BOTZ vs DRNZ: which is really different?

BOTZ and DRNZ hold 1% of their weight in the same names. Global X Robotics & Artificial Intelligence ETF and REX Drone ETF.

23.4%
BOTZ in the S&P 500
15.4%
DRNZ in the S&P 500
−0.1%
BOTZ total return, 1 year
−18.7%
DRNZ total return, since launch
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

DRNZ · 6 months to Sep 30, 202685% of its weight is outside the S&P 500
85% of its weight is outside the S&P 50015% of DRNZ's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 85% is outside the index15%85%in the S&P 500of its weight outside the S&P 500active share 97% · top ten 68% of the fund · 45 holdings filed Jun 30, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 4% in85% of its weight is outside the S&P 50015% of DRNZ's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 85% is outside the index15%85%inof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 97% · top ten 68% of the fund

15% of DRNZ's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 85% is outside the index

ETFIQ Off-Index Score · DRNZ 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, BOTZ and DRNZ hold 1% 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 Jun 30, 2026 and Sep 30, 2026.

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1% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding BOTZ DRNZ
TERRA DRONE CORP 0.34% 1.32%
UNUSUAL MACHINES INC /US 0.31% 5.88%
AEVEX CORP-CL A 0.21% 3.00%
EHANG HOLDINGS LTD-SPS ADR 0.06% 2.96%
Only in BOTZ
INTUITIVE SURGICAL INC 8.56%
FANUC CORP 8.21%
KEYENCE CORP 8.18%
NVIDIA CORP 7.97%
ABB LTD-REG 7.82%
SMC CORP 4.85%
DAIFUKU CO LTD 3.47%
COGNEX CORP 2.57%
Only in DRNZ
AeroVironment Inc 13.14%
Ondas Inc 12.61%
Next Vision Stabilized Systems 11.62%
Elsight Ltd 5.26%
DroneShield Ltd 5.17%
Red Cat Holdings Inc 5.00%
General Electric Co 3.21%
Palantir Technologies Inc 2.11%

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

1% 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
WindowBOTZDRNZBOTZDRNZBOTZDRNZ
3 months−7.4%−12.3%−10.0 pts−14.8 pts−9.6 pts−14.4 pts
6 months+4.0%−18.8%−13.0 pts−35.8 pts−22.9 pts−45.7 pts
1 year−0.1%not published−15.8 ptsnot published−23.9 ptsnot published
3 years+43.8%not published−41.2 ptsnot published−66.2 ptsnot published
Since launch
BOTZ Sep 2016 · DRNZ Oct 2025
+148.7%−18.7%−172.5 pts−30.8 pts−440.6 pts−35.6 pts

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

On the same fields

BOTZ
Global X Robotics & Artificial Intelligence ETF · Holds 86 stocks in robotics and automation, 23% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
DRNZ
REX Drone ETF · Holds 45 stocks in robotics and automation, 15% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
Issuer Global X REX
Theme Robotics and automation Robotics and automation
In the S&P 500 23.4% 15.4%
Active share vs the S&P 500 88.1% 97.3%
In the Nasdaq-100 20.5% 3.5%
Holdings 86 45
Top ten, share of the fund 56.5% 67.8%
Expense ratio 0.68% 0.65%
Fee for the differing part 0.77% 0.67%
Total return, 1 year −0.1% −18.7% (since launch on Oct 29, 2025)
vs the S&P 500 −15.8 pts −30.8 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100 −23.9 pts −35.6 pts
Below its high −15.3% −32.3%
Net assets $3.3bn $117m

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

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.

DRNZ in plain words

By weight, 15% of DRNZ's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 97%. The top ten holdings are 68% of the fund across 45 positions, as filed for Jun 30, 2026. Since it launched on Oct 29, 2025 the fund returned −18.7% with distributions reinvested against +12.1% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 30.8 pts. It sits 32.3% below its all-time high of May 29, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do BOTZ and DRNZ hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 1% 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, BOTZ or DRNZ?
BOTZ has 23% of its weight in S&P 500 names and DRNZ has 15%, so DRNZ differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, BOTZ or DRNZ?
BOTZ charges 0.68% a year and DRNZ charges 0.65%, so DRNZ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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ETFIQ, BOTZ against DRNZ, data as of Sep 30, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/themes/botz-vs-drnz

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