Do AIQ and BOTZ hold the same stocks?

By their latest filings, 8% of their books are the same securities at the same weight. Overlap is the sum of the smaller weight of every security they share.

Which is more different from the S&P 500, AIQ or BOTZ?

AIQ has 65% of its weight in S&P 500 names and BOTZ has 19%, so BOTZ differs more from the index.

Which is cheaper, AIQ or BOTZ?

AIQ and BOTZ both charge 0.68% a year, so neither is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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AIQ vs BOTZ: Holdings Overlap & Returns

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, AIQ returned +21.3% to BOTZ's −10.2%; 8% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets on Oct 12, 2026: $10.6bn for Global X Artificial Intelligence & Technology ETF and $3.3bn for Global X Robotics & Artificial Intelligence ETF.

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At a glance

64.7%

AIQ in the S&P 500

18.6%

BOTZ in the S&P 500

+21.3%

AIQ total return, 1 year

−10.2%

BOTZ total return, 1 year

AIQ · 1 year to Oct 28, 2026 35% of its weight is outside the S&P 500

65% of AIQ's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 35% is outside the index. Holdings as of May 31, 2026.

BOTZ · 1 year to Oct 28, 2026 81% of its weight is outside the S&P 500

19% of BOTZ's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 81% is outside the index. Holdings as of May 31, 2026.

Pair scorecard

Both cost 0.68% a year; their one-year returns differ by 31.5 points; AIQ is 3.2 times larger.

AIQ vs BOTZ: Holdings Overlap & Returns
Measure	AIQ	BOTZ
Return
Measure	AIQ	BOTZ
Total return, 1 year	+21.3%	−10.2%
Drawdown
Measure	AIQ	BOTZ
Below its all-time high	8.2%, high on Jun 2, 2026	18.2%, high on May 13, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	AIQ	BOTZ
What it tracks	Artificial intelligence	Robotics and automation
Cost and size
Measure	AIQ	BOTZ
Expense ratio	0.68%	0.68%
Net assets, as of Oct 12, 2026	$10.6bn	$3.3bn
Holdings
Measure	AIQ	BOTZ
Holdings in common	8%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated May 31, 2026. Method

Risk and return

May 25, 2018 to Oct 23, 2026 · 439 weekly returns

AIQ BOTZ

Return

Total return edge AIQ +326.5% +46.6%

Annualized edge AIQ +18.7% +4.6%

Price return edge AIQ +314.4% +40.8%

Risk

Volatility edge AIQ (slight) 24.3% 26.9%

Max drawdown edge AIQ −44.1% −55.4%

Risk-adjusted

Sharpe edge AIQ 0.72 0.20

Sortino edge AIQ 1.09 0.29

Calmar edge AIQ 0.42 0.08

Reading

AIQ returned more: +326.5% to +46.6%. AIQ swung slightly less: 24.3% to 26.9%. AIQ fell less at its worst: −44.1% to −55.4%.

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Risk and return: AIQ vs BOTZ: Holdings Overlap & Returns
Measure	AIQ	BOTZ	Edge	How it is measured
Return
Total return	+326.5%	+46.6%	AIQ	Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized	+18.7%	+4.6%	AIQ	Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return	+314.4%	+40.8%	AIQ	Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility	24.3%	26.9%	AIQ (slight)	Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation	16.0%	18.7%	AIQ	Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown	−44.1%	−55.4%	AIQ	Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe	0.72	0.20	AIQ	Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino	1.09	0.29	AIQ	Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar	0.42	0.08	AIQ	Annualized return divided by the max drawdown.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 439 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, AIQ and BOTZ hold 8% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated May 31, 2026.

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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first AIQ BOTZ

NVIDIA CORPORATION 2.70% 8.28%

ALPHABET INC. 2.72% 2.27%

TESLA, INC. 2.29% 1.93%

FANUC CORPORATION 0.35% 8.98%

BAIDU, INC. 0.27% 2.06%

UIPATH, INC. 0.18% 1.09%

Pony AI Inc 0.14% 0.71%

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Only in AIQ

SK hynix Inc. 7.12%

MICRON TECHNOLOGY, INC. 5.76%

ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES, INC. 4.80%

Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. 4.79%

INTEL CORPORATION 4.18%

CISCO SYSTEMS, INC. 3.82%

BROADCOM INC. 3.24%

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company Limited 3.02%

Only in BOTZ

KEYENCE CORPORATION 9.30%

ABB Ltd 9.03%

INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. 6.14%

Shenzhen Inovance Technology Co., Ltd 4.32%

SMC CORPORATION 4.01%

DAIFUKU CO., LTD. 3.52%

RoboTechnik Intelligent Technology Co Ltd 2.73%

YASKAWA Electric Corporation 2.43%

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Window by window

Window by window: AIQ vs BOTZ: Holdings Overlap & Returns
	Total return
Window	AIQ	BOTZ
3 months	+15.0%	+1.0%
6 months	+17.0%	−8.8%
1 year	+21.3%	−10.2%
3 years	+151.9%	+53.7%
Since launchNot the same days: AIQ May 2018 · BOTZ Sep 2016	+340.8%	+140.2%

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Side by side

AIQ Global X Artificial Intelligence & Technology ETF · Holds 84 stocks in artificial intelligence, 65% of its weight in S&P 500 companies BOTZ Global X Robotics & Artificial Intelligence ETF · Holds 61 stocks in robotics and automation, 19% of its weight in S&P 500 companies

Issuer Global X Global X

Theme Artificial intelligence Robotics and automation

In the S&P 500 64.7% 18.6%

Active share vs the S&P 500 70.2% 88.2%

In the Nasdaq-100 55.8% 18.6%

Holdings 84 61

Top ten, share of the fund 42.7% 58.7%

Expense ratio 0.68% 0.68%

Fee for the differing part 0.97% 0.77%

Total return, 1 year +21.3% −10.2%

vs its benchmark not measured not measured

Below its high −8.2% −18.2%

Net assets, as of Oct 12, 2026 $10.6bn $3.3bn

As of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

8% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.

Client brief · page 1 of 2 Report BR-A26A5D0449

AIQ and BOTZ are built for the same job. How do they differ in cost, holdings and results?

Theme. AIQ covers Artificial intelligence and BOTZ covers Robotics and automation.
Concentration. The top ten holdings are 42.7% of AIQ and 58.7% of BOTZ, a gap of 16.0 points.
What each follows. AIQ follows Artificial intelligence and BOTZ follows Robotics and automation.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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About each fund

AIQ

By weight, 65% 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 43% of the fund across 84 positions, as filed for May 31, 2026. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 the fund returned +21.3% with distributions reinvested. It sits 8.2% below its all-time high of Jun 2, 2026.

BOTZ

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 Oct 28, 2026 the fund returned −10.2% with distributions reinvested. It sits 18.2% below its all-time high of May 13, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do AIQ and BOTZ hold the same stocks?: By their latest filings, 8% of their books are the same securities at the same weight. Overlap is the sum of the smaller weight of every security they share.
Which is more different from the S&P 500, AIQ or BOTZ?: AIQ has 65% of its weight in S&P 500 names and BOTZ has 19%, so BOTZ differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, AIQ or BOTZ?: AIQ and BOTZ both charge 0.68% a year, so neither is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Sources and dates

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How this is computed

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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