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ARTY vs BOTZ: which is really different?

ARTY holds 50.5% of its weight in S&P 500 companies and BOTZ 21.9%.

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50.5%ARTY in the S&P 500
21.9%BOTZ in the S&P 500
+69.6%ARTY 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?

ARTY 15.1BOTZ 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

ARTY50% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 11, 2026
51%50%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 83% · top ten 42% of the fund · 56 holdings filed Sep 10, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 36% in51%50%in the S&P 500outside the S&P 500active share 83% · top ten 42% 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, ARTY and BOTZ hold 5% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions ARTY and BOTZ both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingARTYBOTZ
NVIDIA4.82%7.49%
Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in ARTYOnly in BOTZ
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING 4.81%FANUC CORP 7.98%
MICRON TECHNOLOGY 4.61%ABB LTD-REG 7.80%
ADVANCED MICRO DEVICES 4.59%KEYENCE CORP 7.75%
SUPER MICRO COMPUTER INC 4.11%INTUITIVE SURGICAL INC 7.65%
BROADCOM INC 4.10%SMC CORP 4.59%
GLOBAL UNICHIP 4.04%DAIFUKU CO LTD 3.30%
COREWEAVE CLASS A 3.87%AURORA INNOVATION INC 2.71%
NAVER 3.63%COGNEX CORP 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 10, 2026 and Sep 11, 2026.

Performance, window by window

ARTY 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
ARTYBOTZARTYBOTZARTYBOTZ
3 months+3.1%−4.9%−0.2 pts−8.2 pts+3.9 pts−4.1 pts
6 months+56.0%+1.3%+40.0 pts−14.7 pts+35.3 pts−19.4 pts
1 year+69.6%+3.6%+52.1 pts−13.9 pts+46.7 pts−19.4 pts
3 years+143.8%+38.0%+65.9 pts−39.9 pts+48.7 pts−57.1 pts
Since launch+240.1%+149.0%+21.2 pts−172.1 pts−99.9 pts−416.4 pts
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ARTY and BOTZ on the same fields, as of Sep 11, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
ARTY
iShares Future AI & Tech ETF
Holds 56 stocks in artificial intelligence, 50% 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
IssueriSharesGlobal X
ThemeArtificial intelligenceRobotics and automation
In the S&P 50050.5%21.9%
Active share vs the S&P 50082.9%88.2%
In the Nasdaq-10035.7%19.0%
Holdings5685
Top ten, share of the fund42.1%54.6%
Expense ratio0.47%0.68%
Fee for the differing part0.57%0.77%
Total return, 1 year+69.6%+3.6%
vs the S&P 500+52.1 pts−13.9 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100+46.7 pts−19.4 pts
Below its high−6.5%−15.2%

ARTY in plain words

By weight, 50% of ARTY's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 83%. The top ten holdings are 42% of the fund across 56 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 10, 2026. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 the fund returned +69.6% with distributions reinvested against +17.5% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 52.1 pts. It sits 6.5% 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, ARTY or BOTZ?
ARTY has 50% of its weight in S&P 500 names and BOTZ has 22%, so BOTZ differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, ARTY or BOTZ?
ARTY charges 0.47% a year and BOTZ charges 0.68%, so ARTY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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ARTY 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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