ARKQ vs BOTZ: which is really different?

ARKQ and BOTZ hold 18% of their weight in the same names, and ARKQ returned +9.0% over the year. ARK Autonomous Technology & Robotics ETF and Global X Robotics & Artificial Intelligence ETF.

55.7%
ARKQ in the S&P 500
23.4%
BOTZ in the S&P 500
+9.0%
ARKQ total return, 1 year
−0.1%
BOTZ total return, 1 year
ARKQ · 1 year to Sep 30, 202644% of its weight is outside the S&P 500
44% of its weight is outside the S&P 50056% of ARKQ's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 44% is outside the index56%44%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 80% · top ten 59% of the fund · 38 holdings filed Oct 1, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 40% in44% of its weight is outside the S&P 50056% of ARKQ's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 44% is outside the index56%44%in the S&P 500outsideactive share 80% · top ten 59% of the fund

56% of ARKQ's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 44% is outside the index

BOTZ · 1 year to Sep 30, 202677% of its weight is outside the S&P 500
77% of its weight is outside the S&P 50023% of BOTZ's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 77% is outside the index23%77%in the S&P 500of its weight outside the S&P 500active share 88% · top ten 57% of the fund · 86 holdings filed Sep 30, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 21% in77% of its weight is outside the S&P 50023% of BOTZ's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 77% is outside the index23%77%inoutside the S&P 500active share 88% · top ten 57% of the fund

23% of BOTZ's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 77% is outside the index

ETFIQ Off-Index Score · BOTZ scores higherHow much of it is not the index it is sold as an alternative to?
0.1, the lowest in this set92.0, the highest

A percentile among the 375 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 →

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, ARKQ and BOTZ hold 18% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Oct 1, 2026 and Sep 30, 2026.

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18% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding ARKQ BOTZ
NVIDIA CORP 5.91% 7.97%
TESLA INC 10.55% 1.95%
DEERE & CO 2.92% 1.88%
AURORA INNOVATION INC 1.48% 2.39%
INTUITIVE SURGICAL INC 1.41% 8.56%
SYMBOTIC INC 1.43% 1.37%
PONY AI INC 0.96% 0.58%
BAIDU INC - SPON ADR 0.85% 0.52%
WERIDE INC-ADR 1.00% 0.42%
KODIAK AI INC 0.39% 0.10%
ALPHABET INC-CL A 0.00% 2.00%
Only in ARKQ
SPACE EXPLORATION TECHN-CL A 8.45%
TERADYNE INC 6.87%
KRATOS DEFENSE & SECURITY 5.05%
PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC-A 4.89%
ALPHABET INC-CL C 4.67%
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES 4.27%
ROCKET LAB 4.23%
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR-SP ADR 3.87%
Only in BOTZ
FANUC CORP 8.21%
KEYENCE CORP 8.18%
ABB LTD-REG 7.82%
SMC CORP 4.85%
DAIFUKU CO LTD 3.47%
COGNEX CORP 2.57%
SHENZHEN INOVANCE TECHNOLO-A 2.49%
OMRON CORP 2.12%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed.

18% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.

Performance, window by window

Total returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
WindowARKQBOTZARKQBOTZARKQBOTZ
3 months−7.0%−7.4%−9.6 pts−10.0 pts−9.2 pts−9.6 pts
6 months+5.9%+4.0%−11.1 pts−13.0 pts−21.0 pts−22.9 pts
1 year+9.0%−0.1%−6.7 pts−15.8 pts−14.8 pts−23.9 pts
3 years+131.7%+43.8%+46.8 pts−41.2 pts+21.8 pts−66.2 pts
Since launch
ARKQ Sep 2014 · BOTZ Sep 2016
+557.8%+148.7%+185.0 pts−172.5 pts−162.5 pts−440.6 pts

ARKQ and BOTZ over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ. Open the live comparison on ETFIQ →

On the same fields

ARKQ
ARK Autonomous Technology & Robotics ETF · Holds 38 stocks in robotics and automation, 56% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
BOTZ
Global X Robotics & Artificial Intelligence ETF · Holds 86 stocks in robotics and automation, 23% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
Issuer ARK Global X
Theme Robotics and automation Robotics and automation
In the S&P 500 55.7% 23.4%
Active share vs the S&P 500 80.4% 88.1%
In the Nasdaq-100 39.8% 20.5%
Holdings 38 86
Top ten, share of the fund 58.8% 56.5%
Expense ratio 0.75% 0.68%
Fee for the differing part 0.93% 0.77%
Total return, 1 year +9.0% −0.1%
vs the S&P 500 −6.7 pts −15.8 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100 −14.8 pts −23.9 pts
Below its high −15.7% −15.3%
Net assets $1.9bn $3.3bn

ARKQ and BOTZ on the same fields, as of Sep 30, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

ARKQ in plain words

By weight, 56% of ARKQ's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 80%. The top ten holdings are 59% of the fund across 38 positions, as published by its issuer for Oct 1, 2026. Over the year to Sep 30, 2026 the fund returned +9.0% with distributions reinvested against +15.7% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 6.7 pts. It sits 15.7% below its all-time high of May 28, 2026.

BOTZ in plain words

By weight, 23% 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 56% of the fund across 86 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 30, 2026. Over the year to Sep 30, 2026 the fund returned −0.1% with distributions reinvested against +15.7% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 15.8 pts. It sits 15.3% below its all-time high of May 13, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do ARKQ and BOTZ hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 18% 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, ARKQ or BOTZ?
ARKQ has 56% of its weight in S&P 500 names and BOTZ has 23%, so BOTZ differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, ARKQ or BOTZ?
ARKQ charges 0.75% a year and BOTZ charges 0.68%, so BOTZ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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ETFIQ, ARKQ against BOTZ, data as of Sep 30, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/themes/arkq-vs-botz

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