF
Holds 85 stocks in robotics and automation, 22% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IssuerFirst TrustGlobal X
ThemeReshoring and manufacturingRobotics and automation
In the S&P 5005.5%21.9%
Active share vs the S&P 50099.9%88.2%
In the Nasdaq-1000.0%19.0%
Holdings5885
Top ten, share of the fund30.4%54.6%
Expense ratio0.69%0.68%
Fee for the differing part0.69%0.77%
Total return, 1 year+15.0%+3.6%
vs the S&P 500−2.5 pts−13.9 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100−8.0 pts−19.4 pts
Below its high−19.5%−15.2%

AIRR in plain words

By weight, 6% of AIRR's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 100%. The top ten holdings are 30% of the fund across 58 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 10, 2026. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 the fund returned +15.0% with distributions reinvested against +17.5% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 2.5 pts. It sits 19.5% below its all-time high of Jun 22, 2026.

BOTZ in plain words

By weight, 22% 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 55% of the fund across 85 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 11, 2026. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 the fund returned +3.6% with distributions reinvested against +17.5% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 13.9 pts. It sits 15.2% below its all-time high of May 13, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do AIRR and BOTZ hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 0% of their books are the same securities at the same weight, which is mostly different names. Overlap is the sum of the smaller weight of every security they share.
Which is more different from the S&P 500, AIRR or BOTZ?
AIRR has 6% of its weight in S&P 500 names and BOTZ has 22%, so AIRR differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, AIRR or BOTZ?
AIRR charges 0.69% a year and BOTZ charges 0.68%, so BOTZ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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AIRR against BOTZ, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 11, 2026. Every figure is arithmetic on a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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