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AIQ vs BOTZ: which is really different?

AIQ holds 55.9% of its weight in S&P 500 companies and BOTZ 21.9%.

Global X Artificial Intelligence & Technology ETF and Global X Robotics & Artificial Intelligence ETF, side by side, thematic ETFs on ETFIQ.

55.9%AIQ in the S&P 500
21.9%BOTZ in the S&P 500
+35.7%AIQ total return, 1 year
+3.6%BOTZ total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Off-Index Score: BOTZ scores higher

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

AIQ 4.4BOTZ 22.50.1, the lowest in this set91.6, the highest

A percentile among the 371 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

AIQ44% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 11, 2026
56%44%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 70% · top ten 32% of the fund · 89 holdings filed Sep 11, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 48% in56%44%in the S&P 500outsideactive share 70% · top ten 32% 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

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, AIQ and BOTZ hold 8% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions AIQ and BOTZ both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingAIQBOTZ
NVIDIA CORP2.87%7.49%
TESLA INC3.14%1.97%
ALPHABET INC-CL A2.92%1.93%
FANUC CORP0.29%7.98%
PONY AI INC0.25%0.58%
BAIDU INC - SPON ADR0.23%0.54%
Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in AIQOnly in BOTZ
PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC-A 3.72%ABB LTD-REG 7.80%
MICROSOFT CORP 3.57%KEYENCE CORP 7.75%
SPACE EXPLORATION TECHN-CL A 3.51%INTUITIVE SURGICAL INC 7.65%
ORACLE CORP 3.44%SMC CORP 4.59%
NETFLIX INC 3.08%DAIFUKU CO LTD 3.30%
AMAZON.COM INC 3.02%AURORA INNOVATION INC 2.71%
META PLATFORMS INC 2.94%COGNEX CORP 2.67%
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO LTD 2.88%SHENZHEN INOVANCE TECHNOLO-A 2.67%

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 Sep 11, 2026.

Performance, window by window

AIQ 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
AIQBOTZAIQBOTZAIQBOTZ
3 months0.0%−4.9%−3.3 pts−8.2 pts+0.8 pts−4.1 pts
6 months+32.3%+1.3%+16.3 pts−14.7 pts+11.6 pts−19.4 pts
1 year+35.7%+3.6%+18.2 pts−13.9 pts+12.7 pts−19.4 pts
3 years+127.6%+38.0%+49.7 pts−39.9 pts+32.5 pts−57.1 pts
Since launch+337.9%+149.0%+119.2 pts−172.1 pts−8.8 pts−416.4 pts
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AIQ and BOTZ on the same fields, as of Sep 11, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
AIQ
Global X Artificial Intelligence & Technology ETF
Holds 89 stocks in artificial intelligence, 56% 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
IssuerGlobal XGlobal X
ThemeArtificial intelligenceRobotics and automation
In the S&P 50055.9%21.9%
Active share vs the S&P 50069.7%88.2%
In the Nasdaq-10047.5%19.0%
Holdings8985
Top ten, share of the fund32.2%54.6%
Expense ratio0.68%0.68%
Fee for the differing part0.98%0.77%
Total return, 1 year+35.7%+3.6%
vs the S&P 500+18.2 pts−13.9 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100+12.7 pts−19.4 pts
Below its high−8.8%−15.2%

AIQ in plain words

By weight, 56% of AIQ's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 70%. The top ten holdings are 32% of the fund across 89 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 11, 2026. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 the fund returned +35.7% with distributions reinvested against +17.5% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 18.2 pts. It sits 8.8% below its all-time high of Jun 2, 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

Which is more different from the S&P 500, AIQ or BOTZ?
AIQ has 56% of its weight in S&P 500 names and BOTZ has 22%, so BOTZ differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, AIQ or BOTZ?
AIQ charges 0.68% a year and BOTZ charges 0.68%, so AIQ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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AIQ 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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