Do BOTZ and IBOT hold the same stocks?

By their latest filings, 31% 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 IBOT?

BOTZ has 23% of its weight in S&P 500 names and IBOT has 31%, so IBOT differs more from the index.

Which is cheaper, BOTZ or IBOT?

BOTZ charges 0.68% a year and IBOT charges 0.47%, so IBOT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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BOTZ vs IBOT: which is really different?

BOTZ and IBOT hold 31% of their weight in the same names, and IBOT returned +29.8% over the year. Global X Robotics & Artificial Intelligence ETF and VanEck Robotics ETF.

23.4%

BOTZ in the S&P 500

30.8%

IBOT in the S&P 500

−0.1%

BOTZ total return, 1 year

+29.8%

IBOT total return, 1 year

BOTZ · 1 year to Sep 30, 202677% of its weight is outside the S&P 500

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

IBOT · 1 year to Sep 30, 202669% of its weight is outside the S&P 500

31% of IBOT's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 69% is outside the index

ETFIQ Off-Index Score · IBOT scores higherHow much of it is not the index it is sold as an alternative to?

BOTZ 22

IBOT 24.4

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 IBOT hold 31% 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 Sep 30, 2026.

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31% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first

Holding BOTZ IBOT

KEYENCE CORP 8.18% 5.66%

NVIDIA CORP 7.97% 5.65%

FANUC CORP 8.21% 2.60%

OMRON CORP 2.12% 1.84%

DAIFUKU CO LTD 3.47% 1.72%

AUTOSTORE HOLDINGS LTD 1.39% 1.77%

SYMBOTIC INC 1.37% 1.39%

YASKAWA ELECTRIC CORP 1.97% 1.29%

FUJI CORP/AICHI 1.20% 1.51%

ROCKWELL AUTOMATION INC 1.06% 3.62%

COGNEX CORP 2.57% 0.98%

INTUITIVE SURGICAL INC 8.56% 0.87%

Only in BOTZ

ABB LTD-REG 7.82%

SMC CORP 4.85%

SHENZHEN INOVANCE TECHNOLO-A 2.49%

AURORA INNOVATION INC 2.39%

ALPHABET INC-CL A 2.00%

TESLA INC 1.95%

DEERE & CO 1.88%

HORIZON ROBOTICS INC 1.85%

Only in IBOT

Emerson Electric Co 5.61%

Asml Holding Nv 5.16%

Abb Ltd 4.70%

Autodesk Inc 3.61%

Teledyne Technologies Inc 2.29%

Technipfmc Plc 2.29%

Hexagon Ab 2.03%

Lincoln Electric Holdings Inc 2.02%

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

31% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.

Performance, window by window

	Total return		vs the S&P 500		vs the Nasdaq-100
Window	BOTZ	IBOT	BOTZ	IBOT	BOTZ	IBOT
3 months	−7.4%	−4.5%	−10.0 pts	−7.0 pts	−9.6 pts	−6.6 pts
6 months	+4.0%	+18.6%	−13.0 pts	+1.6 pts	−22.9 pts	−8.3 pts
1 year	−0.1%	+29.8%	−15.8 pts	+14.1 pts	−23.9 pts	+6.0 pts
3 years	+43.8%	+93.2%	−41.2 pts	+8.2 pts	−66.2 pts	−16.8 pts
Since launch BOTZ Sep 2016 · IBOT Apr 2023	+148.7%	+99.5%	−172.5 pts	+4.8 pts	−440.6 pts	−37.7 pts

BOTZ and IBOT 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

IBOT

VanEck Robotics ETF · Holds 65 stocks in robotics and automation, 31% of its weight in S&P 500 companies

Issuer Global X VanEck

Theme Robotics and automation Robotics and automation

In the S&P 500 23.4% 30.8%

Active share vs the S&P 500 88.1% 90.5%

In the Nasdaq-100 20.5% 17.0%

Holdings 86 65

Top ten, share of the fund 56.5% 41.2%

Expense ratio 0.68% 0.47%

Fee for the differing part 0.77% 0.52%

Total return, 1 year −0.1% +29.8%

vs the S&P 500 −15.8 pts +14.1 pts

vs the Nasdaq-100 −23.9 pts +6.0 pts

Below its high −15.3% −6.5%

Net assets $3.3bn $103m

BOTZ and IBOT 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.

IBOT in plain words

By weight, 31% of IBOT's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 90%. The top ten holdings are 41% of the fund across 65 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 30, 2026. Over the year to Sep 30, 2026 the fund returned +29.8% with distributions reinvested against +15.7% for the S&P 500, so a holder was ahead by 14.1 pts. It sits 6.5% below its all-time high of Aug 17, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do BOTZ and IBOT hold the same stocks?: By their latest filings, 31% 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 IBOT?: BOTZ has 23% of its weight in S&P 500 names and IBOT has 31%, so IBOT differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, BOTZ or IBOT?: BOTZ charges 0.68% a year and IBOT charges 0.47%, so IBOT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

BOTZ filings on SEC EDGAR ↗BOTZ prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗Global X page for BOTZ ↗IBOT filings on SEC EDGAR ↗IBOT prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗VanEck website ↗

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

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