Do BOTZ and ITA hold the same stocks?

By their latest filings, 0% of their books are the same securities at the same weight. Overlap is the sum of the smaller weight of every security they share.

Which is more different from the S&P 500, BOTZ or ITA?

BOTZ has 19% of its weight in S&P 500 names and ITA has 81%, so ITA differs more from the index.

Which is cheaper, BOTZ or ITA?

BOTZ charges 0.68% a year and ITA charges 0.37%, so ITA is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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BOTZ vs ITA: Holdings Overlap & Returns

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, BOTZ returned −10.2% to ITA's −4.3%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $3.3bn on Oct 12, 2026 for Global X Robotics & Artificial Intelligence ETF, and $12.0bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF.

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At a glance

18.6%

BOTZ in the S&P 500

80.8%

ITA in the S&P 500

−10.2%

BOTZ total return, 1 year

−4.3%

ITA total return, 1 year

BOTZ · 1 year to Oct 28, 2026 81% of its weight is outside the S&P 500

19% of BOTZ's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 81% is outside the index. Holdings as of May 31, 2026.

ITA · 1 year to Oct 28, 2026 19% of its weight is outside the S&P 500

81% of ITA's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 19% is outside the index. Holdings as of Oct 27, 2026.

Pair scorecard

ITA costs 0.31 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 5.9 points; ITA is 3.6 times larger.

BOTZ vs ITA: Holdings Overlap & Returns
Measure	BOTZ	ITA
Return
Measure	BOTZ	ITA
Total return, 1 year	−10.2%	−4.3%
Drawdown
Measure	BOTZ	ITA
Below its all-time high	18.2%, high on May 13, 2026	17.9%, high on Aug 14, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	BOTZ	ITA
What it tracks	Robotics and automation	Defense
Cost and size
Measure	BOTZ	ITA
Expense ratio	0.68%	0.37%
Net assets, as of Oct 12, 2026	$3.3bn	$12.0bn
Holdings
Measure	BOTZ	ITA
Holdings in common	0%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026. Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, BOTZ and ITA hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated May 31, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026.

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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first BOTZ ITA

AEROVIRONMENT, INC. 2.08% 0.37%

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Only in BOTZ

KEYENCE CORPORATION 9.30%

ABB Ltd 9.03%

FANUC CORPORATION 8.98%

NVIDIA CORPORATION 8.28%

INTUITIVE SURGICAL, INC. 6.14%

Shenzhen Inovance Technology Co., Ltd 4.32%

SMC CORPORATION 4.01%

DAIFUKU CO., LTD. 3.52%

Only in ITA

GE AEROSPACE 20.09%

RTX 17.06%

BOEING 6.81%

LOCKHEED MARTIN 5.66%

NORTHROP GRUMMAN CORP 5.09%

GENERAL DYNAMICS CORP 4.79%

TRANSDIGM GROUP 4.78%

HONEYWELL AEROSPACE INC 4.16%

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Window by window

Window by window: BOTZ vs ITA: Holdings Overlap & Returns
	Total return
Window	BOTZ	ITA
3 months	+1.0%	−12.0%
6 months	−8.8%	−2.4%
1 year	−10.2%	−4.3%
3 years	+53.7%	+97.8%
Since launchNot the same days: BOTZ Sep 2016 · ITA May 2006	+140.2%	+892.2%

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Side by side

BOTZ Global X Robotics & Artificial Intelligence ETF · Holds 61 stocks in robotics and automation, 19% of its weight in S&P 500 companies ITA iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF · Holds 51 stocks in defense, 81% of its weight in S&P 500 companies

Issuer Global X iShares

Theme Robotics and automation Defense

In the S&P 500 18.6% 80.8%

Active share vs the S&P 500 88.2% 97.7%

In the Nasdaq-100 18.6% 2.7%

Holdings 61 51

Top ten, share of the fund 58.7% 76.1%

Expense ratio 0.68% 0.37%

Fee for the differing part 0.77% 0.38%

Total return, 1 year −10.2% −4.3%

vs its benchmark not measured not measured

Below its high −18.2% −17.9%

Net assets, BOTZ as of Oct 12, 2026 and ITA as of Oct 27, 2026 $3.3bn $12.0bn

As of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

0% of the two portfolios are the same securities at the same weight.

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About each fund

BOTZ

By weight, 19% 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 59% of the fund across 61 positions, as filed for May 31, 2026. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 the fund returned −10.2% with distributions reinvested. It sits 18.2% below its all-time high of May 13, 2026.

ITA

By weight, 81% of ITA's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 98%. The top ten holdings are 76% of the fund across 51 positions, as published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 the fund returned −4.3% with distributions reinvested. It sits 17.9% below its all-time high of Aug 14, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do BOTZ and ITA hold the same stocks?: By their latest filings, 0% of their books are the same securities at the same weight. Overlap is the sum of the smaller weight of every security they share.
Which is more different from the S&P 500, BOTZ or ITA?: BOTZ has 19% of its weight in S&P 500 names and ITA has 81%, so ITA differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, BOTZ or ITA?: BOTZ charges 0.68% a year and ITA charges 0.37%, so ITA is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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All thematic ETFs ranked by the S&P 500 Difference Score →How the scores are computed →BOTZ on its own →ITA on its own →BOTZ dividend history →BOTZ holdings →ITA dividend history →ITA holdings →Method →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

BOTZ filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

BOTZ prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Global X page for BOTZ ↗

ITA filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

ITA prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for ITA ↗

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How this is computed

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

Every number is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested.

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