BOTZ vs JEDI: which is really different?

BOTZ and JEDI hold 1% of their weight in the same names, and BOTZ returned −0.1% over the year. Global X Robotics & Artificial Intelligence ETF and Defiance Drone and Modern Warfare ETF.

23.4%
BOTZ in the S&P 500
3.7%
JEDI in the S&P 500
−0.1%
BOTZ total return, 1 year
−4.0%
JEDI 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

JEDI · 1 year to Sep 30, 202696% of its weight is outside the S&P 500
96% of its weight is outside the S&P 5004% of JEDI's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 96% is outside the index4%96%inof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 99% · top ten 55% of the fund · 48 holdings filed Oct 1, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 1% in96% of its weight is outside the S&P 5004% of JEDI's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 96% is outside the index4%96%4% of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 99% · top ten 55% of the fund

4% of JEDI's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 96% is outside the index

ETFIQ Off-Index Score · JEDI 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 JEDI 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 Oct 1, 2026 and Sep 30, 2026.

half

1% in common

Positions both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding BOTZ JEDI
UNUSUAL MACHINES INC /US 0.31% 7.22%
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 JEDI
Ondas Inc 9.40%
Redwire Corp 8.14%
Intuitive Machines Inc 5.84%
Ast Spacemobile Inc 4.74%
Red Cat Holdings Inc 4.32%
Vertical Aerospace Ltd 4.17%
Rocket Lab Corp 4.11%
Blacksky Technology Inc 3.65%

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
WindowBOTZJEDIBOTZJEDIBOTZJEDI
3 months−7.4%−13.6%−10.0 pts−16.1 pts−9.6 pts−15.7 pts
6 months+4.0%−4.3%−13.0 pts−21.3 pts−22.9 pts−31.2 pts
1 year−0.1%−4.0%−15.8 pts−19.7 pts−23.9 pts−27.8 pts
3 years+43.8%not published−41.2 ptsnot published−66.2 ptsnot published
Since launch
BOTZ Sep 2016 · JEDI Sep 2025
+148.7%−0.5%−172.5 pts−16.9 pts−440.6 pts−25.2 pts

BOTZ and JEDI 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
JEDI
Defiance Drone and Modern Warfare ETF · Holds 48 stocks in robotics and automation, 4% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
Issuer Global X Defiance
Theme Robotics and automation Robotics and automation
In the S&P 500 23.4% 3.7%
Active share vs the S&P 500 88.1% 98.9%
In the Nasdaq-100 20.5% 1.2%
Holdings 86 48
Top ten, share of the fund 56.5% 54.9%
Expense ratio 0.68% 0.69%
Fee for the differing part 0.77% 0.70%
Total return, 1 year −0.1% −4.0%
vs the S&P 500 −15.8 pts −19.7 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100 −23.9 pts −27.8 pts
Below its high −15.3% −40.9%
Net assets $3.3bn $169m

BOTZ and JEDI 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.

JEDI in plain words

By weight, 4% of JEDI's portfolio is stocks that are also in the S&P 500; its active share against the S&P 500 is 99%. The top ten holdings are 55% of the fund across 48 positions, as published by its issuer for Oct 1, 2026. Over the year to Sep 30, 2026 the fund returned −4.0% with distributions reinvested against +15.7% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 19.7 pts. It sits 40.9% below its all-time high of May 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do BOTZ and JEDI 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 JEDI?
BOTZ has 23% of its weight in S&P 500 names and JEDI has 4%, so JEDI differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, BOTZ or JEDI?
BOTZ charges 0.68% a year and JEDI charges 0.69%, so BOTZ is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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ETFIQ, BOTZ against JEDI, data as of Sep 30, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/themes/botz-vs-jedi

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