BOTZ vs FBOT: which is really different?

BOTZ and FBOT hold 25% of their weight in the same names, and FBOT returned +18.8% over the year. Global X Robotics & Artificial Intelligence ETF and Fidelity Disruptive Automation ETF.

23.4%
BOTZ in the S&P 500
44.5%
FBOT in the S&P 500
−0.1%
BOTZ total return, 1 year
+18.8%
FBOT total return, 1 year
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

FBOT · 1 year to Sep 30, 202656% of its weight is outside the S&P 500
56% of its weight is outside the S&P 50045% of FBOT's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 56% is outside the index45%56%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 85% · top ten 42% of the fund · 49 holdings filed May 31, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 23% in56% of its weight is outside the S&P 50045% of FBOT's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 56% is outside the index45%56%in the S&P 500outside the S&P 500active share 85% · top ten 42% of the fund

45% of FBOT's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 56% 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, BOTZ and FBOT hold 25% 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 May 31, 2026 and Sep 30, 2026.

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25% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding BOTZ FBOT
NVIDIA CORP 7.97% 4.66%
DAIFUKU CO LTD 3.47% 3.39%
KEYENCE CORP 8.18% 2.67%
SMC CORP 4.85% 2.36%
TESLA INC 1.95% 1.85%
SYMBOTIC INC 1.37% 1.15%
ROCKWELL AUTOMATION INC 1.06% 1.82%
HIWIN TECHNOLOGIES CORP 0.94% 1.84%
INTUITIVE SURGICAL INC 8.56% 0.82%
PONY AI INC 0.58% 0.68%
HESAI GROUP 0.52% 0.53%
ATS CORP 0.44% 1.80%
Only in BOTZ
FANUC CORP 8.21%
ABB LTD-REG 7.82%
COGNEX CORP 2.57%
SHENZHEN INOVANCE TECHNOLO-A 2.49%
AURORA INNOVATION INC 2.39%
OMRON CORP 2.12%
ALPHABET INC-CL A 2.00%
YASKAWA ELECTRIC CORP 1.97%
Only in FBOT
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG CO LTD 6.72%
TERADYNE INC 5.94%
DEERE and CO 4.32%
AXON ENTERPRISE INC 3.44%
SIEMENS AG 3.19%
PALANTIR TECHNOLOGIES INC 3.17%
ALPHABET INC 3.16%
AIRTAC INTERNATIONAL GROUP 2.56%

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

25% 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
WindowBOTZFBOTBOTZFBOTBOTZFBOT
3 months−7.4%−1.8%−10.0 pts−4.3 pts−9.6 pts−3.9 pts
6 months+4.0%+14.9%−13.0 pts−2.0 pts−22.9 pts−11.9 pts
1 year−0.1%+18.8%−15.8 pts+3.1 pts−23.9 pts−5.0 pts
3 years+43.8%+77.2%−41.2 pts−7.7 pts−66.2 pts−32.7 pts
Since launch
BOTZ Sep 2016 · FBOT Jun 2023
+148.7%+54.6%−172.5 pts−29.1 pts−440.6 pts−54.7 pts

BOTZ and FBOT 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
FBOT
Fidelity Disruptive Automation ETF · Holds 49 stocks in robotics and automation, 44% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
Issuer Global X Fidelity
Theme Robotics and automation Robotics and automation
In the S&P 500 23.4% 44.5%
Active share vs the S&P 500 88.1% 85.1%
In the Nasdaq-100 20.5% 22.7%
Holdings 86 49
Top ten, share of the fund 56.5% 41.6%
Expense ratio 0.68% 0.50%
Fee for the differing part 0.77% 0.59%
Total return, 1 year −0.1% +18.8%
vs the S&P 500 −15.8 pts +3.1 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100 −23.9 pts −5.0 pts
Below its high −15.3% −4.8%
Net assets $3.3bn $218m

BOTZ and FBOT 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.

FBOT in plain words

By weight, 44% of FBOT's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 85%. The top ten holdings are 42% of the fund across 49 positions, as filed for May 31, 2026. Over the year to Sep 30, 2026 the fund returned +18.8% with distributions reinvested against +15.7% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 3.1 pts.

Questions people ask

Do BOTZ and FBOT hold the same stocks?
By their latest filings, 25% of their books are the same securities at the same weight, which is a meaningful overlap. Overlap is the sum of the smaller weight of every security they share.
Which is more different from the S&P 500, BOTZ or FBOT?
BOTZ has 23% of its weight in S&P 500 names and FBOT has 44%, so BOTZ differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, BOTZ or FBOT?
BOTZ charges 0.68% a year and FBOT charges 0.50%, so FBOT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
Cite this page

ETFIQ, BOTZ against FBOT, data as of Sep 30, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/themes/botz-vs-fbot

Open data

Free to use with attribution. Every figure is calculated from a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology.