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BOTZ vs PAVE: which is really different?

PAVE holds 63.1% of its weight in S&P 500 companies and BOTZ 21.9%.

Global X Robotics & Artificial Intelligence ETF and Global X U.S. Infrastructure Development ETF, side by side, thematic ETFs on ETFIQ.

21.9%BOTZ in the S&P 500
63.1%PAVE in the S&P 500
+3.6%BOTZ total return, 1 year
+15.7%PAVE total return, 1 year

ETFIQ Off-Index Score: PAVE scores higher

How much of it is not the index it is sold as an alternative to?

BOTZ 22.5PAVE 41.40.1, the lowest in this set91.6, the highest

A percentile among the 371 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

BOTZ78% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 11, 2026
22%78%in the S&P 500of its weight outside the S&P 500active share 88% · top ten 55% of the fund · 85 holdings filed Sep 11, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 19% in22%78%inoutside the S&P 500active share 88% · top ten 55% of the fund
PAVE37% of its weight is outside the S&P 500 · 1 year to Sep 11, 2026
63%37%of its weight in S&P 500 companiesof its weight outside the S&P 500active share 97% · top ten 32% of the fund · 102 holdings filed Sep 11, 2026 · Nasdaq-100: 6% in63%37%in the S&P 500outsideactive share 97% · top ten 32% of the fund

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, BOTZ and PAVE hold 3% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions BOTZ and PAVE both hold, largest shared weight first
HoldingBOTZPAVE
DEERE & CO1.86%3.53%
ROCKWELL AUTOMATION INC1.02%2.96%
CASH1.35%0.08%
Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in BOTZOnly in PAVE
FANUC CORP 7.98%NUCOR CORP 3.42%
ABB LTD-REG 7.80%FASTENAL CO 3.40%
KEYENCE CORP 7.75%EMERSON ELECTRIC CO 3.35%
INTUITIVE SURGICAL INC 7.65%EATON CORP PLC 3.27%
NVIDIA CORP 7.49%QUANTA SERVICES INC 3.17%
SMC CORP 4.59%PARKER HANNIFIN CORP 3.07%
DAIFUKU CO LTD 3.30%UNION PACIFIC CORP 2.98%
AURORA INNOVATION INC 2.71%CSX CORP 2.95%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Sep 11, 2026.

Performance, window by window

BOTZ and PAVE over each window. Every figure is an ETFIQ calculation with distributions reinvested. Source: ETFIQ.
WindowTotal returnvs the S&P 500vs the Nasdaq-100
BOTZPAVEBOTZPAVEBOTZPAVE
3 months−4.9%−6.2%−8.2 pts−9.5 pts−4.1 pts−5.4 pts
6 months+1.3%+8.0%−14.7 pts−8.0 pts−19.4 pts−12.7 pts
1 year+3.6%+15.7%−13.9 pts−1.8 pts−19.4 pts−7.3 pts
3 years+38.0%+76.8%−39.9 pts−1.1 pts−57.1 pts−18.3 pts
Since launch+149.0%+289.6%−172.1 pts+14.1 pts−416.4 pts−194.1 pts
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BOTZ and PAVE on the same fields, as of Sep 11, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
BOTZ
Global X Robotics & Artificial Intelligence ETF
Holds 85 stocks in robotics and automation, 22% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
PAVE
Global X U.S. Infrastructure Development ETF
Holds 102 stocks in infrastructure, 63% of its weight in S&P 500 companies
IssuerGlobal XGlobal X
ThemeRobotics and automationInfrastructure
In the S&P 50021.9%63.1%
Active share vs the S&P 50088.2%97.2%
In the Nasdaq-10019.0%6.3%
Holdings85102
Top ten, share of the fund54.6%32.1%
Expense ratio0.68%0.47%
Fee for the differing part0.77%0.48%
Total return, 1 year+3.6%+15.7%
vs the S&P 500−13.9 pts−1.8 pts
vs the Nasdaq-100−19.4 pts−7.3 pts
Below its high−15.2%−9.7%

BOTZ in plain words

By weight, 22% 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 55% of the fund across 85 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 11, 2026. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 the fund returned +3.6% with distributions reinvested against +17.5% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 13.9 pts. It sits 15.2% below its all-time high of May 13, 2026.

PAVE in plain words

By weight, 63% of PAVE'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 32% of the fund across 102 positions, as published by its issuer for Sep 11, 2026. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 the fund returned +15.7% with distributions reinvested against +17.5% for the S&P 500, so a holder was behind by 1.8 pts. It sits 9.7% below its all-time high of Jun 25, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which is more different from the S&P 500, BOTZ or PAVE?
BOTZ has 22% of its weight in S&P 500 names and PAVE has 63%, so PAVE differs more from the index.
Which is cheaper, BOTZ or PAVE?
BOTZ charges 0.68% a year and PAVE charges 0.47%, so PAVE is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where these figures came from

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BOTZ against PAVE, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 11, 2026. Every figure is arithmetic on a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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