Do BOTZ and PAVE 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 PAVE?

BOTZ has 19% of its weight in S&P 500 names and PAVE has 62%, 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.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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BOTZ vs PAVE: Holdings Overlap & Returns

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, BOTZ returned −10.2% to PAVE's +11.4%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets on Oct 12, 2026: $3.3bn for Global X Robotics & Artificial Intelligence ETF and $13.6bn for Global X U.S. Infrastructure Development ETF.

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At a glance

18.6%

BOTZ in the S&P 500

62.1%

PAVE in the S&P 500

−10.2%

BOTZ total return, 1 year

+11.4%

PAVE 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.

PAVE · 1 year to Oct 28, 2026 38% of its weight is outside the S&P 500

62% of PAVE's weight is in S&P 500 companies and 38% is outside the index. Holdings as of May 31, 2026.

Pair scorecard

PAVE costs 0.21 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 21.6 points; PAVE is 4.1 times larger.

BOTZ vs PAVE: Holdings Overlap & Returns
Measure	BOTZ	PAVE
Return
Measure	BOTZ	PAVE
Total return, 1 year	−10.2%	+11.4%
Drawdown
Measure	BOTZ	PAVE
Below its all-time high	18.2%, high on May 13, 2026	10.9%, high on Jun 25, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	BOTZ	PAVE
What it tracks	Robotics and automation	Infrastructure
Cost and size
Measure	BOTZ	PAVE
Expense ratio	0.68%	0.47%
Net assets, as of Oct 12, 2026	$3.3bn	$13.6bn
Holdings
Measure	BOTZ	PAVE
Holdings in common	0%

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

Risk and return

Mar 17, 2017 to Oct 23, 2026 · 501 weekly returns

BOTZ PAVE

Return

Total return edge PAVE +99.1% +267.9%

Annualized edge PAVE +7.4% +14.5%

Price return edge PAVE +91.2% +246.3%

Risk

Volatility edge PAVE (slight) 26.1% 24.0%

Max drawdown edge PAVE −55.4% −42.2%

Risk-adjusted

Sharpe edge PAVE 0.30 0.58

Sortino edge PAVE 0.44 0.84

Calmar edge PAVE 0.13 0.34

Reading

PAVE returned more: +267.9% to +99.1%. PAVE swung slightly less: 24.0% to 26.1%. PAVE fell less at its worst: −42.2% to −55.4%.

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Risk and return: BOTZ vs PAVE: Holdings Overlap & Returns
Measure	BOTZ	PAVE	Edge	How it is measured
Return
Total return	+99.1%	+267.9%	PAVE	Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized	+7.4%	+14.5%	PAVE	Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return	+91.2%	+246.3%	PAVE	Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility	26.1%	24.0%	PAVE (slight)	Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation	18.1%	16.5%	PAVE (slight)	Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown	−55.4%	−42.2%	PAVE	Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe	0.30	0.58	PAVE	Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino	0.44	0.84	PAVE	Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar	0.13	0.34	PAVE	Annualized return divided by the max drawdown.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 501 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

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

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first BOTZ PAVE

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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 PAVE

QUANTA SERVICES, INC. 4.18%

CSX Corporation 3.48%

EATON CORPORATION PUBLIC LIMITED COMPANY 3.30%

HOWMET AEROSPACE INC. 3.27%

TRANE TECHNOLOGIES PLC 3.19%

UNION PACIFIC CORPORATION 3.12%

NUCOR CORPORATION 3.10%

ROCKWELL AUTOMATION, INC. 2.92%

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Window by window

Window by window: BOTZ vs PAVE: Holdings Overlap & Returns
	Total return
Window	BOTZ	PAVE
3 months	+1.0%	−3.0%
6 months	−8.8%	−3.1%
1 year	−10.2%	+11.4%
3 years	+53.7%	+92.8%
Since launchNot the same days: BOTZ Sep 2016 · PAVE Mar 2017	+140.2%	+284.2%

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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 PAVE Global X U.S. Infrastructure Development ETF · Holds 100 stocks in infrastructure, 62% of its weight in S&P 500 companies

Issuer Global X Global X

Theme Robotics and automation Infrastructure

In the S&P 500 18.6% 62.1%

Active share vs the S&P 500 88.2% 97.2%

In the Nasdaq-100 18.6% 6.2%

Holdings 61 100

Top ten, share of the fund 58.7% 32.3%

Expense ratio 0.68% 0.47%

Fee for the differing part 0.77% 0.48%

Total return, 1 year −10.2% +11.4%

vs its benchmark not measured not measured

Below its high −18.2% −10.9%

Net assets, as of Oct 12, 2026 $3.3bn $13.6bn

As of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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

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BOTZ and PAVE are built for the same job. How do they differ in cost, holdings and results?

Theme. BOTZ covers Robotics and automation and PAVE covers Infrastructure.
Concentration. The top ten holdings are 58.7% of BOTZ and 32.3% of PAVE, a gap of 26.4 points.
What each follows. BOTZ follows Robotics and automation and PAVE follows Infrastructure.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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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.

PAVE

By weight, 62% 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 100 positions, as filed for May 31, 2026. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 the fund returned +11.4% with distributions reinvested. It sits 10.9% below its all-time high of Jun 25, 2026.

Questions people ask

Do BOTZ and PAVE 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 PAVE?: BOTZ has 19% of its weight in S&P 500 names and PAVE has 62%, 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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All thematic ETFs ranked by the S&P 500 Difference Score →How the scores are computed →BOTZ on its own →PAVE on its own →BOTZ dividend history →BOTZ holdings →PAVE dividend history →PAVE holdings →Method →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

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BOTZ and PAVE prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

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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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